Natural mentors help mold lives of teens, study says
...ikelihood of being in a gang and having physically hurt someone in a fight in the past year, as well as a lower level of risk taking; higher levels of self-esteem and life satisfaction; a greater level of physical activity, as well as regular use of birth control. However, there was no evidence that nat...Researchers model brain's electrical storm during a seizure
...seizure comes from, and when taking it out, to not hurt the patient." Before surgery, neurologists needed to map the region where the patient's seizure originated to ensure that they only remove what is necessary. To help neurologists observe the patient's seizures, 64 electrodes were implanted into his ...Gender bias in child growth evaluations may miss disease in girls
... that their height is a medical problem, which may hurt the boys' self-esteem." Another factor, added Dr. Grimberg, is the fact that boys are more likely than girls to receive growth hormone treatments, which may cost $20,000 to $30,000 per year. "When growth hormone is prescribed in the absence of diseas...To help your mind, take steps to help your heart, study says
...n the neck." In other words, processes that hurt the cardiovascular system also hurt the brain, and inflict a further toll on those with Alzheimer's disease. For the new paper, ...Employees bring bad moods home, but they disappear by morning
...axed; relationships suffer, kids react, people are hurt and angry. The result is more stress." She said companies can help by giving employees "more flexibility, more control over how, where and when work is done, and by being clear about what a day's work really is."...OHSU unique in broadbased teaching of new breast exam recommendations
...s important because some providers worry they will hurt women and won't apply enough pressure to detect abnormalities in deeper tissue," said Steiner, who is helping several academic health centers across the nation replicate the OHSU program. "Teaching medical students and residents before they go into p...Jefferson neuroscientists find evidence of lead exposure affecting recovery from brain injury
Lead exposure at a young age can hurt the brain's development and cause learning and behavioral problems. It may also interfere with recovery from a brain injury. A new study by scientists at Jefferson Medical College shows that young rats exposed to low levels of lead take significantly...Case Western Reserve University finds relaxation therapy reduces post-operative pain
...al lines on which the patient marked the amount of hurt in the abdomen, from none to most sensation and the amount of emotional upset, from none to most distress. Researchers believe those who used relaxation learned to use self-care and be actively involved in their pain management, which is critical for...Privacy rule builds biomedical research bottleneck
...se and pregnancy outcomes. "The way that HIPAA has hurt research, I believe, is a classic example of the law of unintended consequences." The Privacy Rule, which became effective in April 2003, allows patients to have access to their medical records and find out when the records are disclosed, and it ...Rates of trauma and of posttraumatic stress disorder higher among incarcerated youth
...ted traumas were having "seen or heard someone get hurt very badly or be killed" (reported by 74.9 percent...hought you or someone close to you was going to be hurt very badly or die" (reported by 53.5 percent of boys and 49.1 percent of girls). The researchers a...Tropical medicine: A brittle tool of the new imperialism
...d, physicians should protest against policies that hurt efforts to improve the health of the poor, such as the discriminatory US trade embargo on science editing (see p 1160). And finally, research must be put at the heart of policy development. While we accept experimental approaches to determine the eff...For leg-bypass patients, drugs can save lives and limbs, but many patients go without them
...agues suggest that millions more people whose legs hurt because of early-stage PAD should get a full cardiovascular checkup to look at their overall blood vessel health and determine if they could be helped by medication, or by changes in diet, exercise habits and tobacco use. After all, he notes, the s...Scientists restore crucial myelin in brains of mice
..., where decreased blood flow can damage myelin and hurt brain cells, as well as strokes, which often destroy brain cells in part by knocking out the cells that pump out myelin. In addition, cerebral palsy is largely caused by a myelin problem in infants born prematurely. The team found that adul...New emergency department program 'fights' firearm-carrying youths
...s-carrying (e.g., fighting in the past year; male; hurt while fighting in the past year; threatened with a weapon at school in the past 30 days; smoker). One point is assigned for each positive response and a score of two or more is considered positive for firearms carrying. Researchers developed both an ...What makes peppers hot may also be cool for what ails you
... of 500,000, capsaicin in peppers is not likely to hurt anyone. The reading for pure capsaicin in the Scoville scale is 16 million. In addition to pleasing many peoples' palates, chili peppers are a good source of vitamins A, C and E, rich in folic acid and potassium, low in calories and sodium, and conta...Rejection really hurts, UCLA psychologists find
...l to our survival as something that can physically hurt us, and our body automatically knows this." The explanation is consistent with past research on mammals. Hamster mothers with damaged cingulates no longer take steps to keep their pups near and infant squirrel monkeys similarly affected no longer pro...Study shows that forgiveness can be taught
...Four projects involving actual cases of unresolved hurt were tested to measure their effectiveness in forg...ects of forgiving, people experienced decreases in hurt feelings, stress, and physical symptoms of stress and increased willingness to forgive in the future...UGA researchers find caffeine reduces muscle pain during exercise
...ave found in a recent study exploring why muscles hurt during exercise. The research group previously le...on the brain without anesthesia. Of course it will hurt getting through the skin and cranium." Caffeine also seems to work less well for heavy caffeine user...Nursing homes not burden to system, says researcher
...ls a day, are supervised, likely won't fall or get hurt as easily. Many good things are happening in long-term care that are improving their health and reducing the need for health-care services." The workshop will feature administrators from nursing homes and residences in western Canada as well as one o...Lingering cognitive impairment may be linked to coronary bypass surgery
...itive domain (for example, attention) may actually hurt everyday functioning more than a big change in another (for example, fine motor skills), Keith and his co-authors draw a distinction between statistically significant and functionally meaningful problems. "What are you willing to trade," says Keith,...