Study Documents Attitudes About Assisted Suicide Among Patients With Lou Gehrig's Disease
...des about assisted suicide. In 73percent of cases, caregivers and patients had the same attitude on the subject.... bathe and use the toilet. Thirty-seven percent of caregivers lost incomebecause of caregiving: 23 percent reported their social lives sufferedfrequently: 20 perc...Study: osteoporosis doubles risk of fractures in nursing homes
... Investigators hope the data will help doctors and caregivers prevent fractures among nursing homes residents. "In addition to evaluating a resident's bone strength, we should also consider their level of activity," said Zimmerman. "Although further study is needed, medications and dietary supplements to improv...Zinc supplementation reduces duration of diarrheal episodes in infants in developing countries
...ment cost of diarrhea, and it may be perceived by caregivers as a desirable alternative to antibiotics and other drugs. The across-the-board benefits of zinc supplementation suggest that zinc should be provided to all children with acute and persistent diarrhea in settings where it is common. Attention s...Studies offer data on potential impact of Reminyl on caregiver 'burden' in Alzheimer's disease
... Alzheimers disease can ease the burden on family caregivers by reducing the amount of time required for superv...ysis led by Dr. Wilcock, which focused on the time caregivers spent supervising their family members or assisting them with activities of daily living, such as dr...A genetic basis for behavior in infancy
Infants' early attachment to their parents or caregivers has been considered essential for survival in the human species. Ainsworth and colleagues devised an experimental procedure, the Strange Situation, and described marked individual differences in infants' coping with the stress elicited by two consecu...Study identifies hypertension patients who can benefit from the little used diuretic amiloride
...hypertensive patients. These findings will enable caregivers to target those patients who suffer from this deadly condition that will benefit from pharmaceutical products now available. Findings Have High Impact for Research Overall This research marks a new direction in physiology research. These investig...DHEA supplement shows no effect on Alzheimer's disease
... cognitive functioning and rated by physicians and caregivers on any changes in the severity of the disease. DHEA did not significantly improve cognitive performance or ratings of disease severity. A transient benefit on cognitive performance may have been seen on the tests at three months, but the benefit narr...Common treatment for depression is safe and effective for Alzheimer's patients
...ase and major depression. All patients and their caregivers were educated about the illnesses and received encouragement and emotional support throughout the study. All patients were rated on a standardized depression scale and given a single placebo pill daily for one week in order to identify those with tr...Brace therapy for osteoarthrisis, legal issues in TBI research, prosthetic fitting
...competency and decision-making capacity, and using caregivers as study participants. Investigators argue clearer regulatory guidance on research involving patients with cognitive impairments is needed. "Liner" classification system may revolutionize prosthetic limb fitting, pg 175 A new resource has been...National Parkinson Foundation designates UNC as 'Center of Excellence'
...he place to which persons with Parkinson disease, caregivers and families, health-care providers, and others in the community turn for the most up-to-date research, specialized services, support, information and referral services for Parkinson disease," the Charter says. UNC's Department of Neurology has been ...'Crack babies' do better when placed with non-family caregivers
...aine-exposed and 63 non-exposed children and their caregivers from birth until the children turned 2. By that a...ng skills. Finally, our study suggests that "kin" caregivers of cocaine-exposed infants and toddlers may also need support and help with parenting....Wheelchairs biomechanics, prosthetic development
...irs users preferred single-wide platform ramps and caregivers preferred channel ramps. Investigators found that ramps were delivered without instructions, moved during use, and were too narrow. These findings provide insight into the benefits and limitations of different ramp designs and implications for curb a......ed repair. He noted that there is much parents and caregivers already do for children with cerebral palsy, including physical therapy along with botox injections and baclofen pumps to reduce debilitating spasticity that comes from confused communication to the muscles about whether they should relax or contract...