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Stanford study drives stake through claims that garlic lowers
02-26-2007 · EurekAlert!When it comes to lowering cholesterol levels, garlic stinks, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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- Stanford study drives stake through claims that garlic lowers cholesterol levels
02-26-2007 · EurekAlert!
When it comes to lowering cholesterol levels, garlic stinks, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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- Folic acid lowers blood arsenic levels, according to Mailman School of Public Health study
10-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health finds that folic acid supplements can dramatically lower blood arsenic levels in individuals exposed to arsenic through contaminated drinking water. This toxic element is currently a significant public health problem in at least 70 countries. Chronic arsenic exposure is associated with increased risk for skin, liver and bladder cancers, skin lesions, cardiovascular disease, and other adverse health outcomes.
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- Study: Who claims to be a pediatrician?
05-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
New research from U-M C.S. Mott Children's Hospital may leave some parents wondering how well they know their child's pediatrician. The study found that as many as 17 percent of physicians in a single state who claim to be pediatricians on state licensure files have never been board certified as a pediatrician by the American Board of Pediatrics.
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- Pell grants do and don't lead to increases in higher education tuition
03-06-2007 · EurekAlert!
A comprehensive University of Oregon study of tuition patterns over eight years at 1,554 U.S. colleges and universities has found evidence both for and against claims that increases in the amounts of federal Pell grants drive up the cost of higher education.
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- Ancient coral reef tells the history of Kenya's soil erosion
04-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
Coral reefs, like tree rings, are natural archives of climate change. But oceanic corals also provide a faithful account of how people make use of land through history, says Stanford University scientist Robert B. Dunbar. In a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters, Dunbar and his colleagues used coral samples from the Indian Ocean to create a 300-year record of soil erosion in Kenya.
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- Workers' compensation ratings don't accurately predict disabilities
12-19-2006 · EurekAlert!
A study of settlement decisions in workers' compensation claims for low back pain has found almost no relationship between the rating of the disability's severity when the claim was settlement and reported pain and disability 21 months later.
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- Pharmacists believe drive-through windows contribute to delays, errors
01-22-2008 · EurekAlert!
Consumers who pick up their prescription medications at a pharmacy drive-through window might be jeopardizing their own safety in the name of convenience. A new study indicates that pharmacists who work at locations with drive-through windows believe the extra distractions associated with window service contribute to processing delays, reduced efficiency and even dispensing errors.
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- Eating fish, omega-3 oils, fruits and veggies lowers risk of memory problems
11-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
A diet rich in fish, omega-3 oils, fruits and vegetables may lower your risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, whereas consuming omega-6 rich oils could increase chances of developing memory problems, according to a study published in the Nov. 13, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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- Stem cell nuclei are soft 'hard drives,' Penn study finds
10-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
Biophysicists at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that the nuclei of human stem cells are particularly soft and flexible, rather than hard, making it easier for stem cells to migrate through the body and to adopt different shapes, but ultimately to put human genes in the correct nuclear "sector" for proper access and expression.
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- Compliance with medications lowers health care costs
10-23-2006 · EurekAlert!
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who take medications as directed incur 12.5 percent lower medical costs than those who do not report University of Chicago researchers. A second study, however, suggests that there is no simple way to improve compliance.
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