A new study of child care centers found that staff members at many child care centers are unaware of the association between infant sleep position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and few centers have policies regarding sleep position.
Many women may be waiting for the swollen joints, stiffness and pain typically associated with arthritis to occur before they become concerned about osteoporosis, according to an urgently issued Public Health Advisory from the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF).
A popular theory about how a major component of vaccines works within the body has been shot down by a Purdue University study.
Highlights Family Practice Management June 1997 1. Inner City Primary Care 2. Computerized Medical Practice 3. Embracing Alternative Medicine 4. Family Practice in Rural America 5. Cash Patients in Managed Care 6. Giving Back to the Community
High blood pressure speeds the loss of memory and other cognitive abilities in the elderly, and actually causes their brains to shrink in size, according to a new study reported in the American Heart Association Journal Stroke.
Boston researchers say they have evidence that supports the safety of nifedipine, a calcium channel blocker used to treat high blood pressure. Their report appears in the July issue of the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.
Cancer patients wanting cutting-edge therapy or whose disease no longer responds to traditional treatment may find new hope on the "information super highway." The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has posted its clinical trials available for cancer patients on a World Wide Web site.
The University of Iowa is one of two research centers coordinating a worldwide surveillance program to track the escalating spread of bacteria resistant to current antibiotics.
The only plant-based anti-HIV agent has gone into clinical trials at Sarawak MediChem Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Lemont, IL. The agent, (+)-Calanolide A, comes from the plant Calophyllum lanigerum, which was discovered by scientists at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in the forest of Sarawak, Malaysia.
As summer heats up and more people head outdoors, precautions need to be taken to avoid two tick-borne illnesses -- Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Both diseases are still carried by ticks in Texas, according to an entomologist with Texas A&M University.
No signs of "mad cow disease" have been found in Texas by the state's only laboratory which handles bovine autopsies, the laboratory's director said.
Study finds that following AHA recommendations for electrode placement during defibrilation allows the most current to reach the heart.
July 1, 1997 Annals of Internal Medicine from the American College of Physicians 1) Alternative Medicine Therapies 2) Patient Preferences for Physician Communication about End-of-Life Decisions 3) Diagnosing Syncope - Part II
Doctors may have a way to identify people with heart disease whose coronary arteries will become obstructed again after they have been propped open with tiny metal tubes called stents. The clue may be found, French scientists say, not in the individuals' diseased blood vessel but in their genes, according to a report in today's American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Physicians might better serve their patients if they promoted physical activity as fervently as they do smoking cessation and controlling blood cholesterol levels, according to a science advisory published today in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association.
Circulation, the American Heart Association journal will be published weekly beginning in January 1998 under a new name Circulation - Journal of the American Heart Association.
Under its Evidence-based Practice Program, HHS' Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) is awarding 12 five-year contracts to institutions in the United States and Canada to serve as Evidence-based Practice Centers.
Using the antibiotic erythromycin for treating community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in most outpatients aged 60 and under significantly reduces treatment costs compared with the use of other antibiotics and has no adverse effect on medical outcomes. This finding is from an AHCPR-funded study which provides the first objective data to compare the clinical effectiveness and costs of antibiotic therapy with clinical guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia.
Recently identified bacterium causes disease; first report of legionella species in human disease testing antibiotic resistance in the 50's.
The American Lung Association supports the new health standards for smog and soot announced today by the Clinton Administration, and thanked the Administration for its "steadfastness and courage" in resisting a massive polluter lobbying campaign that sought to weaken or kill the stronger new standards.
American Psychiatric Association Tips - July 1997 - 1) Research Offers Insight into Depression and Alcohol; 2) How Refugees Cope with Adversity; 3) Older People with Schizophrenia Lose Ability to Function; 4) APA Seeks Nominees for Journalism Awards -- $1,000 Honorarium; 5) Save the Date - APA Calendar of Events
Treating female stress urinary incontinence initially with surgery provides an effective long-term cure for most patients, according to treatment guidelines for this common urological disorder released here today by the American Urological Association.
A report in the July report of Nature Genetics offers new hope for families affected with the genetic disorder Alagille syndrome. Nancy Spinner, Ph.D., and a team of geneticists at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have demonstrated that mutations in a gene dubbed "Jagged 1" are responsible for the developmental disorder, which affects structures in the liver, heart, skeleton, eye, face, kidney and other organs.
A unique mouse model developed by Jackson Laboratory and Canadian researchers exhibits significantly reduced male fertility, suggesting a critical role in reproduction and early embryonic development for the knocked-out gene product known as PC4 (proprotein convertase 4).
Modern prescription medicines can help people lead longer, healthier, happier and more productive lives - if they're used properly. But studies show that up to half of all prescription drugs aren't taken correctly - leading to emergency room visits, hospitalizations, deaths and added health care costs.
A new study in this month's issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that a blood test helps predict breast cancer recurrence in women previously treated for stage II and stage III breast cancer.
Long acknowledged as one of the most commonly closeted issues by women, urinary incontinence appears to be far more common than previously realized. A national Harris Poll indicates that 42 percent of women surveyed report having had urinary incontinence themselves.
Observers around the world will be watching July 1 as Hong Kong makes the transition from British to Chinese authority. To mark the occasion, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the UI College of Medicine will take part in a worldwide teleconference convened by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Parents spanking their children may undermine the parent-child bond enough to make youngsters tend towards juvenile delinquency. The study of 915 children will be presented at the 5th International Family Violence Research Conference.
Yale University School of Medicine has been selected as one of three universities to initiate a major research project on the neurobiology of autism, the most severe developmental disorder of childhood, and related conditions. To conduct this research the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development has awarded $5.3 million to Yale over the next five years.
In a report issued today, a presidential commission said that consumers should have improved access to useful scientific information about the benefits and need for dietary supplements and recommended a number of measures to enhance the public's knowledge about the role of supplements in health promotion and disease prevention.
For decades, traction has been used routinely to treat dislocated hips in children. But as a University of Iowa College Medicine researcher points out, little scientific evidence exists to show this procedure makes any difference in treating newborn and young children with hip problems.
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center report that treatment centers seeing a higher percentage of pediatric patients are more likely to use a less invasive method of dialysis for children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), while centers seeing fewer children tend to prescribe a more time-intensive and restrictive dialysis method.
Tips from the American Psychiatric Association 1) Native Americans and Alcohol: Firewater Myth Doused 2) Children Are Left out of Funding 3) Why Professionals Don't Include Patients' Families 4) Lowering Your Cholesterol: Not Just Depressing 5) Patients in the Community: How Do We Measure Success?
American Psychiatric Association Seeking Nominees For Journalism Awards -- $1,000 Honorarium: APA recognizes excellence in media coverage of mental illness and psychiatric treatment by journalists, editors, newspapers, producers, radio and television programs with two annual awards.
A $1.9 million federal grant will support training of professionals at the University of Pittsburgh in the emerging field of biomedical informatics.
The American Lung Association believes that this settlement is premature and wrong. We cannot support this settlement. We call on President Clinton, Congress, Governors and the public to carefully and completely review all terms, legislative language, consent decrees and contracts.
June Health Tips from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 1) A unique first-trimester diagnostic program is launched at University Hospital in Denver. 2) Tips for treating insect stings and snake bites. 3) Surgical implant can provide instant relief for urinary incontinence. 4) Advice for maintaining a good posture.
Researchers at the University of Michigan and the Cincinnati Sports Medicine Clinic have discovered that female athletes are more likely to suffer a common type of knee injury when their estrogen levels are highest.
The American Lung Association urged President Clinton to withhold his support for any settlement in tobacco talks until details of the plan can be carefully and completely reviewed.
A science writers workshop on "Families, Youth, and Children's Well Being," will take place on Monday, June 30, from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., in the National Press Club Washington, D.C. The American Sociological Association (ASA) and the National Institutes of Health's Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) are sponsoring the event.
People with high cholesterol levels can experience dangerous increases in blood pressure in response to stress, according to a study in the June issue of the American Journal of Hypertension.
Poor rural women who don't always have enough food in their homes exhibit binge eating patterns and are only about half as likely as other women to consume daily the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables. Therefore, these women are less likely to consume adequate vitamin C, potassium and fiber, according to a new Cornell University study.
Growth and health indicators in China have improved despite plant-based diet; more animal products not needed, according to an ongoing study of nutrition in China.
This is the season for barbecues, picnics - and food poisoning. E. coli is a microbe normally found in the intestines of cattle. It gets into the food chain through undercooked meat and other contaminated food products. A symposium on the latest research, government food safety regulation and the response of the food and agricultural industry will be held in Baltimore June 22-26.
Go ask Alice, and she'd tell you the objects in the mirror are so real she could literally cross over into her looking-glass world and touch them. Now, neuroscientists from the University of California, San Diego have discovered a small group of patients with certain brain lesions who share the same beliefs about mirrors as Alice.
A study from Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) adds more evidence that women who use estrogen appear to have less risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Hopkins scientists studying lung damage from cystic fibrosis (CF) have found a natural "bug spray" that lung cells "squirt" on attacking bacteria.
Researchers at the University of Chicago Hospitals are unlocking the mysteries of human heart disease with transgenic mice and a powerful new cardiovascular ultrasound imaging machine from Hewlett-Packard Company. The result of their efforts using mice could mean improved pharmaceutical treatments, prevention regimens, and possible genetic cures for the millions of humans suffering from heart disease worldwide.
The University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy and School of Medicine and the Albuquerque-based Lovelace Research Institutes are teaming up to investigate a new tuberculosis treatment using inhailers to deliver anti-tuberculosis drugs directly to the lungs.
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