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Unlocking the Secrets of Epilepsy
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The following column appeared in the Lexington Herald-leader on Sunday, Feb. 5. (Source: UK College of Medicine News)
Source: UK College of Medicine News - February 9, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: 7H000 publication neurology Source Type: news
Multiculturalism essential to migration challengesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Professor Tariq Modood, the author of a new report launched by the British Academy today (9 Feb 2012), will suggest that models of integration need to be tailored to different migrant groups at the first of the Dialogue Society’s HardTALK series. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - February 9, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news
Methods of Developing User-Friendly Keys to Identify Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) from PhotographsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Identifying individual animals is important in understanding their ecology and behaviour, as well as providing estimates of population sizes for conservation efforts. We produce identification keys from photographs of green sea turtles to identify them while foraging in Akumal Bay, Mexico. We create three keys, which (a) minimise the length of the key, (b) present the most obvious differential characteristics first, and (c) remove the strict dichotomy from key b. Keys were capable of identifying >99% of turtles in >2500 photographs during the six-month study period. The keys differed significantly in success ...
Source: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy - February 9, 2012 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Risk of anastomotic leakage with non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs in colorectal surgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion:Non‐selective NSAIDs may be associated with anastomotic leakage. Copyright © 2012 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: British Journal of Surgery)
Source: British Journal of Surgery - February 9, 2012 Category: Surgery Authors: K. J. GorissenD. BenningT. BerghmansM. G. SnoeijsM. N. SosefK. W. E. HulseweM. D. P. Luyer Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Steep Learning Curve For Surgeons Who Perform ACL Reconstructions Identified By StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients who have their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed by surgeons who have performed less than 60 surgeries are roughly four to five times more likely to undergo a subsequent ACL reconstruction, according to a study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery. The study also showed that participating in a subspecialty orthopedic fellowship-training program did not improve the learning curve of young surgeons performing ACL reconstructions. The research was presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, held Feb 7-11... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bones / Orthopedics Source Type: news
Why The Middle Finger Has Such A Slow ConnectionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Each part of the body has its own nerve cell area in the brain - we therefore have a map of our bodies in our heads. The functional significance of these maps is largely unclear. What effects they can have is now shown by RUB neuroscientists through reaction time measurements combined with learning experiments and "computational modelling". They have been able to demonstrate that inhibitory influences of neighbouring "finger nerve cells" affect the reaction time of a finger. The fingers on the outside - i.e... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
PedagogueryEmail this article to a colleague.
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I am not a pedigreed pedagogue. In college, I took no courses in education psychology or technology. I did not aspire to make a career as a teacher. My intention was to be a very energetic, efficient, and insightful journalist. I would, so I dreamed, be a reporter who could explore, investigate, and write penetrating prose that would be part of news in newspapers and magazines, on radio stations, and even on that new medium, television. (Source: Academic Radiology)
Source: Academic Radiology - February 9, 2012 Category: Radiology Authors: Otha Linton Tags: Chronicles of Small Beer Source Type: research
Student Concerns and Misconceptions about A Career in RadiologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Year after year, medical students pose questions that reflect the same concerns and misconceptions about a career in radiology. While radiology educators and practicing radiologists may perceive many of these reservations as ill-founded or misguided, they are nonetheless important to recognize and address. Student decisions about careers are determined not only by what students know, but also by what they think they know. If students opt for radiology or eschew it based on inaccurate information, this benefits neither the students nor the field of radiology. In what follows, we briefly identify and suggest strategies for...
Source: Academic Radiology - February 9, 2012 Category: Radiology Authors: Richard B. Gunderman, Danielle V. Hill Tags: Educational Perspective Source Type: research
Transport of Functionally Appropriate Tools by Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella)Email this article to a colleague.
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Capuchin monkeys (Cebus sp.) are notable among New World monkeys for their widespread use of tools. Like chimpanzees, they use both hammer tools and insertion tools in the wild to acquire food that would be unobtainable otherwise. Recent evidence indicates that capuchins transport stones to anvil sites and use the most functionally efficient stones to crack nuts. We further investigated capuchins’ assessment of functionality by testing their ability to select a tool that was appropriate for two different tool‐use tasks: A stone for a hammer task and a stick for an insertion task. To select the appropriate tools, the mo...
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 9, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: PETER G. JUDGESAMANTHA BRUNO Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Genetic Screening and Counseling: Family Medicine ObstetricsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article reviews these concerns and provides a framework for training in family medicine obstetrics training. (Source: Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice)
Source: Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice - February 9, 2012 Category: Primary Care Authors: K.M. Rodney Arnold, Zachary B. Self Source Type: research
Assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice of emergency contraception: a cross- sectional study among Ethiopian undergraduate female studentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The study showed high EC awareness and usage in contrast to other studies in the city, which could be due to the fact that university students are relatively in a better educational level. Therefore, it is highly recommended that interventions intended to combat maternal mortality through contraceptive usage need to be aware of such information specific to the target groups. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - February 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fatuma AhmedKontie MoussaKaren PettersonBenedict Asamoah Source Type: research
Emergency contraception skills workshop for first-year pharmacy studentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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It is important that pharmacists be willing to dispense oral emergency contraception (OEC) and provide evidence-based counseling. The purpose of this study is to determine whether changes in knowledge, behavior, confidence and professional responsibility (KBCPR) regarding OEC following a novel educational intervention in first-year pharmacy students are maintained after 8 weeks. (Source: Contraception)
Source: Contraception - February 8, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: M. Natavio, K. Moore, P. Segall-Gutierrez, H. Moon, K. Besinque, N. Opper, N. Bender, D. Taylor, K. Johnson Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research
Evaluating the clinical competency of nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants learning to provide aspiration abortionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A combination of self-directed didactic learning and precepted clinical skill development has been used to expand the skill set of nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform manual and electric vacuum aspiration as part of the Health Workforce Pilot Project #171 in California. We have used a variety of evaluation methods to ensure that the curricular tools and clinical experiences that have been provided to the trainees produce the expected clinical competency for independent practice. (Source: Contraception)
Source: Contraception - February 8, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: A. Levi, D. Karasek, D. Taylor, S. Nyborg, M. Battistelli Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding emergency contraceptive pills among female undergraduate students of Makerere University, UgandaEmail this article to a colleague.
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To determine knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) among female undergraduate students of Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 424 female undergraduate students residing in Makerere University. Simple random sampling was used to select the participants. The selected students had to be female, aged 18 years and above and residents. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires, and confidentiality was enhanced by use of self-adhesive envelopes. Knowledge was measured using multiple choice questions. Attitudes were measur...
Source: Contraception - February 8, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: K.S. Kivila Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research
Enablers and barriers to abortion training in New York CityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Few obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) programs provide routine abortion training. A 2002 New York City (NYC) political initiative marked the first time a city government provided leadership and financial support for abortion training. We set out to identify enablers and barriers to OB/GYN abortion training in the context of the NYC training initiative from the perspective of a wide range of stakeholders using qualitative methodology. (Source: Contraception)
Source: Contraception - February 8, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: M. Guiahi, S. Lim, C. Westover, C.L. Westhoff Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research
A comparison of sexual behavior and contraceptive use among students in coeducational and non-coeducational secondary schools in Ibadan, NigeriaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The school environment provides a setting for sexual interaction between students, which may be different in coeducational (CE) and non-coeducational (NCE) schools, with more risk of unintended pregnancies in CE schools. (Source: Contraception)
Source: Contraception - February 8, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: A. Adejimi, F. Omokhodion, F. Olaolorun Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research
National League for Nursing to Co-Sponsor IOM Global...Email this article to a colleague.
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February 6, 2012 - The National League for Nursing has announced its alliance with the Institute of Medicine's new Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education. Still in formation, the IOM global forum will consist of at least two dozen member-sponsors--professional organizations like the NLN, as well as foundations, government agencies, and allied health care corporations. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - February 8, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Organizing care for persons with psychotic disorders and risk of or existing diabetes mellitus type 2Email this article to a colleague.
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Accessible summary• This is a literature review of 16 studies about care requirements for persons with psychotic disorders and risk of or existing type 2 diabetes. The studies together indicate that mental health nurses play an important role in motivating diabetes care as they are often known to and trusted by the persons.• A holistic approach to the person's health, with close follow‐ups in psychiatric care and cooperation with diabetes care, may have benefits for the diabetes care.• Screening for and treating psychotic symptoms is an important task for mental health nurses, as these symptoms drain energy f...
Source: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - February 8, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: S. M. HULTSJÖK. HJELM Source Type: research
Study: Electric boost helps brain to learn betterEmail this article to a colleague.
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People learned better when a key part of their brains got mild zaps of electricity, a new report shows. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Source: USATODAY.com Health - February 8, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tai Chi May Help Parkinson’s PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Study found twice-weekly training boosted balance, reduced falls (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Neurology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Neurology - February 8, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Neurology, Sports Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Education program cuts antibiotic dispensing in primary careEmail this article to a colleague.
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An educational program successfully reduced the rate of antibiotic dispensing in primary care, UK research published in the British Medical Journal shows. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 8, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
UCLA scientists boost memory by stimulating key site in brainEmail this article to a colleague.
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Have you ever gone to the movies and forgotten where you parked the car? New UCLA research may one day help you improve your memory.
UCLA neuroscientists have demonstrated that they can strengthen memory in human patients by stimulating a critical junction in the brain. Published in the Feb. 9 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, the finding could lead to a new method for boosting memory in patients with early Alzheimer's disease.
The UCLA team focused on a brain site called the entorhinal cortex. Considered the doorway to the hippocampus, which helps form and store memories, the en...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 8, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Does gender moderate the relationship between driver aggression and its risk factors?Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate the importance of conducting the gender analysis using both regression approaches. With few exceptions, factors that were predictive of driver aggression were generally the same for both male and female drivers.
PMID: 22269480 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Wickens CM, Mann RE, Stoduto G, Butters JE, Ialomiteanu A, Smart RG Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
Occupational driver safety: Conceptualising a leadership-based intervention to improve safe driving performance.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study adopts the A-B-C framework to identify the contingencies associated with an effective exchange of safety information within the occupational driving context. Utilizing a sample of occupational drivers and their supervisors, this multi-level study examines the contingencies associated with the exchange of safety information within the supervisor-driver relationship. Safety values are identified as an antecedent of the safety information exchange, and the quality of the leader-member exchange relationship and safe driving performance is identified as the behavioural consequences. We also examine the function of ro...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Newnam S, Lewis I, Watson B Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
Main characteristics of train-pedestrian fatalities on Finnish railroads.Email this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, the effective prevention of railway suicides and accidents calls for a systems approach involving effective measures introduced by authorities responsible for urban planning, railways, education and public health.
PMID: 22269485 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Silla A, Luoma J Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
Individual and area socioeconomic inequalities in cause-specific unintentional injury mortality: 11-Year follow-up study of 2.7 million Canadians.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study investigated the association between individual and area socioeconomic status (SES) and leading causes of unintentional injury mortality in Canadian adults. Using the 1991-2001 Canadian Census Mortality Follow-up Study cohort (N=2,735,152), Cox proportional hazard regression was used to calculate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for all-cause unintentional injury, motor vehicle collision (MVC), fall, poisoning, suffocation, fire/burn, and drowning deaths. Results indicated that associations with SES differed by cause of injury, and were generally more pronounced for males. Low education was associated ...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Burrows S, Auger N, Gamache P, Hamel D Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
Comprehensibility of traffic signs among urban drivers in Turkey.Email this article to a colleague.
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Traffic signs are commonly used traffic safety tools, mainly developed to provide crucial information in a short time to support safe drive; but the success depends on their comprehensibility by the drivers. Also, a sudden change in the traditionally used and accepted signs can cause significant safety problem, as in the case of cancellation of red oblique bars in 2004 as a part of the European Union Harmonization Process of Turkey. Having a severe traffic safety problem in Turkey, a need to assess both the comprehensibility of internationally accepted traffic signs and current level of driver education, w...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kirmizioglu E, Tuydes-Yaman H Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
Safety management by walking around (SMBWA): A safety intervention program based on both peer and manager participation.Email this article to a colleague.
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We describe a three-year long case study that collected empirical data in which a modified MBWA was practiced in order to improve safety in a semiconductor fabrication facility. The main modification involved integrating an information system with the MBWA in order to create a practice that would generate safety leadership development and an organizational safety learning mechanism, while promoting employee safety participation. The results of the case study demonstrate that the SMBWA practice facilitated thousands of tours in which safety leadership behaviors were practiced by managers and by employees (employees performe...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Luria G, Morag I Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
Distraction and pedestrian safety: How talking on the phone, texting, and listening to music impact crossing the street.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study was designed to test how talking on the phone, texting, and listening to music may influence pedestrian safety. 138 college students crossed an interactive, semi-immersive virtual pedestrian street. They were randomly assigned to one of four groups: crossing while talking on the phone, crossing while texting, crossing while listening to a personal music device, or crossing while undistracted. Participants distracted by music or texting were more likely to be hit by a vehicle in the virtual pedestrian environment than were undistracted participants. Participants in all three distracted groups were more likely to ...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Schwebel DC, Stavrinos D, Byington KW, Davis T, O'Neal EE, de Jong D Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
Discrepancies between knowledge and practice of childhood motor vehicle occupant safety in Nova Scotia-A population-based study.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: Discrepancies between knowledge and practice are evident through all stages of CMVRs, but most marked with booster seats. The roles of lower socioeconomic status and gaps in CMVR legislation, in influencing discrepant practice, must be acknowledged and suggest the need for targeted education concurrent with development of comprehensive all-stages CMVR policies.
PMID: 22269516 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Yanchar NL, Kirkland SA, Leblanc JC, Langille DB Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
The beliefs which motivate young male and female drivers to speed: A comparison of low and high intenders.Email this article to a colleague.
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In Australia, young drivers aged 17-24 years, and particularly males, have the highest risk of being involved in a fatal crash. Investigation of young drivers' beliefs allows for a greater understanding of their involvement in risky behaviours, such as speeding, as beliefs are associated with intentions, the antecedent to behaviour. The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was used to conceptualise beliefs using a scenario based questionnaire distributed to licenced drivers (N=398). The questionnaire measured individual's beliefs and intentions to speed in a particular situation. Consistent with a TPB-based a...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Horvath C, Lewis I, Watson B Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
Driving styles and their associations with personality and motivation.Email this article to a colleague.
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The associations between driving styles and the Big-Five personality factors and perceived costs and benefits of driving were examined in order to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of driving styles. Questionnaires tapping driving style, personality traits, motivations for driving, and background variables were completed by 320 drivers (150 men and 170 women). The results show that each driving style is associated with a unique set of sociodemographic, personality, and motivational factors. The reckless and angry styles were both endorsed more by men than women, by younger drivers, and by those dis...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Taubman-Ben-Ari O, Yehiel D Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
The effects of driving experience on responses to a static hazard perception test.Email this article to a colleague.
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Novice drivers exhibit deficits in hazard perception that are likely to increase their risk of collisions. We developed a static hazard perception test that presents still images to observers and requires them to indicate the presence of a traffic conflict that would lead to a collision. Responses to these scenes were obtained for young adult novice (N=29) and experienced drivers (N=27). Additionally, participants rated the hazard risk and clutter of each scene. Novice drivers rated traffic conflicts as less hazardous and responded more slowly to them. Using a subset of 21 scenes, we were able to discrimin...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Scialfa CT, Borkenhagen D, Lyon J, Deschênes M, Horswill M, Wetton M Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
A holistic approach for assessing traffic safety in the United Arab Emirates.Email this article to a colleague.
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Traffic accident and fatality rates can be utilized as indicators of traffic safety, but cannot reflect the overall status of traffic safety in a country. This paper uses a holistic perspective approach to investigate traffic safety in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Initially, 12 potential items were selected to investigate the issue of traffic safety in the country. The investigation included data collection and analyses from official police reports, survey among road-users and interview of traffic safety experts. Based on data analysis and interpretation, the main factors affecting traffic safety in the...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hassan MN, Hawas YE, Maraqa MA Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
The influence of conformity and group identity on drink walking intentions: Comparing intentions to drink walk across risky pedestrian crossing scenarios.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study examined the influence of psychosocial factors upon individuals' intentions to drink walk across four experimental scenarios (and a control condition). Specifically, a 2×2 repeated measures design was utilised in which all of the scenarios incorporated a risky pedestrian crossing situation (i.e., a pedestrian crossing against a red man signal) but differed according to the level of group identity (i.e., low/strangers and high/friends) and conformity (low and high). Individuals were assessed for their intentions to drink walk within each of these different scenarios. Undergraduate students (N=151), aged 17-30 ye...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: McGhie A, Lewis I, Hyde MK Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
Substance use and social, health and safety-related factors among fatally injured drivers.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: Substance abuse and mental health problems, as well as reckless driving behavior were more pronounced among fatally injured drivers with substance findings when compared to sober drivers. Thus, prevention and early intervention concerning substance abuse, mental health problems and DUI are essential. Improved traffic safety cannot be achieved by means of traffic policy only, but integration with other policies, such as health and social policy should be strengthened.
PMID: 22269564 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Karjalainen K, Blencowe T, Lillsunde P Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
Fatal intersection crashes in Norway: Patterns in contributing factors and data collection challenges.Email this article to a colleague.
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Fatal motor vehicle intersection crashes occurring in Norway in the years 2005-2007 were analyzed to identify causation patterns among their underlying contributing factors, and also to assess if the data collection and documentation procedures used by the Norwegian in-depth investigation teams produces the information necessary to do causation pattern analysis. 28 fatal accidents were analyzed. Causation charts of contributing factors were first coded for each driver in each crash using the Driving Reliability and Error Analysis Method (DREAM). Next, the charts were aggregated based on a combination of co...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ljung Aust M, Fagerlind H, Sagberg F Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
Short-term outcomes of a motivation-enhancing approach to DUI intervention.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that a motivation-enhancing approach can be effective in producing short-term change in factors that can help facilitate and sustain behavioral change. This is consistent with previous research on the use of motivational approaches, and extends such findings to suggest promise in group-based settings and with people across demographic categories and dependence levels. Future research should focus on larger studies looking at long-term behavioral change, including recidivism.
PMID: 22269571 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - February 8, 2012 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Beadnell B, Nason M, Stafford PA, Rosengren DB, Daugherty R Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
More Alcohol Abuse, Less Drug Abuse Among College StudentsMore Alcohol Abuse, Less Drug Abuse Among College StudentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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U.S. college students seeking substance abuse treatment are more likely to be having trouble with alcohol but less likely to be abusing drugs like heroin or cocaine than their non-student peers. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 8, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Eighth grader creates second iPhone app to benefit UCLA pediatric cancer researchEmail this article to a colleague.
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When he was 11, Cameron Cohen created the hit drawing app iSketch for the iPhone and donated $20,000 of the proceeds from its sales to the Chase Child Life program at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.
Now 13, he's at it again. This time, the eighth grader has created another app for iPhones and iPads called AnimalGrams (and AnimalGrams HD). Cameron's goal with this new game is to raise funds to support pediatric cancer research at UCLA.
"After having made iSketch, a productivity app, I chose to create a pick-up-and-play–type of game, because those are the types of games that seem the most...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 8, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
International Program Highlight: Visits Highlight the Importance of CDC’s Influenza Activities in IndiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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In August 2011, CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden visited India and saw firsthand CDC’s important work. Dr. Frieden returned with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius in January 2012 to learn more about CDC’s collaborations around influenza surveillance and research in India. (Source: CDC Flu updates)
Source: CDC Flu updates - February 8, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Body mass index and the risk of obesity in coeliac disease treated with the gluten‐free dietEmail this article to a colleague.
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ConclusionsIndividuals with coeliac disease have lower BMI than the regional population at diagnosis. BMI increases on the GFD, especially in those that adhere closely to the GFD. On the GFD, 15.8% of patients move from a normal or low BMI class into an overweight BMI class, and 22% of patients overweight at diagnosis gain weight. These results indicate that weight maintenance counselling should be an integral part of coeliac dietary education. (Source: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics)
Source: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics - February 8, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: T. A. KabbaniA. GoldbergC. P. KellyK. PallavS. TariqA. PeerJ. HansenM. DennisD. A. Leffler Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Female Soccer Players May Face Health Problems: StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Intense training, poor nutrition might lead to menstrual abnormalities, stress fractures in young players (Source: Gynecology News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Gynecology News - Doctors Lounge - February 8, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Gynecology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Sports Medicine, Nutrition, News, Source Type: news
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions - Steep Learning Curve For SurgeonsEmail this article to a colleague.
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An investigation by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery reveals that individuals who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are approximately 4 to 5 times more likely to undergo further ACL reconstruction, if the initial operation was performed by a surgeon who has carried out less than 60 operations. Furthermore, the researchers found that taking part in subspecialty orthopedic fellowship-training program did not enhance the learning curve of young surgeons carrying out ACL reconstructions... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Want to stay sharp in your old age? Scientists at Rostock University in Germany say having sex later in life could provide a pleasant alternative to playing incessant brain-training games. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Universal processes and common factors in couple therapy and relationship education guest editors: w. Kim halford and douglas k. Snyder.Email this article to a colleague.
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Discussion concludes with a brief introduction to each of the articles comprising this special section on universal processes in couple therapy and relationship education.
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Source: Behavior Therapy - February 8, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Halford WK, Snyder DK Tags: Behav Ther Source Type: research
Common factors of change in couple therapy.Email this article to a colleague.
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Though it is clear from meta-analytic research that couple therapy works well, it is less clear how couple therapy works. Efforts to attribute change to the unique ingredients of a particular model have consistently turned up short, leading many researchers to suggest that change is due to common factors that run through different treatment approaches and settings. The purpose of this article is to provide an empirically based case for several common factors in couple therapy, and discuss clinical, training, and research implications for a common factors couple therapy paradigm. Critical distinctions betwe...
Source: Behavior Therapy - February 8, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Davis SD, Lebow JL, Sprenkle DH Tags: Behav Ther Source Type: research
Couple-based interventions for medical problems.Email this article to a colleague.
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The current paper discusses general principles, therapeutic strategies, common factors, and domains commonly addressed in the treatment of couples who have a partner with a medical condition. Couple-based interventions for medical problems are contrasted with couple therapy and relationship education in that the emphasis is on assisting the patient in addressing the medical disorder, along with being attentive to the patient's partner and their relationship. Guidelines are provided showing how knowledge and understanding of medical disorders and couple functioning are integrated in order to conduct such in...
Source: Behavior Therapy - February 8, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Baucom DH, Porter LS, Kirby JS, Hudepohl J Tags: Behav Ther Source Type: research
Exploring programmatic moderators of the effectiveness of marriage and relationship education programs: a meta-analytic study.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study uses meta-analytic methods to explore programmatic moderators or common factors of the effectiveness of marriage and relationship education (MRE) programs. We coded 148 evaluation reports for potential programmatic factors that were associated with stronger intervention effects, although the range of factors we could code was limited by the lack of details in the reports. Overall, we found a positive effect for program dosage: moderate-dosage programs (9-20 contact hours) were associated with stronger effects compared to low-dosage programs (1-8 contact hours). A programmatic emphasis on communication skills was...
Source: Behavior Therapy - February 8, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hawkins AJ, Stanley SM, Blanchard VL, Albright M Tags: Behav Ther Source Type: research
Common factors in the enhancement of dyadic coping.Email this article to a colleague.
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Stress and coping are important constructs in understanding the dynamics of close relationships. Couple therapy and marital distress prevention approaches have become increasingly focused on these variables to gain knowledge of how stress and coping may impact the quality and stability of close relationships. In this paper, we outline couple's coping enhancement training (CCET) and the coping-oriented couple's therapy (COCT); both, couple interventions derived from stress and coping research. We address specific features of each approach and report data on their efficacy and effectiveness. We also examine ...
Source: Behavior Therapy - February 8, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bodenmann G, Randall AK Tags: Behav Ther Source Type: research
