Response of New York City public school children to September 11
...exposure consisted of witnessing the attack, being hurt in the attack, in or near the cloud of dust and smoke, evacuated to safety or being extremely worried about a loved one. Family exposure was having one or more family member killed or injured in the attack or witnessing the attack but escaping unharm...Students who get drunk weekly have higher risk of injuries
...st once a week are significantly more likely to be hurt or injured than other student drinkers, according ...ast once weekly were three times more likely to be hurt or injured due to their own drinking than student drinkers who do not report getting drunk at least ...Study shows Philip Morris pursued tobacco regulation to enhance its image
...d consequences that will benefit 'big tobacco' and hurt public health." A bill supported by Philip Morris granting FDA authority over tobacco products that was rejected by the House of Representatives in 2004 was reintroduced in March 2005 in both houses of Congress....Spousal violence affects one in three Albanian wives
...eing hit, slapped, kicked, or otherwise physically hurt by the husband. Information on other social and demographic characteristics was also collected. More than a third (37%) of women had experienced violence. Risk was greatest among women aged 25-34, women with more than 12 years of education, women in ...Health experts urge counseling patients about dangers of second-hand smoke
...t one third of smoking parents about how SHS might hurt their children. Yet more people are affected by second-hand smoke than directly use tobacco: The authors estimate that a broader counseling could apply to 60% to 70% of the U.S. population, whereas about 22% of the population actually smokes. The 5...New book on bipolar disorder targets 12 million affected Americans, families
...stroys property, shows aggression, or threatens to hurt others. (If you check this warning sign, seek help immediately.) Your child hates himself or feels as though he can do no wrong. He or she has withdrawn socially or has begun engaging in potentially dangerous activities, such as sex, drugs, excess...UCSF surgeon develops new spinal surgery technique
...oticed after my surgery was that my skin no longer hurt for the first time in more than a year." Most of the surgeries to date have been done on patients with conditions similar to Hall. Neurofibromas can occur as a sporadic condition or as a genetic disorder such as neurofibromatosis. While a common t...Heart care lacking for those with clogged leg blood vessels
...stead thinking that "old age" is making their legs hurt or feel weak when they walk or rest. Once diagnosed, the first treatment for PAD patients is to exercise, lose weight and stop smoking -- the same actions that are known to help their hearts. But medicines such as blood thinners, cholesterol drugs, A...Uncontrolled high blood pressure means more cognitive problems in old age
...s that suggest that anti-hypertensive drugs do not hurt cognition, given that the men with controlled hypertension who used them in this study did as well as men who had naturally normal blood pressure. The researchers speculate that high blood pressure somehow exacerbates the normal effects of age on th...Melanoma risk only partially associated vith exposure to UVB from sunlight
...ignant cancer, says Wei. But if UV sunlight doesnt hurt the walls too much, but endangers the house with broken bricks, this can form a much more malignant cancer in which the cell can continue to replicate, passing on to daughter cells genetic mutations that can lead to a dangerous cancer, he says. Accor...Practice makes deadly perfection, FSU suicide researcher says
...They engage in reckless behavior, cut or otherwise hurt themselves or have repeated suicide attempts. Others may have a history of accidents or medical procedures while still others become inured vicariously. Perhaps like physicians - who have an elevated risk of suicide - they are exposed through their w...Monitoring system needed to prevent safety hazard of problem physicians
...t recognized performance problems until someone is hurt or there is a malpractice suit. The doctor may then be warned by the chairman of the department, but it's often informal and without specific remediation assistance," said Leape. "If problems continue, then the physician is disciplined or reported t...Imaging changes treatment for lower back pain
...tients that would not benefit or could possibly be hurt by the procedure," he said....Study shows minimally invasive lung surgery has low risk with same results as open surgery
...not a pain-free surgery. It does hurt; but it does hurt considerably less than standard open procedures. Most patients will be tired and sore for a month or two but VATS tremendously shifts the recovery rate and reduces the pain compared to the standard operation. We have had two patients who played tenni...Hormone linked to good hearing as we age
...normally as they age. Depressed hormone levels may hurt hearing both in the inner ear and the part of the brain used for hearing. More research is needed, however, to understand the precise role that aldosterone plays for instance, whether it's a cause of failed hearing, or whether it's symptomatic. Befo...New anti-drug program shows 'phenomenal' success by focusing on positives
...ugs or alcohol with no obvious problems, which can hurt the credibility of the message. "Our campaign instead used messages that appeal to what teens aspire to achieve," Kelly said....Researchers identify potential targets for new pain therapies
...reau. That's the plasticity that makes some things hurt more than others, even though the painful stimulus...ch that would not normally cause pain may suddenly hurt a great deal. In that case, the potassium channels in dorsal horn neurons are less active, and they ...Small Business grant helps Chadwick Optical bring Schepens Institute invention to patients
...ow I can go out in public and know that I will not hurt myself or someone else by just walking down the street." Osler, a resident of Falmouth, Massachusetts, who is 66 and retired, is even back on the ice, participating in his favorite sport--curling-which he learned during his Canadian childhood. "I kne...Online calculator and chemotherapy order systems reduce medication errors in children
...ht by pharmacists or nurses before they could have hurt a patient," emphasized Lehmann, "But we wanted to prevent providers from making errors in the first place because some of them may reach the patient." The chemotherapy order system uses calculators that automatically adjust dosage to the patient's a...Fraternity/sorority members who get drunk weekly at higher risk of injuries
...ol to identify students who are most likely to get hurt as a result of drinking," said lead researcher Mary Claire O'Brien, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine and public health sciences. She reported the data, from an ongoing, five-year project to develop effective strategies for reducing pro...