Study shows women's medication use higher than expected
...pplements. Researchers also found patients may not mention medications to the physician unless that physician... during the first visit's interview, she failed to mention it on subsequent visits without prompting. The interviews were conducted during a 42-month period. D...Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
... until May 1, 2004, pending availability. You may mention the Acoustical Society of America for the special rates. More information can be found at http://asa.aip.org/newyork/information.html#1 . SPECIAL EVENTS ASA will celebrate its 75th anniversary in a day of special events on Wednesday, May 26. Re...Uppsala scientists behind acclaimed health site
...ently, in stiff European competition, won honorary mention in the finals of the contest titled "eHealth Awards." In the last decade stress-related disorders have increased dramatically. A report published by the WHO (Global Burdern of Disease) predicts that these problems will continue to rise in coming de...Patients not sticking to cholesterol drugs -- and the higher their co-pay, the lower their use
... can tell patients all the benefits of a drug, and mention that they should stay on it and keep refilling their prescription, but as soon as a patient walks out the door it's up to him or her to fill the prescription or take the medication," says Ellis. "We need to be stronger in conveying that taking a stat...Envisat's rainbow vision detects ground moving at pace fingernails grow
... Space Research Institute (ESRIN) in Italy not to mention a bit of luck!" Surveying an active volcano Radar interferometry is used to study earthquakes as well as volcanoes - Envisat has been gathering data on one extremely lively example of the latter. Standing 2631 metres above the Indian Ocean, the...Children with ADHD benefit from time outdoors enjoying nature
...ard for them to get a decent night's rest? Not to mention the stigma and expense of medication." Simply using nature, Kuo said, "may offer a way to help manage ADHD symptoms that is readily available, doesn't have any stigma associated with it, doesn't cost anything, and doesn't have any side effects -- ...NSF, AAAS announce winners of 2004 Visualization contest
...nal round may select some entries for an honorable mention at their discretion. Winners will be notified individually in August prior to public announcement of the official contest results. The winning works will then be published in a special section of a September 2005 issue of Science and on Sci...Experts debate benefits, dangers of chlorine in C&EN point-counterpoint
Get a group of scientists together and mention the word "chlorine" and watch the sparks start to fly. That's exactly what happened at a forum on a different, but related, topic of sustainability, sponsored by the news magazine Chemical & Engineering News, a publication of the American Chemical So...Racial differences, poverty linked to mammography use
...t) and African Americans (54 percent) were able to mention or describe these procedures when compared to white women (70 percent). Paskett says studies have shown that clinical breast exams coupled with annual mammography can significantly reduce death from breast cancer in women over age 50. Despite the fac...Guidelines restricting endoscopy referrals put patients at risk
...oorly researched and unsubstantiated. Though they mention poor outcomes for gastrointestinal (stomach and gullet) cancer sufferers in the UK, for instance, the guidelines ignore better results for patients in Japan and other Western countries - where a higher proportion of early gastric cancers are diagnose...