Former child soldiers of Nepal at increased risk for range of mental health problems August 12, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
In Nepal, former child soldiers display greater severity of mental health problems, such as symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, compared with children who were not forced into military service, ... | |
Greater response to placebo in children than in adults August 12, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
In a systematic review of antiepileptic drugs, Philippe Ryvlin (of the Hospices Civils de Lyon, France) and colleagues show that children with drug-resistant partial epilepsy enrolled in trials seem to have a greater response ... | |
Coronary CTA costs less than standard of care for triaging women with acute chest pain August 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Non-invasive coronary CT angiography (CTA) is more cost-effective than current tests for diagnosing women with low risk of a heart attack who come to the emergency room with acute chest pain, according to a recent study conducted ... | |
TORC at UH turns to virtual world of Second Life for new study August 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The University of Houston department of health and human performance is launching an international effort to recruit 500 participants for a study promoting healthy dietary habits and physical activity. The study will take ... | |
Researchers study diet and autism August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have embarked on one of the first double-blind, clinical studies to determine whether gluten and dairy products play a role in autistic behavior as parents ... | |
Robotics research: Enhancing the lives of people with disabilities August 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Robots may be the solution for people with disabilities who are struggling to regain the use of their limbs, thanks to a research team that includes engineers and students from Rochester Institute of Technology. | |
Gastrointestinal bleeding after stroke may increase risk of death August 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
People who have gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding after a stroke are more likely to die or become severely disabled than stroke sufferers with no GI bleeding, according to a study published in the August 6, 2008, online issue ... | |
The Schiavo case: Are mass media to be blamed? August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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In 1990, Theresa Schiavo, an American citizen, had a cardiac arrest that caused irreversible brain damage which led to a persistent vegetative state diagnosis. A few years later, this diagnosis became a source of conflict ... | |
New implant device remotely monitors heart failure patients at Northwestern Memorial August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Chest pain and shortness of breath are common symptoms that send tens of thousands of heart failure (HF) patients into U.S. hospitals each month. Cardiologists at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial ... | |
Post-partum suicide attempt risks studied August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Although maternal suicide after giving birth is a relatively rare occurrence, suicide attempts often have long-lasting effects on the family and the infant. In a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American ... | |
Researchers Combine Technologies to Heal Patients, Virtually August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arkansas researchers seeking new ways to make health care more efficient and cost-effective have built a new kind of hospital: one that uses location aware systems, sensors, smart devices, radio-frequency ... | |
No substitute for hard work: Creatine supplementation does not improve exercise outcomes in COPD August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Creatine, a popular nutritional supplement renowned for enhancing athletic performance and muscle strength, does not improve exercise outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a ... | |
Doctors must be held accountable for complying with torture August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Doctors who assist in torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment should face prosecution and licensing punishments, says an editorial on BMJ.com today. | |
Study reveals cost of stabbings to Britain's health service August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Injuries caused by gun and knife crime are costing the National Health Service in excess of £3million a year, new research reveals. | |
Olympic Games: Have we reached a plateau in terms of speed? July 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The world-record pace for the marathon continues to improve for both men and women. For men, the record pace for the marathon is now about as fast as the record pace for the 10,000-meter run just after World War II. Today, ... | |
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