HIV-infected parents report limiting physical contact with their children
...bility of HIV," the authors write. "Although it is encouraging that parents rarely withheld interactions that did not involve the potential exchange of saliva, it is concerning that more than one quarter of parents restricted interactions 'a lot' because of fears of contagion." (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005; 1...Public interest advocates question NIH Enhanced Access policy
... What better step could they take than by strongly encouraging NIH intramural researchers to ensure that any paper which bears the name of an NIH employee is posted immediately in PubMed Central." Johnson and other members of the Alliance for Taxpayer Access have long argued that there is no legitimate reason fo...New study finds kelp can reduce level of hormone related to breast cancer risk
...la said she began the animal study after obtaining encouraging results from earlier case studies of women with highly irregular menstrual cycles. "The most profound thing I found was that two women with endometriosis and a lot of menstrual irregularities experienced significant improvement in their symptoms afte...Promise of 'bladder pacemaker' for people with spinal cord injury
...ally plague people with SCI. What's surprising and encouraging about the findings, said the researchers, is that electrically stimulating the pudendal nerve caused the urethral sphincter to function normally and to efficiently empty the bladder. Boggs, Grill and biomedical engineers Brian Wenzel and Kenneth Gust...Feb. 1, 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet
...ensive, and outpatient care has some advantages in encouraging recovery. The editorial writer says that the study findings, if confirmed, should stimulate emergency departments to systematize their approach to management of community-acquired pneumonia. 4. Large Medical Center Shows How It Used an Electronic...Auditory screening for newborns can be successful, UT Southwestern researchers report
...st at Parkland, where the babies were born, we are encouraging parents to return to an environment and system where they are comfortable. Then, if they need to be referred for diagnostic evaluation, the audiologist overseeing the screening program can assist the family with navigating the often complex health-ca...January/February Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ute care with systematic monitoring for two years, encouraging depressed patients to engage in active treatment and using practice nurses to provide regular care management. Analyzing the outcomes for 221 adults beginning treatment for major depression, the authors found that enhanced care significantly increase...Study shows strengths, gaps in quality of care for kids in California's public mental health clinics
... are our highest priorities. Overall, this data is encouraging documenting that the public mental health system is using a comprehensive approach of both psychosocial and medical interventions to treat a very troubled and difficult population. This research will be useful in identifying gaps and helping us set p...Spinal repair pioneer to speak in NY on 20th Jan
...ladder, bowel and sexual functions. "An especially encouraging feature of these transplants, carried out in laboratory animals, is that the reparative pathway cells can be obtained from tissue samples taken from the adult nasal lining by a technique which does no permanent damage, since the system, like skin, co...Newly discovered virus linked to childhood lung disorders and Kawasaki disease
...of enormously varied pathogenicity." Despite these encouraging preliminary observations, Dr. McIntosh noted that the association between this novel coronavirus and Kawasaki disease will require confirmation by others in larger future investigations....A proverb a day may make you healthier
...ng). A tri-colour meal is a good deal (nutrition, encouraging you to eat red, yellow and green fruits and vegetables). Seven days without exercise makes one weak (physical activity). "A proverb is usually a homely illustration of a great truth and is not meant to be a dry scientific statement," says Choi....Spinal cord injury patients show improvement in early device study
...er, the improvement experienced by the patients is encouraging and deserves more study." The Food and Drug Administration has approved a second clinical trial involving 10 additional patients with severe spinal cord injuries. It is expected to begin at the IU Medical Center in early 2005. This trial will again ...Potential cure for lymphoma in HIV patients
...ffectively treat even refractory disease is highly encouraging and certainly warrants further study." Researchers from the City of Hope Cancer Center studied 20 Patients (aged 11 to 68) who had HIV and lymphoma, either Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's. The selected Patients had undergone previous standard-dose frontl...Consumers to benefit from organic potato breakthrough
...otatoes and reduce the reliance of imports. It is encouraging that the supermarkets are recognising the challenges of growing organic potatoes and have started giving these new varieties a chance on the supermarket shelf."...New findings on patient safety at children's hospitals
...hildren's hospitals specifically, and we find both encouraging news for patients and a chance to refine the analytical tools so that they fit children's care even better," says lead author Aileen Sedman, M.D., professor emerita of pediatrics and former associate chief of clinical affairs at the University of Mic...Homes need more protection against falls
... and educational campaigns are potential tools for encouraging this behavior change."...Social development program in childhood aids in positive functioning as an adult
...erventions in children from families in poverty in encouraging positive adolescent and adult outcomes. J. David Hawkins, Ph.D., from the Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues examined the long-term effects of the Seattle Social Development ...Tobacco-company-sponsored parties with free cigarettes may encourage students to start smoking
...d college parties is reaching students and may be encouraging them to take up smoking, according to a new study released today. The study, part of the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) College Alcohol Study (CAS), appears in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health . The study was led b...New test possible aid to overcoming barriers to colon cancer screening
...ive test for DNA mutations present in stool has an encouraging rate of detecting colorectal cancer compared to the standard non-invasive method -- fecal occult (hidden) blood stool testing, although neither approached the detection rate of colonoscopy, an invasive procedure. "A simple, non-invasive test that det......em in conversations during medical visits, thereby encouraging them to participate in health care, which positively affects health. The study authors were supported in part by grants from the Commonwealth Fund; Bayer Institute for Health Care Communications; National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; Agency for H...