The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation invests in gastroenterology's future
...earch in digestive diseases or nutrition under the supervision of an approved preceptor. Preceptors are AGA members who serve as full-time faculty members at accredited North American institutions. The 2007 AGA Foundation Broad Scholars are: Jane Li Westwood High School, Austin, Texas Research location: ...Case study: cross-cultural bioethics training program helps fight African 'brain drain'
...ter studying in Baltimore for six months under the supervision of a mentor with similar research interests, trainees return to Africa to begin a six-month practicum on the topic of their choice related to the ethics of research. One trainee returned to Zimbabwe, eager to share his newfound expertise at more than...Smokeless cannabis delivery device efficient and less toxic
...als were enrolled as inpatients for six days under supervision in the General Clinical Research Center at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center. Under the study protocol, the participants received on different days three different strengths of cannabis by two delivery methodssmoking or vaporizationthr...Patient adherence for successful tuberculosis treatment
...ion to administrate the treatment under the direct supervision of health care personnel who play the role of supporter (DOT : Directly observed therapy), more than 10% of patients stop the treatment before the prescribed period. This defaulting, along with irregularity in taking the medicines, creates increased ...MIT brace aids stroke recovery
...ntrol their affected limbs. When used under the supervision of an occupational or physical therapist, the device can be used to help patients progress from basic motor training, such as lifting boxes or reaching for a light switch, to more complex tasks such as carrying a laundry basket or flipping a light on...Teenagers with retail, service jobs at risk of injury, robberies, sleep deprivation
...th arguments or fights among coworkers. "Greater supervision and training in difficult situations that arise in... working one or more days a week without any adult supervision suggests the potential for serious lapses in safety. "Parents need to be aware of the work their c...Report card on Vancouver's safer injecting facility
...le inject pre-obtained illicit drugs under medical supervision and have access to addiction counseling and other community resources. Legal exemption by the federal government was granted on the condition that a 3-year scientific evaluation of the facility's impacts be conducted. Wood and colleagues summarize...People should be paid for donating an organ
...legal in the USA. Professor Friedman says proper supervision of a transplant process would minimise potential m...ies out of the closet, by introducing governmental supervision and funding will provide equity for the poor, who will get equal access to such transplants."...Exercise improves quality of life for patients with severe chronic pulmonary hypertension
...ing medicine. All training should be started with supervision in a hospital." Pulmonary hypertension is an abnormal "high blood pressure" in the blood vessels that supply the lungs. It is a life-threatening disease that restricts physical capacity, lowers quality of life and has a poor prognosis because the h...Medical education must adapt to society's changing attitudes
...e than simple unstructured practice. This involves supervision and detailed feedback, and ample opportunity to improve performance gradually by performing tasks repeatedly. Top athletes and musicians apply a similar approach. The second challenge is to develop new methods of assessment to reflect the focus on ...JRRD tipsheet: Focus on stroke
... in the clinic or home without the need for direct supervision from a therapist. Our goal was to evaluate the eff...or participants treated using AutoCITE with remote supervision were comparable with the gains previously reported for participants who received an equal amount of ...Steroid abuse harms gingival tissues
...ugs in women." People taking AAS without medical supervision should be informed of the adverse effects and strongly encouraged to begin a cessation program. Since periodontal infection may be a risk factor for more serious conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and pre-term, low birt...Patient care threatened by workforce shortage
...have developed. These practitioners work under the supervision of doctors performing routine diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative health care services and undergotraining separate to other medical professionals. In Australia many States, such as Tasmania, have already introduced Independent Nurse Practitio...New study predicts child injuries by consumer fireworks
...g male. Previous studies have found that parental supervision was present in 54% of fireworks-related injury events. "Parents should be advised to take their children to safer public fireworks displays, rather than allowing consumer fireworks to be used by or near their children," said CIRP Director Gary Smi...IADR to present Behavioral Science Award to Dorthe Holst
... of expertise have been invaluable in her academic supervision of doctoral students, whose dissertation topics have focused on dental service delivery, health behaviors, and oral health among various age and disability groups. Dr. Holst, a long-time member of the IADR, has served as a European Director of th...Lowering of blood pressure achieved through use of hashish-like drug
... only partial success until now. Working under the supervision of Prof. Raphael Mechoulam at the Hebrew University School of Pharmacy, Maor, who was born in Brazil and immigrated to Israel in 1998, has created a synthetic version of a minor cannabis constituent named cannabigerol, which is devoid of psychotropic...Study elicits 'child's eye' view of methamphetamine abuse and its effects
...ones directly involved with the families, but with supervision from university psychologists and psychiatrists. As a result of the study, the researchers suggest that additional resources and services, in particular mental health services, need to be more accessible for these children and their foster parents. H...Study indicates when to discuss early mortality risk in patients with epilepsy
...er than 30 years. Evidence suggests that nocturnal supervision could be protective in patients who continue to have frequent seizures, and treatment with antiepileptic drugs reduce the possibility of sudden unexpected death. "Mortality risks and preventive strategies should be discussed with patients diagnosed w...Penn School of Medicine awarded nearly $1 million for African AIDS program
... 40 Penn residents and medical students, under the supervision of Penn faculty, will participate in clinical programs at both hospitals. Despite the expansion and the continued support of Penn faculty, residents and students, the relationship between Penn and Botswana is mutually rewarding. "While we are helping......ed to provide total surgical care without help and supervision from a more senior colleague, a situation that is ...s of this philosophy - poor operations, inadequate supervision of surgeons, and a poor mechanism for remedying any problems that occur," writes Wallace. There are ...