Internet porn-blocking software neednt block health information, study finds
... and sexuality, including topics they may not feel comfortable talking about with parents, teachers or health care providers from depression to sexual orientation. Three-quarters of schools and nearly half of libraries have installed filtering software on Internet-connected computers, to prevent access to certa...Swaddling may help sleeping babies remain on their backs
...tomachs to sleep because they say they appear more comfortable or to sleep better. "That's also the time when babies have enough strength and are big enough that they can escape from the typical 'burrito' wrap style of swaddling," said Claudia M. Gerard, M.D., clinical instructor in pediatrics and lead author o...Making therapeutic kitchens more like home aids Alzheimer's patients
...ts. The right design also gives those residents a comfortable and safe place to sharpen their mental abilities...ons for making kitchens in these facilities a more comfortable and reassuring homey environment, such as using standard-size appliances instead of large, bulky com...Landmark study shows coenzyme Q10 slows progressive decline in Parkinsons disease
...r. "But we are not at the stage yet where we feel comfortable telling patients to go to their local health food store and purchase coenzyme Q10 as a treatment for the disease. Right now, we know this study shows vitamin-type therapy may slow the progression of movement and motor disabilities associated with th...USC researchers develop new way to measure cultural adaptation of youth
...nts finished eight statements including: I am most comfortable being with people from _____; my favorite music is from _____; the holidays I celebrate are from _____; and the food I eat at home is from _____. Each statement could be answered in one of four ways: the U.S. (indicating assimilation); the country m...Self-taught stress management techniques most effective in relieving stress of chemotherapy
...ssionally-administered training may have felt less comfortable with the techniques, and were less skilled when employing them. Jacobsen also points out that it cost two-thirds less to implement stress-management training in the self-guided patients, despite the cost of the booklet and videotape. Jacobsen hopes ...A computer-based, self-help system for the space age
..."Researchers have shown that people are often more comfortable revealing sensitive information to a computer, rather than to a clinician, and they are more likely to acknowledge problems using computer-based assessments," said Dr. James Carter, a researcher on the National Space Biomedical Research Institute's (...Eastern Washington hospitals deploy new Bridge technology to enhance patient safety
... network that includes Sacred Heart: "We feel very comfortable introducing this affordable, easy-to-use, robust technologywhich we helped Bridge developto other hospitals in our network." In addition to clinical effectiveness, CIOs like Galusha look for ease of integration to existing systems. "Bridge uses 'open...One-on-one with pharmacists gives patients medication advantage
... and 72 percent reported feeling more comfortable asking for information. More participants reported talking with their physician, nurse or pharmacist about their medications after the program than before (79 vs. 62 percent). ...Writing email about traumatic events can improve health
...s as well as possibly providing people with a more comfortable atmosphere in which to write about their experiences." Brown is working on replicating the study's finding on a larger, 500-person sample, which she believes will yield similar results. She plans to continue to work on analysis of her data after gra...Researchers identify new signs of depression and anxiety in patients
...sad, getting tired easily, trouble sleeping, being comfortable around people, difficulty concentrating and giving up to easily. Providers completed the Duke Severity of Illness Checklist (DUSOI) within 24 hours after patient visits. The DUSOI measures severity of illness by assessing the severity of symptom lev......e of security in the babies. "Preterm infants are comfortable in this position... and by promoting a quiet state and physiological stability, were hoping that the impact of a painful event, such as a heel stick, will be dampened." Music, in the form of lullabies sung by the mothers, may also help soothe babies ...Whitewater death inspires students to create safer helmet
...ost less than $30 per helmet to manufacture and be comfortable and aesthetically pleasing enough to appeal to whitewater enthusiasts. The year-long project concluded this month when Cordeiro and Lee unveiled a prototype helmet and subjected it to several tests designed to replicate whitewater conditions. The und...Stanford study shows now-familiar medications at core of better outlook for depressed patients
...ajor role. "If you don't have medications you feel comfortable prescribing, your motivation for diagnosing someon... as depressed is lower," he said. "Physicians feel comfortable with the treatment options so they're more likely to diagnose and treat their patients." Stafford n...In heart failure, beta-blockers boost survival advantage for women
... Based on our results, clinicians should feel very comfortable prescribing beta-blockers to women, and not think twice about gender-related differences in their effects, Ghali says. Researchers analyzed the effect of metoprolol CR/XL in women in the Metoprolol CR/XL Randomized Intervention Trial in Heart Failure...Studies suggest new headache treatment is more effective than medication
...ype headaches, including pregnant women, were made comfortable within 40 minutes without medication. This new headache treatment is based on the finding that headache patients have an inflamed tender area above the upper molar teeth. The inflammation creates a local swelling, which exerts pressure on the adjac...Cancer-causing drug safe and effective in treating eye disease
...may want to work in concert with another physician comfortable with the use of agents such as chlorambucil." Uveitis is a condition that can be enigmatic and attributable to any number of causes, both infectious and non-infectious. Chlorambucil is used only in non-infectious cases, which are more common. In less...High rates of caesarean section do not reflect women's preferences
...section is actually safer for the newborn and more comfortable than a vaginal delivery for most women. Alternatively, doctors may not have the opportunity or skills needed to elicit their patients' preferences and simply assume that their private patients would prefer a caesarean section, suggest the authors. "W...Anxiety over breast self-examination may lead to low compliance, UCLA researchers find
...ded instruction and support to help them feel more comfortable and adept at performing self-examinations, women at high risk who are anxious about self-examinations may benefit more from being advised to receive more frequent clinical breast exams by a health professional. Time and again, we hear from high-risk ......Brooks found that a majority of physicians are not comfortable addressing spirituality with patients. In a survey of 78 physicians, a majority reported they accepted a link between religion and health, yet only 8 percent discussed spirituality in any detail with their patients. Less than a third knew their patie...