Intimate partner violence the hidden burden is common
...al threats. In addition, the severity of abuse was rated as moderately or extremely violent in 30% to 60% of reports, depending on the type of IPV. "A picture emerges of both physical and non-physical IPV as very common, chronic, intergenerational, and present in highly overlapping forms," according to Tho...Men infer sexual interest before women do
...nificant difference in how men, compared to women, rated their conversation partners on agreeableness or ex...lly attractive and saw him as more agreeable, they rated the partner higher on sexual traits. Men's ratings of women were also associated with physical attr...Cherry juice reduces muscle pain induced by exercise
...pment designed for the purpose. And the volunteers rated their own muscle soreness on a scale of 1 to 10. The whole process was repeated all over again two weeks later, with those who had taken the dummy mixture taking the cherry juice blend instead, and vice versa. The other arm was also used. There was...Cherry juice may prevent muscle damage pain
...pment designed for the purpose. Study participants rated their muscle soreness on a scale of one to ten. The whole process was repeated all over again two weeks later, with those who had taken the placebo juice taking the cherry juice blend instead, and vice versa. The other arm was also used. There was a ......nell Food and Brand Lab. A panel of 36 consumers rated yogurts with freshness dates that were set to expi...the yogurts were labeled as having expired, people rated the yogurts as tasting less fresh and even as less healthy. "It doesn't seem to matter how far in t...New UF tool measures heart implant patients' anxiety
...and Neha Dixit, to 72 ICD recipients. The patients rated the frequency of anxious thoughts, such as "I am afraid of being alone when the ICD fires and I will need help" and "I am afraid to touch others for fear that I will shock them if the ICD fires." Researchers analyzed participants' responses and det...Water fluoridation in New South Wales
Water fluoridation has been rated by the Centre for Disease Control as one of the Top 10 Public Health Achievements of the 20th century. Yass was the first town in New South Wales (NSW) to be fluoridated, in1956, and by the late 1980s, approximately 90 percent of the population had a...Mild sadness provokes depressive thinking in some recovered patients
... second phase of the trial. These 99 participants rated their current mood on a visual scale from sad to h...y felt sad. After this exercise, the participants rated their mood and underwent the dysfunctional attitude assessment a second time and were observed bimon...Hopkins scientists show hallucinogen in mushrooms creates universal 'mystical' experience
...icant of their lifetimes; and more than two-thirds rated it among their five most meaningful and spiritually significant. Griffiths says subjects liken it to the importance of the birth of their first child or the death of a parent. Two months later, 79 percent of subjects reported moderately or greatly ...Appropriateness criteria issued for cardiac computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
...e positives). The 39 CCT and 33 CMR indications rated by a technical panel of experts encompassed the ma... modified by the Working Group, and then panelists rated the indications based on the ACCF Methodology for Evaluating the Appropriateness of Cardiovascular I...Botulinum toxin helps facial scars heal better, Mayo Clinic finds
...treatment. Two experienced facial plastic surgeons rated the wounds' appearance on a scale in which 0 was t...wound. They found that the facial plastic surgeons rated the cosmetic results of the wounds injected with botulinum toxin more favorably than the wounds inje...TV effective 'painkiller' for kids
...een taken, all the children and their mothers then rated their pain scores. The children recording the hi...mple was taken. Although on average, the mothers rated pain scores higher than their children had done, and particularly for their own attempts at distract...Botox injections may improve facial-wound healing, minimize scars
...ded to the type of treatment the patients received rated the wound-healing results on a scale of zero to 10, with 10 representing the best result. The researchers averaged the two scores for each patient to arrive at a final rating. Results showed that the median scores for wounds injected with botulinu...Just breathe: Ozone forecaster unveiled at University of Houston, available via Web
... "For instance, while the ozone conditions may be rated unhealthy in downtown Houston on a given day, suburbs like Sugar Land and The Woodlands may actually be experiencing a good day that still is safe for outdoor activities in those specific areas. Other days, the opposite is true with downtown-area oz...Katrina survey shows many suffered extreme adversity and show signs of post-traumatic stress
...cies and organizations with the lowest proportions rated excellent and the highest proportions rated either poor or very poor were the insurance industry (3.6 percent excellent, 54.8 percent poor or ve...Nearly nine of 10 who seek individual market health insurance never buy a plan
...Two of five (41%) of those with higher deductibles rated their health plan fair or poor, compared to 15 percent of those with lower deductibles. "Increasing the amount people pay for their health insurance and health care imposes a burden on low and moderate income families. It is increasingly difficult...Allergic rhinitis associated with impaired sleep quality
...002, all participants reported sleep disorders and rated their sleepiness; they also provided details regarding demographics, socioeconomic status and smoking habits. For patients with allergic rhinitis, researchers recorded the type of allergies, the duration of the condition, symptoms experienced and tr...Controlling behavior of children with tourette and tic disorders
...rate to severe levels of oppositional behavior. As rated by the parents, there was a 51 percent decline in ...ch treatment the children received, the clinicians rated 64 percent of the children in the PMT group as much improved or very improved compared to 17 percent...Weight training does not increase strength but may slow progression in OA patients
...hs. The severity of OA features on the X-rays was rated independently by two different readers who didn't know to which group each patient belonged. In addition, patients were asked to return to the fitness center for strength testing and assessment of pain and function every 6 months after the first year...Effects of new sleep medication appear unlikely to have potential for abuse or cognitive impairment
...nction tests. Trained research staff members also rated the participants' behavior, including how sedated and impaired they seemed and how much they slept. None of the three doses of ramelteon showed any differences from placebo in effects reported by the participants, measured by performance tests or r...