Study finds nearly 60% of American adults may have elevated blood pressure
...er (88 percent); among those with less than a high school education (65 percent); and among those with body-mass indexes over 30, which indicates obesity. "The prevalence of either prehypertension or hypertension among both men and women who were not overweight is 47 percent. But among those overweig...UGA professor receives $3 million grant from National Cancer Institute for breast cancer research
... in corporate public relations before returning to school to further study public relations and corporate communications. He said research in health communications is a "great way for me to apply my hobbies of messing around with computers and video, and harnessing that into something that is helpful." Spri...Major overhaul needed in end-of life care for patients with dementia
...-of-life care are all under-represented in medical school curricula and deserve more attention as the numbers of elderly continue to increase. Physicians also need to educate the public, to create a baseline of awareness before families have to face these issues directly and make difficult decisions about...Mothers have brains primed for care
... parental bonding can cause behavioral problems in school and the workplace, affecting almost everyone." In work with rats, Craig Kinsley, PhD, and his colleagues in the departments of psychology at the University of Richmond and Randolph Macon College, found that the ability of mothers' brains to change i......fluence of television and food advertising and the school environment on their children, according Margorie Kagawa-Singer, associate professor of public health in the UCLA School of Public Health and Asian American Studies Department. "The marketplace and schools are the main purveyors of poor dietary...Hmong face high rates of some cancers
...th grade education and only 18 percent have a high school diploma or equivalent degree. Half of all Hmong families in the state live below the federal poverty level. More than 54 percent of Hmong families have seven or more members per household. AANCART is the largest project ever undertaken to reduce canc...Misconceptions about sexual violence common among South African youth
...J. Researchers surveyed over 269,000 South African school pupils aged 10-19 years about their views on and experiences of sexual violence. Misconceptions about sexual violence were common among both sexes, but more females held views that would put them at high risk of HIV infection. Around 11% of males and...Long-term study demonstrated ADDERALL XR is an effective option to treat adolescents with ADHA
...udies with ADHD medications have been conducted in school age children, and more recently, in adult populations, physicians are being asked with increasing frequency to treat adolescents with significant functional impairment associated with ADHD. For this reason, it is critically important to access this ...Whooping cough makes a national comeback
...ases, pertussis can lead to pneumonia. Even when school is out of session, pertussis finds ways to sicken ...lt of a winter cold. As a competitive athlete and school leader, Zachary tried to dismiss his illness and traveled to Lake Placid for Olympic skiing training...Physically fit children appear to do better in classroom, researchers say
... physical education teachers in Champaign's Unit 4 school district, the researchers measured the physical fi... academically, Castelli is hopeful that educators, school administrators, legislators and other policymakers will take note. "Despite increased incidence of c...UCLA medical student develops, markets communication board for intubated patients
...03, he began marketing it with the help of medical school friend, Bryan Traughber, who has changed the focus of Vidatak from being a distribution company to one incorporating a business model. "If the business doesn't succeed, the means for distribution fails," says Traughber. Prior to this, hospitals coul...Major overhaul needed in end-of life care for patients with dementia
...-of-life care are all under-represented in medical school curricula and deserve more attention as the numbers of elderly continue to increase. Physicians also need to educate the public, to create a baseline of awareness before families have to face these issues directly and make difficult decisions ...National Chemistry Week celebrates health and wellness in Washington, D.C., area
Several hundred local elementary and middle school students in Washington, D.C., and Annandale, Va., will discover the contributions of chemistry to health and wellness Oct. 17-23 during the 16 th annual National Chemistry Week celebration, a program sponsored by the American Chemical Society, the w...OHSU researchers study sixth-graders to prevent type 2 diabetes
... research dietician, health promotion coordinator, school coordinators and a Ph.D. PE specialist, will work ...h Action Team, consisting of students, parents and school staff will implement three main interventions to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in this age grou...Plastic surgeons honor 'Patients of Courage' overcoming difficult obstacles, inspiring others
...son of Saraland, Ala., was struck and dragged by a school bus. She sustained life-threatening injuries, losing 45 percent of her skin from her chest to her knees. Trauma center physicians saved her life and performed skin grafting which left her with significant deformities. After enduring multiple reconstr...Widely used treatment for head injuries found to be harmful
...dinator of the study Professor Ian Roberts (London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK) comments: "Our early results show that corticosteroids should not be used routinely to treat head injury, whatever the severity. By clearly refuting a mortality benefit from corticosteroids in head injury, the CR...Breathing problems during sleep may affect mental development in infants and young children
...k poor sleep or sleep deprivation to problems with school (or job) performance, difficulties with memory and...ly were more likely to have lower grades in middle school - even several years after the breathing problem was treated or resolved. "These two new studies po...Chest 2004 hosts world experts in pulmonary, sleep, and critical care medicine
...ct driving, work-related activities, and childhood school performance and behavior. Asthma The sixth ACCP/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Community Asthma Coalition Symposium provides local asthma coalitions with the opportunity to learn about ongoing and new asthma coalition projects and to ne...$25 million funds health promotion studies at UT School of Public Health
...ort the Prevention Research Center will enable the school to continue partnerships with communities and to i...ity plays in academic performance among elementary school children. Researchers also will examine the impact of colorectal cancer screening tests among Hispa...Teenage smoking still 'worryingly high': Girls twice as likely as boys to puff away
...pointers to someone in the first year of secondary school taking up smoking by the age of 15-16 are being a girl and having smoked when they were younger. "For those who were non-smokers at age 13-14, pupils most likely to take up the habit by age 15-16 were those with a more positive attitude towards smoki...