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New health education program can reduce dating violence behaviors among minority youth

New research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) shows that It's Your Game-Keep it Real (IYG), a health education program designed to delay sexual behavior and promote healthy dating relationships, can significantly reduce dating violence behaviors among minority youth.

11 Jul 2014

Students looking to bump up their GPA need to join gym

For those students looking to bump up their grade point averages during college, the answer may not be spending more time in a library or study hall, but in a gym.

11 Jul 2014

UT Southwestern named one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals for fourth consecutive year

UT Southwestern Medical Center is on the national "Most Wired" hospitals list for a fourth consecutive year, thanks to its use of such technologies as databases to help physicians better identify high-risk patients and tools that keep physicians, nurses, and patients communicating effectively.

10 Jul 2014

ECRI develops online version of ICRA for Healthcare Construction Activities training course

Renovation and construction projects in healthcare environments pose unique infection control challenges for contractors and workers.

10 Jul 2014

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience oral health problems

A retrospective study conducted by researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and colleagues reports that among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the likelihood of having cavities decreased as the number of years receiving dental care increased.

10 Jul 2014

Sheffield Hallam University launches online course in Enhancing Prostate Cancer Care

Sheffield Hallam University has joined the fight against one of the UK's biggest cancer killers by launching its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Enhancing Prostate Cancer Care.

9 Jul 2014

Research project on risk taking behaviour in teenagers

By looking at 40 different factors in a 14 year old teens, including brain structure and function, personality, life experiences and genetics, researchers can predict with 70% accuracy who will go on to develop binge drinking within the next two years.

9 Jul 2014

Interrupted sleep patterns linked to compromised cognitive abilities

The familiar cry in the night, followed by a blind shuffle to the crib, a feeding, a diaper change, and a final retreat back into oblivion - every hour on the hour.

9 Jul 2014

Manchester mentoring scheme helps student become doctor

A trip to The University of Manchester at age 15 has led to a career in medicine for Salford school boy Emmanuel Oladipo who graduates today (8 July).

9 Jul 2014

Despite warnings many young adults believe that hookah smoking is not harmful to health

Despite warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that hookah smoking can be just as dangerous as cigarettes, many young adults believe that using the water pipes is not harmful to their health, according to a UCLA School of Nursing study.

8 Jul 2014

American adolescents turn to ethnically-linked alternative tobacco products like hookahs

While cigarette use is declining precipitously among youth, evidence indicates that American adolescents are turning to ethnically-linked alternative tobacco products, such as hookahs, cigars, and various smokeless tobacco products, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

8 Jul 2014

UC Riverside discovery could lead to future development of needle-free vaccines

Ripping a page from the Star Trek script, specialized cells of the barrier that lines the inside of the intestines and airways of humans have invoked a biological version of Captain Kirk's famous command "shields up" as a first defense against invading microbes.

8 Jul 2014

Survey shows biggest barrier to receiving Human Papillomavirus vaccine

A survey of first-year Grand Valley State University students showed the biggest barrier to receiving a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was moral or religious beliefs, or a perceived promotion of sexual behavior, according to graduate physician assistant researchers.

8 Jul 2014

Military physicians will soon pick up joysticks to save lives of children

Military physicians will soon pick up joysticks instead of textbooks to learn skills that could save lives of children with serious health threats.

7 Jul 2014

Higher socioeconomic status associated with higher rates of hookah use

7 Jul 2014

Clear advances in the fight against tuberculosis are within reach, say immunologists

Leading immunologists expect to see some clear advances in the fight against tuberculosis, an infectious disease that is widespread the world over. Professor Stefan Kaufmann, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, echoed these sentiments at today's launch of the scientific programme for the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting at Lindau, Germany.

2 Jul 2014

Study details brain mechanisms involved with addictive substances

The National Institutes of Health has turned to neuroscientists at the nation's most "Stone Cold Sober" university for help finding ways to treat drug and alcohol addiction.

1 Jul 2014

Cyberbullying creates fear of victimization among students at school

Cyberbullying creates fear among students about being victimized at school, a recent study by Sam Houston State University found.

1 Jul 2014

State highlights: Caring for Texans injured on-the-job; heroin deaths in Md.; pertussis in Calif.

In formerly depressed South Texas, gas flares from the fracking boom can be seen from outer space. While Texas has a Division of Workers' Compensation, it is the only state that doesn't require any private employer to carry workers' compensation insurance or a private equivalent, so more than 500,000 people have no occupational benefits when they get injured at work. That means they often rely on charities or taxpayers to pay for their care (Root, 6/29)

1 Jul 2014

LifeBridge Health's Neil Meltzer wins AHA Gold Heart Award

The Gold Heart Award, the American Heart Association's highest national recognition for volunteerism, was presented to Neil Meltzer, M.P.H., president and CEO of LifeBridge Health, for his two decades of exceptional leadership and advocacy at the annual Gold Heart Banquet in Dallas, Texas.

1 Jul 2014

Students News and Research

New health education program can reduce dating violence behaviors among minority youth

Students looking to bump up their GPA need to join gym

UT Southwestern named one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals for fourth consecutive year

ECRI develops online version of ICRA for Healthcare Construction Activities training course

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience oral health problems

Sheffield Hallam University launches online course in Enhancing Prostate Cancer Care

Research project on risk taking behaviour in teenagers

Interrupted sleep patterns linked to compromised cognitive abilities

Manchester mentoring scheme helps student become doctor

Despite warnings many young adults believe that hookah smoking is not harmful to health

American adolescents turn to ethnically-linked alternative tobacco products like hookahs

UC Riverside discovery could lead to future development of needle-free vaccines

Survey shows biggest barrier to receiving Human Papillomavirus vaccine

Military physicians will soon pick up joysticks to save lives of children

Higher socioeconomic status associated with higher rates of hookah use

Clear advances in the fight against tuberculosis are within reach, say immunologists

Study details brain mechanisms involved with addictive substances

Cyberbullying creates fear of victimization among students at school

State highlights: Caring for Texans injured on-the-job; heroin deaths in Md.; pertussis in Calif.

LifeBridge Health's Neil Meltzer wins AHA Gold Heart Award

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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