Study shows soy is well accepted in school lunches
...ggets could be served and achieve acceptance." She points out that reformulation and testing with children could also result in development of more satisfactory products for both nuggets and ravioli. "From a nutritional standpoint, the spaghetti made with soy products had 22 percent fewer calories and 43 pe...Public morally obliged to take part in scientific research, says leading ethicist
...unds for research, is warranted. Professor Harris points out that other activities in society, such as vaccination the wearing of seatbelts, and jury service, require the loss of personal autonomy for the public good. "Might medical research be another such case," he asks? Financial incentives to partici...Brain activity prior to treatment flags vulnerability to antidepressant side effects
... the research team met with subjects at seven time points over the course of the study -- at baseline, the end of the placebo lead-in, after randomization and weekly after randomization. A research nurse obtained side effect reports during each visit, systematically asking subjects about specific complaints...Acupuncture found to lower elevations in blood pressure
...dicine that involves inserting needles at specific points on the body to help cure disease or relieve pain. ...the Longhurst team applied acupuncture to specific points on the forelimb of test rats with artificially elevated blood pressure rates; these same sites on hu...Hepatitis C and health-related quality of life
...t HRQOL difference (also called the "MCID") of 4.2 points on the vitality scale. About 4 million Americans a...to HCV patients. They generated a mean MCID of 4.2 points on the vitality scale. "This value can be used in everyday clinical practice and in clinical trials,...Some brain cells 'change channels' to fine-tune the message
...cium inside nerve cells can kill them. But Huganir points out that calcium does a lot of things inside cells, suggesting that the channel swap might be accomplishing more than just keeping the cell alive. "Calcium turns some processes on, and it turns others off," he says. "My personal belief is that the ce...ESC releases the first European Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
... Guidelines highlights One of the most pertinent points of the ESC guidelines is that thrombolysis for myocardial infarction can be administered within the first 3 hours after onset of chest pain, if no catheter lab is accessible, preferably within 90 minutes. Thrombolysis, however, should not be regarded...Hospitals may now be more willing to partner up with former adversaries
... Review Organizations. The feedback they received points to the need for contact with doctors and upper-level management. "While hospitals no longer view QIOs as adversaries their impact as partners can be strengthened if they can have more direct and influential relationships with physicians and senior m...Public policy should address the social factors behind ill health
...ice they can be complex and paradoxical. As Marmot points out, there are countries with a gross national product of US$10,000, which have a higher average life expectancy than others with a gross national product of over $30,000, and some social groups within the same country have a life-expectancy that is ...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
...e of Pharmacy. "The shortest distance between two points is a straight line; however, the line that leads to developing new medical devices is rarely short or straight. This conference will explore options and approaches for meeting this challenge while protecting human subjects." The "critical path" of...Dealing with conflict in caring for the dying patient
... that physicians do not always acknowledge nurses' points of view. In one large survey, nurses rated physician value and respect for nurse collaboration significantly lower than did physicians. When asked what the most important element of a good working relationship is between physicians and nurses, physic...Violence exposure and traumatic stress reactions can lead to poor health in children
...without these health problems. Dr. Graham-Bermann points out that the direction of these effects--in other words, whether post traumatic stress disorder causes illnesses or illnesses cause post traumatic stress disorder--is presently unknown. The research also indicated that substance abuse and the overal...Tobacco industry pays scientists to challenge secondhand smoke's link to infant death risk
... tobacco company in the first place, UCSF's Glantz points out. "This study of Philip Morris activity since the tobacco industry signed the Master Settlement Agreement in 1998 shows that the industry continues to use its 50-year old strategies to sow confusion about the real dangers of secondhand smoke and t...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
... per inhabitant per year. The paper outlines five points of action on a national level, which include, by t... to be achieved by 2015. It also lists four action points for the international community, which include promoting greater accountability of national governme...Immersion in virtual world alleviates pain from injury
... they found that all but one child lost at least 2 points on the scale when they were playing the game. The parents and nurses confirmed these results and said that the children clearly showed less signs of pain when they played the game. "We found that virtual reality coupled with analgesics was significan...Job satisfaction? Not much for Britain's hard slog 'robot' workers
...hat even over 100 years, it would only fall by 0.1 points - not much on a possible range of 1 to 4. Professor Green said: "The most satisfied employee is one who is in a secure job, with a high level of individual discretion and participation in decision-making, but not requiring highly intensive work effor...Concerns over the future of children's health care in British general practice
...care. It offers additional remuneration based on a points system, but child health surveillance gets just six points. In contrast, cervical screening can get 22 points, mental health work 41 points, diabetes 99, and heart disease 121. This structure may encourage general practitioners to focus on and devel...Major review of subway systems suggests potential for significant health and safety hazards
... the Department of Homeland Security, Dr. Redlener points out. Dr. Gershon's paper considers a number of ... of crime make prevention a challenge, Dr. Gershon points out that, as shown by the New York City Transit Police, "proactive transit policing can reduce the l...Failing to aid Africa will lead to more terrorism
...riorities for international agricultural research, points out that about one-fifth of the world's population lives in dire poverty, and the already very skewed gap between rich and poor keeps growing. He will discuss his ideas on how to reduce poverty in Africa through research at a session that begins at 9......l history and an assessment of the anatomy of four points in their nose and throat, on a scale of zero to three and a test of the degree of obstruction in the throat. The patients were then also evaluated using standard polysomnography over the course of two nights. The differences in the anatomical measure...