Researchers use imaging technique to visualize effects of stress on human brain
.... This research has important implications for how practitioners treat the numerous long-term health consequences of chronic stress. In the study, which is reported in the Nov.21 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to ...Study finds lifestyle modification and weight loss medication superior to either approach used alone
...ctivity records. This group was included to see if practitioners could provide effective lifestyle modification counseling during brief visits. At the end of 1 year, participants in the four groups lost 11.0 lb (sibutramine alone), 14.7 lb (group lifestyle modification alone), 26.6 lb (combined therapy), and 16.5...Prescribed walking can improve physical fitness
...et al are further evidence of the opportunity that practitioners have in counseling their patients on a health behavior that has critical importance for primary and secondary disease prevention," they conclude....Meditation associated with structural changes in brain
... were thicker in participants who were experienced practitioners of a type of meditation commonly practiced in the ...duce alterations in brain activity, and meditation practitioners have described changes in mental function that last long after actual meditation ceases, implying lo...Vitamin D status appears more important than high calcium intake for maintaining calcium metabolism
...e from numerous studies for physicians and general practitioners to emphasize to a much greater extent the importance of vitamin D status and recommend vitamin D supplements for the general public, when sun exposure and dietary sources are insufficient." "In conclusion, our study suggests that vitamin D sufficienc...Medication shows promise in the treatment of hyperactivity associated with autism-related disorders
...trong possibility of adverse effects. In addition, practitioners should be prepared to suspend treatment if considerable adverse effects are reported. Further secondary analyses are planned to better delineate individual responses and other moderators of response, including genotype."...Doctors advised to plan their response to flu pandemic
...date with key issues. It is important that general practitioners take the recent threat of a flu pandemic seriously, writes Dr Douglas Fleming, a general practitioner in Birmingham. If a pandemic does occur in the United Kingdom, general practice is likely to carry the major burden, and it is unrealistic to think ...CHEST 2005 abstract highlights
...nce. In a questionnaire distributed to 284 general practitioners from across Canada by researchers at Dalhousie University (NS, Canada) and GlaxoSmithKline (ON, Canada), physicians were asked about their prescribing preferences for patients with uncontrolled asthma currently taking moderate doses of inhaled cortic...Global health histories: A symposium at NIH
... historians, social scientists, policy makers, and practitioners of the emerging field of global health. "As the wo... anthropologists, sociologists, policy makers, and practitioners in order to spark new understandings and collaborative relationships. "Traditionally, the history of...Conference on health communication call for papers and panel proposals
...apers should be submitted by faculty, students and practitioners in abstract form (up to 500 words). Panel proposals should include a list of participants and their affiliations, a brief summary of the purpose of the panel, a description of each participant's role on the panel, and contact information for the pan...Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research 2004
...he Office of Dietary Supplements to provide health practitioners and consumers with the necessary information to help them assess the contributions that dietary supplements make to nutrient intakes and health," said Paul M. Coates, Ph.D., director of the Office of Dietary Supplements. In addition to the papers on...UQ study gives young Australians with disabilities a healthy start
...table to those with ID, their families and general practitioners (GPs)," Dr Lennox said. Initially supported by the State Government, the UQ project was awarded $779,500 by the National Health and Medical Research Council this month. The project is divided into two parts: a Comprehensive Health Assessment Program...GlaxoSmithKline's Havrix now approved for use in children aged 12 months and older
...s. This expanded indication will allow healthcare practitioners to vaccinate younger children against hepatitis A with Havrix and may help to further reduce the incidence of hepatitis A in the United States, particularly among young children who often transmit the disease. "The expanded indication of Havrix mark...Researchers call for better recognition and pain management of endometriosis
...pically took between five and ten years as general practitioners often told sufferers they had conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome. "This significantly affected the women's quality of life. As well as causing them severe pain, endometriosis also had a negative impact on other areas of their life, such as ...Limiting resident physician work-hours might save money
... by shifting work to other employees such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants would be much less, $673 million to $1.1 billion per year nationwide; thus, if this shift lowers harmful errors by more than 5 percent to 9 percent, the reforms would pay for themselves or save money for society overall, whic...Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics by NPs and MDs continues
BOSTON - Oct. 6, 2005 - Both nurse practitioners and physicians are prescribing inappropriate antib...further found that antibiotic prescribing by nurse practitioners to patients with Medicaid insurance was more appropriate than that of physician prescribing for the ...Northwestern receives major award for nanotechnology cancer center
... build effective bridges of communications between practitioners and researchers. A research program in ethical and social implications of nanotechnology in translational research will be launched, engaging center researchers with philosophers, social scientists, public policy makers and the public. Graduate stude...Health experts urge counseling patients about dangers of second-hand smoke
..., the authors report that pediatricians and family practitioners ask less than half of parents about SHS exposure in the home, and counsel only about 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 esti...Supportive spouse may reduce effect of job strain on blood pressure
...rated, blood pressure needs to be checked. "Health practitioners need to be aware that job strain does cause illness," Tobe said. "The medical model of healthcare does not include job strain, but stress at work and at home can modify the health of patients."...Use of antibiotics for acne may increase risk of common infectious illness
... importance of our findings, in which patients and practitioners need to balance the risk of these infections with the benefits that patients with acne receive from this therapy, will require further investigation. However, patients with acne represent an ideal model in which to study the long-term effects of anti...