Brief motivational interviews work best long term for college students sent to alcohol counseling
...nts who break university rules on alcohol and drug use in residence halls are often sent to counseling or...olated university rules regarding alcohol and drug use in residence halls to attend three sessions at our Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program for Stu...Obese girls less likely to attend college
...s were more likely to consider committing suicide, use alcohol and marijuana and have negative self-images. The disconnect between obesity and college enrollment was more pronounced among non-whites and among girls whose parents did not graduate from college. Obese boys did not differ from their non-...Medical students respond positively to simulated patient experience
...ach basic science principles. Many medical schools use such computerized simulated patients to teach clin...ls, but Wake Forest is one of the first schools to use this technology in live, large group lecture settings. Fitch organized a team of resident physicians...New algorithm matches any tumor cells to best possible anti-cancer treatments
...ve encyclopedia of cancer cells, we found we could use the available data to draw conclusions about other cell types we were exploring. The algorithm is a Rosetta stone for translating from the NCI-studied drugs to any other cell line or human tumor, says Dr. Theodorescu, director of the UVa Paul Mellon ...Should adult male circumcision be recommended for HIV prevention in the US?
...and risks of circumcision and the need to continue use of other, proven prevention measures (e.g., reducing the numbers of sex partners and using condoms consistently and correctly). Men who choose to be circumcised should also be counseled about the importance of refraining from sexual intercourse follo...Investigating the causes of Parkinson's disease
... 1969, including almost 4m in 2006. Studies funded use basic and applied science as well as health and social care projects to investigate the causes, treatment, prevention and cure for Parkinsons....Home health care devices focus of FDA Conference at UH
...t work toward providing a safe environment for the use of medical devices in the home. The U.S. Food ...vices in the home that were initially approved for use in a clinical setting by health care professionals. As the U.S. population ages, home health car...New book guides boomers through retirement maze
... has spent his career teaching law students how to use the law to solve lifes perplexing questions. He ha... has spent his career teaching law students how to use the law to solve lifes perplexing questions. He has taught law for more than 30 years at the UA, Har...The future of biofuels is not in corn
... while failing to significantly offset fossil fuel use or combat global warming." The report, The Rush ...apacity of corn ethanol to offset U.S. fossil fuel use is extremely limited. Dedicating the entire U.S. corn crop to ethanol production would only offset 1...UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing, regenerating human tissue
...row back, affording a functional liver. We want to use the hydrogels to deliver hepatocytes to the liver, he noted. These could be used to beef up the liver's function prior to surgery if, for example, someone had hepatitis, or drank a lot, factors that would normally limit the amount of cancerous liver ...Device helps physically disabled turn on computer
...arge percentage of these persons have little or no use of their hands to manipulate a computer or access the Internet. While several helpful technologies have been created for those with physical disabilities, such as special switches that activate numerous hardware and software, one problem remainsturni...Lower mortality rates associated with hospitals that rank highest on quality of care indicators
...om hospital to hospital, Jha says consumers should use publicly available data such as the HQAs when choosing a hospital, since getting treated at higher-performing hospitals can increase their odds of surviving the hospitalization. These data are not just for consumers, said Arnold Epstein, John H Fo...Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows
... expensive fertilizers and pesticides that farmers use in developed countries to produce those high yield...nutrient cycling processes; that exclude or rarely use synthetic pesticides; and sustain or regenerate the soil quality. Perfecto said the idea that peo...Scaling up HIV prevention programs is cost effective
...retroviral therapies. Larger prevention programs use money more efficiently than smaller ones, analysis of the Prevent AIDS: Network for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (PANCEA) project suggests. The study, funded by the US National Institutes of Health, seeks to improve HIV prevention funding allocation i...Screening for behavioral health first step to getting treatment
...buse is one important strategy that physicians can use to identify problems and get patients into treatme...hysicians to screen for mental health or substance use problems. By 2003, only thirty-four percent of health insurance products had any behavioral health s......ic food production, since regulations prohibit the use of synthetic fertilizers. According to the USDA, producers must manage animal materials in a manner that does not contribute to contamination of crops by residues of prohibited substances, which includes antibiotics. However, manures containing ant...Physician and congressional leaders convene on Capitol Hill
...f providing care. Today, we pledged our support to use all resources available to accomplish this important policy objective. The groups agree that Medicare should reimburse physicians in a manner that reflects the costs of providing care to beneficiaries and not be based upon an inaccurate and inequit...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...ed breast cancer risk. Using ultrasound avoids the use of ionizing x-rays used in typical mammography. The researchers are part of a team that has been developing a new form of ultrasound tomography, one in which the patient is in the prone position, with a breast projecting down into a bath of water....Global warming's threat to New York region and how to avoid severe consequences
... to address the health effects of climate and land use changes. Dr. Kinney, an air pollution epidemiolog...air quality and health effects of climate and land use changes in the NYC metropolitan area. To speak further with Dr. Kinney on these issues, please cont...Polish journalist scoops first prize in prestigious European award
... who live and survive a tumour that's why I try to use a simple language, a human tone, far from unrealistic expectations and false alarms. A further two journalists were specially commended by the Best Cancer Reporter Award jury for the courage in writing their own cancer story in order to raise aware...