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Strength training, self-management improve outcomes for knee osteoarthritis
Researchers have determined that physically inactive, middle-aged people with symptomatic osteoarthritis benefited equally from strength training regimens, self-management programs, or a combination of the two.
Fat mass helps build bone mass in girls, study suggests; excessive fat reduction may increase osteoporosis risk
According to a new study, fat mass is important in increasing bone size and thickness, but this effect appears to be stronger in girls than boys.
Obese pregnant women should gain less weight than currently recommended, researcher suggests
An obstetrician who specializes in obesity disputes current recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy.
Natural compound blocks hepatitis C infection
Researchers have identified two cellular proteins that are important factors in hepatitis C virus infection, a finding that may result in the approval of new and less toxic treatments for...
Mayo researchers find obesity key
Mayo researchers collaborating with investigators at the University of Iowa, University of Connecticut and New York University (NYU) have discovered a molecular mechanism that controls energy expenditure in muscles and...
Liver stiffness measurements identify patients with rapid or slow fibrosis
A recent study by doctors from the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain determined that repeated liver stiffness measurements (LSM) in the first year following liver transplant (LT) could discriminate between...
Few breast cancer surgeons follow quality of care standards
Most breast cancer surgeons' practices do not follow standards associated with the best quality of care, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer...
Prenatal ultrasonography has increased 55 percent for pregnant women, even in low-risk pregnancies
Current use of prenatal ultrasounds in women with singleton pregnancies is 55% greater than in 1996, even in low-risk pregnancies. More than one-third (37%) of pregnant women now receive 3...
Sharing a hospital room increases risk of 'super bugs'
Staying in a multi-bed hospital room dramatically increases the risk of acquiring a serious infectious disease, Queen's University researchers have discovered...
Report suggests similar effectiveness among options for managing low-risk prostate cancer
A comprehensive appraisal of the management and treatment options for low-risk prostate cancer found that the rates of survival and tumour recurrence are similar among the most common treatment approaches,...
Study shows serious emotional disturbances among children after Katrina
A team made up of mental health professionals, emergency response experts, and researchers from several universities, including Virginia Tech, has published the results of a study that shows serious emotional...
Leptin-controlled gene can reverse diabetes
Researchers have found that even a very little bit of the fat hormone leptin goes a long way when it comes to correcting diabetes. The hormone controls the activity of...
Technology new gateway into treatment for problem alcohol users
Interventions for problem alcohol use can be effective in changing drinking behaviors and offers a significant public health benefit, according to new research. The study found that problem drinkers provided...
Natural compounds in pomegranates may prevent growth of hormone-dependent breast cancer
Eating fruit, such as pomegranates, that contain anti-aromatase phytochemicals reduces the incidence of hormone-dependent breast cancer, according to results of a new study.
Sexual function does not continuously decline after radiation therapy treatments for prostate cancer, study finds
Sexual function in prostate cancer patients receiving external beam radiation therapy decreases within the first two years after treatment but then stabilizes and does not continuously decline as was previously...
Celebrex combats skin cancer in vulnerable group
Anti-inflammatory drug limits tumors in patients with hereditary condition
'Octomom's' doctor could lose licence
The California fertility doctor who helped Nadya Suleman, the so-called "Octomom," to conceive her brood was formally accused of gross negligence and violating professional guidelines by the state medical board.
Researchers revisit pulmonary arterial hypertension survival
Setting out to determine the survival of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center and their colleagues also discovered that an...
Buck Institute to build stem cell center
NOVATO, Calif., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The Buck Institute for Aging will borrow money, if necessary, to build a $41 million stem cell research center in Novato, Calif., its...
FDA drug approvals mostly flat in 2009
(AP) -- Drug approvals from the Food and Drug Administration were flat last year compared with 2008 and warnings fell, even as the agency's new leadership struck a tougher...
FDA cancels meeting to review Lilly's Cymbalta
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has canceled a meeting to review Eli Lilly's antidepressant Cymbalta for a new use against chronic pain....
Scott & White Healthcare researching treatments for rare cancers
Scott & White's Cancer Research Institute (CRI) has launched two clinical trials targeting cancers that affect both adults and children. "These studies may lead to eventual development of agents...
Intermittent androgen deprivation at least as effective as continuous androgen deprivation
'Potential Benefits of Intermittent Androgen Suppression Therapy in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Literature' is the title of an article by P-A. Abrahamsson in the...
Restaurant and packaged foods can have more calories than nutrition labeling indicates
St. Louis, MO, January 5, 2010 -- With obesity rising markedly, reliance on the accuracy of food labeling is an important weight management strategy. Since people who are trying...
Hispanic elderly more likely than whites to live in inferior nursing homes
Hispanic senior citizens are living in nursing homes in ever-increasing numbers, but they face a gap in their quality of care compared to white residents, according to new research from...
Demand soars for vitamin D
Some consumers and doctors are convinced vitamin D helps reduce the risk of a long list of diseases, despite a lack of the highest quality studies.
Feature: Hot on the "Achilles' heel" of cancer
The point when what was once a localised cancer suddenly appears all over the body is known as metastasis - and a group of Australian researchers are working out how...
Lawmakers Grill Doctor for His Views on Concussions
A doctor who used to lead the N.F.L.’s concussion committee maintained his stand that there is no link between football and brain disease.