NIH state-of-the-science panel calls for 'demedicalization' of menopause
...iberations. The archived webcast of the conference sessions will be available shortly at http://consensus.nih.gov/ . The full text of the panel's draft statement will be available late Wednesday at http://consensus.nih.gov/ . The final version will be available at the same web address in approximately fou...New self-help technology set to combat eating disorders
...tment without any therapist input. Modules include sessions on why people develop eating disorders, how to fig...cially as a first step to care." Only three short sessions of 20 minutes of clinician time is required to introduce the use of the CD-ROM, compared with a typi...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
...The two days of presentations, panels and breakout sessions will be held at the Hilton UH Hotel and Conference...medical product development and marketing. Poster sessions will begin at 8 a.m. each day that represent student work in the area. Montoya, the conference mod...Euroscience Open Forum 2006 launches call for proposals
...5th until June 15th 2005. Proposals for scientific sessions and outreach activities can be submitted online at www.esof2006.org . To stimulate inspiring submissions, 18 broad themes have been selected. These themes highlight current developments in research and science policy and set the framework for an out...Orchestra pit no danger to hearing
...-sized instrument used to measure sound during 18 sessions of an activity that was either a rehearsal, a dress rehearsal or an actual performance, all of them in the pit. The duration of each activity was roughly three hours and included two operas with average-sized orchestras. The researchers found that th...American Academy of Neurology presents 57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach
...nty for Randomized Clinical Trials." Other plenary sessions will cover Contemporary Clinical Issues and Case S...tific Program Highlights will conclude the plenary sessions on April 15 beginning at 5:15 p.m. after all educational programs have ended. The chair of the AAN S...Even mild depression increases long-term mortality in heart failure
... her study March 7, 2005, at the annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando. The study was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health. "Our findings provide further evidence to non-psychiatric physicians that depression can have a major impact on how their patients f...Cognitive behavioral therapy and medication is effective in the treatment of panic disorder
...to receive an intervention consisting of up to six sessions in the course of three months of CBT, with up to six follow-up telephone contacts during the next nine months, and medications provided by the primary care physician with guidance from a psychiatrist. The patients were selected from six primary care ...World's biggest study of multi-million pound health problem launched
..., in some cases, GPs, to lead special consultation sessions with patients. Whilst there is a general level of agreement amongst healthcare professionals as to the sort of diet and lifestyle patients need to adopt to avoid constipation, there is no clear evidence as to the best way to get the message across. ...Latest findings on genetic blood disorder 'Cooley's Anemia'
...stitute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, UK. Major sessions of the conference will address such issues as gene...ore than 50 individual workshops, talks and poster sessions will be featured. For registration or further information on the conference, visit www.nyas.org...Culture-specific exercise sparks interest of older women
..., average age 64, participated in one-hour Tai Chi sessions three times a week for three months. All the women had at least one coronary heart disease risk factor, 56 percent had arthritis. The most surprising factor was that 90 percent of the women either were diagnosed with high blood pressure or were on m...Using the internet's power and anonymity to reduce problem drinking
...e internet equivalent of two to three face-to-face sessions with a counselor," said Reid Hester, director of the Research Division at Behavior Therapy Associates in Albuquerque, NM. "It contains the same elements of the original DCU: a comprehensive assessment of the drinker's risk factors, family history, a...Dialogue & personal example work best for parents in drug talks with teens
...s, strict curfews, and drug and alcohol counseling sessions with a professional, the researchers say. The strategy for drug talks changes once teen children move out of the house or go to college, Miller-Day says. At that point, parents would do better to encourage teens to use their own judgment; require th...Medical meeting to feature research findings and disease prevention and health promotion sessions
...d at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Provocative plenary sessions will focus on: Challenges in promoting physical activity among Americans, The outlook for the 109th Congress to tackle important public health issues, Public health challenges in times of global military conflict, New strategies for improving ...Need better social research but it doesn't come cheap
...dents might have to commit to multiple and lengthy sessions more like those used now for medical trials - with costs to match. Professor Loomes points out that many decisions about public policy are subject to political processes which for countries with elections every three to five years may be heavily inf...Longer cardiac rehab programs necessary, says U of T study
...that combined supervised and unsupervised exercise sessions was effective in improving both physical and menta...rograms. The first used weekly supervised exercise sessions over 52 weeks, while the second used weekly supervised sessions for 26 weeks followed by one supervi...Exercise helps reduce symptoms of depression, UT Southwestern researchers find
...als who participated in 30-minute aerobic exercise sessions three to five times a week. The results, published in the January issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, are comparable to results from studies in which patients with mild to moderate depression were treated with antidepressants or co...Post election 2004: What's in store for health policy
...lth.org . Webcasts and transcripts of selected sessions from this conference will be available on Monday, February 7, by kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/nhpc/02feb05...Controversial drug shown to act on brain protein to cut alcohol use
...uced the rats to consume alcohol in daily drinking sessions and then demonstrated that their drinking declined precipitously when they received Ibogaine. The drug was administered either by injection or directly into the same brain region where GDNF levels were shown to increase. The research also showed that...Northwestern Memorial chosen to be featured in first-ever mini-med school TV airing on PBS
...y hospitals have five-year waiting lists for these sessions and they continue to grow in popularity thus inspiring producers at PBS to create Mini-Med School TV. "The fact that Mini-Med Schools are flourishing and thousands of people across the country are registering, demonstrated to us the public's hunger ...