Latest issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia explores new ideas for cause, screening and risk factors
...s members of the scientific community to add their perspective by contributing short commentaries on this subject. "Perspective on a pathogenesis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease." Allen D. Roses and Ann M. Saunders In this provocative article, Drs. Roses and Saunders present an alternative theory to the am...Alcoholics with a borderline personality disorder are at greatest risk for suicidal behavior
...ignificantly more often unemployed and have a poor perspective in life. This might lead to an even higher intake of alcohol and subsequently to more hopelessness, depression and social isolation. Together with their difficult socio-economic situation, often a minor event such as trouble with the authorities o...Mayo Clinic study finds coma grossly misrepresented in the movies
...rrent research focus is coma, including the public perspective of coma. This is the first of a series of studies....Vaccinate or not? Treat or not? Study looks at tricky health decisions
... "We get wrapped up in our own situation, and that perspective makes us focus on certain aspects of problem and i...to someone else's shoes might give you a different perspective when you have a difficult health decision to make," Zikmund-Fisher explains. "If we take a moment, p...The IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO) Opening Media Briefing June 2
... health Maureen McTeer Osteoporosis A Canadian perspective 2nd IOF Women Leaders Roundtable Justine Pasek Osteoporosis A Latin American perspective 2nd IOF Women Leaders Roundtable On June 2, 2006, in one of the Congress highlights, space explor...Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis falls shortnon adherence compounds issue
...orosis were about the same. "From a public health perspective the data are striking. The findings show that while we have the weapons to diagnose and treat osteoporosis, we are not yet able to direct them to where they are needed most," said Richy. The researchers examined what kind of medication or supplement...Is expensive new heart rhythm treatment 'worth it'?
...ment option, it's important to ask from a societal perspective if it's cost effective, and under what conditions," says first author Paul Chan, M.D., M.Sc., a fellow in cardiovascular medicine at the U-M Medical School and member of the VA Health Services Research & Development Center. "This analysis provides a ...Smoking, eating and thinking: New research on the brain, hormones, and behavior
... summaries of the studies' findings and one giving perspective on the use of estrogen therapy for improving memory and brain power in women during menopause. Hormones make it even harder for some to kick the habitIf quitting smoking weren't already hard enough, researchers are now saying that for some, kicking...ESA donates mosaic of global images taken by Envisat to United Nations
...planet at the beginning of the 21st century from a perspective only satellites can deliver", said Volker Liebig. Launched in 2002, Envisat is the largest Earth observation spacecraft ever built. It carries ten sophisticated optical and radar instruments to provide continuous observation and monitoring of the...UK record heatwave and rising pollution observed by eyes in the sky: Images reveal hotspots
...Leicester said: "The latest satellite data shows a perspective on the environment in which we live that can only be obtained from space. The images show the temperature increase and increased pollution for every region in the UK. It is particularly striking to see the extent of temperature and pollution increase...Big companies should provide HIV treatment to employees
...gue that the cost of treatment should be placed in perspective of a healthy workforce. They add that in sub-Saharan Africa, HIV and tuberculosis are the biggest threats to the workforce and should therefore be priorities for companies, as well as governments and non-governmental organisations. This week's lead...HIV Science and Responsible Journalism Satellite Meeting
...te the session (details below) that will offer the perspective of scientists, reporters, activists, and editors on how to provide balanced coverage about controversial issues in HIV science and medicine. For more information about the conference, please visit the IAS conference website. When: Sunday, August 1...Two UCSF faculty named fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
... disease, providing recommendations from a nursing perspective that continue to help guide research today. She was a member of the NIH Parkinson's Disease Agenda Implementation Review Committee, and co-founded the UCSF Parkinson's Disease Clinic and Research Center, designated by the National Parkinson's Foundat...Doctors warn of the dangers of Internet-bought drugs
...ansion of the internet is relentless and, from the perspective of patients seeking information, in the main positive. However, the online availability of controlled and uncontrolled drug therapies needs to be carefully monitored." ...Computer automated e-counseling improves weight loss
... a longer period of time, but from a public health perspective - this is a promising area to explore," says Wing. ...Katrina survey shows many suffered extreme adversity and show signs of post-traumatic stress
...abilities to rebuild their life. The long-term perspective The post-traumatic growth might be protective against suicidal ideation, suicide plans, and suicide attempts among Katrina survivors with clinically significant anxiety and depression. The causal processes underlying this pattern presumably...New approaches needed to promote worker health and well-being
...interventions to improve workplace health from the perspective of employers, employees and those currently out of employment. Professor Ian Diamond, ESRC Chief Executive outlines the current occupational health issues. "In a modern world where rising dependency ratios and global market forces place an ever-gre...IOS Press presents commemorative volume on Alzheimer's Disease to her majesty, Queen Sofia of Spain
... practitioner, student and interested lay person a perspective not only on the past, but also on where the Alzheimer's disease field is likely to go in the future. Only time will tell whether these milestones have charted the future accurately, but they are unquestionably the foundation upon which the future wil...New international guidelines for heart transplant candidates standardize patient care
... collaboration within ISHLT made possible a global perspective that takes into consideration the barriers to transplantation in different countries, reviewing varied healthcare systems and economic factors that influence medical care for heart-failure patients. "While there are several agencies worldwide that r...Survey: Caregivers of people with mental illness say treatment disruption has serious consequences
...zoaffective and bipolar disorder and the caregiver perspective are available at www.wfmh.org ....