Survey of adults reveals life-long consequences of ADHD
...onal achievement. They are less likely to be high school or college graduates. Approximately 17 percent of the adults surveyed with ADHD did not graduate high school, while only seven percent of those without ADHD did not graduate from high school. Only 18 percent of the adults with ADHD graduated from c...Ongoing study evaluates pediatricians' effectivenes at violence prevention
...ills need to be made a priority as part of medical school and residency training," said Barkin. Barkin received a $2.25 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for the study, which is the first national randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a progra...Asthma symptoms reduced among children whose schools provided asthma medication
...) had improved symptoms and fewer days absent from school than children in a usual care group (inhaled corti...asthma at the start of the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 school years in Rochester, N.Y. Of the 242 eligible children, 184 enrolled in the study, and data for 180 c...Substance use, social stress compromise pregnant women's immune system
... mother's age less than 18 years; less than a high school education; and a history of mental illness or psychological disorder. The researchers found an association of substance abuse, social stress and high levels of cytokines with prematurity, brain and lung injuries in infants and respirato...Spanking a risk factor for behavior problems among white children
...ehavior problems by the time they reach elementary school when compared to those who were not. However, the ...e under age 2 and were followed until they reached school at age 4. Mothers were questioned on how often they spanked their child, their child's temperament, ...Elastic nails help children with broken legs recover faster than traction and body casting
...with elastic nails missed about half the amount of school as those treated in casts. Children treated with the traditional method undergo approximately three weeks of traction and then the application of a body cast, which is required for an additional three to five weeks. Casting requires a great commitmen...Red palm oil as a means of combating vitamin A deficiency
... way on the use of red palm oil in meals served in school canteens, and on other benefits of bringing palm oil on to the market beyond the production zones covered by the project. Among these positive results is job generation, especially for women....Epilepsy guidelines will improve treatment and access
...son is also walking around in a fog or can't go to school or can't work or has memory problems because of the medication, then that's not treating the patient, that's only treating the seizures. It's important that everything that is going on in the patient's life be clinically evaluated." "For the past 10 ...Fewer fizzy drinks can prevent childhood obesity
...x primary schools in Christchurch, Dorset over one school year. The main objective was to discourage the consumption of carbonated drinks among children aged 7-11 years. Fifteen classes took part in the programme (intervention group) and 14 acted as a control group. The children completed diaries of drinks...Cancer Survivors Center funded for children
...cialists to support transition from treatment into school and other activities. Parent and sibling counseling Special sports/training programs to re-enter the child into the "active" world. Cleveland business executive Michael Sherwin serves on the Board of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and ...Oral cancer survey from Case dental school shows dental hygienist's role in catching cancer
...m, which is currently under revision as the dental school strives to train the dentist for the 21st century. The research group encourages people to be proactive in their oral health care by suggesting that if an oral-cancer screening examination is not done with our routine dental care, then ask your d...UCLA study shows Medicaid costs can shrink
...he number of lost days at work (43 percent) and at school (41 percent). (See chart B & chart C .) Further, the studies documented a profound improvement in parents' confidence in trusting their own good judgment. Parents reported universally that, for the first time in their lives, they had the know-how ...Alcohol use and victimization among college women
...everyone would understand, but since there is this school of thought, it is important to clarify that assault, sexual assault, aggression, what have you, is not something that's programmed into people. The perpetrator has a choice; they don't have to attack or assault. The issue is not the woman's dri...Unmarried women say they feel misunderstood in doctors' offices
... of the state and the presence of a single medical school Brown Medical School provide a unique opportunity for study results to effect policy and health care practices for an entire population of women. "The results of our study can be used to inform a whole system of care," Clark said. "In order for hea...Top honors for patient counseling awarded to UH student
...sts of 18,000 student members in chapters in every school and college of pharmacy throughout the United States and Puerto Rico....Preventing another Columbine: Youth violence prevention conference
Tragedies like the Columbine school shooting have highlighted the problem of violent acts committed by adolescents and young adults. The general public and media often view the phenomenon as a moral or social issue. Recently, however, researchers in the field of neuroscience, biology...Gaining health while giving back to the community
...." Most of the volunteers, 71 percent, had a high school education, and 14 percent used a cane. To determi... say that increases in cognitive activities in the school were not offset by a decrease in book reading and other such mental activities at home in participan...Sitting in nonsmoking sections a powerful tactic for preventing teen smoking
...ed from more than 3,500 children and parents in 20 school districts in western Washington. Information on pa...lved 8,400 students and 600 teachers throughout 40 school districts in Washington. Results of this 15-year study, funded by the National Cancer Institute, wer...Medical societies report critical care crisis in United States
...nee opportunities combined with increasing medical school costs and decreasing Federal funds for physician training, will have a severe impact on the future number of critical care physicians," said Richard. S. Irwin, MD, FCCP, President of the American College of Chest Physicians. "Although the United Sta...New technique uses household humidifier to create nanocomposite materials
...l. -- In what may sound like a project from a high school science fair, scientists are using a household humidifier to create porous spheres a hundred times smaller than a red blood cell. The technique is a new and inexpensive way to do chemistry using sound waves, the researchers say. In the home, ultraso...