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Wireless personal health monitoring system can revolutionize U.S. healthcare industry

A wireless personal health monitoring system using smartphones to upload data via the Internet will revolutionize the U.S. healthcare industry, its pioneering creators say.

26 Mar 2013

COPE ethical guidelines provide basic principles for peer review process

Scholarly journals need to ensure that their peer reviewers act constructively, respect confidentiality and avoid conflicts of interests, according to new guidelines launched by the Committee on Publication Ethics.

26 Mar 2013

Loyola's School-based Health Center at Proviso East High School holds health fair for students

Health care reform has highlighted the importance of comprehensive, culturally appropriate interventions at the community level to prevent disease and encourage healthy behaviors. Providing young people with the knowledge and skills to make healthy lifestyle choices is the best way to reduce the risk chronic disease in later life.

25 Mar 2013

Study shows physically active healthcare providers more likely to advise patients to lead active lifestyle

Physically active healthcare providers were more likely than their inactive counterparts to advise patients to lead an active lifestyle in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions.

25 Mar 2013

Johns Hopkins undergraduates develop Cooling Cure to protect newborn from brain damage

When babies are deprived of oxygen before birth, brain damage and disorders such as cerebral palsy can occur. Extended cooling can prevent brain injuries, but this treatment is not always available in developing nations where advanced medical care is scarce.

22 Mar 2013

Experts provide guidebook for surgeons dealing with head and neck neoplasms

In this unique volume, leading international experts share their experiences in the management of head and neck tumors, providing a guidebook for all surgeons dealing with head and neck neoplasms.

21 Mar 2013

Teen mentors help younger students lose weight, study finds

An obesity intervention taught by teen mentors in Appalachian elementary schools resulted in weight loss, lower blood pressure and healthy lifestyle changes among the younger students learning the curriculum, according to a new study.

21 Mar 2013

1 in 5 students have undetected eye-muscle coordination problems

Did you know that your students' performance on their school's standardized test might not be an accurate representation of what they know?

19 Mar 2013

Philip and Cheryl Milstein provide $20M to support advancement of medicine at CUMC

Continuing their family's multigenerational connection to Columbia and support of its leadership in medicine, Philip (CC '71) and Cheryl Milstein (Barnard '82) have made a $20 million commitment to Columbia University Medical Center.

19 Mar 2013

Wolters Kluwer Health, Amirsys partner to offer Amirsys Imaging Reference Center

Wolters Kluwer Health and Amirsys, Inc., a leader in healthcare information solutions in radiology, pathology, and anatomy, are pleased to announce a partnership to offer the Amirsys Imaging Reference Center and nearly 60 Amirsys ebooks via the OvidSP medical research platform.

19 Mar 2013

More med school seniors seek primary care residency

The increased interest in residencies for internal medicine, family medicine or pediatrics may, in part, be the result of increased competition for specialty slots.

19 Mar 2013

Report: Reforms for cost of medical education and in payment models still needed

The number of U.S. senior medical students choosing categorical internal medicine residencies increased for the fourth consecutive year.

16 Mar 2013

Study examines mindfulness in large group of adolescents in school-based setting

Mindfulness is a form of meditation therapy focused on exercising 'attentiveness'. Depression is often rooted in a downward spiral of negative feelings and worries. Once a person learns to more quickly recognise these feelings and thoughts, he or she can intervene before depression sinks in.

16 Mar 2013

Study shows sex differences in math and reading scores persist in 75 nations

Malala Yousafzai, the teenaged advocate for Pakistani girls' education, was released from the hospital earlier this month. Most of the world's girls don't have to fight as hard as Yousafzai for their education. However, even in countries with high gender equality, sex differences in math and reading scores persisted in the 75 nations examined by a University of Missouri and University of Leeds study.

15 Mar 2013

Scientists reveal that sending text messages is same as being above legal alcohol limit

Scientists from various Australian universities in collaboration with the University of Barcelona have compared the effects of mobile use while driving with the effects of alcohol using a simulation.

15 Mar 2013

LCME grants provisional accreditation to FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Receives Provisional Accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education - LCME is the Nationally Recognized Accrediting Authority for Medical Education Programs Leading to the Doctor of Medicine Degree in the United States and Canada.

15 Mar 2013

Study: College-age kids who don't consume milk daily could develop metabolic syndrome

College-age kids who don't consume at least three servings of dairy daily are three times more likely to develop metabolic syndrome than those who do, said a new University of Illinois study.

15 Mar 2013

International conference examines critical link between urbanization and food security

Food Security in a Rapidly Urbanizing World, the first international conference examining the critical link between urbanization and food security, will be held at the University of Pennsylvania from Wednesday, March 13, through Friday, March 15, 2013.

14 Mar 2013

Prescribing attention-boosting drugs for healthy kids is misguided

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world's largest professional association of neurologists, is releasing a position paper on how the practice of prescribing drugs to boost cognitive function, or memory and thinking abilities, in healthy children and teens is misguided.

14 Mar 2013

Researcher receives NIAAA grant to determine validity of underage drinking screener

How well can two questions identify underage drinking? Jonathan Tubman, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research and a developmental psychologist, was recently awarded a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, (NIAAA) part of the National Institutes of Health, to investigate the validity of a two-question screener designed to promote early identification of and intervention with alcohol use problems among children and teenagers.

14 Mar 2013

Students News and Research

Wireless personal health monitoring system can revolutionize U.S. healthcare industry

COPE ethical guidelines provide basic principles for peer review process

Loyola's School-based Health Center at Proviso East High School holds health fair for students

Study shows physically active healthcare providers more likely to advise patients to lead active lifestyle

Johns Hopkins undergraduates develop Cooling Cure to protect newborn from brain damage

Experts provide guidebook for surgeons dealing with head and neck neoplasms

Teen mentors help younger students lose weight, study finds

1 in 5 students have undetected eye-muscle coordination problems

Philip and Cheryl Milstein provide $20M to support advancement of medicine at CUMC

Wolters Kluwer Health, Amirsys partner to offer Amirsys Imaging Reference Center

More med school seniors seek primary care residency

Report: Reforms for cost of medical education and in payment models still needed

Study examines mindfulness in large group of adolescents in school-based setting

Study shows sex differences in math and reading scores persist in 75 nations

Scientists reveal that sending text messages is same as being above legal alcohol limit

LCME grants provisional accreditation to FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Study: College-age kids who don't consume milk daily could develop metabolic syndrome

International conference examines critical link between urbanization and food security

Prescribing attention-boosting drugs for healthy kids is misguided

Researcher receives NIAAA grant to determine validity of underage drinking screener

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