(HealthDay News) -- Methods to gauge blood cholesterol to determine vascular disease risk can be simplified, researchers in England say.
Their method measures levels of either total or high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or "good" cholesterol) in the blood or apolipoproteins (proteins that help transport cholesterol), without the need to have patients fast and without regard to another form of blood fat called triglycerides.
"Expert opinion is divided" on which combination of measurements is ideal in gauging cardiovascular risk, explained John Danesh, of the Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration Coordinating Centre at the University of Cambridge, and colleagues.
In order to examine the association between major blood fats and apolipoproteins and coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke, the researchers analyzed data on more than 300,000 people without initial vascular disease who took part in 68 long-term studies. Read more...
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Senin, 27 Desember 2010
Rabu, 22 Desember 2010
More Sex May Help Neurotic Newlyweds
(HealthDay News) -- Frequent sex can help neurotic newlyweds achieve the same level of marital bliss as other newlyweds, a new study finds.
People who are neurotic tend to have more difficulty with relationships and marriage because they are more prone to irritation, mood swings and worry, according to the study, recently published online in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.
"High levels of neuroticism are more strongly associated with bad marital outcomes than any other personality factor," the University of Tennessee researchers wrote in a journal news release.
In this study, the researchers followed 72 newlyweds over their first four years of marriage. On average, the couples reported having sexual intercourse about once a week for the first six months of marriage and about three times a month by the fourth year of marriage. Read more...
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People who are neurotic tend to have more difficulty with relationships and marriage because they are more prone to irritation, mood swings and worry, according to the study, recently published online in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.
"High levels of neuroticism are more strongly associated with bad marital outcomes than any other personality factor," the University of Tennessee researchers wrote in a journal news release.
In this study, the researchers followed 72 newlyweds over their first four years of marriage. On average, the couples reported having sexual intercourse about once a week for the first six months of marriage and about three times a month by the fourth year of marriage. Read more...
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Jumat, 17 Desember 2010
Kidney Removal May Be Ill-Advised for Some Elderly
(HealthDay News) -- Removing a kidney does not seem to extend the life of elderly people with kidney cancer that has not spread, a new study finds.
Instead, it suggests, people with such cancer should undergo more conservative treatments that preserve the non-cancerous parts of their kidneys.
Kidney cancer cases have increased over the past 10 years, especially among older people, and doctors are trying to figure out the best way to treat what they call localized cancer in this age group.
In the new study, Dr. Steve Campbell of the Cleveland Clinic and his colleagues examined the medical records of 537 people who were at least 75 years old and had localized kidney tumors. Read more...
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Instead, it suggests, people with such cancer should undergo more conservative treatments that preserve the non-cancerous parts of their kidneys.
Kidney cancer cases have increased over the past 10 years, especially among older people, and doctors are trying to figure out the best way to treat what they call localized cancer in this age group.
In the new study, Dr. Steve Campbell of the Cleveland Clinic and his colleagues examined the medical records of 537 people who were at least 75 years old and had localized kidney tumors. Read more...
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Minggu, 12 Desember 2010
Fatalistic Attitudes May Keep Hispanic Women From Cancer Tests
(HealthDay News) -- Fatalism, a belief that life's events are predetermined, may be one reason why Hispanic women have some of the lowest cancer screening rates in the United States, new research suggests.
Hispanic women are much more likely than white women to believe that cancer is not preventable, and that death is inevitable in those diagnosed with cancer, the researchers found.
Karla Espinosa de los Monteros and Linda Gallo from San Diego State University reviewed 11 studies that examined the association between Hispanic women's fatalism and their screening rates for cervical, breast and colorectal cancers.
The women in the studies were asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed with statements such as "cancer is like a death sentence," "cancer is God's punishment," "illness is a matter of chance," "there is little that I can do to prevent cancer," and "it does not do any good to try to change the future because the future is in the hands of God."Read more...
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Hispanic women are much more likely than white women to believe that cancer is not preventable, and that death is inevitable in those diagnosed with cancer, the researchers found.
Karla Espinosa de los Monteros and Linda Gallo from San Diego State University reviewed 11 studies that examined the association between Hispanic women's fatalism and their screening rates for cervical, breast and colorectal cancers.
The women in the studies were asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed with statements such as "cancer is like a death sentence," "cancer is God's punishment," "illness is a matter of chance," "there is little that I can do to prevent cancer," and "it does not do any good to try to change the future because the future is in the hands of God."Read more...
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Senin, 06 Desember 2010
Preparation Can Help Kids With Nut Allergies Travel Safely
(HealthDay News) -- Parents of children with nut allergies need to take special precautions if they're traveling during the holiday season, an expert warns.
"The best thing to do is plan ahead. Though you can't plan for everything, being prepared will help keep your child safe and limit your holiday stress," Dr. Sean Cahill, an associate professor of pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, said in a Loyola news release.
One of the most important things is to keep your child's hands -- and surfaces that your child touches -- as clean as possible, he said. An allergic reaction can occur when children touch a surface that's been exposed to nuts and then places their hand(s) in their mouth.
Cahill offered the following general travel tips:
• Packing snacks will ensure you have safe food for your child.
• Make sure you know how restaurant food is prepared. For example, some fast-food restaurants cook their food in peanut oil.
• In case of an emergency, have an EpiPen and antihistamine medications with you at all times. Read more...
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"The best thing to do is plan ahead. Though you can't plan for everything, being prepared will help keep your child safe and limit your holiday stress," Dr. Sean Cahill, an associate professor of pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, said in a Loyola news release.
One of the most important things is to keep your child's hands -- and surfaces that your child touches -- as clean as possible, he said. An allergic reaction can occur when children touch a surface that's been exposed to nuts and then places their hand(s) in their mouth.
Cahill offered the following general travel tips:
• Packing snacks will ensure you have safe food for your child.
• Make sure you know how restaurant food is prepared. For example, some fast-food restaurants cook their food in peanut oil.
• In case of an emergency, have an EpiPen and antihistamine medications with you at all times. Read more...
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Rabu, 01 Desember 2010
How is Antibiotic Use Linked to Cancer?
Unwisely prescribing way too antibiotics for children with sore throats when they don't need them. You might think twice about asking for an antibiotic, however, if you knew it could also increase your child's risk of cancer.
Based on the rise of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer affecting the body's lymphatic system, various studies investigating links with drugs have come up empty, until researchers reviewed information from the Scandinavian Lymphoma Etiology study that compared the health of some 3,100 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients with a group of healthy people.
Seems children who were treated with antibiotics more than 10 times had a higher incidence of non Hodgkin's lymphoma, and all subtypes of the disease. And, not so surprisingly, heavy use of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs, better known as NSAIDs, were also blamed for increasing one's odds of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Read more...
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Based on the rise of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer affecting the body's lymphatic system, various studies investigating links with drugs have come up empty, until researchers reviewed information from the Scandinavian Lymphoma Etiology study that compared the health of some 3,100 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients with a group of healthy people.
Seems children who were treated with antibiotics more than 10 times had a higher incidence of non Hodgkin's lymphoma, and all subtypes of the disease. And, not so surprisingly, heavy use of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs, better known as NSAIDs, were also blamed for increasing one's odds of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Read more...
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