Training for doctors improves screening for risk-taking in teens
...e a significant difference if you can help them be comfortable asking questions about sensitive issues like sexuality and substance use," Wibbelsman said. "These workshops open a door to adolescence for our providers, a chance for them to give teenaged patients a better quality of care. "We not only win in quali...Wilmington chemist wins national award for drug development
...still in grade school," he said. "It got me really comfortable with experimenting." Anderson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont in 1959 - as well as an honorary doctorate 29 years later - and his Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire in 1963. He is a member of the ACS divisio......cant number of individuals in this group feel more comfortable communicating in Spanish," Dr. Lin said. "Because Medicaid enrollment applications are fairly complicated, it is possible that someone with a limited ability to speak English would also have a limited understanding of the enrollment procedure." Also...Cranfield technology noses ahead
...requires a small urine sample it becomes much more comfortable for the Patient. It reduces diagnosis time allowing same day treatment and less anxiety for the patient." Diag-Nose is also being evaluated as a means of diagnosing diseases such as TB as well as certain cancers.Ends......'flashes' is clearly the term that most people are comfortable with, although 'flushes' is more technically correct," she said. "It is what actually happens. Women get a vasomotor flush, a dilation of blood vessels. The result is a hot sensation and a red flush in skin color." Scientists have in recent years beg...'Revolutionary' treatment for birth defect improves survival of newborns
...ive and find a gentler ventilator strategy that is comfortable forthem." The cause of diaphragmatic hernia is unknown, but it's often diagnosed duringroutine prenatal ultrasound examination. Kays, whose office walls are covered with photos of his young patients who havesurvived diaphragmatic hernia, emphaticall...Mayo Clinic study reports that centenarians do well following surgery
...ootsteps it is to thebathroom. They are secure and comfortable in their own environment -- but not inan unfamiliar hospital room. In general, we believe that the faster they getback to their daily routines, the quicker they will recover." The researchers studied 31 men and women ages 100 to 107 who had surgery a...Study links body image to athletes' fertility
...y and directorof the study, says, "Most people are comfortable with telling women athletes whoexperience menstrual abnormalities simply to eat more and exercise less but ourresearch is beginning to show that eating and exercise aren't the only factors.Our research indicates that there are also psychological and ...Newest Depression Medications Widely Prescribed For Children
... to have done sofor other indications. Physicians comfortable with management of depression andthose who had limited referral availability to mental health specialists alsowere significantly more likely to prescribe SSRIs. "There is a fear that these medications will supplant or replace othermulti-modal...Study Confirms Girls' Belief: More Fat Means Fewer Dates
... it's psychologically healthy forblack girls to be comfortable with their bodies and with the normal physicalchanges that are taking place in their bodies," Halpern said. "The flip side isthat acceptance of real obesity can result in significant health problems laterin life. Ideally, we need to encourage girls...Circumcisions In Doctors' Offices As Safe As Those In Hospitals
...ll boyswill be relatively comfortable during the officeprocedure," Jayanthi said, adding that some babies cried duringthe entire office procedure. However, these complaintscould have been due to being restrained o......help us increase our knowledge and, hopefully,feel comfortable recommending this procedure routinely in the future," added Dr.Makkar....Oregon's Terminally Ill Patients More Likely to Have End-Of-Life Choices Respected, Study Finds
...nned for theirdying and avoided being taken out of comfortable and familiar surroundings andtransferred to the hospital against their wishes." Only 5 percent of familiesinterviewed for the Barriers study reported that "too much" care was given totheir relatives. Managed care is more prevalent in Oregon than in ...Americans Skip Dialysis; Swedes And Japanese Don't, Wake Forest Study Shows
...ribed in the United States maymake treatments less comfortable for patients, resulting in ... increasedabsenteeism," they said. For instance, treatments are shorter, with higher bloodflow, which may lead to cramping and very low blood pressure. U.S. dialysis patients are likely to be sicker than patients in o...Psychologist Detects Brain-Activity Changes In Maltreated Kids
... and make healthyadjustments to theirperception of comfortable or threatening environments.Having child-abuse victims focus on their reactions in real-world situationscould produce positive results. On a more fundamental level, Pollak's research is generating excitement becauseit calls into question the idea tha...The American Heart Association Urges Caution On Cholestin
...tly the same way. "Individuals who may feel more comfortable with ingesting a food product than aprescription drug may not realize that the red yeast fermented on rice used inChinese cooking is used in much smaller quantities than the food supplement soldin the United States. Therefore, people may be venturin...New Contact Lens Material Could Lessen Risk Of Eye Infection
...er in the lens makesit softer and, therefore, more comfortable to the wearer, besides providing muchrequired oxygen to the eye," says Dr. Ravi Mukkamala, who presented thefindings. Dr. Mukkamala, who currently works as a senior scientist at Rohm and Haas TexasInc. in Houston, was the co-inventor of the materials...... nowhere near what they had described. It was more comfortable than having aPap smear," said Mohr. The baby is due in August. Despite having two previous miscarriages, she said she felt confident going intothe procedure because of Dr. Williams' expertise. While amniocentesis isperformed in medical centers and pr......home. Women feltsimilarly, although they were less comfortable with the prospect of takingmisoprostol at home than mifepristone.(Preliminary results from an ongoingmultisite study allowing home administration of misoprostol, however, indicatethat most women find this option highly acceptable.) "If misoprostol is...