Six Football Players Died In 1997 Season: New Study
...sional sports. Reports are based partly on newspaper stories from around the UnitedStates, along with information from the National Collegiate AthleticAssociation, the National Federation of State High School Associations and about150 volunteers who monitor sports accidents. The study also reve...Sex education learning tool finds global market
...ogram has even prompted Svenska Dagbladet, a daily newspaper in Stockholm, Sweden to report on the software. What originally started as a student project on AIDS in Canada, has grown to such an extent that computer kiosks featuring the program can now be found on campuses around Canada and in the US. The progr...New study finds 18 football players died in 1999 season, eight paralyzed
...ofessional sports. Reports are based partly on newspaper stories from around the United States, along with information from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Federation of State High School Associations and about 150 volunteers who monitor sports accidents. Seven high school bo...Newspaper science editor wins top chemistry reporting award
...an has been covering science and technology at the newspaper for most of that time. In the course of his work, ...or newspapers and magazines. While working as a newspaper reporter, Perlman was drawn into science writing quite by chance. Recuperating after a ski accident,...Persistent mild depression in older adults may lower immunity and ability to fight off disease
...articipants were not caregivers and recruited from newspaper advertisements, church groups and other local neighborhood referrals. The non-depressed group included 25 caregivers and 31 non-caregivers and the depressed group included 15 caregivers and seven non-caregivers. Females accounted for 64 percent in bo...Research presentations at scientific meetings often receive unwarranted media coverage
...presentations that received prominent (front page) newspaper coverage was almost identical to the overall publication rate," the authors report. The researchers suggest that to better serve the public reporters should emphasize the preliminary nature of the information presented and the scientists presenting ...Media undermine efforts to tackle nicotine addiction
...sm changed abruptly in February 2001 when a London newspaper profiled a few dramatic reports of deaths in smokers using bupropion. Although experts remain convinced of the safety of bupropion, the demand for treatment has declined. A similar shift in public opinion followed media reports in the United States a...Strongest medical evidence seldom considered newsworthy
...ne, Switzerland examined two stages on the path to newspaper coverage selection by medical journal editors of ...opular tastes, the selective process introduced by newspaper journalists is stronger than that operating in the issuing of press releases, say the authors. "We a...Annual study reveals 23 football players died during 2001 season
...d professional sports. Reports are based partly on newspaper stories from around the United States collected and submitted by about 150 volunteers who monitor sports accidents, along with information from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Federation of State High School Associations...Public strong on opinions weaker on knowledge
... any subject (5.85). Likewise, although broadsheet newspaper readers scored higher (5.78) than tabloid readers (4.13), the difference was less marked than might be thought. - Those who watch television news very regularly scored a little higher than less frequent viewers. While 15 per cent now cite the intern...Web therapy may help tinnitus sufferers cope with problem
...d nearly 120 tinnitus patients, age 18-70, through newspaper articles as well as the Swedish Hard of Hearing Association's Web site. Half of the participants received treatment immediately, while the other half who received delayed treatment served as the control group. Participants received six weeks of cogni...Fifteen football players died during 2002 season, none from heatstroke, study finds
...d professional sports. Reports are based partly on newspaper stories from around the United States collected and submitted by about 150 volunteers who monitor sports accidents, along with information from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Federation of State High School Associations...Study: Stereotypes prevail in media coverage of depression
..., before Prozac or other SSRIs were available, few newspaper and magazine articles used non-DSM terms in describing the effects of depression or SSRIs. In 1990, half the articles used DSM terms. But by 2000, when SSRIs were in widespread use, only 32 percent of articles included DSM terms -- and more than 90 p...Study overcomes stroke care's biggest travesty
...Radio and television public service announcements, newspaper articles, brochures, billboards, posters and volun...", were also conducted. Physician newsletters, and newspaper articles highlighting the success of acute treatment in specific local patients, helped shape local ...Rabies remains a costly public health threat, says Jefferson virologists
...idemiology of the disease. Rabies shows up in the newspaper and magazine headlines from time to time. More than two decades ago in the late 1970s, rabies made the news when an outbreak of raccoon rabies reached epidemic proportions and began quickly moving up the East Coast from Virginia and West Virginia. A ...Prototype system developed by Wright State computer engineer allows blind to 'see'
...tly conduct daily tasks, such as reading a book or newspaper and efficiently accessing the Web and participating in classes," explained Bourbakis, who has been involved in computer engineering eye research for 20 years. Tyflos , the Greek word for blind, is the name of the portable, wearable device Bourbakis ...Why is Ian Kennedy's healthcare commission damaging NHS care?
...formation takes time to filter through". The local newspaper for the hospital's catchment area headlined your commission's rating in this way: "'Worrying' practices exposed at hospital". Do you believe that the public humiliation your commission has inflicted on this hospital will improve the quality of care t...First solid evidence that the study of music promotes intellectual development
...4 children were recruited through an ad in a local newspaper and assigned randomly to one of four activities: keyboard lessons, voice lessons, drama lessons, or no lessons. Two types of music lessons were offered in order to be able to generalize the results, while the groups receiving drama lessons or no less...Prof: Local health campaigns not reaching adults with bad habits
...ting. "It isn't working. Yes, a story in the local newspaper or on the nighttime news reaches people, but that ...ularly and don't smoke, get their information from newspaper stories and evening news. Young adults also are less likely to read a newspaper, and this is a cruci...Michelle Trudeau wins 2004 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Reporting
... Shannon Brownlee, a widely published magazine and newspaper journalist....