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Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with poor sleep in women
Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) negatively affect women's sleep. Sleep is further impaired by pain, depression and poor adherence to RA medications.   view more (2009-06-10)

Why face symmetry is sexy across cultures and species
In humans, faces are an important source of social information. One property of faces that is rapidly noticed is attractiveness. Research has highlighted symmetry and sexual dimorphism (how masculine/feminine a face is) as important variables that determine a face's attractiveness.   view more (2008-05-07)

Obesity linked to hormone imbalance that impacts sexual quality of life
Hormonal changes and diminished sexual quality of life among obese men are related to the degree of obesity, and both are improved after gastric bypass surgery according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).   view more (2009-03-03)

Cystic fibrosis patients' self-assessment of health can predict prognosis
Adult Cystic Fibrosis patients can provide important information that helps to predict their prognosis, according to research that asked 223 adult CF patients to assess their own health and well-being.   view more (2008-12-29)

Over 75s who care for others and see grandchildren have a better quality of life, says new research
Elderly carers have larger social networks and are not as lonely as other people in their age group, according to a paper in the Journal of Advanced Nursing. They also tend to be healthier and have a better quality of life.   view more (2005-01-17)

Study Examines Ethnic Differences in Sleep Quality and Blood Pressure
n the United States, African Americans have higher blood pressure and are at greater risk of hypertension than whites. In addition, African Americans report poorer sleep quality and exhibit a smaller nighttime decrease in blood pressure than whites, a phenomenon called blood pressure "dipping."   view more (2007-10-30)

Research into research can be improved
The methods used to evaluate the quality of research can be far more accurate and far-reaching, according to a new doctoral thesis on bibliometrics from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.   view more (2006-11-20)

New WHO study asks, "How happy are you with your lot in life?"
Researchers are asking people throughout Britain to describe how happy they are with their lot in life to help improve the effect of the healthcare they receive.   view more (2004-11-15)

UCLA cancer researchers develop quality measures for colorectal cancer surgery
A set of quality measures used to evaluate the quality of care received by patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer has been created by UCLA researchers in an effort to improve care before, during and after the surgery.   view more (2006-11-15)

Patients' pretreatment quality of life can predict overall lung cancer survival
Research published in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has found that an individual's quality of life prior to treatment can help predict the overall survival of patients with advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).   view more (2009-09-03)

Resident work-hour restrictions yield little improvement in perceived quality of patient care
Research conducted by participants at several medical schools, including co-authors Michael J. Cunningham, M.D., and Roland D. Eavey, M.D., of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Pediatric Otolaryngology Service, Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, has found that reducing the amount of work hours alone for surgical... view more... (2006-10-11)

Quality-of-life yardstick needed for children with serious urologic conditions, Hopkins study shows
A small but revealing study from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center suggests that a widely used tool to measure physical, emotional and psychological functioning and well-being in children may fail to accurately gauge these quality-of-life indicators in the children with some of the most severe bladder conditions, such as spina bifida and bladder... view more... (2007-10-29)

What should your 'quality of life' score be?
In a controversial article in the October Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Dr Michael Koller and Dr Wilfried Lorenz publish their new 'quality of life profile' which they argue can be used alongside other medical tests. It's not how ill you are, it's how you feel about it Traditionally, doctors focus on the clinical aspects of a... view more... (2002-10-01)

Exercise more, not less, to ease aching back
People with lower back pain are better off exercising more, not less.   view more (2009-06-03)

Helia Wraps-up Optical Coatings
A new Scottish multi-million pound photonics company is geared up for the future of telecommunications after securing a seven figure private investment deal. The investment has allowed Helia Photonics Ltd, a Heriot-Watt University spin-out to purchase the coatings division of Terahertz Photonics in a technology transfer deal, and say they are... view more... (2002-09-24)

Vasectomy may put men at risk for type of dementia
Northwestern University researchers have discovered men with an unusual form of dementia have a higher rate of vasectomy than men the same age who are cognitively normal.   view more (2007-02-13)

Sperm may play leading role in spreading HIV
Sperm, and not just the fluid it bathes in, can transmit HIV to macrophages, T cells, and dendritic cells (DCs), report a team led by Ana Ceballos at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina.   view more (2009-10-26)

Asthma, outdoor air quality and the Olympic Games
As we come close to the Beijing Olympic Games, a review article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) reminds us that the heat and humidity in the Beijing region will present a formidable challenge to all athletes. Moreover, poor quality of air can also affect all athletes, especially those with asthma.   view more (2008-08-11)

No Justification For Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis To Relieve Abdominal Pain (p1247)
Authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide evidence that laparoscopic adhesiolysis cannot be recommended as a treatment for adhesions in patients with chronic abdominal pain. Laparoscopic adhesiolysis--keyhole surgery to treat severe abdominal pain by the removal of adhesions--is controversial and is not based on the outcome of... view more... (2003-04-09)

Researchers discover cell's 'quality control' mechanism
Researchers in Japan and Canada have discovered a key component of the quality control mechanism that operates inside human cells - sometimes too well. The breakthrough has significant implications for the development of new treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF) and some other hereditary diseases, the researchers say. Their results were published... view more... (2008-07-30)
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