New study: Small, frequent doses of caffeine best strategy for staying awake
...ation as the probable cause. Due to the high-paced demands of modern society, relatively few Americans obtain the 8-9 hours of sleep that they need each night. This can result in chronic sleep debt, which not only interferes with glucose metabolism by increasing insulin resistance akin to what occurs in diab...Celebrities are root cause of rush to dentist
...thin the dental profession suggests this increases demands on dentists, who say they are already overstretched yet are being placed under additional pressure to perform small miracles. The findings of the study are published in the current edition of the academic journal Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemio...Chronic care medicine: Physicians say 'help!'
...nic care medicine was too thin overall to meet the demands of their practices. Specifically, nearly two-thirds felt poorly trained in skills related to the care of chronically ill patients, including the management of geriatric syndromes, end-of-life care and nutrition. The Johns Hopkins-led study also foun...AIDS toll in African heartland isn't always what people think
...ral policies focused exclusively on reducing labor demands for crops seem misguided. The impact of AIDS, the group has shown, is not always nor necessarily in the fields. "We feel very strongly that it would be a serious mistake to put all of the agricultural research resources into labor saving crops and t...Exercising limbs protects brain cells affected by Parkinson's, study in rodents shows
...ed in a cast for seven days, placing more physical demands on the free forelimb. After the cast was removed, 6-OHDA was administered to the brain on the same side as the limb that had been casted. The researchers observed no deficits in movement with either limb. Most importantly, the limb that had been exer...100,000 excess civilian deaths after Iraq invasion
...urgents. For the occupiers, winning the peace now demands a thorough reappraisal of strategy and tactics to prevent further unnecessary human casualties. For the sake of a country in crisis and for a people under daily threat of violence, the evidence that we publish today must change heads as well as pier...Can poor countries help rich countries contain drug costs?
...? Faced with these spiralling costs and increasing demands for quality health care by ageing populations, industrialised countries would do well to consider and adopt these approaches, writes Hans Hogerzeil of the World Health Organization. Essential medicines are not second rate medicines for poor people; t...Alcoholics can have deficits in visuoperception and frontal executive function despite sobriety
... be engaged, for example, driving, or work-related demands that require sequencing, judgment, decision making, complex tasks requiring organization, planning, and visuospatial information, like dentistry, or using heavy machinery in construction." "To me the findings suggest that alcoholics will simply have ...HHS awards $10.4 million to fight AIDS on three continents
...he National Institutes of Health. "A global crisis demands a global response," Secretary Thompson said. "To control and curtail the pandemic, inexpensive, effective and logistically feasible measures of HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention are urgently needed. By building research capacity and infrastructure in...ESA service makes customised maps available to African aid workers
...te question is; Where is Luebo? There will soon be demands from the office, as he will have to inform his counterparts of the developing situation. But there is no detailed map of the Congo in the office library and it is too costly and too long to order a special reproduction of a new map when the team ha...Physician response to conflicts between faith and medicine
...on, that most physicians strive to accommodate the demands of a patient's faith, but that certain types of conflict tend to push doctors over a threshold toward negotiation, persuasion, and appeal to other authorities. "There is often a tension between respecting the patient's religious beliefs and pursuing ...Marijuana associated with same respiratory symptoms as tobacco
...dical services for respiratory problems, and these demands are likely to increase as the population of heavy marijuana smokers ages." The findings were based on 6,728 questionnaires completed by adult men and women, 20 to 59 years old, in 1988 and 1994. The data was from the National Health and Nutrition Ex...Need better social research but it doesn't come cheap
...'s thoughts and feelings is likely to make heavier demands both on those questioned and the researchers involved than the sorts of surveys widely used at present.Professor Loomes sets out the case for his study in a speech at the international 'Learning about Risk' conference, in Canterbury, launching the ES...Testosterone supplements for elderly men
...e requirements of this group and ultimately reduce demands on the NHS and social services. Men aged 65+ who have lost weight, are easily tired, slow in walking and feel generally weak for no specific reason are eligible for the study. They will be asked some basic questions and undertake a few simple tests ...Least protection offered to those most at risk of sudden cardiac death
...All of the centres also expected to see increasing demands for ICDs in the future. Better planning and greater resourcing of ICD centres are needed to address the inequality in healthcare highlighted in this study, the authors conclude....Special imaging study shows failing hearts are 'energy starved'
...hat the supply may be insufficient to match energy demands of the heart during stress or exercise, which is often when symptoms appear. Many factors may contribute to human heart failure, but a failure in the energy supply would certainly affect the heart's function if supply can't be met."...Services for children: Training needed to tackle complexity of new labour's joined-up approach
...d health professionals. The study found that heavy demands are made on the professionals involved in implementing multi-agency teamwork in terms of their need to rethink their roles and switch to different kinds of activities and working practices. A main focus of this new way of working is the sharing with ...Teaching a less obvious medical skill -- Ethical decision-making
...ices surrounding medical care. Yet the requests or demands of a patient may put his or her doctor in an ethical quandary. For example, a doctor may have to choose between keeping the diagnosis of HIV infection confidential or reporting it to public health officials to protect the health of other persons who ...Physician roles at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo
...responsibility for individuals in need of care and demands placed upon them by the state or other governing entity. Dual loyalty can arise in the military, in prisons, in situations where care is provided to illegal immigrants, in forensic psychiatry, and in a variety of workplaces where institutional intere......n to the human suffering involved, their treatment demands significant medical resources. Recovery from a stroke is often lengthy and involves frequent hospital visits. Victims may lose the power of clear speech and can feel embarrassed and depressed by their condition. The recovery may be prolonged because ...