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Depression survey reveals gap in awareness of treatment goals

Results of a new national survey reveal a disparity between what people with depression say they know about their illness and how they manage it.

24 Aug 2005

Administering Aspirin at onset of heart attack is standard EMT protocol

New survey results indicate that emergency medical providers are administering aspirin to patients at the onset of a suspected heart attack. McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, a division of McNeil-PPC, Inc. and makers of the trusted St. Joseph brand, now make it more convenient and accessible for consumers to take aspirin when faced with a heart attack situation.

24 Aug 2005

Americans in every state, apart from Oregon, are getting fatter!

According to the Trust for America's Health, it was found that Mississippi had the highest rate of obesity, with 29.5 percent of adults classified as obese in 2004, while Colorado was the slimmest state, with just 16 percent of adults classed as obese.

24 Aug 2005

Female college students do better overall

America's female college students study more, are more likely to read their textbooks thoroughly and to earn "A"s in their courses, and expect to graduate in less time than their male counterparts.

24 Aug 2005

New post-graduate qualification will help counter a world-wide shortage of forensic medicine experts

A new degree designed to equip doctors and scientists with the expertise needed to investigate deaths resulting from acts of genocide, terrorism, natural disasters such as Tsunami, transport accidents and drug abuse will be launched this week at an international Forensic Science conference in Hong Kong.

22 Aug 2005

Nearly one-third of former brain tumor patients require special education services

Children who survive brain cancer struggle for years with the malevolent echo of the disease and its treatment, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

22 Aug 2005

Mom and Dad's disapproval a greater deterrant than the law when it comes to drugs and alcohol

Latest survey shows steep rise in students attending schools with access to drugs.

21 Aug 2005

President Bush's No Child Left Behind act appears to be leaving children behind

The nation's main program for educating the disadvantaged, Title I, is hampered by loopholes that prevent it from fulfilling its mission, according to a new study.

18 Aug 2005

U.S. beverage industry praised for helping in childhood obesity battle

The American Beverage Association (ABA) has approved a policy aimed at limiting the sale of soft drinks in school vending machines as the nation fights obesity.

17 Aug 2005

Women whose mothers reported cohabitation were 57 percent more likely than other women to report cohabitation themselves

When it comes to living together with a man, daughters often follow the lead of their mothers, according to a new study.

16 Aug 2005

Grandma was wrong, money can buy you happiness!

According to sociologists in the U.S., people who are financially rich are happier than poorer people.

15 Aug 2005

Electron-beam computed tomography best for evaluating adults with congenital defects in the heart arteries

Electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) is more accurate than conventional catheter angiography for identifying which adult patients face the greatest risk of sudden death from congenital abnormalities in the arteries supplying blood to the heart, according to a study in the September 2005 issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions: Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

13 Aug 2005

Nurses unable to engage in research practices essential for positive patient outcomes

A recent study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), found that many U.S. registered nurses are not ready to engage in evidence-based practice (EBP), the "gold standard" approach to clinical problem solving, due to gaps in computer literacy knowledge and skills, limited access to quality information resources and attitudes toward research.

10 Aug 2005

Current clinical practice guidelines are not written with older adults with multiple illnesses in mind

The aging of the population and the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases pose challenges to the development and application of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), according to background information in the article. In 1999, 48 percent of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older had at least 3 chronic medical conditions and 21 percent had 5 or more.

10 Aug 2005

Walk to work and cut the risk of a stroke

Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States, and now a new study from Finland is the first to find that an increase in physical activity during leisure time or commuting lowers the risk of any kind of stroke.

8 Aug 2005

High levels of physical activity can reduce your risk of stroke

High levels of physical activity, such as running, swimming or heavy gardening during leisure time can reduce your risk of stroke, according to a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. In addition, walking or biking to and from work for up to 29 minutes a day may also reduce the risk of strokes caused by a blood clot (ischemic stroke).

4 Aug 2005

Australia to fight HIV/AIDS and improve maternal health in the Philippines

Australia will contribute $2.8 million to a United Nations program to improve maternal health and tackle HIV/AIDS in the Philippines, the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Bruce Billson, announced today at the Regional Ministerial Meeting on Millennium Development Goals in Jakarta.

4 Aug 2005

Education News and Research

Depression survey reveals gap in awareness of treatment goals

Administering Aspirin at onset of heart attack is standard EMT protocol

Americans in every state, apart from Oregon, are getting fatter!

Female college students do better overall

New post-graduate qualification will help counter a world-wide shortage of forensic medicine experts

Nearly one-third of former brain tumor patients require special education services

Mom and Dad's disapproval a greater deterrant than the law when it comes to drugs and alcohol

President Bush's No Child Left Behind act appears to be leaving children behind

U.S. beverage industry praised for helping in childhood obesity battle

Women whose mothers reported cohabitation were 57 percent more likely than other women to report cohabitation themselves

Grandma was wrong, money can buy you happiness!

Electron-beam computed tomography best for evaluating adults with congenital defects in the heart arteries

Nurses unable to engage in research practices essential for positive patient outcomes

Current clinical practice guidelines are not written with older adults with multiple illnesses in mind

Walk to work and cut the risk of a stroke

High levels of physical activity can reduce your risk of stroke

Australia to fight HIV/AIDS and improve maternal health in the Philippines

Natural killer cells help understand responses to bone marrow transplants

Obese people are less likely to receive preventive services such as mammograms, Pap smears and flu shots

New health campaign targets uninsured kids in the U.S.

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