Pediatricians need more training on environmental health
...ew pediatricians are trained to ask their patients questions on environmental exposures or give advice on environmental poisons, although most see patients with health issues related to the environment, and the majority of parents have expressed worry about their children's exposure to environmental poisons. F...IDSA offers policy Rx for influenza vaccine shortage
...mmunities across America are grappling with thorny questions about how to ration this year's vaccine among patients who are at highest risk for complications of flu," said Walter E. Stamm, MD, IDSA president. "We are dealing with the consequences for the short term, but we need to think about innovative, long-...Ductal lavage may not detect breast cancer
...ional Cancer Institute. "This study raises serious questions about the utility of ductal lavage as a cancer detection test and shows us that women should not be offered ductal lavage as a method of breast cancer detection. Mammography and physical examination remain the most effective methods of early detecti...Posssible link between diabetes and liver cancer found
...ontreal in the 1980s. Patients had been asked many questions in the original interviews, including whether or not they suffered from diabetes and, if so, at what age they had acquired it and what medication they took for the condition. The team analyzed the association between diabetes and 12 different types ...Physically fit children appear to do better in classroom, researchers say
...rchers have been exploring these and other related questions in a series of studies during the past two years, and preliminary results indicate a correlation. "We have found a strong relationship between academic achievement and fitness scores," said Darla Castelli, a professor of kinesiology whose area of exp...UCLA medical student develops, markets communication board for intubated patients
...ke up from surgery, they have all these compelling questions and concerns but have no way to transfer this information to the people caring for them," Patak says. "So they are 100 percent dependent on their care provider anticipating their needs." In fact, Patak led a research project that looked at the level...Mayo Clinic research shows stroke rehabilitation best served by physical training
...werful effect on recovery. This raises significant questions about the role of stimulant treatment to enhance motor recovery following stroke." About Stroke An estimated 750,000 Americans experience a stroke every year. Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States, and the third m...Domestic violence recognized but not always investigated by medical students
...t documented how the student performed, noting the questions asked, as well as the student's manner, tone and professionalism. "In most cases, medical students identified that the actor was portraying a victim of intimate partner violence," said Shah. "It is unclear whether this occurred by way of routine s...Abdominal fat indicates severity of metabolic syndrome in obese, postmenopausal women
...eart disease. "There are many existing questions about the health risks of obesity in postmenopausal women. Our findings confirm that specific characteristics, particularly intra-abdominal fat, are important in determining the presence of metabolic syndrome in these women," explains Dr. Nicklas. ...The brain science behind 'A beautiful mind'
...e to pose and explore economic and decision-making questions with empirical data from brain measurements. These new measurements will give us insights from the biological perspective that will improve both the explanatory and predictive of existing economic approaches. This work really brings into the realm o...Mobile phone use and acoustic neuroma
...articipated in a personal interview where detailed questions were asked about their mobile phone use and other issues of importance for the study. A total of about 150 acoustic neuroma patients and 600 healthy controls participated in the study. The risk of acoustic neuroma was almost doubled for persons who ...Dartmouth study suggests caution against using certain drugs to unclog heart arteries
...sue of the journal Circulation , raises important questions about the use of drugs that promote or prevent angiogenesis - the formation of blood vessels - to treat the condition. Normal heart arteries have a muscle tissue layer inside their walls. In coronary artery disease or in response to mechanical inju...Cogtest plc seals deal with Lundbeck: Cogtest battery for use in multinational schizophrenia trial
...is pivotal Phase III study will provide answers to questions about the properties of a new drug in the treatment of cognitive impairment in Schizophrenia. Cogtest will be used to assess a number of areas of cognitive function in patients including tests of social cognition, emotional recognition and verbal abi...Dutch study highlights crying as risk factor for child abuse
...erage 1-month-old baby cries 1.5 h per day, asking questions about crying during routine well-baby visits, and providing additional support services and follow-up for those at risk". In an accompanying commentary (p 1295), Clare Sheridan (Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, USA) states: "It is the paren...Child health improvement through computer automation
...ICA waiting room prescreening form, which includes questions specific to the age of the child and reason for visit. The handwritten responses are then scanned and uploaded into the computer system which generates customized items on a form used by the physician when he or she sees the patient. For example, if ...BIDMC PatientSite portal to study ways to improve patient quality of life
...ts and electrocardiograms. Patients will answer questions about their symptoms in an e-mail message through PatientSite one week before a scheduled primary care visit with a physician or nurse practitioner. Patients in the study who report problems or concerns with pain, depression or difficulty walking wil...NIH convenes state-of-the-science conference on preventing youth violence
...he panel will prepare its statement addressing the questions listed above. The panel will present its draft st...l will hold a news conference at 2:00 p.m. to take questions from the media....Teenage smoking still 'worryingly high': Girls twice as likely as boys to puff away
...aving a breath or saliva test as well as answering questions were significantly more likely to admit to being a smoker (69 per cent compared with 61 per cent). The previous study also found that whilst the figures for regular smoking were very similar for boys and girls at age 11-12, by the time they were 13 ...National Academies news: Communication Awards winners announced
...tstanding researchers from many fields to pose new questions and share ideas for cross-disciplinary projects. The award recipients will be honored during the FUTURES INITIATIVE conference on "Designing Nanostructures." Leading scientists, engineers, and medical researchers that specialize in nanoscience have ...Researcher looks at racial identity as part of healthy lifestyle
... Study participants who score high on Afro-centric questions might receive information on healthy traditional d...ons of race, Resnicow said that even asking direct questions about racial attitudes must be done with great care. "If it wasn't difficult, it wouldn't be w...