Quality of the sibling relationship when one sibling has autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial of a sibling support group.

The sibling relationship can be negatively impacted when one child has autism spectrum disorder. One way to improve the quality of that relationship is through typically developing sibling participation in a support group in which they learn about autism spectrum disorder and coping skills, develop a peer network, and discuss their feelings. Compared to participating in a similar group without a focus on autism spectrum disorder, siblings in the support group showed improvements in the quality of the sibling relationship.

The efficacy of dietary intervention alone or combined with hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women with hypercholesterolemia in Seoul, Korea.

Background: Women have an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to hormone imbalance-induced changes in blood lipid profiles after menopause.

Aim Of Study: This study was done to compare the effects of dietary intervention and hormone replacement therapy, alone or in combination, on blood lipids and body weight in Korean postmenopausal women with hypercholesterolemia.

Method: The subjects were treated by one of three different treatments for 12 weeks: hormone replacement therapy (HRT group, n = 8), dietary intervention (DIET group, n = 8) and hormone replacement therapy combined with dietary intervention (HRT+DIET group, n = 8).

The effect of dietary intervention through the modification of fatty acids composition and antioxidant vitamin intake on plasma TXB(2) level in Korean postmenopausal women with hypercholesterolemia.

The purpose of this study was to observe the effects of dietary intervention, through the modification of dietary fatty acids composition and antioxidant vitamins, on plasma thromboxane B(2) (TXB(2)) levels in postmenopausal women with hypercholesterolemia. The subjects were treated for 12 weeks with one of three methods: hormone replacement therapy (HRT group, n=8), dietary intervention (DIET group, n=8), or HRT combined with dietary intervention (HRT +DIET group, n=8). Changes in serum phospholipid fatty acids composition, serum peroxides, and plasma TXB(2) levels were measured at weeks 0, 4 and 12.