Survival differences by race most apparent in advanced stages of breast cancer
Racial differences in breast cancer survival increase according to stage of disease, a new study finds. Published in the September 15, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, a retrospective analysis of survival data demonstrates that within each stage, African American women had larger tumors and were more likely to have disease that had spread to nearby ly...Grandparents, older adults encouraged to seek help for a sleep disorder
... As we get older, our sleep is more easily disturbed, says James P. Krainso...Parents' depression can weigh on children
... ... Understanding more about factors that affect an overweight childs well-being could help health-care professionals better treat these kids, s...6 out of 10 doctors aren't frustrated that patients can't lower cholesterol
... ... Doctors told the...Parents of chronically ill kids are helped by better access to federal and employer leave
... ... Children in our study missed an average of four weeks of scho...Conference to investigate basis of parental behavior
... The four-day event, hosted by Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University faculty member Robert S. Bridges, Ph.D., will bring together some of the leading minds on maladaptive parental response to share state-of-the-art methods and co...Increased rates of methylphenidate use in children following parental divorce
... ... Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, a study conducted in Canada from 1994 - 2000, Dr. Lisa Strohschein examined the use of methylphenidate in 4,784 children initially in tw...Suicide awareness, prevention programs needed in schools
When it comes to talking about suicide, Americans avoid the topic much the same way they skirted discussions about sex 20 years ago. But the president of the American Association of Suicidology says the time is long overdue for people to start talking about the problem and to launch suicide awareness and prevention programs in the nation's schools. ... James Mazza will challenge the more than 60...More black, Hispanic parents dissatisfied with health care for special needs children
Milwaukee - Black and Hispanic parents of children with special heath care needs are twice as likely as white parents to be dissatisfied with their child's care, according to a study appearing in the April issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. ...... Researchers in Milwaukee at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Center for Advan...Higher self-awareness of memory complaints predict brain function decline
In one of the first studies of its kind, a UCLA team found that a higher self awareness of memory difficulties may be associated with brain function decline over time, particularly in older adults with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease....... Published in the April issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, the study offers a greater understanding of how different types and vary...Even when child's cancer prognosis is poor, parent/physician communication can provide hope
... Previous studies suggest that physicians are reluctant to give prognostic information, out of fear that it will destroy hope, said Jennifer Mack, MD, the studys lead author. Strikingly, we found that honest communication of prognostic informatio...Parents and schools, major factors in China obesity boom
... In Xi'an City, where the new study was conducted, 20% of the adolescents were found to be overweight, a rate similar to that observed in many western countries. In a recent report in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers found the following fa...'Healthy' children with smoking parents aren't really so healthy
ATS 2007, SAN FRANCISCO -- Children of smokers who dont show any signs of respiratory problems may still be experiencing damaging changes in their airways that could lead to lung disease later in life, according to a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20.... "Everyone knows that children of smokers have more respiratory problemsmor...Children with both autism and ADHD often bully, parents say
... "This is the first nationally representative study of bullying behaviors among children with autism. The majority of parents of children with autism and ADD or ADHD were concerned about their children's bullying behaviors, but there is much we do not yet un...Doctors ill equipped to confront parent smoking
... ... However, minimal formal medical training exists regarding how pediatricians can effectively speak to their...Parents can sneak veggies into kids' diet
... To combat the epidemic of childhood obesity, the World Health Organization recommends reducing childrens consumption of calorie-dense foods. Many children are not eating enough foods that are low in calorie density,...1-parent households double risk of childhood sexual abuse
PHILADELPHIA -- Adult men who grew up in one-parent households are more likely to have been abused as children, according to a study conducted at the University of Pennsylvanias School of Medicine. William C. Holmes, MD, MSCE, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, and at the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion at the Philadelphia VA Medic...Framingham study shows parents who live long pass on
... ...$2.9M NIH grant expands successful parenting education program of Rush University
... The CPP equips parents of two-to-four year-old children with preventive parenting and positive child discipline strategies to help avoid...Researchers find that screening children for heart disease risk helps to identify parents at risk
... Researchers studied a community-based sample of 94 families including 108 parents and 141 children and found child/parent association was strong for cardiovascular risk factors including body mass index, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, triglycerides and total cholesterol. The study was le...Recording neo-natal consultations is helpful to parents
... The parents of babies requiring care in neo-natal intensive care units (NICU) often do not recall the information given to them. Researchers in Australia set out to assess the usefulness of audio recording the conversations between mothers and their neo-natal consultants. Two hundred mothers with babies in NICU were put into two groups the first had their consultation recorded and were give...Healthier preemies and parents, thanks to a new early intervention program
... ... Based on the 480,000 premat...The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology looks at effects of smoking cessation drug, varenicline
Smoking is the world's leading cause of premature death. Smokers who quit are able to significantly reduce their risk of premature death and other health issues almost completely if they quit by age thirty and by fifty percent if they quit after age fifty. Because it's so difficult to quit smoking, many are turning to smoking cessation drugs, such as varenicline, to help minimize cravings and o...Civil society movement calls for transparency in the WHO director-general elections
... WHO is the world's leading global health agency. The election for a new Director-General to head the organisation is currently underway. A shortlist of 13 candidates running for this position was released by WHO in early September with little or no public discussion amon...Raising awareness of global drinking water crisis
... "Safe water is essential for health, yet remains one of the most critical problems facing the world today," said Behring. "One out of every five people lacks access to clean drinking water. We must create inno...Teenage alcohol and drug use: At best, parents know about it only half of the time
... During some assessments of child psychopathologies, parental observations can be helpful. ... New research looks at how helpful parents may be in terms of assessing their children's alcohol and/or drug use and abuse.... Findings indicate that parents do not provide valuable information about their children's use of alcohol and drugs because they are often unaware of it. ... ... Previous asse...Parents describe their spiritual needs when facing a child's death
... The study was led by Rev. Mary Robinson, MA, MDiv, of Children's Hospital Boston's Chaplaincy, and Elaine Meyer, PhD, RN, director of Children's Program to Enhance Relational and Communication Skills (P...The Lancet calls for transparency in the selection of a new executive director for the global fund
... Initial plans for recruiting candidates for the Fund's next Executive Director had promised a fair and transparent process, free of the usual political wrangling that dogs UN appointments. Instead, however, the Global Fund Board's aversion to political campaigning has "resulted in a perverse secrecy pervading the...American College of Physicians expresses support for executive order on health care transparency
... The executive order is designed to help people make more informed decisions about doctors and hospitals. Following a talk Tuesday with health care providers about "health transparency," President Bush ordered four federal agencies to compile information about the quality and price of care they pay for and share t...Positive parenting helps encourage healthy sun habits in children
... Approximately one in six individuals will develop skin cancer during his or her lifetime, according to background information in the article. The recent increase in skin cancer incidence has been attributed to various forms of high-risk sun exposure among young people, including sunbathing, inadequat...Physicians more likely to disclose medical errors that would be apparent to the patient
... Research has revealed that most patients want detailed information following a medical error, including an explicit statement that an error has occurred, an apology, information about why the error happened and an explanation of what will be done to prevent future errors. Howe...Two-thirds of pregnant women with depression aren't getting treatment for it
... Even those who are receiving some form of treatment may not be getting enough, the researchers conclude in the current issue if General Hospital Psychiatry. Without adequate treatment -- medication, talk therapy, or both together -- prenatal and post-partum depression can seriously impact both wo...Parental cigarette use is 'double whammy' for children
A new study exploring smoking, heavy drinking and marijuana use across three generations indicates that the children of a parent who uses any of these substances are more likely to smoke, binge drink or use marijuana in adolescence and adulthood. Drug transmission across generations, the study found, was for a general tendency to use these substances rather than to use any one specifically, wi...Study finds parental time to be key in fight against childhood obesity
COLLEGE STATION The fight against obesity in children just got a new...weapon, thanks to a multi-year study by researchers from Texas A&M...University. ... The study found that the amounts and quality of time parents spent with...their children has a direct effect on children's rates of obesity, said...Dr. Alex McIntosh, lead researcher. McIntosh is professor of sociology...with a research a...Parents of teens more likely than parents of younger children to store firearms unsafely
... About one-third of U.S. households with children also contain firearms, and many firearm injuries among children take place in the home, according to background information in the article. Previous research indicates that despite the fact that safe storage practices may reduce...Increased collaboration and awareness critical to managing climate variability and saving lives
Espoo, Finland -- As the world continues to experience extreme weather events, including recent heat waves in the United States and Europe as well as drought in Africa and severe monsoons in Asia, the need to better manage climate variability is becoming increasingly urgent. The UN World Meteorological Organization, together with the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the International Researc...Scientists discover why cornea is transparent and free of blood vessels, allowing vision
Boston, MA -- Scientists at the Harvard Department of Ophthalmology's Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) are the first to learn why the cornea, the clear window of the eye, is free of blood vessels--a unique phenomenon that makes vision possible. The key, say the researchers, is the unexpected presence of large amounts of the protein VEGFR-3 (vascular...A new guideline for screening apparently healthy individuals to prevent a heart attack
, the SHAPE guideline set revolu...Public needs to heighten awareness of dangers of elevated TVs that are larger, heavier
DALLAS - June 1, 2006 - Adults need to be better educated about television's potential harm - not content or programming, but the physical danger of falling sets, according to a recent UT Southwestern Medical Center study. ...UT Southwestern pediatricians reviewed a year's worth of emergency department cases involving children injured by television sets toppling over, usually because of climbing...Children's emotional distress after hurricane linked with parents' stress levels
Tampa, FL -- Many families who lived through the destruction of Florida's Hurricane Charley in 2004 are likely still struggling with the storm's effects on their mental health....... A University of South Florida College of Public Health study released today found that how DeSoto County children coped with the hurricane's aftermath was closely linked to their parents' psychological well-being. Th...