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A major international study from 52 countries quantifying the major risk factors for heart attack-and to identify any regional differences from different parts of the world or...
Chicago Approximately 13 percent of U.S. children have had a special health care need (SHCN), and significant proportions of their families experience financial problems t...
Chicago Medicare beneficiaries who exceed their annual drug benefit cap report having to reduce their use of essential medications and experience difficulty paying prescriptio...
Possible Effect on Common Cold Requires Further StudyChicago -- Vitamin E does not appear to have a beneficial effect on lower respiratory tract infections in elderly nursing...
Chicago Preliminary results from a trial for a streptococcal vaccine indicate the vaccine appears likely to offer protection against streptococcal infections, according to study...
Chicago - Women who drink higher amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and gaining weight, according to a study in the August...
Chicago, ILChildren and adolescents who have received the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine and contract varicella are about half as contagious as those who have not been...
Chicago, ILPrescribing of inappropriate medications for elderly patients appears relatively common, according to an article in the August 9/23 issue of The Archives of Internal...
...but Improves Quality of Life for Women with Menopausal SymptomsChicago A computer-based simulation model suggests that short-term hormone therapy (HT) is associated with...
CHICAGO Women who report regular use of aspirin appear to have a reduced risk of breast cancer, according to a study in the May 26 issue of The Journal of the American Ass...
CHICAGO Increasing stroke severity, as measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, increases the likelihood that stroke patients who are treated with clot-dissol...
Lancet 2004; 363: 1711-20Early diagnosis of glaucoma is essential to prevent irreversible visual impairment, according to a Seminar in this week's issue of THE LANCET.Glaucoma is...
CHICAGO The number of persons in the United States affected by cataracts is estimated to rise to 30.1 million people in the next 20 years, an increase of 50 percent, to...
Lancet 2004; 363: 1570, 1607-08Results of a preliminary study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) could have potential in the...
CHICAGO Cholesterol levels vary with the seasons, reaching their highest levels in the winter months, according to an article in the April 26 issue of The Archives of Med...
CHICAGO A model has been created that can help determine the risk of death within six months for nursing home patients with advanced dementia, according to a study in the June i...
Chicago - An estimated one-third of adults use prayer, in addition to conventional medical care and complementary and alternative therapies, for health concerns, according to an...
CHICAGO The APOE epsilon 4 allele (variation in a certain gene that has been linked with Alzheimer disease) appears to be a powerful risk factor for developing Alzheimer (...
Chicago - Refractive errors (inability of the eye to focus properly) affect about one-third of people 40 years and older in the United States and Western Europe, and one-fifth of...
CHICAGO Including more calcium in the diet may help to reduce the risk of kidney stone formation in younger women, according to an article in the April 26 issue of The of...
Lancet 2004; 363: 1335, 1341-45A UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that reliance on published studies alone to guide the treatment of childhood depression...
Could Result in Better Outcomes and Cost SavingsCHICAGO - Adherence to evidence-based prescribing guidelines for hypertension (high blood pressure) could result in substantial...
CHICAGO - An article in the April 14 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reviews current information on the "epidemic" of lung cancer in...
CHICAGO From 1986 to 1999, the average length of hospital stay for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI, or heart attack) has significantly declined, without i...
(pp 1173, 1193). Lancet 2004; 363: 1173, 1193-97A Swedish study in this week's issue of THE LANCET examining the health effects of exposure to personnel change has shown rapi...
