Study finds vertebral fractures are underreported
... that is, a person who has such a fracture doesn't feel pain from it and doesn't realize they have a problem, said Dr. Nancy Kim, a radiology resident in the U of A Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging and another author of the study. The study is significant, Kim added, because vertebral fract...Problems controlling anger lead to weight gain for teens
...look at the broader sociological picture. If they feel good about resolving interpersonal stress and learn to decrease conflict, these skills will spill over into their general lifestyle." Co-authors are Riham Ismail, Wenyaw Chan, JoAnne Grunbaum and Shifan Dai....Will an apple a day keep the doctor away? There are better food choices, research notes
...ople are quite frankly confused about nutrition. I feel their pain." Most Americans recognize a healthy diet should include at least five fruits and vegetables, but they're not making the most nutritious choices because messages about what to eat are unclear, the research finds. The most popular fruits an...Depressed moms want pediatricians to hear them
...Heneghan says. "Pediatricians need to learn how to feel confident about having a discussion with a mother in language that is comforting, to be aware of worrisome signs and symptoms of depression in mothers, and of the consequences of untreated maternal depression."...Study examines physical, emotional well-being following breast cancer treatment
... lingering side effects of therapy, and they often feel uncertain about what to expect after treatment. "In general, oncology clinicians prepare women for the acute toxicities of breast cancer treatments, but clinicians have had only limited data on the physical and psychosocial sequelae of primary tre...Study suggests better use of web could improve infectious disease reporting
...arly 80 percent of U.S. physicians use the Web, we feel it offers public health jurisdictions a great opportunity to facilitate disease reporting," said David Welliver, M.S., M.B.A., information technologist, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. "Most of the 57 state and territory health departmen...Research news from Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy: March 2004
...lier in the day by eating a full breakfast may not feel the need to eat as much as the day progresses. According to Lindner, who is also an instructor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, "Starting off the day with a nutritious breakfast possibly prevents overeating later in the day." H...Brain scans show how placebo eases pain
...g recognized the power of placebo to make patients feel better. But scientists are unsure why it works, and whether nerve pathways are actually affected. The new studies provide the first scans documenting the changes induced by placebo in the brain's pain pathways. "We've shown what the old family docto...UMHS study finds surgery safer at teaching hospitals
...lex surgical procedures may cause some patients to feel uneasy. But a new study by University of Michigan Health System researchers has found patients undergoing complex gastrointestinal surgery at teaching hospitals are less likely to die or experience complications than those patients at non-teaching ho......nce was a powerful painkiller or antibiotic, would feel tricked if they later discovered that it was really a sugar pill or a salt water solution," he said. When it comes to using placebos in medical research, Brody said ethical problems are rarely an issue. "Research subjects are routinely told of the wa...Stressed at work? How taking a coffee break might make things worse
...ristol, also found that men working in teams could feel less stressed after enjoying a sharp intake of caf... ability to cope and, again surprisingly, made men feel more 'stressed'. Videos taken during the experiments showed that caffeine tended to make men look mo...Survey shows impact of psoriasis is more than skin deep
...public. Less than one in ten people surveyed (8%) feel that society understands the disease. Sixty-seven...with this program is to help people with psoriasis feel more comfortable with discussing the disease and to learn ways to cope with the self-defeating attit...Virtual reality helps breast cancer patients cope with chemotherapy
...s that the virtual reality seemed to make patients feel as though time was moving faster. For example, on average, a chemotherapy treatment might last 67 minutes, but patients would perceive that it only lasted 42 minutes." All the study participants preferred chemotherapy treatments with virtual reality ...Robotic surgery for young heart patients shortens hospital stay and speeds recovery, study indicates
...adults who have congenital heart anomalies. But we feel from our experience that it can be used on many pediatric patients weighing more than 10 kilograms, and can reduce hospital stays, operative trauma, cosmetic impact and overall recovery time. And we found it does so with an acceptable impact on a pat...For leg-bypass patients, drugs can save lives and limbs, but many patients go without them
...t for people to tell their regular doctors if they feel leg pain when they walk or while they're at rest. The symptoms of PAD often go unreported, and only if patients speak up about the pain they're feeling can they get the early intervention -- diet, exercise, lifestyle changes, medications -- which can...Improving informed consent for children in cancer treatment studies
...nosis for their child, parents are always going to feel anger and frustration," says Holly Rupnow, who serves on the Parent Advisory Group for the study. Mrs. Rupnow's daughter Skye, 7 years old, is in remission from acute leukemia, diagnosed in 1999 and treated at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in...Heart patients want more information from their doctors
... findings show that patients at six and 12 months feel only moderately well informed about their disease and that they would like more information about many topics," Stewart says. "Information provision regarding diet, high cholesterol and exercise may result in behavior changes that could significantly...Multiple sclerosis not as progressive or disabling as once thought
...news for patients newly diagnosed with MS, who may feel the disease leads to inevitable and uniform decline in physical functioning. It also offers vital information for public health planners charged with meeting future needs of MS patients. In their study, the Mayo Clinic researchers provide encouragi...Normal aging versus Alzheimer's disease and the potential for prevention
...at vitamin E is relatively safe and physicians can feel comfortable recommending it. And, of course, there just doesn't seem to be any downside to increased mental and physical activity." There are really two separate issues in preventing or delaying the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease, expla......heavy smokers know they need to stop smoking, they feel angry that this source of physical pleasure should...to drive them back to smoking as a way to cope and feel better," Thompson says. Many of the smokers had tried to quit on multiple occasions, but said soc...