Condemnation May Be Driving Circumcised Women From Health Care
...anket condemnation by health workers will not help families decidehow to break a long-standing tradition by choosing not to circumcise theirdaughters," the authors write. "On the contrary, by unwittingly conveyingrevulsion toward circumcised women and children, providers may drive thesefamilies away from the...Studies Find Public Policies For Children And Teenagers Not Very Effective
...msthat address the needs of the students and their families and theymust be allowed to evaluate those programs using meaningfulmeasures such as self-report surveys," said the authors. Presentation: "School-Based Sex Education: Are We GettingAnywhere?" Diana P. Oliver, M.S., University of Memphis. Sessio...Procter & Gamble Supports Yale University Collaboration For Public Health Training Throughout China
...se; and a study measuring the burden of disease on families andcommunities. "P&G cares about the communities where it does business", said DimitriPanayotopoulos, president, P&G China. "Procter & Gamble has been activelysupporting the important causes in China that improve the quality of life here. P&...Study Shows Child Health Plus Eases Access, But Some Barriers Remain
...tate-fundedhealth insurance program for low-income families that wasintroduced in 1991. The 18-month study involved extensive telephone interviews withmore than 1,800 Child Health Plus enrollees, parents or guardiansof children ages 0-13 years who enrolled in the program betweenJuly 1992 and July 1993 and who......rescribed medication are more likely to befound in families where affection isn't displayed, and where expecta...the treatment of asthma you find a highernumber of families and kids with psychological problems" said Bruce Bender,Ph.D., head of Neuropsychology at National J...States Must Be Held Accountable For New Health Plans For Children
... to be uninsured inthe United States. Most are in families with working parents who have jobs thatdo not prov...entify problems and seek treatment. Parents whose families are insured maydelay getting care because of out-of-pocket expenses, the difficulty ofscheduling app...Safe And Effective Treatment For Acute Repetitive Seizures
...nt, in this case about$850,000, will save American families substantial amounts of money by enablingpatients to stay out of hospital emergency rooms and to receive treatment intheir homes. It is also an excellent example of collaboration between a privatecompany, clinical investigators, and the National Inst...Policy Methods For Eliminating Child Labor
...rgue, barring children from work would plunge many families into starvation. But in some countries, such as India and China, where the standard of living is higher -- though still low overall -- a government ban on child labor could act as a corrective factor, keeping the country's economy stable while actual...Epilepsy Drugs Useful To Treat Alzheimer's, Studies Find
...sion and agitation are often the top concernsamong families of patients, say physicians. "The behavioral disturbances wear care givers down and areone of the main reasons that patients are admitted to acute andlong-term care institutions," says Porsteinsson. "People don'tput their husbands or mothers in...Cedars-Sinai Medical News Tips
...eurosurgical Institute provides patients and their families withpsychological support as well as monthly updates on the latest in treatmentoptions, including radiation, chemotherapy and future strategies using genetherapy and immunology. The series of programs combines medical updates withpsychological suppor...Future Workers Will Receive MSAs
... the currently or recentlyuninsured are members of families containing a full-time or part-time worker,"says Battistella. Furthermore, widespread acceptance of MSAs would eliminate thedilemma that many low-income workers face when given a choice between healthinsurance and higher take-home pay, he says. "We ...PAHO Working With Affected Communities In Central America
...sappeared, 11,000 are wounded and more than 30,000 families are homeless, PAHO officials are working to reestablish water supplies and strengthen disease surveillance. Immediate priorities in Honduras also include acquiring essential drugs and vaccines, disseminating educational health messages, improving sa......n on the WorldWide Web and to empower patients and families to work as effective partners withtheir health care providers, four Boston-based organizations are offering aunique two-day program called "Demystifying Cancer." This program will takeplace at Boston's Museum of Science on Friday and Saturday, April...'Motion Blindness,' Not Just Poor Memory, Causes Alzheimer's Patients To Lose Their Way
...nger than theyotherwise might while alerting other families that they should beextra vigilant in keeping tabs on their relatives. It should alsospur providers to encourage patients to refer to specificlandmarks that are independent of motion when getting around. The findings are based on experiments in D...You Don't Need To Make Sperm Or Even Be Alive To Be A Father
...s."Retrieving something from their loved one gives families in grief some hope,"he says. The Vernoffs were the first to use the sperm for fertilisation,however. Single thawed sperm were injected into Gaby Vernoff's eggs. After oneunsuccessful attempt, she become pregnant last year (This Week, 18 July 1998, p5...Study Shows That Pediatricians Play Crucial Role In Violence Prevention
...s that physicianshave a great deal of influence on families and often form unique bonds with themas they mature. The study identified six potential ways clinicians could help curb violentbehavior during a routine well-child examination. The six areas of interventionincluded: educating the family about youth ...Active Aging Makes A Difference: World Health Day 1999 Set April 7
...d aspossible, we can continue to contribute to our families and the community aroundus while they continue to benefit from our experiences and accomplishments." World Health Day, celebrated every April 7 to mark the founding of the WorldHealth Organization, involves all types of observations and celebrations ...New Research Identifies Outcomes And Future Trends Based On Past Behaviors, Experience
...acteristics were used toidentify adult outcomes in families at high-risk of schizophrenia and affectivedisorders. A University of Amsterdam study, "Association Between MemoryComplaints and Incident Alzheimer's Disease in Elderly People With NormalBaseline Cognition," [Geerlings, p.531, #6829] documents the p...Oregon's Terminally Ill Patients More Likely to Have End-Of-Life Choices Respected, Study Finds
...state, raisingquestions about whether patients and families were denied treatments theywanted. Yet the Barriers study suggests families remain satisfied with theamount of are their loved ones received at the end of life. Only 2 percent ......ide survivors and their second andthird generation families who may need coping strategies of their own to dea...-7 atBaycrest. Two public forums for survivors and families will take place on theevenings of May 4 and 5. The forums are: Multigenerational Caring for the Agin...