Spirituality plays role in breast cancer information processing for African-American women
... that spirituality might play an important role in achieving this, particularly for African-American women. "Spirituality has been found to be an important cultural factor for African-American women thinking about their health, so we evaluated its impact on breast cancer information processing," said Glenn L...Prostate cancer patients see high survival rates with seed implants
...y of the seed implant is a critical ingredient for achieving a better outcome."...Medicare payment cuts will accelerate primary care collapse
...evere access problems and will stand in the way of achieving long-standing and fundamental reforms in physician payment policy to support quality improvement and patient-centered primary and principal care," ACP President Lynne M. Kirk, MD, FACP emphasized. "It is essential that lawmakers agree on a longer-ter...Over 50s have the highest carbon footprint in the UK
...essentially pushing at an open door with regard to achieving a change in behaviour in the over 50s, and a move to a low carbon lifestyle. In order to close the gap between concern for climate change and the impact of current lifestyles, Government needs to take action to make a low carbon lifestyle an easier o...MRI identifies 'hidden' fat that puts adolescents at risk for disease
...minal fat may substantially advance strategies for achieving healthy weights in children," she said. ...Holographic images use shimmer to show cellular response to anticancer drug
... physics who leads the team. "We have moved beyond achieving a 3-D image to using that image for a direct physiological measure of what the drug is doing inside cancer cells. This provides valuable information about the effects of various doses of the drug and the time it takes each dose to become significantl...Study takes next step -- Why women suffer more knee injuries
...an said. "This study presents an important step in achieving these ultimate research goals. It seems that when fatigued, the potential for an athlete to execute poor decisions, reactions and thus movement responses is greatly increased. Our next step is to determine how we can effectively combat these effects....A new focus for health care reform -- realigning competition around patient value
...each medical condition, together with the costs of achieving those outcomes. Processes of care, the focus of much of today's quality movement, are not results. Good outcome measures are vital feedback indicating what works and what does not. These measures enable professional insight and the development of exp...Spirituality increases as alcoholics recover
...t has been shown conclusively to aid alcoholics in achieving and maintaining sobriety is AA, which has spiritual components including invocation of a higher power. The new study, however, shows that the relationship between spirituality and likelihood of recovery was unrelated to whether a person took part in ...Sustainability of energy, food and water theme of ACS national meeting
...ing novel, powerful catalysts that show promise in achieving this goal, which could help solve the worlds energy problems in the future, he says. (PHYS 110, Monday, March 26, 1:20 p.m., McCormick Place South, Room S401B, Level 4) New water technologies necessary to address worlds water needs Large impr...Kennedy Krieger Institute launches first national online autism registry
...e and mobilize autism research efforts in hopes of achieving results similar to the leukemia community, said Dr. Gary Goldstein, President and CEO of the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Thirty years ago, the majority of children with leukemia died. Today, the majority survive because increased participation by a ...DOE commits $27.5M for uranium contaminant transport field studies
...learn what nutrient factors are most important for achieving maximum rates of uranium reduction and removal from groundwater. Robert Baney, director of the Office of Legacy Management, Office of Site Operations for DOE, states, "Innovative tools are likely to emerge from this research including rapid proteo...Revolutionizing prosthetics 2009 team delivers first DARPA limb prototype
...ter for Bionic Medicine at RIC. The results we are achieving in this highly collaborative project are very exciting and I am confident that these discoveries will bring more natural control of prostheses, better artificial limbs and make a difference in the lives of amputees worldwide. More Advanced Prototy...UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor
...home. In doing so, such projects can help towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. "The success of this project should also serve as a catalytic blue-print for similar schemes across the developing world and lead to the scaling up of renewable energies everywhere." "To average citizens ...Literature review shows spinal manipulation beneficial for neck pain
...cial in improving patients' pain levels, with many achieving full recovery after six to seven weeks of treatment; however, the current evidence did not support a similar level of benefit from massage therapy. Neck pain is a very common complaint approximately 15 percent of women and 10 percent of men are es...Combined molecular-targeted and hormonal therapies offer promise in treating ovarian cancer
...nd hormonal therapy offers the greatest promise in achieving these goals and therefore deserves further investigation."...To get blood pressure under control, combination of medicines may be best
... heart attack, heart failure and other conditions, achieving blood pressure control in large percentages of high-risk people is an accomplishment in itself, says Jamerson. Currently, blood pressure treatment guidelines call for a single medicine to be tried first in people with Stage 1 hypertension -- those...Steps needed to reduce smoking in the US
...a blueprint for putting the nation on a course for achieving that goal over the next two decades." The desire to educate youth and limit their access to tobacco underlies many of the committee's recommendations because of the high rate at which teens start smoking. Most smokers start before they turn 18, a...New biodegradable magnesium stents for coronary arteries
...rteries, providing good mechanical scaffolding and achieving a lumen enlargement similar to the immediate lumen gain obtained with conventional metallic stents." The Article says the new biodegradable stents overcome the limitations of conventional permanent stents namely that they can cause thrombosis many......ude that while there are many common strategies in achieving high-quality care, no single approach dictated superior performance.Different Paths to High-Quality Care: Three Archetypes of Top-Performing Practice SitesBy Chris Feifer, Dr.P.H., et al A GUIDE FOR CHANGE IN IMPROVEMENT OF CARE This article pr...