Parents of chronically ill kids are helped by better access to federal and employer leave
...nfortunately, many parents who dont have access to family leave are forced to choose between being with thei... 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to care for ill family members without the risk of being fired. Only 30 percent of parents reported having employer-prov...Avian influenza on people's minds
... result, the costs of feeding the average American family would likely rise....News briefs from the journal Chest, June 2007
...lence of asthma in both the number of children per family and the birth order. Results showed that asthma pr...s inversely related to the number of children in a family but only in families of four or more children. Also, birth order had no effect on asthma prevalence....Experts call for urgent research into anti-epileptic drugs given to children
...t have been prescribed for them, but to make their family doctor or consultant aware of any adverse effects or problems their child experiences....... people 50 and older, and earlier for those with a family history of the disease. Four years ago, only 43% of New Yorkers age 50 and older had been screened during the previous decade. Health officials will announce today that 60% of New Yorkers 50 and older had a colonoscopy in the past ten years, an incre...High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act endorsed by American College of Physicians
...ities to alleviate shortages of internal medicine, family practice, pediatric, emergency medicine, general surgery and OB/GYN physicians. Scholarship recipients will, after completing residency, serve as generalist physicians at high-need facilities for a year for each year they received a scholarship. T...Research probes seniors' plans for end-of-life care
...So were those who believed they could confide in a family member. Personal beliefs also played a strong ro... "This suggests that when people have innovative family lives, they have to innovate about end-of-life issues, as well, because they can't just knee-jerk go...Born to lose: How birth weight affects adult health and success
...impact of low birth weight apart from other common family conditions siblings share. According to the auth...s age at birth, birth year cohort, race/ethnicity, family structure, parental income, and parental fertility timing. Not only does low income and lack o...Researcher says few families report safe firearm storage
...rage patterns are most influenced by firearm type, family socialization with guns and the age of the child, ...arch in Office Settings group. The survey measured family history of guns in the house, firearm types, storage behaviors and ownership. ...May/June Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...hronic care can be summarized as what the patient, family members and health professionals do to achieve specific health outcomes within the evolving opportunities and constraints of chronic illness.Toward an Ecosystemic Approach to Chronic Care Design and Practice in Primary CareBy Hassan Soubhi, M.D., Ph....Genetic mutations identified for type of gastric cancer
... lobular breast cancer cases, two branches of this family had been diagnosed as having hereditary breast can...percent and 40 percent of families with a positive family history of gastric cancer and more than 50 percent of families with 2 diffuse gastric cancer cases d...Study: Directly observed HIV therapy for children is promising
...ted children living in orphanages or with extended family in Phnom Penh. Researchers assessed 117 late-stage HIV-infected children ages 1 to 13. Because treatment started so late, 22 children died of AIDS within the first six months. The remaining 95 children were treated for at least six months or as man...Mayo researchers discover overdiagnosis of long QT heart syndrome
...ning signs" including sudden faints and a positive family history of sudden unexplained deaths. But the curr...as doorbells, alarms or ringing telephones. A family history of a sudden, unexplained death before 50 years of age -- including an unexplained drowning, ...New mothers often not asked about depression, UNC survey finds
... of depression; has poor support from her partner, family or friends; or is under significant additional stress, he says. ...Doctors have key role in preventing and detecting child neglect and abuse
...tors or even home visits by nurses can all improve family functioning and decrease the risk of maltreatment. Diagnosis of child abuse frequently involves detecting injuries which cannot be explained through the child's medical history or other circumstances. Bruises are the most common manifestation of ab...Society for Prevention Research meeting May 30-June 1, Washington, D.C.
...esity, but researchers are learning more about how family involvement can also affect obesity rates. Prevention research shows that kids who have difficulty paying attention and who have negative attitudes in earlier grades maybe at higher risks for arrests later. Data on more than 8,000 students shows how...Study: Who claims to be a pediatrician?
...de care to their child, many will instead choose a family medicine practitioner to handle their child's and...cal needs. Freed says physicians who specialize in family medicine are trained and very capable of caring for children. If a family, however, decides to have ...Detecting cold, feeling pain: Study reveals why menthol feels fresh
...e Julius lab has discovered are members of the TRP family of ion channels expressed on sensory neurons. The latest finding adds to the evidence, says Julius, that TRP channels are the principal transducers of thermal stimuli in the mammalian periphery nervous system. ...JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management
...ain. Little research has evaluated the role of the family caregiver when patients move between care facilities. This study describes family caregivers' experiences when their family members with dementia were admitted to unfamiliar care sit...Once-fatal metabolic disorders treatable, says Stanford/Packard researcher
...l intelligence is possible. All is not lost when a family gets this diagnosis."...