'Handwriting challenged' doctors to take penmanship class at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
...nsistently rates high in customer satisfaction, we realize that many of our physicians don't write legibly and we wanted to take the initiative and address this concern." Dr. Hackmeyer said that the medical staff decided to offer this class in response to recent national studies, like that of the Institu...Vitamin D shows promise as cancer prevention drug
...ed to sunlight. But taken in the amounts needed to realize its cancer prevention potential, vitamin D can be too much of a good thing. Prolonged use can lead to osteoporosis or even death. Now, a research team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., with funding from the National Institutes of Healt...Attachment helps young children inhale asthma medications, UF researcher says
...f the medicine, and the doctor and parents may not realize that this is the reason why the patient is not responding well," says Hendeles, whose research has been funded by various drug companies, none of which manufacture the modified inhaler's chamber attachment. The drug-container component of the inhale......channel blockers -- although many physicians don't realize that these medications are not appropriate substitutes for beta-blockers, Phillips added. Beta-blockers - technically beta-adrenergic blocking agents - are prescribed to treat high blood pressure and angina pain, and they are used for heart failure a...Getting older and feeling weaker?
...proportion of their capacity," he says. "Companies realize that older workers also tend to be more reliable and experienced." With all of this in mind, Nussbaum and Laura Wojcik, a former member of the engineering science and mechanics faculty at Virginia Tech, developed a proposal for NIOSH funding. "Our...Researchers seek women with premature ovarian failure for testosterone replacement study
...men who experience premature ovarian failure don't realize how important it is to replace the hormones that the ovary no longer provides," Dr. Nelson said. "We're testing a new method to improve replacing these ovarian hormones." Normally, the ovaries produce both estrogen and testosterone, Dr Nelson expla...UC Davis study: fewer Californians dying of lung cancer, pulmonary disease as smoking decreases
...me injuries," said Leistikow. "Many people did not realize that those benefits would arrive this soon. But now we have a body count for this phenomenon we can point to lives lost from continued smoking and lives saved by reducing smoking in California." The results follow the adoption of Prop. 99, which in...Failure at nonconscious goals explains negative 'mystery moods'
... Eventually, Chartrand said, they may not even realize they have a goal when they attend a party - but they do. Chartrand has conducted a variety of studies examining what happens to people when they succeed or fail at these nonconscious ......ecimens tested at the nearest regional location to realize the full advantage of the rapid return of results that the new test offers. "The time involved in transporting samples to Mayo Clinic also would undermine the main goal of the test, which is rapid identification," says Dr. Cockerill. "Thats why we h...New study provides mixed report card on informed consent to cancer clinical trials
...rch, nearly one quarter of the participants do not realize that clinical trials are conducted mainly to benef...ildrens Hospital. Nevertheless, it is important to realize that trials are designed mainly to improve treatment for the future. Patients today benefit from the...Testing for alcohol problems in the workplace
...in the previous month." "I think it's important to realize that these results imply that individuals at the workplace should be offered help to identify risk consumption on a voluntary basis," noted Olof Beck, associate professor and director of the Clinical Pharmacology laboratory at Karolinska Hospital. "...Road skills hint at 'motion blindness' of Alzheimer's
...le to drive, and he or she will need assistance to realize this, says Cushman. The only way to assess an individuals driving ability is to do a real-life test on the road. Because of the small number of drivers tested in the current study, which was published in Cerebral Cortex, Cushman says the specific dr...Mammography screening-the debate continues
...elf must continue for a sufficiently long time to realize its benefit, namely the reduction in case-fatality rate. (Quote by e-mail; does not appear in published paper)....Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene for inherited kidney and liver disease in young children
...d analyzing ARPKD patients, led the researchers to realize that the human equivalent of the rat gene was the one that was abnormal in this disease. Progress on the Human Genome Project, which sequenced the candidate region on chromosome 6, aided identification of the gene. The gene is very large, covering a...Alcoholics may be more injury prone than illicit drug users
...g so because recent serious injury had helped them realize they might have a substance-abuse problem. "And this is probably true," he said. "But then we found that at the follow-up interviews during the next two years, the prevalence of injury in the previous six months was still nearly one out of five." "...Childhood eating habits may persist into adolescence and lead to obesity
...so in many developing countries. It's important to realize that childhood and adolescence are critical periods for individuals to develop healthy eating habits and to lay the foundation for future good health." The researchers examined data for 984 Chinese children collected from 1991 to 1997. The children,...JDRF launches multimillion-dollar Center for Islet Transplantation at Emory University
...tening problems with glucose control. However, we realize that wide-scale application of islet transplantation using conventional immunosuppressants is not feasible because of long-term side effects," commented Dr. Weber. "Our goal here is ambitious and exciting and if successful will improve the effectiven...Iron supplementation enhances aerobic training in iron-depleted women
...he study suggests that otherwise healthy women may realize added benefits from their exercise programs by improving marginal iron deficiency....New findings about brain's 'compass' offer clues about Alzheimer's
...t it provides the context and knowledge for you to realize that a grocery store should appear two blocks away. Theres a continuous interaction between where youve been, where youre going, and where you are. What weve done is peeked into that process, says Duffy. Path integration or dead reckoning is crucial...NIAID study results support diluting smallpox vaccine stockpile to stretch supply
...aused satellite lesions. Many clinicians may not realize that smallpox vaccination causes an acute illness in adults whove never received the vaccine before, noted Dr. Belshe. None of our volunteers experienced life-threatening reactions, but about a third had symptoms that were significant enough to make...