Hispanic drug use rises in US culture
...ed to find out what was happening in Washington, a state with a relatively small Hispanic population (only 9 percent statewide), which is disproportionately rural and dispersed. The study controlled for a number of factors, including marital status, education level, poverty, and rural residence, among ot...Researchers suggest TB screening for all international adoptees
... previously in an orphanage or childrens home, the state tuberculosis program should, in consultation with the adoptive family, notify the orphanage or home, as well as the adoptive agency. As many international adoptees have no medical history documents, systematic screening for tuberculosis is imperati...States taking action to insure nation's 13.3M uninsured young adults
...l age 26; and New Jersey until age 30. Most of the state laws apply to all young adults but laws in Idaho, Rhode Island, and South Dakota only apply to students. Most of the laws were passed between 2005 and 2007; the Utah legislation was passed in 1994, and the Texas law in 2003. States arent alone in s...Study reveals gaps in vaccine financing for underinsured children
A national survey of state immunization program managers reveals gaps in cove...public and private sources. Anecdotal reports from state policy makers and clinicians suggest that new gaps have arisen in financial coverage of vaccines for...Controlling prescription drug expenditures: a case report of success
... that other institutions, hospitals, health plans, state and federal governments can learn from our experience. The studys authors wrote that preventing the rise of prescription drug costs allowed the health plan to invest in new initiatives to improve the health outcomes of patients with chronic disease...Early-childhood intervention may improve well-being through young adulthood
...cluding records from schools, Medicaid and county, state and federal agencies, as well as a survey completed by the participants between ages 22 and 24 years. By age 24, children who had participated in the Child-Parent Center preschool were: More likely to have finished high school (71.4 percent vs....U of M report says early-childhood intervention improves well-being through young adulthood
...cluding records from schools, Medicaid and county, state and federal agencies, as well as a survey completed by the participants between ages 22 and 24 years. Early childhood interventions have demonstrated consistent positive effects on children's health and well-being, according to background informati...Many heart attack patients still not getting emergency clot-busting treatment
...formed in a timely manner. In fact, the authors state that hospitals should be judged in part by their ability to deliver acute reperfusion to as many candidate patients as possible. Our findings support the incorporation of a measure of reperfusion use into national quality improvement efforts, they wr...Worcester Polytechnic Institute to host national forum on locating first responders inside buildings
...he workshop will also provide an assessment of the state of the field and the prognosis for viable commercial solutions. Keynote speakers will include Charles Dickinson, deputy assistant administrator, U.S. Fire Administration, Jalal Mapar, program manager, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Depart...Landmark study finds adult Delawareans with disabilities in only 'fair' to 'poor' health
...h Disabilities, which will now serve as a tool for state agencies, policy makers, community organizations, ... The study's 339 participants were recruited from state service enrollment lists, health-care facilities and health fairs. The majority (70 percent) were fr...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...t the University at Buffalo are developing a solid state version of the traditional x-ray image intensifier, one which relies upon electron-multiplying charge-coupled devices (CCDs) to provide variable signal amplification in solid-state. The result should be a device which incorporates all the positive fe...Global warming's threat to New York region and how to avoid severe consequences
...the region's economy and quality of life. City and state officials will be on hand to talk about their efforts to reduce global warming emissions and prepare for the consequences. WHEN: 10 am EST, Wednesday, July 11, 2007 WHERE: The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road, B...Patients with soft tissue sarcomas should be treated at high volume centers
...n. Using an analysis of a large population-based state cancer registry in Florida, the Juan Gutierrez and... a prospective database of all cancer cases in the state of Florida since 1981, to identify all records of soft tissue sarcomas up to 2001. A total of 6259 c...Where is the most dangerous place to travel over the holiday?
...and driver behavior. For instance, CERS advocates state adoption of primary seat belt laws, which allow law enforcement officers to pull people over for not using their seat belts. States that enact primary seat belt laws have increased their seat belt usage rates dramatically, by an average of 14 percent...Parents of chronically ill kids are helped by better access to federal and employer leave
...major attempt at change and California is the only state right now to have it, said Chung. However, what effects it will actually have on families and businesses are still very unclear. The RAND Health study recommends: Evaluating the potential impact of expanding eligibility for the Family and ...Diabetes professionals join forces to identify gaps in diabetes care and better self care
...rough surveillance data collected at the national, state and county levels are all necessary steps in defining and ultimately reducing the burden of this major health problem." ...Research probes seniors' plans for end-of-life care
... arguments or ask patients to imagine their future state of health, says Carr. Her study suggests instead that having people recall a loved one's death and their feelings about it may be more convincing. "Our results speak to the power of real world experience," says Carr. "Abstractions, literature, ha...Meningitis: effectiveness of preventive vaccination demonstrated
...earchers collected then analysed data on childrens state of health and vaccine status. They could therefore make comparisons between the different villages regarding the number of cases of meningitis that broke out, in particular in the years that followed the 1996 vaccination campaign (3). Their investig...DFG approves 11 new Collaborative Research Centers
...o extend cooperation between quantum optics, solid state physics and chemistry. This centre will also include the first integrated Research Training Group, taking advantage of the recently introduced programme element designed to improve the qualification path for doctoral students participating in Collabo......r fuel source. Known as ketosis, this metabolic state is characterized by extremely low insulin levels, ...hat factors might be responsible for creating this state in which consumed calories were being burned off in the liver rather than being stored as fat. Bec...