Parenting, stress and your child's risk for alcoholism
...alcohol (as young adults) than their less-stressed peers did. Higley says these results have two important implications. "First, we may have found a biological marker," he said, " which can be obtained very early in life and may predict future alcohol consumption. This is probably the strongest marker we...Emotional support during conflict situations elevates blood pressure in African-American boys
...utions or problem-solving support from parents and peers may feel more competent about dealing with life stressors which may lower their risk for developing hypertension and cardiovascular disease in early adulthood." "Understanding how to reduce the risk of hypertension in these adolescents is important...Revalidation - The international experience
...ral practitioners. A local process involving both peers and lay people is envisaged. In an editorial, Graham Buckley, executive director of the Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education says that British medicine is coming rather late to an acceptance of revalidation. Buckley argues ...Home exercise equipment increased weight-loss success in study
...xercise regimen lost twice as much weight as their peers who didnot have that option but were instructed to do the same type and amount of exercise, according toa recent study by Brown University researchers. Women with home exercise equipment lost eight more pounds ona...Baby walkers may impede child development
...wer-style walkers will catch up to their no-walker peers whenthey walk and are no longer restricted by being put into a walker," said Burton. According to the researchers, 70 to 90 percent of parents of one-year-olds usebaby walkers. A 1994 report by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)cited baby...Study finds parental influence still important during adolescence
...n teens' lives -- family, peers and school -- changedduring ... Results showed that the influence of peers ondelinquency rose from age 11 until it reached a peak at about age13 1/2 ......r anultra-slender body," said Dr. Stice. "Parents, peers and dating partners mayplay a somewhat more important role than the mass media because feedback fromthese sources about body size is more personal." Presentation: "Effects of Long Term Exposure to Fashion Magazines onAdolescent Girls (Effects of M......e authors. "Many middle school students teasetheir peers to fit into the crowd, but do feel uncomfortable w...ctims and the bully-victims. "Both theteachers and peers had difficulty in accurately identifying pure victims ofbullying. Teachers accurately identified 50 ...Early warning signs of violence often overlooked, study finds
...fromfriends and a regular lack of eye contact with peers and adults -- all of whichexperts believe preceded...d's eyes, continuing emotional and social abuse by peers arethe most damaging." Study co-authors included Suzy Green, an Ohio University assistantpro...Livers From Children Are Going To Adults, University Of Pittsburgh Review Of National Data Reveals
...991 were transplanted into adults instead of their peers on the national livertransplant waiting list, despite an increase in the number of pediatric donors,an analysis of nearly 30,000 liver transplants performed in the United Statesshows. With fewer of these livers available for children, surgeons have...Psychologist Detects Brain-Activity Changes In Maltreated Kids
...ms ofan ability to form healthy relationships with peers and other adults. Pollaksays decades of research has described these problems, but few studies havetargeted the underlying mechanisms that cause them. Although more research is needed, Pollak says the findings suggest thattraditional therapies may no...Debilitating Body Image Disorder Often Begins In Teens; Likely To Be Missed
...y were able to resume normal activities with peers and improve school attendance. Otherpsychiatric treatments, undertaken by 55 percent of the participants, were generally ineffective, and 36 percentof subjects who received surgical treatment for their perceived flaws had no improvement i...JAMA Study Shows Jefferson Medical College Program Brings Family Physicians To Small Town America
...APgraduates were also compared with their non-PSAP peers at Jefferson MedicalCollege regarding their U.S. practice location, medical specialty, and retentionfor the past five to 10 years. Study results show that PSAP graduates, who represent only 1 percent ofthe graduates from Pennsylvania's seven ...