Underweight women at greater risk of miscarriage
...ncy had progressed beyond 12 weeks. The women were asked about socio-demographic, behavioural and other factors in their most recent pregnancy. The findings confirmed the findings of previous studies into possible risk factors, for example in relation to increased maternal age and alcohol consumption, but ...Drug labels are prescriptions for mistakes
... as the teach-back technique in which patients are asked to repeat instructions to demonstrate their understanding, may be inadequate for identifying potential errors in medication administration. For those interested in improving health care quality and safety for vulnerable populations, this multisite ......rupted," he said. In one experiment, students are asked to remember words, then hypnotised to make them forget and then shown the same word again to induce a feeling that they have seen it before. Around half said this brought on a sensation similar to dj vu half of whom said it was definitely dj vu. O...MRI shows brains respond better to name brands
...he different stimuli. In addition to the questions asked during the scanning, the volunteers were given questionnaires prior and subsequent to fMRI. The results showed that strong brands activated a network of cortical areas and areas involved in positive emotional processing and associated with self-ide...Adolescent smokers have a greater risk of developing alcohol-use disorders than nonsmokers
...nd alcohol use for a while, but we have not really asked the question, as the authors here asked, whether use of one could increase the vulnerability of becoming addicted to the other," said Kevin W Chen, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "Ours was the first," added G...Recovering alcoholics with poor sleep perceptions will likely relapse
...plete PSG results were recorded, participants were asked to give information about their drinking habits during two consecutive six-week follow-up periods. "Our study suggests that in early recovery from alcoholism, people perceived that it took them a long time to fall asleep and that they slept throug...U of MN study shows Twin Cities residents get exercise through personal lifestyle activities
...inneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Participants were asked to answer questions regarding the duration and frequency of their participation in 63 listed activities. "Although energy expenditure was lower than national recommendations and Body Mass Index (BMI) rates continued to increase in general over the ...Policy makers, networking agencies told to get their act together for nanoscience
...ised? Are the right structures in place?" Halliday asked his audience which is made up mostly by scientists. "It's much easier to think about your own lab and thinking longer term is a challenge for everybody. How do we organise a European science model? There is a danger you will get into your own narrow ...Hormone replacement therapy may improve trip down memory lane
...m darkened to form a pattern. Participants were asked to find the matching image from a choice of two, w... that the two images were shown, participants were asked to choose the one that matched the initial grid by pressing one of two buttons on an MRI (magnetic r...RAND study finds vaccination of nursing home staff, residents, key to reducing flu outbreak
...tment," Shugarman said. As a result, researchers asked how many residents were diagnosed with influenza-like symptoms. These consist of a sudden onset of fever or complaints of feverishness, and at least one respiratory symptom such as sore throat, runny nose, cough or nasal congestion. The survey focus...Sticky proteins provide new insight into drug action
... this situation makes sense because the cell isn't asked to respond in two completely opposite ways, it has not been at all clear how the cell allows one response and suppresses the other. That likely is because the G proteins activated by epinephrine receptors don't readily dissociate, contrary to the te...Want fair and affordable health insurance for the uninsured? Ask the public to design it
...iverse backgrounds who took part in a project that asked them to design the best possible health plan for the uninsured, using a limited amount of dollars. The project, funded by the California HealthCare Foundation and organized by the nonprofit Sacramento Healthcare Decisions, used a game-like computer p...RAND study shows little public money spent on health care to undocumented immigrants
...ed States. Participants in the LAFANS study were asked about their health status, whether they had health insurance, and the type and amount of health care used. The study is unique because it also asks participants about their immigration status information not collected by other surveys. Research...Firms covering large majority of nation's workers view health benefits as important recruitment tool
...imiting the number of network providers. When asked about the most effective way to reduce administrative costs, small employers were somewhat more focused on immediate relief from costs, and large employers were more focused on achieving efficiency through standardization. For example, small employe...Depression, not antidepressants, increases mortality risks in heart failure
...pitalized at Duke from March 1997 to June 2003 and asked them to rate their depressive symptoms by an easily administered questionnaire. During the first admission, 30 percent of the patients were depressed and 16.1 percent were taking antidepressants, Jiang said. The patients in the study were followed ...American College of Physicians publishes 'Stroke'
...st. "Stroke" answers questions that are frequently asked by internists, neurologists in-training, medical students, stroke patients, caregivers, and the general population. "Stroke" is "a clearly written modern manual of stroke diagnosis and treatment," according to Martin A. Samuels, MD, FANN, FACP, Cha...Under-18s spell out what they need to enjoy quality of life on a ventilator
...l of Advanced Nursing. The six-year study which asked children and parents for their views discovered that most of the under 18s create their own ventilator-dependent lifestyles and have a good quality of life, but low self esteem and social exclusion remain major problems. Professor Jane Noyes from ...Most US adults in favor of more balanced approach to sex education in schools
...ween July 2005 and January 2006. Respondents were asked about their support of three different types of sex education: abstinence-only, comprehensive and comprehensive that includes condom instruction. Participants also provided their political ideology on a seven-point scale from "extremely liberal" to ...Phys ed class more effective when there's more talking
...their other daily gym classes. All students were asked to keep a seven-day record of how often they exercised outside of normal school hours (between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.) They kept these written records at two different times one week before the program started and the week after the program ended. A 30-m...In case of pandemic flu majority of Americans willing to make major changes in their lives
... humans and causes severe illness. They were then asked how they would respond to and be affected by the c...ors, and 34% on outside agencies. WorkThe survey asked employed Americans about the problems they might have if they were asked to stay out of work for sev...