Biomedical subjects

M Hindi-Alexander

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PubMed1990

Methylxanthines and fibrocystic breast disease: a study of correlations.

Daily methylxanthine ingestion from drug and dietary sources was studied by means of questionnaires from a sample of 102 women who visited the office of a radiologist for xeromammograms. The mammograms were used to measure the level of fibrocystic breast disease. Fibrocystic breast disease was found to be positively correlated with both caffeine and total methylxanthine ingestion. These positive findings are discussed in light of the fact that most recent studies of this link have been negative.

Adult↗

PubMed1989

A reinterpretation of psychologically induced airways changes.

Psychologically induced airways changes in asthmatic individuals may be a function of variation in general activation level, not variation in asthma severity. The evidence for this hypothesis derives from work showing that healthy individuals exhibit psychologically induced airways changes similar to those exhibited by asthmatics. Individuals from both normal and healthy populations display increases in bronchomotor tone in response to stress and decreases in bronchomotor tone in response to relaxing stimulation. Although these responses are not limited to asthmatics, they are not irrelevant to asthma. Knowledge of specific relationships between airways changes and psychological factors is helpful in the management of asthma.

Asthma↗

PubMed1978

An exploratory study.

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Adaptation, Psychological↗