Queen's poll - Ontarians don't want to close institutions for those with intellectual disabilities
...stitutions to close. "We are working to understand what contributes to the attitudes that community members hold towards the integration of people with intellectual disabilities," says Philip Burge, assistant professor of Psychiatry, who oversaw the poll. "It appears that Ontarians do not believe there ar...Patients with metabolic syndrome, moderate coronary calcium have greater risk of blocked arteries
...ree of these disorders at the same time, they have what is called the "metabolic syndrome" an increasingly prevalent disorder affecting up to 40 percent of the adult population in the United States frequently leading to diabetes and accelerated heart disease. Now, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Cen...Short on time, long on feeling: Study suggests deadlines intensify emotions
...cipant is not much better: It's dry and not at all what was planned. Nonetheless, the two have "a cheerful evening and chat until late into the night." The other half of the participants considered the same story in light of additional information that they would be retiring next week and moving to anothe...K-State researcher discovers compliments go a long way to improve body self-image in women
... a collection of body parts -- and they don't like what they see. Everywhere we look, we are bombarded by ...bout themselves," Fea said. "And it doesn't matter what kind of compliment you give them; it doesn't matter if you compliment them about how they physically...UNC launches study of liver injury caused by drugs
...hese people will be followed over time to find out what happens as a result of their injury. People who have not sustained liver injury but who have taken any of the medications in question also will be enrolled for comparison. In addition to enrolling patients as they are brought to medical attention, D...Medical whistleblowers speak out
...records so drug representatives knew "to the dime" what drugs doctors were prescribing and could tailor their marketing to them. Lenzer concludes in her account that each of these whistleblowers, in very different ways - from making a satiric film to speaking out in Congress - has shone light on how th...Large survey suggests schizophrenia less prevalent than textbooks say
...journal PLoS Medicine . The researchers have done what is called a systematic review of the medical literature, which turned out a few surprises. And knowing about prevalence--defined as the number of people suffering from the disease at a given time or within a time interval--of such an important diseas...Psychosocial aspects of genetic testing for hereditary cancers meeting at Jefferson June 9-10
...nization for breast cancer education, will discuss what its like to be a patient, from sitting in a waiting room to being in a doctors office and feeling like a diagnosis of breast or ovarian cancer is imminent. Henry Lynch, M.D., chairman of preventive medicine and public health and director of Creight...Tort reform associated with increase in physician supply
... how many physicians enter the medical profession, what specialties they choose, and where they practice. Daniel P. Kessler, Ph.D., J.D., of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Hoover Institution, and the National Bureau of Economic Research, Stanford, Calif., and colleagues investigated ...Newly developed treatment for severe grief shown more effective than standard therapy
...ntify bereaved individuals who need treatment, and what treatments work for bereavement-related mental health problems, according to background information in the article. Bereavement-related major depressive disorder (MDD) is a well-recognized consequence of loss. Complicated grief also occurs in the af...New complicated grief treatment holds promise for millions, Pitt researchers report
...mmunity and physicians are often at a loss to know what is best for their patients," explained Dr. Shear. ... can have to a loss, by making sure that they know what to anticipate from their grief, by recognizing in our patients when their grief has developed into t...People with diabetes more sensitive to cardiovascular effects from air pollution
...ir pollution and vascular health and to understand what causes people with diabetes to be especially sensitive." Researchers recruited 270 greater Boston metropolitan residents and divided them into two groups. The first group consisted of subjects with a positive diagnosis of type I or type II diabetes. ...May/June 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... they contend that the report fails to accommodate what physicians will actually do in a redesigned healthcare system. They conclude that producing a physician surplus could be far worse than wasted because the investment required and resulting rise in healthcare costs may harm, not help, the health of th...Most heart failure cases are discovered after patients are admitted to hospital
... in the United States in 2003. They wanted to know what resources were used to treat people with CHF as well as the costs affiliated with treating those patients. Of the 2.5 million people admitted to the hospitals that year, one in five (20 percent, or 498,713) had a CHF diagnosis. Of those, 73.7 percen...Airbags associated with increased automobile accident deaths, according to new UGA study
... "For any given crash at high speed, we can't know what would have happened if there had been no airbag; however, statistical models allow us to look at patterns in the data, and compare risks in populations, in a variety of situations." The study was published this week in the magazine Chance. The new a...UC Davis Cancer Center awarded $4.5 million
... "This grant will help make great strides in using what we have learned as to the causes behind the fast-r...ropriate and culturally competent means, and apply what we have learned to reduce the unique, unusual and Americans unnecessary cancer burden affecting Asi...Dartmouth professor finds prescription drug advertising 'walks a communications tightrope'
...ing principles of discourse analysis, he looked at what the ads were trying to communicate, and what the viewer was likely to derive from them. For example, he took into consideration the overall archi...Researchers develop new concept for single molecule transistor
...rs on a molecular scale. Their approach has solved what has been an insurmountable hurdle to making a molecular device getting connections onto a single molecule. They demonstrated that a single atom on a silicon surface can be controllably charged, while all surrounding atoms remain neutral. A molecule...Diabetes, hypertension and obesity negatively effect joint replacement outcomes
...t a single center. The NIS is a true reflection of what is happening across the country. "In this case, the analysis identified a subset of patients who are at increased risk for worse outcomes," Higgins continued. "Our study demonstrates the need for clinical protocols and guidelines specifically aimed a...High cost of malpractice insurance threatens supply of ob/gyns, especially in some urban areas
...nly our moral imperative, it will bring us back to what motivated us to go into obstetrics and gynecology--to help women get well and stay well."...