Family Practice News articles from March 2002

Family Practice News archives from March 2002

Next flu vaccine faces uncertainty. (Panel Defers Final Decision).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... BETHESDA, MD. -- A government advisory committee charged with helping to select the 2002-2003 flu vaccine voted to retain the two current influenza A vaccine components and to wait and gather more data on emerging influenza B pathogens before...

Panel swayed by Cochrane critique of mammography: Review of evidence reopens debate whether screening reduces breast cancer mortality. (If it's a Close Call' let Patient Decide).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The benefits of screening mammography have been called into question yet again, this time by an independent panel that reviewed the evidence on behalf of the National Cancer Institute. The panel, called the Physician Data Query (PDQ)...

Antibiotic prescribing rate took plunge during 1990s: Office-based scripts down 31% for children. (FPs had Biggest Rollback).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CHICAGO -- Physicians began to put a lid on antibiotic prescribing during the 1990s-and family physicians led the way. From 1992 through 1999, the population-based rate of prescriptions for antibiotics for patients in ambulatory care...

Oseltamivir reduces flu's spread by 63%. (Household Prophylaxis).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CHICAGO -- Prophylaxis with an antiviral drug safely prevented the household spread of influenza, Dr. Robert B. Belshe reported at the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy sponsored by the American Society for...

CD4 count beats viral load for initiating anti-HIV treatment. (When to Treat Asymptomatic Patients).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CHICAGO -- CD4 cell levels have become the primary criteria for deciding when to start treating asymptomatic HIV-infected patients, experts said at the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy sponsored by the...

The heart of family practice. (Opinion).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Heart Sounds BY JUDITH A. BELLOWS After medical school graduation, I spent a year as a stay-at-home mom with my young son. I truly enjoyed medical school and was convinced that nothing else in the world was better than medicine......

Is catheter ablation the treatment of choice for atrial fibrillation after one failed antiarrhythmic drug? (Pro & Con).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... YES I believe that the recognition that the triggers for atrial fibrillation originate from atrialization of the pulmonary veins will be looked upon as one of the seminal observations in cardiology of the last century. We now have the...

Profession, heal thyself. (Guest Editorial).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Physicians, like other people, have a responsibility to play an active role in their own health, both physical and mental. Yet sometimes a healer--or a healing profession--faces an illness that is severe, even life threatening. Assistance from...

Correction.(To: "New & Approved" in February 15, 2002 issue, p 18)(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2002... A product name was misspelled in the New & Approved column (Feb. 15, 2002, p. 18). The correct name of the first product discussed is the Activa Parkinson's Control System.

Allergic rhinitis, asthma called parts of continuum. (Treating Allergy Limits Asthma Risk).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... ORLANDO -- Anew initiative from the World Health Organization emphasizes that allergic rhinitis and asthma are different components of a single disease process. Patients with persistent allergic rhinitis should be evaluated for asthma;...

Nasal stimuli can affect lower airway. (Clinical Rounds).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Growing evidence suggests that stimulating the upper airway causes hyperresponsiveness in the lower airway thus adding support to the idea that rhinitis and asthma are closely related. "We have enough evidence to put together a model that...

Intranasal steroids speed recovery from rhinosinusitis. (In Addition to Antibiotics).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... DENVER -- Routinely adding 3 weeks of intranasal corticosteroids to conventional antimicrobial therapy for acute rhinosmusitis accelerates recovery and boosts cure rates, Dr. Rowena Dolor said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of...

One-sheet reminder tool guides asthma care. (Putting Recommendations into Practice).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... ORLANDO, FLA. -- A simplified guideline reminder can help you assess, classify, and treat patients with asthma. The Multi-Colored Simplified Asthma Guideline Reminder (MSAGR) is a tool for adhering to guidelines from the National Asthma...

Evidence-based dietary guidelines target diabetes. (American Diabetes Association).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... New dietary guidelines from the American Diabetes Association focus on prevention as well as treatment, are evidence-based for the first time, and allow patients a few spoonfuls of sugar. The new document also addresses several nutritional...

Nine-item screen effective in detecting depression. (Tool Based on DSM-IV Criteria).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A brief, nine-item questionnaire is a valid way to screen for depression and measure its severity in primary care practice, reported Dr. Kurt Kroenke of the Regenstrief Institute for Health Care and Indiana University, Indianapolis, and his...

Hawthorn for heart failure. (Alternative Medicine).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * Hawthorn extract is considered a safe, effective therapy for mild to moderate congestive heart failure in some European countries, particularly Germany. * A large, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial is underway to...

Antioxidants blunt niacin-statin effect. (Vitamins Block Rise in HDL Cholesterol).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... MORAN, WYO. -- Antioxidant vitamin supplements block the beneficial HDL cholesterol-boosting effects of niacin-statin combination therapy Dr. Gordon A. Ewy said at a meeting sponsored by the American College of Cardiology. "Right now I...

Possible therapeutic role for acupuncture in CHF treatment. (Preliminary Study).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... ANAHEIM, CALIF. -- Acupuncture inhibited muscle sympathetic nerve activity in a short-term trial involving 14 patients with advanced congestive heart failure, Dr. Holly R. Middlekauff reported at the annual scientific sessions of the American...

Twice-monthly Adalimumab eases RA symptoms. (New Humanized Monoclonal Antibody).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- Adalimumab in combination with methotrexate elicited a clinically relevant response in 66% of rheumatoid arthritis patients in a 24-week trial, it was reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. ...

Anthrax vaccine wins approval. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The anthrax vaccine is now approved for routine distribution. BioPordt Corp., the only licensed manufacturer of the vaccine, was granted the license supplements necessary to distribute the vaccine by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on...

RA, SLE, and pneumococcus. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Pneumovax did not worsen disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic Lupus erythematosus patients, but a substantial number of them had a poor response. These patients remain at risk of invasive pneumococcal infection despite...

Epilepsy linked to depression. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... More than a third of patients with epilepsy are also depressed, Jewell D. Carter, R.N., reported at a joint meeting in Philadelphia of the American Epilepsy Society and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. In a prospective,...

Lipid ratios accurate after MI. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Cholesterol ratios remain accurate following acute MI, even though the event induces a transient decline in absolute cholesterol levels starting at 24 hours post-MI and lasting for as long as a few months, said Dr. Norrapol Wattanasuwan of Long...

CHF rate rising in elderly. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The incidence of congestive heart failure among people aged 75 years and older increased significantly between 1970-1974 and 1990-1994, Dr. William H. Barker said at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Chicago. ...

Liver failure warning added to nefazodone label. (Black Box for Antidepressant).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... MIAMI -- The antidepressant nefazodone now carries a black box warning to alert prescribers and patients to the possibility of life-threatening liver failure. The Food and Drug Administration and the drug's manufacturer, Bristol-Myers...

Drug update: New antidepressants--beyond SSRIs. (Rx).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The newest generation of antidepressants gives physicians some novel options or treating depression that go a step beyond the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), but like the SSRIs the new antidepressants are not effective in about...

Cold drug appears effective in phase III studies. (Pleconaril Targets Rhinoviruses).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CHICAGO -- A cure for the common cold was, for the first time, shown safe and effective in phase III studies. When taken within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms, the antipicornavirus drug pleconaril cut short the average 7-day recovery...

Don't miss 'unexpected osteoporosis'. (Test Bone Density in All Women Over 65).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- Screening detected osteoporosis but no risk factors for fracture in 14% of 7,154 postmenopausal women in a multinational study, Dr. Nelson B. Watts said in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of...

High intake of vitamin a may raise postmenopausal hip fracture risk. (18-Year Prospective Study).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... High vitamin A intake increases the risk of hip fractures in postmenopausal women, according to findings from the Nurses' Health Study. Vitamin A intake was calculated from self-reports of diet and use of vitamin supplements in 72,337...

Vertebral break predictive of future fracture. (Within 1 Year).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- One in four women identified as having an incident vertebral fracture in a large osteoporosis trial broke another bone within a year, it was reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. Dr....

Parity, dilatation predict success with misoprostol. (Labor Induction Tested in 1,373 Patients).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... ASHLAND, ORE. -- Labor was successfully induced and a vaginal delivery completed within 24 hours in about half of 1,373 patients who received intravaginal misoprostol, primarily within six large, randomized, controlled clinical trials. ...

Strengthening the pelvic floor. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... For women with persistent urinary and fecal incontinence after delivery, taking part in a conservative management program that focuses on pelvic floor exercises reduces the risk that they will still be incontinent at 1 year post partum, said...

Home pregnancy test error. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Many pregnant women will get false-negative results on home pregnancy tests until a week or more after missing their periods, while many others will get positive results a week or more beforehand. In a study of daily urine HCG levels in 136...

Prenatal folate averts leukemia. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Children whose mothers took folate supplements with iron during pregnancy have a lower risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, said Dr. Judith R. Thompson of the Cancer Foundation of Western Australia, West Perth, and her associates. They...

Heart disease awareness. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Fewer than 1 in 10 American women consider coronary heart disease to be the greatest health problem facing women, Dr. Lori Mosca said at the annual scientific sessions of the American Heart Association in Anaheim, Calif. Findings from an...

Glucosamine for knees. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Glucosamine sulfate appears to have disease-modifying activity in postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis, Dr. Carmelo Gonzalez-Rodriguez said at the annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society in New Orleans. Dr....

Neuropsychiatric ills linked to group a strep. (May Respond to Antimicrobials).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CHICAGO -- "I knew he had strep throat because he was acting goofy." Most physicians have heard a parent say that at one time or another, and perhaps wondered what it meant. In some cases, the explanation could be a phenomenon known as...

Macrolides losing punch in group a strep pharyngitis. (Pittsburgh Sees Big Shift).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CHICAGO -- Macrolides should not be prescribed for group A streptococcal pharyngitis in the absence of susceptibility testing, Dr. Michael Green advised at the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobials and Chemotherapy sponsored by the...

Varicella hit day care center despite vaccination. (Might be an Anomaly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CHICAGO -- Most of the children who became infected with varicella in a New Hampshire day care center outbreak had been vaccinated, Dr. Brent Lee reported in a poster presentation at the annual Inter-science Conference on Antimicrobial Agents...

Beterr education needed on cold virus transmission. (Parental Misconceptions).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO -- Parental misconceptions abound regarding prevention of viral cold transmission in families that have children in day care, Dr. Grace M. Lee reported at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. She...

To succeed with Dermabond, apply these tips from the ER. (Laceration Repair).(emergency room)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SAN ANTONIO -- Primary care practice typically affords fewer opportunities than emergency room work to gain day-to-day experience with 2-octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive, marketed by Ethicon Inc. as Dermabond. With that in mind,...

Sutures superior to adhesive for cosmetic outcome. (Nonrandomized Study).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Conventional sutures produce a cosmetic outcome superior to 2-octyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (Dermabond) in a prospective, nonrandomized pediatric study, reported Dr. Laurie Bernard and colleagues at the University of California, San...

What's your diagnosis? (Derm Diagnosis).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A 13-year-old boy complained of multiple, fleshy erythematous papules that were first noted at the posterior hairline and spread over the course of 3 months to his thorax and axilla. Prior to developing the lesions, he had been camping and...

Youth Violence Prevention. (FYI).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center, established by the Federal Working Group on Youth Violence and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides information about youth violence and suicide, including prevention...

Rheumatoid arthritis resource. (FYI).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... "Turn the Tide," a program for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sponsored by Aventis Pharmaceuticals, lets patients seek expert advice on exercise, nutrition, occupational therapy, health insurance, and workplace rights. It also provides...

Indian Health Information. (FYI).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Native Health Research Database (NHRD) and the Native Health History Database (NHHD) contain more than 6,600 health-related documents spanning almost 300 years of American Indian and Alaska Native health history The NHRD, accessible at...

Gay and Lesbian health guide. (FYI).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... "Healthy People 2010 Companion Document for LGBT Health" is a 500-page book about the multicultural lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, written by and for health care consumers and professionals. Produced by the Gay and...

High Blood Pressure resources. (FYI).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... "Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure" is a Web site that provides information on healthful eating and other behaviors that aid in blood pressure control. It also includes interactive quizzes and facts about medications and issues...

Signs of Stroke. (FYI).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... "Know Stroke: Know the Signs. Act in Time" is a campaign launched by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke aimed at educating people about recognizing and preventing a stroke. Free community education materials, some in...

Ca survivors nutrition guide. (FYI).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A guide to nutrition for cancer survivors has been issued by the American Cancer Society. The guide addresses the use of vitamin and mineral supplements and potential interactions with treatments, the need for increased caloric intake in cancer...

Health effects of Drug Abuse. (FYI).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, offers free fact sheets on the health effects of drug abuse. The fact sheets can be ordered in English or Spanish through NIDA Infofax at 888-NIHNIDA or at...

Measuring health performance. (FYI).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Child Health Toolbox explains how performance measurement can be used to assess the quality of care given in programs such as Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and Title V maternal and child health programs. The...

Correctional medicine can unlock opportunities. (Career Tracks).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... When Dr. Michael Puerini told his friends 5 years ago that he had accepted a job as a physician for the Oregon Department of Corrections, nearly all of them thought he was nuts. "They said, 'Why are you wasting your talents doing that?' ...

Get patients involved in genetic testing choices. (Consider Forming Family 'Covenant').(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SEATTLE -- Evidence-based medicine is overshadowing patient choice in efforts to counsel patients about genetic testing, Dr. Howard Brody said at a conference on patient education sponsored by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. ...

The Bush budget. (Policy & Practice).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... President Bush's budget request for fiscal year 2003 seeks a 45% increase in funding for the Department of Health and Human Services' bioterrorism preparedness efforts. The $4.3 billion would be used to develop new vaccines and diagnostics, as...

Help for low-income seniors. (Policy & Practice).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Some Medicare beneficiaries in Illinois can now count on Medicaid to help them pay for their prescription drugs. As part of a demonstration project, about 368,000 Medicare beneficiaries in that state will receive prescription drug assistance,...

Disciplinary Alert Service. (Policy & Practice).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Federation of State Medical Boards has developed a "proactive" approach to alerting hospitals and managed care organizations when disciplinary actions have been taken against physicians, says the federation's interim CEO, Dale L. Austin....

Role of surgeon general. (Policy & Practice).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Dr. David Satcher, stepping down at the end of his 4-year term as surgeon general, told a National Press Club audience in February that the independence and credibility of his office depends on the surgeon general's willingness to be "true to...

More Medicare prevention. (Policy & Practice).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Glaucoma testing for high-risk patients has joined the list of preventive care and similar benefits covered by Medicare. Patients with diabetes, those with a family history of glaucoma, or African Americans patients aged 50 years and older are...

OTC drug advice. (Policy & Practice).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Television and radio announcements will be asking consumers to contact their physician, pharmacist, or other health care provider if they have a question about the drug facts label on an over-the-counter drug. "Physicians play an important role...

The accrediting authority. (Policy & Practice).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The National Committee for Quality Assurance now has the authority to review a Medicare Plus Choice organization in six key categories: access to services, antidiscrimination, confidentiality and accuracy of enrollee records, information on...

Telemedicine is effective in reaching rural elderly. (Pilot Study of Nutrition Counseling).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SEATTLE -- Telemedicine can be an effective way to provide nutrition counseling for elderly patients in rural areas, based on findings from a small pilot study. "The seniors had no trouble with this technology," Judith Ashley, Ph.D., said...

Nerve signal. (Indications).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Sometimes big science can use a little bit of PR. Researchers at the University of Utah's Keck Center for Tissue Engineering found a way to showcase biomedical technology while celebrating Salt Lake City's hosting of the Olympic Winter Games....

Let's play 'Anthrax'. (Indications).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... You can be the first on your block to diagnose a case of anthrax--using a computer simulation. "Anthrax" is the latest emergency medicine simulation game from ERSim.com, run by Legacy Interactive, Los Angeles. The company offers its games free...

Sheep deprivation. (Indications).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Somnolent sheep have more than Serta mattresses to blame for their declining fortunes. In a study of 50 insomniacs at the Oxford University (England), subjects fell asleep 20 minutes faster when they pictured a pleasant or relaxing scene; they...

Mary had a little bug. (Indications).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Blame the cook. Among hundreds of carriers of typhoid fever in the 19th and 20th centuries, "Typhoid Mary" got the notoriety, due perhaps in part to the prejudices of the time. A middle-aged, unmarried Irish immigrant, Mary Mallon became known...

Dinner party Disorder. (Indications).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... If Mary were alive today, she might suffer from "kitchen performance anxiety." David Warburton, professor of psychology at the University of Reading (England), coined the term after researching the behavior of people giving dinner parties. He...

Flu vaccine urged for infants, families. (Up to 7.6 Million Household Contacts).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... ATLANTA - New guidelines "encourage" influenza vaccination of infants aged 6-23 months of age, with an eye toward a stronger universal recommendation in 1-3 years. The guidelines, approved at a meeting of the Centers for Disease Control...

USPSTF endorses mammography for women in forties: Expanded federa1 recommendations aim to quell uncertainty about value of screening. (Every 1-2 Years).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... WASHINGTON - Federal health officials have rallied to defend mammography amid renewed controversy over its value for breast cancer screening. In a move aimed at reassuring physicians and patients, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force...

Perioperative cardiac exam guidelines get an update: Stronger evidence, more randomized trials. (For Noncardiac Surgery).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... The best way to clear patients for noncardiac surgery is now based on evidence rather than just expert opinion. A joint task force of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association published last month an update of...

New anti-integrins to fight inflammatory diseases. (Psoriasis, Multiple Sclerosis, Osteoporosis).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... SNOWMASS, COLO. -- The second wave of anti-integrin drugs is likely to start reaching the marketplace within the year--and that's welcome news for patients with psoriasis and many other chronic inflammatory diseases ranging from inflammatory...

Live virus in intranasal flu vaccine can be transmitted to unvaccinated children. (No Clinical Illness Seen).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... CHICAGO -- The live intranasal influenza vaccine can be transmitted to unvaccinated children in a day care setting, but at a very low rate and without evidence of clinical illness, Dr. Timo Vesikari said at the Annual Interscience Conference on...

Universal flu vaccine for young children. (Intranasal Vaccine Would Help).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... ATLANTA -- Universal immunization of young children against influenza is feasible, but it would be easier if the intranasal vaccine were available. Those were the major findings of a survey of 459 family physicians and pediatricians,...

Intranasal flu vaccine not risky in asthma. (Well Tolerated).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... The intranasal cold-adapted influenza virus vaccine is generally safe and well tolerated by children with asthma, reported Dr. Gregory Redding of the University of Washington, Seattle, and his colleagues. In a randomized, double-blind...

Ablation or Excision? (Guest Editorial).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 15, 2002... The growing interest in nonsurgical ablation of small breast cancers reflects a triumph of marketing over substance. All of these nonsurgical ablation methods--cryotherapy, laser, radiofrequency ablation, high-frequency focused...

Is 'concierge' care an ethical alternative? (Pro & Con).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... YES The spread of "boutique" or "concierge" medical practices--in which patients pay a yearly fee for services superior to those offered by government-sponsored health care or private plans--has been generating a chorus of moral outrage....

Letters.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... Statins Are 'Not for Everyone' I appreciate the effects and benefits of statins, but unfortunately the article about the results of the Heart Protection Study did not emphasize the potential side effects of statin treatment, which can...

ProstaScint scans find prostate cancer metastases. (Confirm Clinical Staging).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- A novel imaging study can determine which patients with biopsy-proven prostate cancer have lymph node metastases. A whole-body ProstaScint scan plus a single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan can confirm...

Prostate cancer risk unrelated to patient's ABO blood type. (Study of 407 Prostatectomy Patients).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... EXETER, ENGLAND -- The premise that risk for prostate cancer is linked to blood type failed to hold up in a recent study of men who underwent radical prostatectomy. Dr. Darlene L. Ramsum reported at a health care symposium sponsored by the...

Tomato sauce in diet cuts DNA oxidation in cancerous prostates. (Possible Role of Lycopene).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... A diet high in tomato sauce appears to have antioxidant effects that might benefit patients with prostate cancer, reported Dr. Longwen Chen of the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Chicago, and colleagnes. In their...

A glimpse at the future of imaging technology. (New Uses for Older Systems).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... ATLANTA -- Advances in imaging technology and techniques seem to be occurring at a dizzying pace. Dr. Mark Needham outlined some of the more recent advances in technology at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Family Physicians....

Exercise offers small but meaningful HDL effect. (Rise of 5% in Previously Sedentary).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... ANAHEIM, CALIF. -- A previously sedentary individual can reasonably expect a modest, yet clinically meaningful, 5% rise in HDL cholesterol by adopting an aerobic exercise training program, Dr. Arthur S. Leon reported at the annual scientific...

Homocysteine and Alzheimer's. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... A high plasma homocysteine level doubles the risk for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, reported Dr. Sudha Seshadri and associates at Boston University. Noting that Alzheimer's patients tended to have high homocysteine levels,...

MRI angiography spots CAD. (Clinical Capsules).(Brief Article)
March 15, 2002... Noncontrast coronary magnetic resonance angiography detects 94% of cases of coronary artery disease identified by the invasive standard diagnostic strategy, according to Dr. W. Yong Kim of Harvard Medical School, Boston, and associates. ...