Study of school 'connectedness' identifies adolescents at risk
...connectedness -- against absenteeism, delinquency, multiple drug use, and pregnancy, according to Dr. Bonny. "The association of school connectedness with health suggests a new strategy for the identification of, and intervention with, young people at highest risk for adverse outcomes," says Dr. Bonny. "Scho...New discovery may revolutionize treatment for pain related to surgery, illness and injury
...e than 300 times the amount of painkiller given in multiple doses." The current method of pain treatment involves delivering painkillers into the blood stream. The pain medication then travels throughout a patient's system, affecting all areas of the body, unlike this new, targeted approach. Clinical tria...Welfare to work does not improve mental health
..."Does it make it better over time or worse? If the multiple challenges that they have, the role strain they are encountering and all of that stress is deteriorating their health further, then it is moving us farther away, as a nation, from the goals that we set out for ourselves."...New antipsychotic drugs combined with nicotine patch help schizophrenics quit smoking
...r schizophrenics such as Haldol and Thorazine have multiple side effects like muscle stiffness and abnormal movement of the face and extremities because they block the subclass of dopamine D2 receptors in regions of the brain that control movement. The new class of medications for schizophrenics, the "at...Hartford Institute/AACN award honors nursing schools for innovative gerontology education
...ee-standing courses that focus on gerontology; use multiple clinical sites creatively; form partnerships with community resources; have faculty knowledgeable in and committed to geriatric nursing care; and integrate gerontological experiences into the overall curriculum. Curricula of all winners will be summ...Sexual abuse may affect health for a lifetime
...ease the risk of arthritis and breast cancer, with multiple abuse episodes increasing disease risk by two- to three-fold compared with a single episode. In men, early sexual assault appeared to increase the risk of thyroid disease. Although this study resembles others that found adverse health effects of sexu...Preventing radiation damage in popular medical technique
...cians can avoid affected skin in patients who need multiple procedures over a course of months to years. Lastly, he says, manufacturers can modify fluoroscopy equipment so that the x-rays come in short pulses rather than in continuous streams. They can also filter x-rays so that only the most useful x ray...Dana-Farber Cancer Institute opens Zakim Center for Integrated Therapies
...m, who died last December after a long battle with multiple myeloma. Through dogged determination, Zakim laid the groundwork for a program at Dana-Farber that would combine conventional cancer treatment with a variety of complementary therapies and study their effects on the health and well being of patients...Another cold? The best advice is still plenty of rest and fluids
...best to avoid combination medications that address multiple symptoms. Instead use individual products when the...e some chronic health conditions such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis or immune systems disorders. Zinc -- In 1996, a study showed that taking zinc made cold s......urable diseases such as Alzheimer's, AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes. Scientists from the U.S., Japan and other Pacific Rim countries will discuss their latest research in this field at a press conference to be broadcast live on the web, Thursday, Dec. 14 at Noon (Hawaii time), Room 260 Yacht H...Alcohol and drug treatment among HMO patients
...e use of a substance at an earlier age, start with multiple substance use, and initiate heavy drinking before ...ams will have an increasing number of clients with multiple alcohol and drug dependencies. Further commenting on the study, Humphreys noted that its findings al...More evidence that soy may reduce breast cancer risk
...ackers, cookies and flour. The bean's oil also has multiple nonfood uses in products such as caulking compounds, crayons, electrical insulation, hydraulic fluids and paints. The United States leads the world in soybean production, accounting for about 46 percent of the world's supply. It is a major cash c...Early treatment of blinding eye disease in infants can prevent severe vision loss
...assessed birthweight, ethnicity, being a single or multiple birth baby, gestational age, ophthalmic exam findings, and whether the infant had been born in a hospital that participated in the study. "This new risk assessment model proved invaluable in the early detection of infants who have a high risk of bli......or brought about by degenerative diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. "We had the key and now we have the loc...e affecting white matter, and chronic, progressive multiple sclerosis," he said....Groups urge Bush: rethink natural hazards approach
...t as much as the gasoline-price increases of 2000, multiple power shortages due to weather extremes, and military operations compromised by severe weather and other hazards. What can be done to build our resilience? The group has ninespecific recommendations. First and foremost, the administrationshould condu......ccurring more frequently than breast cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury. Each year, approximately 100,000 people die from TBI, and 500,000 more are permanently disabled. Every 15 seconds, someone, usually a young person, suffers from a brain injury. Despite these numbers, our unders...Widely used anti-bacterial inhibits parasites that cause malaria and toxoplasmosis
...e investigating to disrupt fatty acid synthesis at multiple points, a strategy that could prevent or delay the development of resistant microbes. David Rice and John Rafferty are members of the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Sheffield and were key collaborators in th...New procedure makes kidney transplant an option for thousands on waiting list
...previous failed kidney transplant. Others have had multiple pregnancies or multiple blood transfusions. Many are young or middle-aged adults who are otherwise healthy. Improved result...Beyond Viagra: other phosphodiesterase inhibitors are candidates for potential therapies
...s currently available as medication affect PDEs in multiple organs, and so their use is often limited by their toxic side effects. Viagra, introduced in 1999, became a poster child for PDE research in part because of its selectivity. "Viagra was the first really successful PDE inhibitor, both mechanistically...Diabetics at greatest risk of complications after re-opening arteries
... high blood pressure or coronary artery disease in multiple vessels, he says. Van Belle adds that the study raises intriguing questions about how restenosis could be so critical in diabetics as compared to non-diabetics. In an accompanying editorial, Burton E. Sobel, M.D., Amidon Professor and Chair of th...