Hurricane Katrina evacuees had deep distrust of public health authorities
...1927, when authorities performed controlled breaks along the levee to selectively flood poor areas in order to preserve the downtown financial district. Some of the categories of distrust most often mentioned by evacuees involved the competency of authorities in handling the emergency; perceived equity ...Exercise science principles strengthen swallowing rehabilitation
... number of repetitions and specificity of exercise along with technology such as biofeedback may help speec...e swallowing. "We use the evidence available to us along with what we know about how the body works to design treatment plans that target the problems as bes...Howe School lecture -- Changing the Management of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, May 3
... regulators," said Breggar. "So, what has happened along the way? Why is the public so distrustful of the industry and doubtful of the rigor of regulatory review? While at the same time believing the regulators stifle innovation and the approval of remarkable medicines? Is it time for the industry to be mo...New blood test can diagnose and monitor treatment of Parkinson's disease
... The Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, along with Prof Malcolm Horne from the Howard Florey Institute, found people with PD had low levels of the brain-secreted protein alpha-synuclein in their blood, while people without PD had high levels of the protein. Prof Horne said the test they develo...Are higher doses of cholesterol drugs worth the extra money? Only sometimes, study says
..., which is thought to slow the formation of plaque along artery walls. But they also appear to play a role in reducing inflammation, which is also a major factor in heart disease. Studies that have compared high and standard doses of statins have shown significant differences in the risk of negative events...Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member co-edits book for teens with special needs
...-centered care are integrated within each chapter, along with clinical examples and appropriate vignettes. Each chapter contains real life examples from individuals with health care needs and disabilities, family members and health professionals. The experts writing in this book provide their opinions a...Kenya moves toward national food and nutrition policy
...ntry that require a complex solution." Gleason, along with Tufts colleagues Patrick Webb, PhD, dean for academic affairs at the Friedman School and former head of nutrition at the World Food Program, and Nevin Scrimshaw, PhD, visiting professor at the Friedman School and president of the International N...Physicians should be able to review performance rates before release
... should be paid within sixty days to the physician along with interest based on the medical Consumer Price Index. 11. Recognizing the importance of educating physicians about the potential difficulty and associated expenses of a performance measurement auditing process, the College will educate its membe...Scientists and polar explorers brave the elements in support of CryoSat-2
...g snow-thickness measurements at regular intervals along the way. Sometimes conditions are very difficult b...nth making measurements of snow and ice properties along long transects that criss-cross the ice sheet surface. Conditions on the ground are often difficult,...Smoking ban dramatically reduces air pollution in Irish pubs
...udies that what smoke-free advocates have said all along is true: Comprehensive smoking bans in bars dramatically reduce the levels of fine-particulate matter, chemicals and gases in the air and improve bar workers' health." If all European countries were to adopt a similar policy, she estimates that bet...Study shows that indigenous people are not genetically prone to diabetes
...st from Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research along with two researchers from the United States. It shows that the high rates of diabetes among indigenous people across the globe are rooted in social disadvantage rather than a genetic pre-disposition specific to indigenous populations. "Around the ...Researchers discover gene crucial for nerve cell insulation
...pating, allowing them to travel farther and faster along the length of the nerve cell. The researchers discovered how a defect in just one copy of the gene, known as early growth response gene 2 (EGR2) affects the normal copy of the gene as well as the functioning of other genes, resulting in peripheral ...DOE commits $27.5M for uranium contaminant transport field studies
...be relevant and applicable to contaminant movement along the entire Columbia River corridor, according to Zachara. A team of scientists from PNNL and researchers from three other DOE laboratories, four universities and the U.S. Geological Survey are involved. DOE contractor Fluor Hanford is responsible f...Clinical studies evaluate potential treatments for mouth ulcers
...weeks. The efficacy of the treatment was measured along a 12-point clinical score, and the blood level of pimecrolimus was measured at the beginning of the study and again after 14 and 28 days. "In the pimecrolimus group, all the patients but one reported a moderate to important improvement of their sym...Strong marriage helps couples deal with tempermental baby
...is or her clothes, and how well they seemed to get along while dealing with the baby. The results showed that couples who showed a good marital relationship before the birth seemed to do better when dealing with a fussy and uncooperative baby when compared to those couples whose relationship was not as g...Study links breast cancer risk to epigenetic changes related to race, smoking and birth size
...rs gathered data on childhood and adult exposures, along with blood samples and mammograms, from 263 women. Terry and her colleagues looked at an epigenetic effect called DNA methylation, whereby DNA is tagged by a molecular "methyl" fragment, which alters activation of the genes. In this instance, the res...Diet and lifestyle -- In the cancer fight, eating well is the best revenge
...reventive role for other lifestyle factors that go along with eating more fruits and vegetables, our results are consistent with those from previous studies," Freedman said. "Our study suggests that fruit and vegetable consumption may protect against head and neck cancer and adds support to current dietary...CO2 storage in coal can be predicted better
...etter predict routes of the 'underground highways' along which gasses like carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) will move. Moreover, coal was found to be highly suitable for filtering carbon dioxide out of waste gasses and storing it. The Enhanced Coalbed Methane process kills two birds with one stone...Patient adherence for successful tuberculosis treatment
...ent before the prescribed period. This defaulting, along with irregularity in taking the medicines, creates increased risk of serious relapse, which opens the way to a rise in transmission events and the emergence of bacteria resistant to the prescribed antibiotics. Starting from the principle that tuber...Pairing medical therapy with coronary intervention fails to reduce heart disease deaths
...ts are not always better than one. These findings, along with data from recent studies of more than 5,000 patients combined, show that PCI has no impact on reducing major cardiovascular events."...