Studies Find Public Policies For Children And Teenagers Not Very Effective
... CHICAGO -- Initiating public policies to help educate youthsabout drugs, curb sexual behavior and regulate children'stelevision programming is popular public policy, but for the mostpart it has failed to prevent harm. Three studies examining theshortcomings of Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.),......ol of Medicine "I'm excited by the opportunity to educate health care professionalsfrom across the Atlanta area about population-based health care research," saysRisa P. Hayes, Ph.D., associate professor and associate director for educationat the center. "Through this introduction, we hope to develop a net...Communication Between Doctors And Asthma Patients Is Key
...icians underwenttraining on how to communicate and educate patients about asthma. Clark'sresearch team studied 650 asthma patients to determine the effect communicationhad on patient outcomes. "Asthma patients have to manage their disease day to day. With good instructionand self confidence, patients can t...The Health Consequences Of Nuclear Arms Trade In The Subcontinent Should Not Be Overlooked
...lict between India and Pakistan never occurs is to educate the population of the true horrors of nuclear conflict and the human costs that such a programme could entail. The author concludes that it is imperative that international sanctions do not add to the misery of the millions who will bear the brunt of...University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Researchers Awarded Grant To Fight Leukemia Recurrence
...s immune cells to attack adisease. "We're going to educate the immune system in the lab," Jordan said. "We'veinvented a new technology to genetically change the tumor cell." The researchers plan to extract tumor cells from a patient, culture them, andthen using a virus as a transfer agent, will introduce hu...Understanding Why Antibiotics May Be Over-prescribed For Patients With Sore Throats
...ut the possible benefits of a national campaign to educate the public, but saw the value of educating patients individually. Contact: Dr Stephen Rollnick, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, Department of General Practice, University of Wales College of Medicine, Llanedeyrn Health Centre, Maelfa, Cardiff...Want To Eat Less Fat? Resolve To Read Food Labels
...ly value, so they don't use it. We clearly need to educate consumersabout the interpretation and use of the percent daily value in meal planning." To help simplify the use of percent daily value when selecting a low-fat diet,Hutchinson researchers have developed the "5-10-20" rule: 20 percent is the recomm...Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...eves. "I think health plans and doctors could help educate thepublic about how patients benefit from these incentives and reinforce theircommitment to act as patient advocates," he says. "If there are safeguards inplace to make it less likely that incentives cause problems, disclosure couldhelp develop partn...Nurse Practitioners Reducing Costs, Expanding Care
...and interpret lab tests andX-rays, and counsel and educate their patients. Besides providing a lower-cost alternative to seeing a doctor, nursepractitioners can benefit patients in other ways as well. "For the most part, a physician's income -- particularly that of a generalpractitioner -- will fluct...Standardization Of Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Offers Hope To Patients Nationwide
...vice will allow us tostandardize the procedure and educate others on the utilization of thespecialized device, allowing more physicians to provide this life-extendingtreatment to patients around the world." Before the procedure, Loggie surgically removes all visible cancerousgrowths from the patien...Wake Up To Stroke -- Night Strokes Linked To Long Delays In Care
...p when symptoms firststart," he says. "We need to educate people to recognize the symptoms ofstroke, to appropriately interpret the symptoms as a stroke and to call 911immediately when they occur." Co-authors are Dexter Morris, M.D., Ph.D., Kelly Evenson, Ph.D., Jeffrey Valleeand Kristie Schmidt, University...ENBREL (Etanercept) Patient And Physician Support Web Site Launched
... SEATTLE, April 6, 1999 - In an effort to better educate patients and health careproviders about ENBREL (etanercept), a breakthrough treatment for rheumatoidarthritis (RA), Immunex Corporation and Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals havelaunched the ENBREL Web Site: www.enbrel.com . ENBREL is used to treat moder......fornia, Nevada and Utah,recognizes individuals who educate their communities about issues related toheart disease and stroke through the media. "Coronary disease is the nation's number one killer for women as well as men,though women tend to be concerned primarily with breast cancer," explained Dr.Lifshitz w...NSF award to five Georgia universities for new Science and Technology Center
...search findings to industry and thepublic. To help educate journalists and disseminate information about advancesin behavioral neuroscience, workshops will be established for science andmedical writers. The center will exemplify a marriage of industrial,governmental and institutional partners. The Georgia Re...Vanderbilt School of Nursing begins graduate program in correctional health
...rrectional setting. "With the new program, we will educate nurse practitioners about the healthproblems of the incarcerated population and the health care delivery system sothat they will have an easier transition to this unique setting." Several VUSN graduates are currently employed as nurse practitioners i...Penn study shows that head trauma produces Alzheimer's-like neurodegeneration
...uggest that society renew its commitment to better educate citizensabout the specific risk-reduction behaviors that can be used to prevent headtrauma or mitigate its devastating effects. These behaviors include the wearingof seat belts when driving an automobile and the wearing of helmets when ridinga motor...Statement from Dr. Claude Lenfant, director, NHLBI and Dr. Phillip Gorden, director, NIDDK
...rganizations named above pledge to worktogether to educate health professionals and the public about diabetes as amajor CVD risk factor....CWRU medical school announces $300 million campaign
...dicine isprepared to discover tomorrow's cures and educate tomorrow's doctors," saidCastele. Berger called the medical school one of Cleveland's most importantresources for several reasons. "For example, the school will play a central rolein developing Northeast Ohio's biotechnology industry, which w...Yale and state researchers develop improved test for new tick disease
...of the disease," he said. "Ittook several years to educate people about Lyme Disease, and it may take sometime to inform people about Ehrlichia equi. With the ELISA we are set up fornext summer's tick season." Testing for ehrlichiosis is conducted by the Connecticut Department of PublicHealth and Yale's Dep...Spouses of heart disease patients face high risks themselves
...says. "We need to think of new ways to inform and educate spouses, to give them a health risk appraisal and urge them to make lifestyle changes of their own and to seek treatment if necessary." Co-authors include Bernice C. Yates, Ph.D., R.N. and Susan Blancher, R.N., Ph.D....