Heat-related deaths in middle, high school football players spikes in 2006
...s time to remember these kids, and to keep in mind how heat-related deaths can be prevented. Require each athlete to have a physical and know if an athlete has a history of heat-related illness; these kids are more susceptible to heat stroke. Overweight players are also at higher risk. Ac...Mapping mountains from space with GOCE
...d Tibet to highlight the importance of geodesy and how an accurate model of the geoid from ESA's GOCE mission will lead to a unified system for measuring heights. Geodesy is concerned with measuring and mapping the shape of the Earth's surface, to the benefit of all branches of Earth sciences and has m...AASM to school-bound: Sleep is the right ingredient for academic success
...he community concerning sleep need in children and how the amount of sleep a child should get each night ...ffers the following tips for children and teens on how to get a good nights sleep: Follow a consistent bedtime routine. Establish a relaxing set...Medical residents score poorly in diagnosing and managing tuberculosis
...demonstrate that improved training is needed about how best to diagnose and care for people with latent a...dical residents understanding the main facts about how Mycobacterium tuberculosis is transmitted (with a median score of 95 percent). Most people with ac...USC law professor battles schizophrenia
...said. Shes an extremely competent person who knows how to deal with her illness. Theres nothing to do other than stand and applaud Elyn and to learn from her. Saks was in her 40s before she was able to admit to herself that her illness was not going away, and that medication and psychoanalysis would b...HealthGrades study: Bariatric surgery patients have fewer complications at high-volume hospitals
...s important that patients considering surgery know how hospitals rate. The HealthGrades study analyzed 166,410 bariatric surgery procedures in the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 in the 19 states that collect and release all-payer outcomes data. Those states are: Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Ma...W.M. Keck Foundation announces 2007 class of Distinguished Young Scholars in medical research
...alifornia, San Francisco Dr Marshall investigates how cilia, the hair-like projections that move substances over a cell, are involved as key factors in debilitating human diseases. By studying blue-green algae, Dr. Marshalls research may lead to new insights into human ciliary disorders, such as polycys...From UF and IBM, a blueprint for 'smart' health care
...ve microwave oven that can automatically determine how much time to cook a frozen meal or keep track of how much salt it contains. Among other devices, they also created an instrument that records how many st...Medical students respond positively to simulated patient experience
...ympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and how various mediations affect brain cell receptors. Fitch explained that using a live clinical scenario to emphasize basic science learning allows students to understand the clinical relevance of the subjects they are studying. What I think is really ...Childhood sun exposure may lower risk of MS
...ck. High priority should be given to research into how sun exposure reduces MS risk if we are to unravel the mystery of what causes MS....U of M researchers discover new method to combat HIV
...next step will be more research and testing to see how the drug reacts once distributed in the body. But, preliminary research and confirmation of the new concept shows promise because the quality of life for AIDS patients hinges on low costing medication and minimal side effects, Wang said. Its huge, ...Investigating the causes of Parkinson's disease
...ic model of Parkinsons to further understanding of how and why nerve cells die. Her research will also take a closer look at the reasons for the formation of Lewy bodies a build-up of proteins within nerve cells in the brains of people with Parkinsons. This study is aimed at providing a platform for ...UGA study explains why anti-smoking ads backfire or succeed
...hers study adds to that evidence and helps explain how anti-smoking ads can be effective. The research...at weve found is that it doesnt necessarily matter how your friends respond to the ads, but how you think your friends are responding. Paek said many he...ESA's Earth Explorer gravity satellite on show
...ramme, will significantly advance our knowledge of how the Earth works and provide insight into ocean circulation, sea-level change, climate change, volcanism and earthquakes. The spacecraft has been in Italy at Thales Alenia Space, the prime contractor for the development, integration and testing, for r...New book guides boomers through retirement maze
...g individuals to feel educated and empowered about how to address the predicable and unpredictable concer...evotes a chapter to schemes against seniors and on how to avoid falling prey to a scam disguised as an investment opportunity or a charity. According to th...Children and young people show elevated leukaemia rates near nuclear facilities
...-response studies they looked at - which describe how an organism is affected by different levels of exposure - did not show excess rates near nuclear facilities. Several difficulties arise when conducting dose-response studies in an epidemiological setting as they rely on a wide range of factors tha...UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing, regenerating human tissue
...doctoral student in Schneider's group, figured out how to encapsulate living cells in the hydrogel and then inject the gel into secondary sites without harming the cells. Although we have currently only demonstrated this capacity of our gels using simple models, we envision that when injected into the ...New study examines effectiveness of tailored health messages
...ough television, e-mail, the Internet or radio. So how does a person choose which messages to pay attenti... of each message type were used. When we varied how convincing the messages were, we found that only those who received messages matching their motivati......ity of life." The researchers are now working on how to enable global-positioning system, GPS, in the modified cell phone, so that the medical centre can more quickly pinpoint the patient. They also hope to improve the level of detail that can be sent from the cell phone to the emergency room using the...Lower mortality rates associated with hospitals that rank highest on quality of care indicators
...lity of care at the nations hospitals by reporting how hospitals perform on detailed quality measures. Ho...005. For each hospital, a score was calculated for how it performed treating patients with AMI, CHF and pneumonia. Examples of performance indicators inclu...