Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine
...ts provide proof-of-concept and suggest that there needs to be a larger dedicated intervention trial with Taiji to definitively determine whether this type of behavioral intervention can improve influenza vaccine efficacy in older adults. Qigong (chee-kung) and Taiji (tye-chee) or Tai Chi, as it is more...Study suggests loss of 2 types of neurons -- not just 1 -- triggers Parkinson's symptoms
...ugh for normal motor function; norepinephrine also needs to be present to ensure proper dopamine release. "Although there are no cures for Parkinson's disease, some moderately effective treatments are available, but most target the dopamine neurons only and are effective for only a limited amount of time...Test project of patient-centered medical home model endorsed by American College of Physicians
... physicians and professionals to meet the patients needs and preferences. Further, UHG will provide in-kind support to enhance the practice capability including using an after-normal-business-hours nurse triage telephone service, accessing an electronic tool, and providing a registry to manage patient p...Baby DVDs, videos may hinder, not help, infants' language development
...age, are, crafted and tested to meet developmental needs of preschool children. We dont know for sure that baby DVDs and videos are harmful, but the best policy is safety first. Parents should limit their exposure as much as possible, said Zimmerman. Over the course of childhood, children spend more tim...Parents' depression can weigh on children
...nd the lead author of the study. Tending to the needs of distressed parents could be one of the best way... provide the emotional support an overweight child needs or help organize play dates and exercise activities, Janicke said. Looking at how parents are doin...Diets high in choline may increase risk for colorectal polyps
...ay be responsible for the association, the finding needs to be replicated in other studies. In an accompanying editorial, Regina Ziegler, Ph.D., and Unhee Lim, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., describe the complexity of the relationship between one-carbon metabolism and the devel...Rutgers professor Bart Krekelberg is named 1 of 20 US Pew Scholars for 2007
...er of the retina. In order to see clearly, the eye needs to move so light can hit that area, which also is the only area that sees color, and pass that information to the brain. Essentially, its like having a very expensive camera at the center of your eye and a cheaper camera around the rest of your eye, ...UIC researchers to develop new drugs to fight bioterrorism
...errorism and to address the multiplicity of health needs confronting our nation and the entire globe," Davis said. "The development of the Institute for Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences holds great promise and potential for all humankind."...Early-childhood intervention may improve well-being through young adulthood
...rvention is enough: good early-childhood education needs to be accompanied by (among other things) adequate health care and needs to be followed by quality K-through-12 education. Such programs could, among other benefits, reduce ...Postpartum hospital discharges -- when is the 'right time?'
...mized reflection of both the mothers and her babys needs and concerns is required, Bernstein says. The length of postpartum stay is not the actual determinant of outcome, and the chronological clock is not necessarily what is important. The debate regarding postpartum hospital stays must be refocused towar...Shining light on pancreatic cancer
...in the pancreatic cancer studies because the probe needs to be modified for the different scope used in endoscopy, but the underlying technology behind all of the examinations is the same. Each patient was scanned using a combination of elastic light-scattering and low-coherence enhanced backscattering tec...From UF and IBM, a blueprint for 'smart' health care
...llowing doctors to determine who in a waiting room needs the most immediate care....Landmark study finds adult Delawareans with disabilities in only 'fair' to 'poor' health
...tionally," Riddle said. "They definitely have some needs regarding an improved quality of life." Caregivers play a critical role in the lives of Delawareans with disabilities. Nearly two-thirds of the respondents indicated they need help with routine tasks such as household chores and shopping, and about...Holograms make for better vision tests
...nderstanding of human vision. This approach still needs to be tested on young astigmatic individuals, whose nature of vision is not fully known. The same method has also been found to work well in measuring the refractive error of non-astigmatic subjects. The results of that research will appear in a fu...Emergency department guidelines enhance quality patient care
...consulted with pulmonologists to incorporate their needs in the final guidelines. The guidelines and summary of the literature review were then presented during a monthly, evidence-based meeting in the UC emergency medicine department for input from faculty, residents and nurses. The committee then fina...Personal comments by physicians distract from patient needs
...on in the visit and focused more on the physicians needs than the patients needs. The disclosures interrupt...work as well as I had hoped. Patients want their needs met. Doctors want to meet the needs of their patients and they want to have human contact, said McDa...Shoulder tapping -- Young males are most willing to purchase alcohol for underage youth
...t there are several types of social sources. Each needs to be addressed so that we can begin to identify effective interventions. For this study, we examined shoulder tapping, where an underage person approaches a stranger outside of an alcohol establishment and asks this person to purchase alcohol for h...Paying taxes, according to the brain, can bring satisfaction
...ain regions are the same ones that fire when basic needs such as food and pleasures (sweets or social contact) are satisfied. The surprising element for us was that in a situation in which your money is simply given to others where you do not have a free choice you still get reward-center activity, sai...New nutritional research: College students face obesity, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome
...-thirds of women are not meeting their nutritional needs for iron, calcium or folate. Theyre not as healthy as they think they are, says UNH lecturer Ingrid Lofgren, who is collecting and analyzing the data with her Nutrition in Health & Well Being co-teachers Joanne Burke and Ruth Reilly, both clinical ...Advocates ask fashion industry to support braille clothing tags; talking Web site
...ent to develop an awareness campaign for a special needs group. King approached her students with a problem a blind acquaintance had shared with herthe difficulty he faced dressing himself and knowing what to wear as the head of a corporation. The women brainstormed ideas and checked the Internet. They...