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Risk-Reduction Interventions Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior And Unintended Preganancies In Teen Girls
Date: Oct-11-2012Adolescent girls participating in a sexual risk reduction (SRR) intervention study were more likely to practice abstinence and, if sexually active, showed substantial decreases in unprotected sex, number of partners, and unintended pregnancies, reports a research team led by principal investigator Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, Senior Associate Vice President of USF Health and Dean of the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida...
Improving The Impact Of Comparative Effectiveness Studies
Date: Oct-11-2012Comparative effectiveness research conducted over the past decade has had a limited impact on the way medical care is delivered, but many opportunities exist to help doctors and others in the medical system translate such research into better patient care, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Comparative effectiveness research is designed to improve health care decisions by providing evidence on the effectiveness, benefits and harms of different treatment options...
New Therapy Halts Neuromyelitis Optica Attacks
Date: Oct-11-2012Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a new therapy for patients with neuromyelitis optica that appears to stop inflammation of the eye nerves and spinal cord. NMO is a debilitating central nervous system disorder that is often misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis (MS). In the study, patients with severe symptoms of the disease, also known as NMO, were given eculizumab, a drug typically used to treat blood disorders...
Grape Consumption Linked To Healthier Eating Habits
Date: Oct-11-2012Grape consumption is linked to healthier diet habits and higher intake of nutrients, according to a study presented at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Exposition in Philadelphia, PA. Results from the new study were derived after the researchers looked at the link between quality of diet among a nationally representative sample of kids and adults in the United States and their grape-product intake...
More Younger Adults Having Strokes
Date: Oct-10-2012Researchers who examined the incidence of stroke in a large US population suggest they are becoming more common in younger adults. They write about their findings in the 10 October online issue of Neurology. First author Brett Kissela is from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Ohio and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. He told the press the reason for the trend could be an increase in risk factors like diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol...
Diets High In Fat Can Result In Atherosclerosis
Date: Oct-10-2012Diets high in saturated fat increase levels of endothelial lipase (EL), an enzyme linked to atherosclerosis, while diets rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fats reduce levels of the same enzyme, according to a recent study conducted on mice which was published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. This study coincides with research from 2005, which claimed that high fat diets, as well as pollution, can cause atherosclerosis...
Aggressiveness Among Video Gamers Determined By Level, Pace, And Competitiveness Of Game
Date: Oct-10-2012A new study finds that people playing violent video games do not display noteworthy, different aggressive behavior levels, than those playing non-violent video games. Paul Adachi, a PhD candidate from Brock University, is conducting a study to measure the video game characteristics that could influence a person's level of aggression such as pace of action, difficulty level, and competitiveness. Previous academic studies have shown correlations between violent video games and aggressive behavior, but Adachi says they have overlooked one key factor...
Learning New Languages Helps The Brain Grow
Date: Oct-10-2012The learning of languages allows the brain to stay "in shape", by causing certain parts of the brain to grow, including the hippocampus and three areas of the cerebral cortex. This finding came from scientists at Lund University, after examining young recruits with a talent for acquiring languages who were able to speak in Arabic, Russian, or Dari fluently after just 13 months of learning, before which they had no knowledge of the languages...
Are Liquid Nitrogen Cocktails Dangerous?
Date: Oct-10-2012An 18-year-old British woman was out celebrating in a wine bar on 4th October 2012, drank a liquid nitrogen cocktail, became very ill with severe abdominal pain and shortness of breath and was admitted to Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Gabby Scanlan was diagnosed with a perforated stomach by doctors at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, and had to have her stomach removed (gastrectomy) to save her life. Liquid nitrogen cocktails have become popular because they bubble and let out a cauldron-like smoky steam...
Bariatric Surgery Does Not Resolve Sleep Apnea
Date: Oct-10-2012Sleep apnea is more common among obese people, and bariatric surgery is an effective way of helping obese people lose weight; however, it does not result in a significant improvement in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), researchers from Monash University, Australia, wrote in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Team leaders, associate Professor John Dixon, and Professor Matthew Naughton, carried out a randomized trial which compared the impact of surgery and supervised medication on obstructive sleep apnea in severely obese patients...
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