Speakers and Youth World Information announced for first Neurology EXPO
... and teens can have their "passport" stamped after visiting each of the nine zones in the Youth World section of Neurology EXPO. The Reflex Zone will test your knee jerk. The Sensory Zone will offer a colorful brain puzzle to take apart and put back together. Kids can make "beady neurons" in the Craft Zone. T...Emergency departments may often under-diagnose mental disorders in youth
CHICAGO Young people visiting an emergency department following an episode of deliberate self-harm are diagnosed with a mental disorder about half the time, according to a study in the October issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Delibe...Hypnotherapy an effective treatment for IBS
...t could get little relief from my symptoms. Since visiting the clinic for 12 hypnotherapy sessions last year however they've disappeared completely the difference it's made to my quality of life is indescribable." Another happy patient Christine Walsh continued, "After my hysterectomy I suffered from IBS fo...National critical care program benefits families, patients, and hospitals
...ide hospital program developed to support families visiting loved ones in the intensive care unit (ICU) has significant benefits for families, patients, and team members in the ICU, shows a new study. As reported in a supplement to the September issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Colleg...Book 'Asbestos and Fire' explores risk trade-offs
...x decades of the 20th century, says Rachel Maines, visiting scholar in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Cornell University and a historian of technology, in her the new book, "Asbestos and Fire: Technological Trade-Offs and the Body at Risk" (Rutgers University Press, 2005). Yet, the poten...Once-dreaded leprosy 'replaced' by tuberculosis, say researchers
...yal Society Proceedings B by Dr. Mark Spigelman, a visiting professor at the Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine and of the University College London; Prof. Charles Greenblatt of the Sanford F. Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the Hebrew University's Faculty of Medicine; and...Study reveals potential for new treatment of paralysis and brain disease
.... Liesi, head of the Brain Laboratory and a former visiting scientist at the National Institutes of Health. New approach could fast-track to real results Dr. Liesi's long-term focused research has built upon an original discovery by George Martin, Ph.D., former scientific director for the National Institu...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
... single one. It could be that the inconvenience of visiting a clinic every month for the next injection causes women to stop using combined injectable contraceptives. "Healthcare providers may need to think of other ways of providing the service to get over this problem," says lead author Maria Gallo, who wor...Paramedic training challenges highlighted by University of Pittsburgh study
...and Yealy include, David Hostler, Ph.D., NREMT-P., visiting research instructor, department of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh; Judith R. Lave, Ph.D., department chair of health policy and management, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health; Douglas Kupas, M.D., from the G...Experts report dental X-rays effectively identify stroke risk factors
...eir overall health and well-being. AGD recommends visiting the dentist every six months to maintain good overall health. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States today and the leading cause of serious long-term disability. More than 750,000 new or recurrent strokes occur annually and ...Rice nanophotonics lab gets $3 million training grant
... seminar series featuring internationally renowned visiting speakers. The program also aims to extend Rice's successful undergraduate recruitment program for Hispanics and other underrepresented minorities into nanophotonics through a new, multiyear summer research program called the CONJUNTO Scholars & Mento...FDA approves new indication for Topamax as initial monotherapy for adults and children with epilepsy
...tion, upon request by calling 1-800-682-6532 or by visiting www.TOPAMAX-epilepsy.com or www.ortho-mcneilneurologics.com . To date, TOPAMAX has been used to treat more than 4 million patients worldwide. Currently, TOPAMAX is approved for use as a first-line treatment for epilepsy in more than 65 countries...End-of-life study to focus on needs of Sikh and Muslim patients
...n have such large numbers of friends and relatives visiting them during their final illness? The importance of these and other rites of passage need to be understood by caregivers."...Women more afraid of dentists than men: University of Toronto study
...ationwide Canadian study of fear and anxiety about visiting the dentist. It is published in the June issue of Anesthesia Progress. The researchers say the level of fear among men is probably underreported. "Women are more likely to be honest about their feelings," says Chanpong, who is now practising dental a...NIH convenes panel to assess evidence on chronic insomnia
...vice by calling 1-800-MED-DIAL (1-800-633-3425) or visiting http://www.radiospace.com/nihhome.htm . Note to TV Editors: The press briefing at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15 will be broadcast live via satellite on the following coordinates: C-Band Galaxy 3 Transponder 4 Orbital Location: 95 degrees west Dow...Richard A. Meyer, MD, receives the 2005 AIUM William J. Fry Memorial Lecture Award
...pected echocardiographer and has been invited as a visiting professor throughout the United States, South Africa, Japan, Holland, India, and Israel. Over the years, Dr. Meyer has contributed to a host of scientific and professional organizations, especially the AIUM. Dr. Meyer served as vice president of the...OTC treatments for reflux fail to match relief of prescriptions
... quick relief of acid reflux symptoms, rather than visiting a doctor for an appropriate diagnosis," said John Johanson, M.D., of the University of Illinois. "Hopefully these findings will encourage more people to seek proper diagnosis and therapy from their doctors." How Effective Are OTC Medications and Pre...Milk thistle does not reduce deaths from liver diseases, best studies find
...gh no more than with placebo. Dr. Andrea Rambaldi, visiting researcher at the of the Centre for Clinical Intervention Research at Copenhagen University Hospital, led a team that reviewed 13 randomized clinical trials involving 915 patients who were treated with milk thistle or its extracts. Participants had a...Jefferson Lab scientists build small-animal imager for German Cancer Research Center
...dical projects. Smith traveled to Europe and after visiting several places in the Netherlands and Germany, returned with the DKFZ collaboration plan. Smith's long-time friendship with a senior DKFZ scientist, Joerg Peter, was a plus in developing the working relationship. The two researchers have known each o...American Society of Travel Agents urges healthy travel for consumers
...risk for hepatitis A or hepatitis B increases when visiting endemic areas such as Mexico, Central and South America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Caribbean, and eastern and southern Europe. In unprotected travelers, hepatitis A occurs 100 times more often than typhoid fever or cholera. It is spread b...