Music Therapy Reduces Anxiety, Use of Sedatives For Patients Receiving Ventilator Support
Among intensive care unit patients receiving acute ventilatory support for respiratory failure, use of patient-preferred music resulted in greater reduction in anxiety and sedation frequency and intensity compared with usual care, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being released early…
Musculoskeletal Conditions, Injuries May Be Associated with Statin Use
Using cholesterol-lowering statins may be associated with musculoskeletal conditions, arthropathies and injuries, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. While statins effectively lower cardiovascular illnesses and death, the full spectrum of statin musculoskeletal adverse events (AEs) is…
Multivitamins with Minerals May Protect Older Women with Invasive Breast Cancer
Findings from a study involving thousands of postmenopausal women suggest that women who develop invasive breast cancer may benefit from taking supplements containing both multivitamins and minerals. The new research, published today in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, found that the risk of dying from…
Move It and Lose It: Every ‘Brisk’ Minute Counts
University of Utah Study Shows Higher-Intensity Activity Impacts Weight, Even in Short Bouts To win the war against weight gain, it turns out that every skirmish matters – as long as the physical activity puts your heart and lungs to work.
Mother’s education level impacts depression in kids
Children of women who did not finish high school were twice as likely to experience a major episode of depression in early adulthood as children whose mothers obtained a high school diploma, according to a new study by researchers at McGill University.
Most People with Moderate Kidney Disease Have Medication-Resistant Hypertension
7/12/2013 – Blacks and those with a larger waist circumference, diabetes, and history of heart attacks or strokes at highest risk
Most Herniated Discs Result from Avulsion, Not Rupture, Suggests Study in Spine
ISSLS Award-Winning Paper Questions Assumptions about How Herniated Discs Happen
Most Breast Cancer Deaths Occur in Unscreened Women
Nearly three quarters of deaths from breast cancer occur among women who’ve not undergone mammographic screening, according to a study in Cancer.
More Than 28 Cups of Coffee a Week May Endanger Health in Under-55s
13 August 2013 – Younger People Should Avoid Heavy Coffee Consumption, Suggests New Study
Obesity May Be Linked to Microorganisms Living in the Gut
How much a person eats may be only one of many factors that determines weight gain. A recent Cedars-Sinai study suggests that a breath test profile of microorganisms inhabiting the gut may be able to tell doctors how susceptible a person is to developing obesity.
Obesity Makes Fat Cells Act Like They’re Infected
The inflammation of fat tissue is part of a spiraling series of events that leads to the development of type 2 diabetes in some obese people. But researchers have not understood what triggers the inflammation, or why. In Cell Metabolism this month, scientists from The…
Obesity Combined with Exposure to Cigarette Smoke May Pose New Health Concerns
Millions of people who are obese and smoke tobacco may face additional health problems — including their responses to common prescription medicines — that extend beyond the well-known links with cancer, heart attacks and stroke, according to a report presented at the 246th National Meeting &…