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High school students most likely to say they wanted to quit smoking to save money

Despite smoking's documented health risks, teens may be more worried about its damage to their wallets, a new study suggests.

8 Nov 2004

BMA warns of crisis in community hospitals

GPs working in Community Hospitals Community Hospital GPs are underpaid and feel undervalued and exploited, says the British Medical Association (BMA) in its evidence to the Doctors' and Dentists' Pay Review Body (DDRB). It calls for immediate action to resolve the issue across the UK.

5 Nov 2004

Mumps cases amongst young adults continue to increase

Following a continued increase in cases of mumps amongst teenagers and young adults in recent years, the Health Protection Agency’s local teams have been working with schools and universities where outbreaks have taken place, to ensure that students are vaccinated.

4 Nov 2004

Smart stethoscope for monitoring the effectiveness of treatments to shatter kidney stones

Professor Tim Leighton from the University of Southampton's world-renowned Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) and Dr Andrew Coleman, of Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust are developing with industry a 'smart stethoscope' for monitoring the effectiveness of treatments to shatter kidney stones.

2 Nov 2004

Sport program reduced eating disordered behavior and body-shaping drug use in female high school athletes

A peer-led, sport team-centered program reduces eating disordered behavior and body-shaping drug use in female high school athletes, according to an article in the November issue of The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

1 Nov 2004

Research speeds development of brain-controlled devices that may allow amputees and paraplegics to use their limbs

New research is speeding the development of brain-controlled devices that may soon allow amputees and paraplegics to use their limbs.

28 Oct 2004

Anxiety helps memory recall, but stress hinders complex problem solving

Researchers at Ohio State University gave a battery of simple cognitive tests to 19 first-year medical students one to two days before a regular classroom exam – a period when they would be highly stressed. Students were also given a similar battery of tests a week after the exam, when things were less hectic.

26 Oct 2004

Fish oil reverses age-related ailments

University of Bradford student Samantha Little has been awarded a Young Investigators Award at an international congress for her work on the effect of fish oil on the ageing brain.

25 Oct 2004

Treating childhood sexual abuse

Women with a history of childhood sexual abuse take many years to report what happened – but derive benefit from one-on-one therapy as adults.

25 Oct 2004

New $22 million dollar scholarship program to recruit the next generation of public health leaders

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has established a new $22 million dollar scholarship program to recruit the next generation of public health leaders to devise new, effective interventions to improve global health.

25 Oct 2004

Initiatives put more doctors in rural Alberta

Two initiatives will improve access to health services for Albertans living in smaller communities by attracting more medical students to rural family medicine and putting more family physician residents into rural practice.

25 Oct 2004

Male scientists typically have a level of the hormone oestrogen as high as their testosterone level

The study draws on research which suggests that these unusual hormone levels in many male scientists cause the right side of their brains, which governs spatial and analytic skills, to develop strongly.

21 Oct 2004

UniSA to officially open its Nano and Bio Materials Centre

Some of the greatest wonders of the 21st century will probably occur on a small scale – in fact a tiny scale – smaller than a human blood cell, right down there at the level of atoms and molecules.

19 Oct 2004

Researchers have found two areas of the brain that appear to compete for control over behavior

You walk into a room and spy a plate of gooey doughnuts dripping with chocolate frosting. But wait: You were saving your sweets allotment for a party later today. If it feels like one part of your brain is battling another, it probably is, according to a newly published study.

18 Oct 2004

Measuring a child's IQ is an obsolete way to determine intelligence

Building on a theory he began researching almost 20 years ago, Dr. J.P. Das has developed ' rules and tools of intelligence' which point to factors other than IQ (Intelligence Quotient) in measuring how 'smart' a child is.

18 Oct 2004

You can't buy cigarettes from your doctor, so why can you purchase tobacco products at some pharmacies?

People do not expect to be able to purchase cigarettes or other tobacco products when they visit their doctors' or dentists' offices.

13 Oct 2004

Representatives from Bush and Kerry campaigns to present health plans at University of Michigan

With health care on the short list of hot topics for this year's presidential election, many voters want to know exactly what the two leading candidates propose to do about Medicare, the uninsured, prescription drugs and rising health care costs if they're elected.

12 Oct 2004

Students News and Research

High school students most likely to say they wanted to quit smoking to save money

BMA warns of crisis in community hospitals

Mumps cases amongst young adults continue to increase

Smart stethoscope for monitoring the effectiveness of treatments to shatter kidney stones

Sport program reduced eating disordered behavior and body-shaping drug use in female high school athletes

Research speeds development of brain-controlled devices that may allow amputees and paraplegics to use their limbs

Anxiety helps memory recall, but stress hinders complex problem solving

Fish oil reverses age-related ailments

Treating childhood sexual abuse

New $22 million dollar scholarship program to recruit the next generation of public health leaders

Initiatives put more doctors in rural Alberta

Male scientists typically have a level of the hormone oestrogen as high as their testosterone level

UniSA to officially open its Nano and Bio Materials Centre

Researchers have found two areas of the brain that appear to compete for control over behavior

Measuring a child's IQ is an obsolete way to determine intelligence

You can't buy cigarettes from your doctor, so why can you purchase tobacco products at some pharmacies?

Representatives from Bush and Kerry campaigns to present health plans at University of Michigan

New study highlights survey vulnerabilities

Biomedical engineers receive $11.5 million to study how white blood cells navigate

Innovative help for parents of autistic children

Industry Focus eBook - Cell biology (5th edition) eBook

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

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