Fun foods and exercise may reduce childhood obesity
... school-based programs, one was a community effort aimed at low-income families, and two were family-based interventions targeting normal-weight children of heavy parents. The review notes that many of the included studies have "methodological weaknesses," including reliance on self-reports of activity le...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
...mited effect Many diet and exercise interventions aimed at preventing childhood obesity promote healthy di...o seeing the outcomes. "We believe that programmes aimed at creating environments that enable and support long-term behaviour change are likely to make more ...Arts program provides services, guidance to HIV/AIDS patients
...me thing as art therapy. "Art therapy is much more aimed at diagnosis and treatment," she said. "It's reall...ted discussions with Carle Hospital administrators aimed at formalizing the expressive-arts classes as a permanent hospital program, ensuring that the work w...Many choose more aggressive breast cancer surgery despite breast-sparing option
...erving therapy or both. Additional questions were aimed at how much control the patient wanted to have over the decision process and whether she had any regret about her choice. The researchers found that 27 percent of women who said they made the surgical decision received a mastectomy, compared to only ...Wake up, doc: Lack of sleep affects young doctors just like alcohol does
... not likely as simple as well-intentioned policies aimed at reducing work hours, which can themselves have ...hysicians-in-training and suggests that strategies aimed at reducing fatigue-related impairments are likely necessary." Arnedt and his colleagues are the fir...New support for disabled research students
...has developed the world's first web-based resource aimed at supporting disabled research students through t...t of a world-first web-based resource specifically aimed at those who work with disabled postgraduate research students. It will be launched on September 8 a...Trial at Jefferson shows new drug may help cancer patients who need stem cell transplants
...ed drug development company. AnorMED's efforts are aimed at the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics to treat diseases including HIV, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and cancer....American Neurological Association 130th Annual Meeting in San Diego
...s, and entrepreneurs will discuss novel strategies aimed at speeding the journey to treatments. Protecting Nerve Cells in Stroke -- Strokes and other brain injuries starve brain cells of oxygen. Presenters in the Monday afternoon symposium will discuss what is known about ischemic cell death, and how this ...Suppression of FOXO1a gene might kill resistant ARMS tumors
...tion causes ARMS. The finding suggests that drugs aimed at restoring or increasing the activity of FOXO1a in ARMS might successfully treat this cancer in children by forcing the abnormal cells to undergo apoptosis. Furthermore, the mutations that cause ARMS do not occur in the related but different muscle...New programs restore interest in physician-scientist research careers
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...duals who are likely to benefit from interventions aimed at reducing falls and their consequences." "We will now add diabetes to the list of risk factors for falling and expect this to become standard practice," said Dr. Robert Zorowitz, Chief Medical Officer of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, where the stu...First Neurology EXPO comes to Atlanta on October 22
...y EXPO will bring the greatest number of resources aimed at providing information to people with neurological diseases under one roof. There will be something for everyone at Neurology EXPO. A variety of healthcare providers will exhibit their products and services. Patient advocacy groups will provide inf...Study to examine the effects of synthetic steroids
...and kidney disease later in life. "The project is aimed at understanding the potential causes of these problems so that early monitoring and intervention strategies can be developed," said James C. Rose, Ph.D., the principal investigator. "The long-term benefit could be to reduce the health problems assoc...Can pomegranates prevent prostate cancer? A new study offers promise
...mising as anti-cancer agents. The UW research team aimed to find out if the extract from pomegranates would not only kill existing cancer, but help prevent cancer from starting or progressing. Using human prostate cancer cells, the team first evaluated the fruit extract's effect, at various doses, on thos...How can physicians assist in the investigation of bioterrorism or other biocrimes?
... scientists has published the first major guidance aimed at physicians who wish to assist law enforcement in the investigation of a biocrime. The guidance is published in the open access international medical journal PLoS Medicine (free online). Dr. Steven E. Schutzer of the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical Sch...ASU secures $3.9 million to study spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders
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A community-level intervention program aimed at young adolescents delays early intercourse, increases condom use and reduces the type of risky sexual behavior that can result in sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS, a Yale researcher reports in AIDS. The intervention consisted of AIDS edu...Speakers and Youth World Information announced for first Neurology EXPO
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...osclerosis increasingly allows early interventions aimed at the prevention of disease complications," Dr. Schoenhagen said....Work on cancer-killing compound nets FSU professor major grant
...re at FSU, Professor Dudley has devised a strategy aimed at providing relatively easy access to synthetic roseophilin, and he recently completed a 'proof of principle' study that supports his research design. He also is developing synthetic production methods related to and inspired by his roseophilin stud...