New survey indicates preemie parents uninformed about RSV prevention
..., towels, washcloths). Keep their baby away from anyone with a cold or influenza, and avoid crowded areas and day care during RSV season. Never let anyone smoke around their baby....The Emotional First Aid + Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery
...'t limited to surgical patients, however. It gives anyone struggling with weight loss the tools to move beyond their roadblocks and adopt new lifestyle changes." Readers can utilize downloadable patient worksheets that are available through the book, and can learn realistic and practical strategies for deal...Memory problems at menopause: Nothing to forget about
...suffer from strictly memory problems any more than anyone else of the 24 women tested, they found only one who had any type of impaired memory, where a person flat out forgets things she once knew or remembered. Looking more closely, however, they did find that the women who complained more about problems ...Journal article validates the coming of age of hair replacement surgery
...he procedure. "These results are very exciting for anyone who has considered hair replacement," explained James Harris, MD. "I feel strongly that this is the future of our specialty offering excellent options for every candidate." Prior to the development of the SAFE System, hair transplant surgeons had ...Anabolic steroid use increases heart attack risk and causes liver damage
...ess, he notes, "We would still stop the drug among anyone who has grade III or grade IV liver toxicity." Grunfeld, who has no further plans to study steroids, says he would like to see the current study validated in two future studies by other investigators. The first would look exclusively at the 20 millig...Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders among children living in Russian 'Baby Homes'
...ing to need services," said Coles. "And certainly anyone adopting a child from a Baby Home should be aware of the potential for having a child with alcohol effects. However, this is not one of the worst disorders there is, such children can with appropriate care lead decent lives, but you need to be aware...Study shows relationship between oral and cardiovascular health
... should neglect their oral health. "It is hard for anyone to be against good oral health" he said. "If a causal relationship is found, you'll already be ahead of the game in regards to your heart health. If there is no relationship, you'll have a healthy mouth that will benefit your overall well-being."...Computer scientist sorts out confusable drug names
...less, is much in demand, though he does not charge anyone to use it. "If anyone asks for it, I just give it to them," Kondrak said. "I was a funded researcher, and I look at it as ...There's more than meets the eye in judging the size of an object
...plicity of the results can belie its importance to anyone not involved in vision research. "It almost seems like a first grader could have predicted the result. But virtually no vision or neuroscientist would have. The very dominant view is that the image of an object in the primary visual cortex is just ...Corrective cosmetics may not boost quality of life for women with severe facial blemishes
...o State University. While it may seem obvious that anyone with a severe blemish on their face contends with psychological issues, until this study, no one had systematically evaluated how such blemishes affect women psychologically, said Balkrishnan. "Though they may not have much effect on physical health,...American Association for Dental Research presents awards, recognitions
...cash prize and a plaque. The Gies Award is open to anyone who publishes in the Journal of Dental Research, the official publication of the IADR/AADR. -- The award in the Biological category is presented to Xiu-Pang Wang, Thomas berg, Martyn J. James, Ditsa Levanon, Yoram Groner, and Irma Thesleff, for the p...NJIT environmental psychologist offers tips on how elderly can stay home
...ts. "In many homes, the most trouble occurs before anyone even reaches the front door," said Hutchings. "Unfortunately, we get so used to seeing everyday landscapes, these hazards, don't pop out at us." What to do? "The remedy begins with a pad and pencil and 10 minute safety walk from the street, up ...AIDS, TB, malaria and bird flu spread unchecked in Burma
...tially spread unchecked for weeks or months before anyone knew about it. Uncontrolled spread of any disease, especially an emerging disease like H5N1, poses a serious health threat to Burma's populous neighbors, like China and India, as well as the rest of the world." The report also documents threats and r...Bird-flu vaccine works at high doses; Focus turns to ways to stretch vaccine supply
...world is "immunologically nave" to bird flu hardly anyone has been exposed to the virus it's thought that people should receive not just one but two shots, just as infants do when they are vaccinated against "regular" flu for the first time. The dose most effective in the NEJM study would be difficult to p...PENN surgeons offer transfusion-free heart surgery to all
...at the University of Pennsylvania Health System to anyone who wants it and qualifies as a good candidate. Patients receive no foreign blood, reducing the risk of complications and a long hospital stay. "It has been available to patients who refused a transfusion due to religious convictions, but most of the...A virtual healthcare assistant for a healthier lifestyle
...sk of developing so-called 'lifestyle diseases' or anyone simply looking to lead a healthier life. "By giving people instant access to information that is personalised, based on their individual health, preferences and behaviour as and when they need it, they can make well-informed choices in a restaurant, ...Heart failure simulator 'rolls in' for Penn's medical community
...ia TO EXPERIENCE IT: The Heart FX Pod is open to anyone employed by the University of Pennsylvania Health ...red or short of breath. Heart failure can occur in anyone from children to older adults. In the United States, the most common cause of heart failure is weake...Injuries from lawn mowing increase nationwide
...awn mower injuries nationwide. "There is no reason anyone under 12 should ever be injured by a lawn mower," said David Bishai, MD, PhD, MPH, senior author of the study and associate professor in the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences at the Bloomberg School. "If we would keep the kids off t...Study in Science holds promise for a new approach to drug therapy
...a hotspot would represent a crucial new target for anyone trying to manipulate the G protein subunit to fight disease. In the current study, researchers had to first solve the structure of the hotspot before they could apply software to screen through databases of "drug-like molecules" to identify those th......nd a link between the two. And this won't surprise anyone who knows a mother coping with a fussy baby." High directs the Infant Behavior, Cry and Sleep Program known locally as the Colic Clinic in Providence. High and other Colic Clinic staff have helped hundreds of families having trouble with their infa...