Gender differences in private substance abuse treatment retention
... learning how to communicate more assertively, and education regarding the harmful medical consequences of alcohol and drug abuse. Accordingly, reinforcement over a longer time period is beneficial. In addition, a longer time in treatment allows people to develop social support systems and friendships among ...Many uninsured adults do not receive needed medical care
..., residents of the South and West, those with less education and lower incomes, and those who were self-employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. Adults whose self-reported health status was good, fair, or poor were 2 to 3 times more likely to have been uninsured for 1 year or longer than those who rep...NIMH expands national outreach partnership
...cation Network of some 200 mental health, medical, education and business groups, whose State or regional affiliates may engage in coalitions with the Outreach Partners. For more information on the NIMH Constituency Outreach and Education Program, see http://www.outreach.nimh.nih.gov. The first group of Part...Spain's top science award to UMBI's Gallo, Montagnier
... IHV in 1996, creating the fifth UMBI research and education center. IHV has taken a unique approach to preventing and treating virus diseases. Under one roof, discoveries from the laboratory are managed all the way through clinical research and out to a community of patients who continue to participate in IHV...Interactive game could reduce heart attack deaths by teaching rapid response to symptoms
... 911. Studies suggest that computer-based patient education improves many dimensions of health and health care, including prevention, compliance, and patient choices about treatment options. To assist with developing such training devices, this game pioneers a generic simulator consistent with patient behavio...Welfare to work does not improve mental health
...roups consisted mostly of single mothers with less education who were unemployed or had low-paying jobs, a group on whom little research has been done. "Prior to 1996, there was little research done on the effects of welfare," Kneipp said. "Since reform, few studies have focused on women's health compared ...Hartford Institute/AACN award honors nursing schools for innovative gerontology education
...s Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, professor of nursing education and director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. We are also delighted to partner with AACN in this effort. As first-place winner, the Pennsylvania State University School of Nursing received an award of $1,000. A second-place award of...Heart attack help: Program helps boost use of key therapies in hospitals
..."These results show that tools aimed at continuous education and reminder of caregivers regarding key aspects of patient care, along with education and empowerment of patients, are important elements for the success of any quality improvement initi...The CIS of New York receives grant to increase minority access to cancer information on the Web
...rnet. These barriers include access to computers, education and literacy. The Bridging the Digital Divide Project is a unique partnership, which will combine the CIS's expertise on cancer information resources with a diverse group of Harlem community organizations who offer Internet access to residents. The ...Dana-Farber Cancer Institute opens Zakim Center for Integrated Therapies
... Centers activities through clinical, research and education committees. Working together, these committees wil...nthly complementary therapy lectures, professional education seminars, and providing evidenced based information to patients and staff, the center seeks to incre......34 million in 2000), many nurses have little or no education or training in gerontological nursing or chronic d...hronically ill people face each day." Much of that education and research will be conducted in partnership with the UCSF schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy...Injuries on the job: the effects of problem drinking
...obs that were dangerous and required a high-school education or less. The role of heavy drinking and alcohol de...upations and held jobs that required a high school education or less. This also appeared to be the case with drinkers who were classified as dependent on alcoho...Research leads to more effective methods of treating drug addictions
... education. Building on its flagship co-operative education program, Northeastern links classroom learning with workplace experience and integrates professional preparation with study in the liberal arts and sciences. Representing a wide variety of cultural and ethnic groups, nearly 12,000 undergraduates co...Landmark school-based 'social influences' smoking-prevention program found not to work
...es to smoke - the main focus of smoking-prevention education and research for more than two decades - simply doesn't work. These findings, to appear tomorrow in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, are based on a 15-year, federally funded smoking-prevention study conducted by the Fred Hutchinson Cance...... so. It is of added concern that communities with education and lesser income levels have markedly lower examination rates. Annual exams can reveal changes in a patients eyes that indicate problems necessitating a series of proactive and preventative treatments, depending on the severity of the condition. T...Major review reveals that osteoarthritis is a complex disease with new solutions
...blished and new medications, exercise, and patient education to surgery when other treatments do not work. It also discusses new areas of research, such as easily measured disease indicators known as biomarkers, as well as engineering of new cartilage. Specific findings are given on the attached backgrounder. ...Nursing profession must be reinvented to ease personnel shortages, according to UCSF report
...izations in which they work. The system of nursing education also needs attention, expansion and integration, a...non-white and male nursing students. Make nursing education more accessible (evening and weekend classes, distance learning). Improve clinical education in or...New AstraZeneca awards program recognizes, supports future leaders in neurology and psychiatry
...rds will look to fund innovative opportunities for education that would otherwise not be funded. Applications are available through the AstraZeneca corporate Web site at http://www.astrazeneca.com/youngminds/ ....Columbia presbyterian to participate in accord diabetes study
...ams, counseling for healthy lifestyle changes, and education on blood sugar control, blood cholesterol control, and blood pressure control....Researchers seek women with premature ovarian failure for testosterone replacement study
... failure," Dr. Nelson said. "We also take patient education seriously, and will do our utmost to help volunteers develop a thorough understanding of their condition." The researchers plan to recruit three groups of 55 women each. The first group of women with premature ovarian failure will wear an experime...