Graduation may be hazardous to your health
... 21, 2003--A new report from The Commonwealth Fund reveals that nearly two of five college graduates and half of high school graduates who don't go on to college will have a time without health insurance in the first year after graduation. Young adults are often dropped from their parents' policies or public...Kids who get prescription asthma drugs visit ER less often
...edications, the study finds. But the research also reveals that asthmatic African-American and urban children rush to the ER more frequently than other kids because of an asthma attack. U-M pediatric researchers will present the findings at the annual joint meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Seat...New research says better social skills not nicotine patches help smokers quit
...at the University of Warwick into why people smoke reveals that neurotic smokers and introverts find it hardest to kick the habit and says that carefully tailored treatment, including training to enhance social skills and counselling, could help smokers give up. Although nicotine replacement therapy can supp...Why Britain's gay, lesbian and bisexual Muslims need dedicated support groups
...xplore their sexuality outside wedlock." The study reveals that some try to re-frame Islamic teaching by distinguishing between traditional cultural practice based on heterosexuality and the inclusive principles of their faith, or by trying to reinterpret religious texts in the light of present day realities...New biological sensors for detecting blood glucose developed by Hebrew University, U.S. Scientists
...lucose by the enzyme. The magnitude of the current reveals the extent of glucose in the system. Experimental results have shown that this "nanoplug" technology yields more sensitive and specific measuring of glucose in the blood then has been possible with existing techniques. The researchers believe th...Breast cancer patients suffer through communication failure
...ished in the March issue of Annals of Oncology[1], reveals that nearly half the women judged that information they received on several medical aspects was incomprehensible or incomplete. Over half also wanted more opportunity to talk to medical staff. It is also possible that stressed patients were unable to...The eyes have it: Study shows infants more tuned into wider world than previously believed
...n psychologists Rechele Brooks and Andrew Meltzoff reveals the importance of eyes to12-, 14- and 18-month-old infants and shows that they are much more likely to look at an object when a person turns toward it with open eyes rather than closed. Not only that, but the study also shows that infants gazed at t...New compound holds promise for lupus and related diseases
...sue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, also reveals the novel mechanism by which the compound works, a discovery that could lead to safer and more effective new drugs for managing lupus and other autoimmune disorders. "The best available therapies for lupus haven't changed for many, many years," says...Medications aren't affecting brain size in children with ADHD
...he brains of children without the disorder, and it reveals for the first time that stimulant medications, such as Ritalin, aren't affecting brain size, says F. Xavier Castellanos, M.D., the Brooke and Daniel Neidich Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Professor of Radiology at New York Universit...Research reveals mechanism that influences cancer cells to die
... that allow the cancer cells to die off. "Our work reveals a way we might coax cells to favor apoptosis instead of citostasis in order to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy," said Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Joan Massagu, PhD, Chairman of the Cell Biology Program at Memorial Sloan-Ke...Stanford researcher to find cure for widespread Celiac disease
...sla's latest research, published today in Science, reveals the possibility for enzyme therapy as a way to treat the widespread disease, Celiac Sprue, caused by a toxic reaction to gluten that produces malabsorption of foods and vitamins. "After helplessly watching the disease's debilitating impact on my son......ompassionate, understanding, honest and empathetic reveals a poll carried out in this week's BMJ. Over 100 people from 24 countries responded to two questions posted on the BMJ website ( bmj.com ): 'what makes a good doctor?' and 'how can we make one?' In response to the first question 70 qualities were lis...Injury death rate for Canadian farm children aged 1-6 higher than national average
...ing hospitalization. Most significantly, the study reveals a pattern in the types of child-related farm accidents across Canada, a finding that could eventually help reduce the frequency and severity of child-related farm injuries. "Our data show that just three causes of injury in young children account fo...Puerto Rican women influenced more by quality of medical care than doctor's ethnicity
... are no exception to this rule. A careful analysis reveals that Puerto Rican women are not more satisfied with Latino physicians than with non-Latino physicians. Their level of satisfaction is, however, significantly influenced by the institutional settings where medical treatment is provided, characteristic...Research shows that male smokers who want a long life should get married
...esearch by economists at the University of Warwick reveals that men who smoke but who want a long life should marry without delay as marriage reduces the risk of death by even more than the act of smoking increases the risk of dying. University of Warwick researchers Professor Andrew Oswald and Dr Jonathan G...Study adds to knowledge of what it takes to stand up, walk
...ers provides new data on blood vessel function and reveals the benefits of a measurement technique that gives more accurate data on the amount of norepinephrine (n r' ep-e-nef' rin) - a hormone vital for blood vessel response - in tissues adjacent to blood vessels. The study, led by Lawrence Sinoway, M.D., p...Infection with toxoplasmososis increases the risk of being involved in a road traffic accident
A new study published in BMC Infectious Diseases reveals that people with latent toxoplasmosis (a harmless form of the disease) are more likely to be involved in a road traffic accident. These findings may well be due to the presence of cysts formed in nerves and muscle tissue, which may reduce the ability...Funding source has impact on conclusions of clinical trials
...than trials funded by not for profit organisations reveals a study in this week's BMJ. As the BMJ is one of a few journals which requires authors to declare funding and competing interests, the researchers used 159 trials published in the journal between 1997 and 2001 as the basis for their study. Each study...Some sports linked to unhealthy eating behaviors in girls
... new large-scale study confirms. The research also reveals risk factors that can be used to identify girls engaged in weight-dependent sports, like gymnastics and ballet, who are particularly vulnerable to eating behaviors considered "disordered." These risk factors include depression, a history of sexual ab...... cancer careand de-mystifies clinical practice and reveals a dedication and compassion in the care of patients which deeply moved the artist. Dr. Dominiczaks presentation will address: The scientific method and its limitations. The ways in which artists have created images of science and learning from ...