Anger-prone people are more likely to have heart attacks
...kely to be men and to have less than a high school education than participants who were moderate or low scorers. High scorers were also more likely to be smokers and drinkers. Researchers did not find any racial differences in the association between anger and coronary events. "The lack of an increase in hear...ACP-ASIM issues guidelines for precribing antidepressant drugs
...about depression, ACP-ASIM has developed a patient education brochure that is available by calling 1-877-828-2525. The information is also available on an ACP-ASIM Web site: www.doctorsforadults.com . The guidelines, "Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Major Depression and Dysthymia," and a background paper, ...Taking public health to the streets works
...nd time," said the researcher. The meningococcal education campaign succeeded despite limitations in funding. "People were willing to be involved on this issue, regardless of the funding because they felt passionately about the need to communicate the key messages to their people," said Bullen.......estern University is the focus of cancer research, education and patient care at Northwestern University. The cancer center coordinates clinical research and cancer patient care programs at the affiliated teaching hospitals of the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, which include Northwestern Mem...Biomedical informatics research group develops teaching/diagnostic software
... the new software technology, including continuing education for practicing veterinarians, extending the tool to assist experts in clinical pathology, and improving case analysis by other disciplines including human medicine and other health related fields. "There is even a faculty member in the Department of ...Vulnerable groups less likely to receive early HIV drug therapy
...njection drug users, and people with low levels of education are less likely than other groups to have early access to antiretroviral therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), says new research. The study results suggest the need to improve access by the most vulnerable groups to potentially beneficial ...Study: crime, lack of PE, recreation programs lead U.S. adolescents to couch-potato lifestyles
CHAPEL HILL - Lack of access to school physical education programs and community recreation centers signific...udied participated in one or more days of physical education in school per week. physical activity levels were chiefly affected by environmental factors such...Recommendations for the establishment of primary stroke centers
...t least eight hours per year of continuing medical education credit. In addition to professional education, the Primary Stroke Center should plan and implement at least two annual programs to educate the public about stroke prevention, diagnosis and availability for emergency treatment....The effect of education on depression increases with age
The protective effect of higher education against depression increases as people age, sugges... more likely to be depressed than adults with more education -- mostly because adults with lower education had more health problems. "Much of the reason that in...Undercooked meat is chief cause of parasite infection in pregnancy
... meat products." He believes that "current health education may benefit from focus and refinement, concentrating on the principal risk factors at the expense of less important issues" and concludes "the health implications of consuming raw, undercooked or cured meats in pregnancy require careful consideration......bout emergency contraception within the context of education about other forms of contraception, and to give their clients advance provision so they will have this important method of contraception in hand when needed," she said. "Many of the potential barriers to using emergency contraception are removed when......nks' generous commitment to scientific and medical education at the University will make an enormous difference...academic medicine. It combines a thorough medical education with rigorous graduate training in a basic science, leading to both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees. Current...Government asks UNC to develop school program about alcohol and birth defects
...lik said. Dr. Dorothea E. de Zafra, the science education program coordinator at NIAAA, said officials there...ill be a model for future collaboration in science education between NIAAA and major academic alcohol research centers in the United States," she said. "We expec...New grants program to help create healing environments in hospitals through art
...gency could employ an actor to help develop an HIV education program by involving teenagers in role play. A community hospital could collaborate with their local arts council to place an artist in an extended care unit to start a sculpture class or to organize rotating art exhibits. A hospice could create a ...California labor market is strong, but workers in poor health don't benefit, UCSF study reports
...e available to work, many of them with the skills, education and experience necessary to succeed in the workplace. "These findings call into question the notion that there are no workers available with the requisite skills and experience. In part, it's up to the employers to provide incentives," Yelin said. Ad...Rapid improvements in lower back care possible
... lower back pain involves extensive use of patient education and self-care and more of an emphasis on exercise ...y 30 percent, another increased the use of patient education materials by 100 percent, and a third reduced prescriptions for bed rest by 81 percent. The study fi...NIH awards grant to UCSF and Kaiser to strengthen women's health research
... time publishing papers, completing their didactic education and writing grants to acquire their own independent research funding," Grady said. "In order to be a successful clinical researcher, you have to be able to obtain funding, publish and acquire a national reputation." Funding for this program begins th...Increase in effective contraceptive use can reduce abortion rate
...munity-based distribution systems and by providing education and counseling. "The reach and quality of these services are still far from adequate in many developing countries, so that recourse to abortion remains more prevalent than is desirable," the authors conclude....Harvard Medical School new digital library to feature MD Consult full text medical resources
...a full drug reference database, continuing medical education modules, plus extensive patient education handouts that can be customized to individual physicians and their patients. To further facilitate i...UNC-CH to lead $34 million effort to see if girls can become more fit
...kler and Kurt Ribisl of health behavior and health education and Dr. Carol Ford of pediatrics. Other centers wi... U.S. public schools began de-emphasizing physical education and vigorous activity during the school day several decades ago, she said. A chief cause was increas...