Obesity can be harmful to your child's mental health
... they feel about themselves. Identify feelings and situations that cause them to overeat, and discuss coping strategies; Criticizing an obese child or trying to humiliate them into losing weight will increase the child's emotional difficulties. The child may become lonelier, more depressed, and less likely ...Study links IQ and affluence level to longevity
...l ability allowed them to better cope with adverse situations over the years, the researchers suggest. The study examined results of the Scottish Mental Survey, an intelligence test held June 1, 1932, for 87,498 Scottish schoolchildren born in 1921. The researchers then compared this data to records from a grou...A new survey reveals how parents really handle the toughest challenges of raising kids today
... and learning the best ways to deal with difficult situations with sensitivity is crucial," states Dr. Gallagher. "Seeing how other parents and child development experts react to day-to-day dilemmas is a valuable resource for any parent." Freddi Greenberg, editor in chief of Nick Jr. Family Magazine, agrees. "P...Afghanistan's health challenge
...o the lives of millions of people in post-conflict situations to come.'...Finding of heart drug interaction suggests path to more effective treatment
...e tissues of the body in response to environmental situations such as exercise or stress. In heart failure patients, chronic stress leads the body to produce an excess of adrenaline, over-stimulating beta-adrenergic receptors to further weaken the heart in a kind of runaway process, Rockman said. Angiotensin re...Rat study shows exposure to Ecstasy early in pregnancy induces brain, behavior changes
...changes and learning impairments were conducted in situations analogous to the third trimester in humans. This study sought to investigate a more true-to-life situation by looking at the consequences of Ecstasy exposure early in pregnancy." The study, funded in part by NIDA, was published August 29 on the journ...Taking Ecstasy during pregnancy may cause brain damage, behavior problems in babies
...changes and learning impairments were conducted in situations analogous to the third trimester in humans. Thus, this study sought to investigate a more true-to-life situation by looking at neurobiological changes caused by Ecstasy early in pregnancy." The researchers injected the drug twice daily from day 14 th...U.S. pedestrians, cyclists at greater danger than European counterparts
...k and bicycle defensively, to anticipate dangerous situations and to react appropriately. That sort of safety education is completely lacking in the United States," Pucher says. The researchers say that similar traffic policies could be introduced in the United States, "promoting safer, more convenient and more...Male athletes also suffer from body image problems, study shows
... such as creatine. 5 percent said they avoided situations where they had to expose their bodies, such as wearing a swimsuit. 4 percent reported they are preoccupied about the inadequacy of their body size and have significant distress or impairment as a result. 4 percent said they frequently give up...Over half of Zimbabwean women believe wife beating is justified
... School of Public Health. When presented with five situations -- arguing with her spouse, neglecting the children, refusing to have sex, burning food or leaving the home without telling her husband -- the study participants agreed that a husband is justified beating his wife. The study, "Understanding women's a...Study: Hurricane Floyd boosted long-term use of N.C. emergency rooms, outpatient services
... for us to understand the behavior of people under situations of crisis and high-stress. Researchers focused on how people in the midst and aftermath of a natural disaster use health services, he said. Findings are relevant to both private and public payers of health services because of the insight we get about...Endografts help prevent deaths from abdominal aortic aneurysms
...the abdominal aorta is one of the most challenging situations emergency medical physicians face--50 percent of the patients who make it to the emergency room cannot be saved. But a new, image-guided, endovascular surgical device called an endograft is giving emergency room physicians and vascular surgeons a pro...New research says better social skills not nicotine patches help smokers quit
...okers use cigarettes to help them deal with social situations or to help themselves feel better implies that cou...mokers. Helping introverts cope better with social situations through specific social skills training packages would make some smokers more confident of their abi...Doctors focus on pupil size for safety of laser vision correction
...d that a typical night driver frequently confronts situations where he or she has less than one-tenth the amount of light that doctors, in their offices, assume their patients encounter at night....Study looks at the pros and cons of voice recognition
...system interfacing with our RIS system. We've had situations where our voice recognition system has overwritten changes we've made to our reports in our RIS system, which could potentially lead to medico-legal problems," he says. These technical problems have led some radiologists to simply type in the report ...Early use of universal forms boosts informed consent among ICU patients
...participate in decisions about their care. But in situations where a delay increases risk, most states allow physicians to proceed without obtaining explicit consent. This study was designed to see how often that happened and to test a method to improve to process. The study was performed in a 16-bed intensiv...Electronic job aid to benefit healthcare workers and patients
Facing high-pressure situations and the potential for fatigue and error, nurses and aircraft maintenance personnel have a lot in common.To help the healthcare system address these problems, researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have adapted an electronic job aid...Patient simulator will enhance training for medical emergencies in space
...' reactions and can be programmed to mimic various situations that could occur. For a session on allergic reactions to medications, participants will face a wheezing simulator with a rapid pulse and swollen tongue. In some scenarios, the simulator will be programmed to talk. Doerr's group is ensuring that the ...Joint-custody arrangements good for children of divorce -- but only if there is no parental conflict
...e them feel better if similar situations occurred in real life. Lee said one key reason she conducted the study was that she perceived children as active players in post-divorce situations, although many existing studie......armacologic treatments. She also addresses special situations such as headache and pregnancy, children and the elderly. "People suffering from headaches should be diagnosed by a physician and avoid self-medication in order to prevent chronic rebound headaches," Dr. Wilson said. "I want this book to help people...