UK Center for Research on Violence Against Women director to receive national justice award
...enters and domestic violence shelter programs. Her influence has also been heavily felt in the Kentucky General Assembly as she spearheaded the successful passage of over 30 pieces of legislation....Why don't some patients take their medicines?
... cost, trust, mental health and income interact to influence patient behaviors toward prescription medications....g patient-physician relationship can significantly influence whether a person sticks to prescriptions when that patient faces pressures from their medication cos...Family environment is a significant predictor of adolescent obesity
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Parents have a strong influence over whether or not their children will become ove...led by a new Arizona State University study on the influence of family environment on adolescent risk for obesity. The study was presented Aug. 14 at the America...Anxiety disorders can compromise success of alcohol-dependence treatment
... example, does having a co-morbid anxiety disorder influence a person's response to alcoholism treatment? More specifically, do those with a co-occurring anxiety disorder at the outset of alcoholism treatment fare worse in terms of increased risk for relapse to problematic alcohol use over time?" Kushner and ...Minister Dosanjh announces over $2.8 million for childhood obesity health research projects
... Children's Hospital of the MUHC) is exploring the influence of mentorship on enhancing the physical activity behaviour and health of overweight and obese youth through a program called "Mentors-in-Motion of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Montreal"....Study: Brain structures contribute to asthma
...tional and immune events or how the circuits might influence the severity of an acute asthma response. Researc...ical signals, like inflammation, which may in turn influence the severity of symptoms," says Davidson. The researchers suspect that other brain regions may also...Resident physicians report that training often not adequate to treat patients from other cultures
...ltural differences between patients and physicians influence communication and clinical decision making, and there is evidence that patient-physician communication is directly linked to patient satisfaction, adherence, and overall quality of care, according to background information in the article. Unexplored ...Medical students at risk for influence from pharmaceutical companies' marketing efforts
...g attitudes, 68.8 percent believed gifts would not influence their practices and 57.7 percent believed gifts would not affect colleagues' practices. Of the students, 80.3 percent (553/604) believed that they were entitled to gifts. Of 183 students who thought a gift valued at less than $50 was inappropriate, 8...Subproducts resulting from disinfecting drinkable water
...ble water. The thesis has managed to establish the influence of the physicochemical characteristics of the supply water. The efficacy of the various treatments available was studied and new tools for the on-line control of the water purification plants have been developed. Moreover, according to the author, a ...Timing of women's labor may determine effectiveness of pain medication
...INSTON-SALEM, N.C. Natural daily body rhythms may influence the effectiveness of spinal-epidural pain medication for women in labor, according to new research from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The study found that women who had day labor got longer pain relief than women with night labor wit...Staying alert during class: Self-applied acupressure may reduce sleepiness
..., including research that can examine the scope of influence acupressure can have on alertness and fatigue," Harris says. "Ideally, research in the future will help us determine whether acupressure also can have an impact on performance in the classroom as well." Brenda Gillespie, Ph.D., of the Course on Clini...Popular kids more likely to smoke than less popular classmates
... but as they age, they will increasingly face peer influence to smoke by popular students in the classroom and older friends outside it, researchers say. The link between smoking and popularity has implications for smoking and other substance-abuse prevention programs in schools. Prevention programs that use ...UVa participates in landmark breast cancer screening trial
...th others currently being conducted by ACRIN, will influence the appropriate care for women everywhere." September 19, 2005...Mars breaks new ground in heart health with Cocoavia
...ent studies that indicate cocoa flavanols may help influence factors associated with clotting and promote a healthy blood flow. Other studies suggest that cocoa flavanols can improve the health of blood vessels and reduce the oxidation of LDL cholesterol that can lead to clogged arteries. "It is clear t...NIMH study to guide treatment choices for schizophrenia
..., tolerability of side effects, and treatment cost influence a person's willingness and ability to stay on medication. "There is considerable variation in the therapeutic and side effects of antipsychotic medications. Doctors and patients must carefully evaluate the tradeoffs between efficacy and side effect...Enhanced imaging techniques could improve medical diagnosis
...then he will also increase the knowledge about the influence of risk factors and the effects on the body. "As many of these mechanisms are primarily located in the brain, understanding the neurological effects of alcohol and related factors is a key aspect of alcoholism research. This knowledge is critical to ...Air pollution found to pose greater danger to health than earlier thought
...n communities, not only did we observe pollution's influence on overall mortality, but we saw specific links be...d scientists to control for dozens of factors that influence health outcome, such as smoking, diet and education. Finally, they compiled causes of death for the ...Definitive gene screen confirms MS suspects
...f the genome harbors a gene with a similar overall influence on MS genetics," said Jonathan Haines, Ph.D, of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, who presented on behalf of the International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium. "A detailed examination of the major histocompatibility complex is cri...Just one to four cigarettes daily triples risk of dying of heart disease or lung cancer
...sumption. Taking account of risk factors likely to influence the findings, the data nevertheless showed that light smoking endangered health. The steepest risk occurred between nought and four cigarettes a day. Compared with those who had never smoked, those who smoked between 1 and 5 cigarettes a day were alm...Orlando meeting highlights work about making systems, tools, and products safe and easy to use
... millions in their environmental design, hoping to influence consumers' perceptions and behaviors through the use of color. However, a study by University of Central Florida researchers found that although beliefs about the role of color in consumer choice are widespread, consumers impressions diverge from exp...