Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management
...he distant future." The authors assessed multiple strategies to reduce mortality as well as greenhouse gas emissions from household fuel sources. They gathered a large database of current fuel use in African nations. Using this as a baseline, they defined multiple scenarios for future fuel use by varying the m...Charcoal and forest management could reduce greenhouse gas levels & save lives in Africa
... from the continent. The authors assessed multiple strategies to reduce mortality as well as greenhouse gas emissions from household fuel sources. They gathered a large database of current fuel use in African nations. Using this as a baseline, they defined multiple scenarios for future fuel use by varying the m...Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening
...s face a complicated series of recommended testing strategies for CRC screening. Esther K. Wei, Sc.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, and colleagues studied the efficacy of an office systems method in improving CRC screening behaviors. An office systems approach includes f...Professionalism and professional ethics in medicine
...omfort. "Despite barriers, physicians use multiple strategies that may vary in efficacy to assist patients burde...y these costs," the authors write. The most common strategies were switching to a generic drug, using office samples and discontinuing nonessential medicines. "Fu...Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
...actions to reduce bullying, and can teach students strategies for coping with and responding to bullying. School policies often distinguish among different types of harassment, punishing physical aggression and certain forms of name-calling, such as sexual harassment or racial slurs, while tolerating other insu...Improving access to healthy food has little effect on diet
...fordable food is one of the government's joined up strategies to improve public health and reduce health inequalities. However, evidence to inform how, when, and where to reduce these inequalities is only now emerging, and uncertainty remains over whether large scale retail interventions actually work. For ins...ESC releases the first European Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
... of chest pain or other symptoms, both reperfusion strategies seem equally effective in reducing infarct size and mortality. Therefore, thrombolysis is still a viable alternative to primary PCI, provided that it can be delivered within 3 hours after onset of chest pain or other symptoms. 11. Primary PCI compar...Mailman School of Public Health receives Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Center grant
...h leading healthcare providers we are implementing strategies that will decrease smoking rates, improve the health of New Yorkers, and save lives," says Donna Shelley, MD, MPH, principal investigator and assistant professor of clinical Sociomedical Sciences. According to Daniel Hyman, MD, chief medical officer...Rural America vulnerable to bioterrorism and natural disaster threats
...rs facing rural public health preparedness and the strategies to overcome those barriers. The report presents recommendations based on the unique preparedness concerns facing rural America. Specifically: Contrary to the opinion of many, rural America is indeed vulnerable to bioterrorism and other serious pub...College alcohol problems exceed previous estimates
...omprehensive community interventions are among the strategies that can reduce college drinking and associated harm to students and others....Drug therapy may be comparable to invasive cardiac procedures for elderly patients with heart attack
...hest rates of both invasive and medical management strategies and those providing the lowest rates of both was 6.2 percent." "Our study confirmed that clinicians were more likely to provide invasive treatments to lower-risk than higher-risk patients in this population, despite evidence demonstrating that these ...Use of potentially inappropriate medications among elderly common in some European countries
...rnatives, harmonize prescribing guidelines). These strategies could help ensure that prescribing for older patients in Europe is improved and consistent across countries," the researchers conclude....Mayo Clinic discovers 'new pathway' against pancreatic cancer
... This discovery may lead to new drug development strategies for other cancers. Additional research will tell whether these same actors play a similar role in the spread of other cancer types. The Key Finding The Mayo Clinic researchers discovered a previously unrecognized role in pancreatic cancer for the ...Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors at increased risk for bone fractures
...ure risk in this special population and to develop strategies to reduce the number of fractures among breast cancer survivors....Sleeping Through the Night: Children's sleep expert advises parents
...ugh the Night is user-friendly and provides simple strategies so that everyone in the family can get a good nigh...acles to a good night's sleep. She also discusses strategies for parents to improve their own sleep, highlighting common adult sleep disorders. This completely r...Tobacco industry pays scientists to challenge secondhand smoke's link to infant death risk
...that the industry continues to use its 50-year old strategies to sow confusion about the real dangers of secondhand smoke and to distort the entire scientific process," says Glantz. The tobacco industry documents were made available as part of the Master Settlement Agreement, in which among other things, tobacc...Columbia researchers receive $3 million to combat genetic killer of infants & toddlers
...ells into functional motor neurons, opening up new strategies for cell based chemical screens for drugs that can prevent the degeneration of motor neurons associated with SMA. Committed to supporting research with the highest probability of advancing potential drug candidates, the SMA Foundation has forged coll...School-based smoking prevention programs ineffective
...ffers some potentially more effective anti-smoking strategies such as use of the media, tax levies, and smoke-free environments. The school-based programs studied by Dr. Wiehe and colleagues shared certain characteristics. Most targeted middle-school students, although some focused on high school students and ...Medical technologies may hinder rather than help newborn survival
...he Millennium Development Goal for child survival, strategies will have to be implemented to improve birthweight and reduce preterm deliveries." In an accompanying commentary Anthony Costello (Institute of Child Health, UK) and colleagues conclude: "In middle income countries with high institutional usage, a fo......ully to the patient's concerns, help them identify strategies to change their drinking patterns and were encouraged to be nonconfrontational and nonstigmatizing. More than 90 percent of the emergency practitioners who were trained passed the proficiency exam after the first try. Between March 2002 and August 20...