Public health nursing education changing with the times
...health experiences and population-focused practice content for undergraduate students. Recommendations for improving the education of graduate students included making graduate programs more accessible and flexible and supported by their employers. Access to continuing education should also be improved....Epidemic of chronic diseases focus of Oxford Health Alliance Conference
...evidence that obesity is spreading in China. The content and focus of 20 new community-based research projects from all continents will be presented. Dick Crawford of McDonald's will present the role of the private food industry in developing solutions to the obesity crisis, while Yale's efforts to transfo...Little evidence behind bronchodilator therapy for cystic fibrosis
... about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing medical trials on a topic. Cystic fibrosis is a genetically inherited disease afflicting the lungs and the digestive system, the result of both parents passing on an abnormal gene. It is chronic, progressive and ultimately fa...Exercise improves cardiopulmonary fitness in asthma
... about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing medical trials on a topic. The review combines results from 13 studies, which together involved 455 participants above age 8 who had asthma. All were randomized controlled trials involving 20- to 30-minute aerobic exercise ses...Researchers question persistent cough treatments for kids
... about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing medical trials on a topic. In their review of moist cough -- coughs that sound as if there is mucus in the throat or lungs -- Julie Marchant, M.D., of the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, and colleagues found ...Local anesthetics are effective for neuropathic pain
... about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing medical trials on a topic. The authors reviewed 30 studies on the effectiveness of lidocaine and similar drugs mexiletine, tocainide and flecainide in treating pain. Local anesthetics work by decreasing sensation in a small ar...Testosterone therapy improves sexual function in post-menopausal women
... about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing medical trials on a topic. The study team reviewed 23 randomized clinical trials involving 1,957 patients who had testosterone added to their hormone replacement therapy (either estrogen or combined estrogen/progestin) for an ...No single strategy effective to control antibiotic prescribing in hospitals
... about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing medical trials on a topic. Most of the studies were conducted at a single hospital -- one of the main factors that prevented the researchers from drawing meaningful conclusions about the benefits of individual interventions. A...Dual therapy works best for controlling asthma
... about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing medical trials on a topic. The rate of severe attacks dropped from 27 percent to 22 percent in patients taking the combination therapy. Ni Chroinin and colleagues calculate that 18 patients would need to be treated with LABA f...Researchers call for better recognition and pain management of endometriosis
...caffeine-free diet with a high fruit and vegetable content and fewer high oestrogen foods such as dairy products. But the women still needed medical intervention to control the pain of the condition. "The development of chronic pain management services for women with endometriosis is long overdue" adds Pro...Scientific societies applaud new milestone in bringing online research to the public
...DCPrinciples.org ) are among those who offer their content to the public through the site. Martin Frank, Ph.D., Executive Director of the American Physiological Society (APS) and a member of the Coalition says, "HighWire Press has achieved a milestone never before reached in electronic or scholarly publishin...Alzheimer's & Dementia marks first issue
...ubscribers may access the full text of all journal content online, and institutions may access the journal online through ScienceDirect, the leading online platform for libraries. Highlights of the premiere issue include research linking a diet high in folate to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease. In tha...Elsevier announces a publishing partnership with the Ambulatory Pediatric Association
...ontext of family and community, we seek to provide content from all perspectives--legislative, medical, psychological, and more," added Dr. Perrin. Members of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association will continue to receive the print edition of Ambulatory Pediatrics. Members and subscribers will be able to ac...Fat rat enables studies of debilitating vascular disease
...ps more fat, or lipid, in the blood. Changed blood content affects sensitive blood vessel lining so vessels don't dilate well. That increased pressure decreases blood flow which gives surrounding tissue the wrong idea. "The dilator signal is not getting through, the constrictor signal is too high so blood pr...... leading provider of evidence-based medicine (EBM) content and web-based search tools, based in Charlottesvil... this acquisition Wiley will provide an integrated content and tool offering that enhances the quality of medical care." The acronym POEM stands for "Patient-O...Pupils who eat school dinners just as healthy, if not healthier, than those who don't
...published online by the BMJ today. The nutritional content of school dinners has been causing great concern, ...chool dinners. The authors suggest that the folate content of school dinners should be increased. They also emphasize that, although the differences in chroni...Fitness-oriented gym classes demonstrate measurable health benefits for overweight children
...deo, and, in particular, television). The detailed content of the added activity--preferably outdoors--is not important, as long as the child moves from one place to another and, especially, finds it FUN." (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159:996-997. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org ...Mars breaks new ground in heart health with Cocoavia
... clearly shows that a high cocoa or dark chocolate content cannot guarantee that a product can deliver the same potential heart-health benefits as the Mars flavanol-rich cocoa. After 15 years of scientific research on flavanols, Mars developed a patented and proprietary process called Cocoapro that helps en...Coffee is number one source of antioxidants
...Vinson and his associates analyzed the antioxidant content of more than 100 different food items, including v...rall nutritional point of view due to their higher content of vitamins, minerals and fiber," Vinson says. Dates, cranberries and red grapes are among the top f...... flood extents, and the measuring of soil moisture content in the upper surface layer. Dragon at sea Water...er, whose waters have some of the highest sediment content in the world. Parameters of waves on the surface of the East China Sea are being studied with ASAR ...