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Overdose Education And Nasal Naloxone Rescue Kits For Bystanders Associated With Decreased Opioid Overdose Death
In a study of communities in Massachusetts with high numbers of opioid overdose deaths, the implementation of overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) was associated with a significant reduction in opioid overdose death rates...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
The Immune System Can Use Melanoma's Own Proteins To Kill Off Cancer Cells
Though a small group of proteins, the family called Ras controls a large number of cellular functions, including cell growth, differentiation, and survival. And because the protein has a hand in cellular division, mutated Ras, which can be detected in one-third of all tumors, contributes to many human cancers by allowing for the rapid growth of diseased cells. Now Prof. Yoel Kloog of Tel Aviv University's Department of Neurobiology, along with Dr. Itamar Goldstein of TAU's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Sheba Medical Center and their students Helly Vernitsky and Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Melanoma / Skin Cancer Source Type: news
Cash Transfer Program For Reducing HIV Risk
With a goal to reduce HIV risk behaviors, researchers investigated whether gay men and male sex workers in Mexico City would participate in a conditional cash transfer program that encourages HIV prevention education and regular testing. A new study in the European Journal of Health Economics reports the price that would get more than 75-percent participation: $288 a year...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Facebook Unfriending Has Real Life Consequences; Many Avoid 'Unfrienders' In Real Life
Unfriending someone on Facebook may be as easy as clicking a button, but a new study from the University of Colorado Denver shows the repercussions often reach far beyond cyberspace. "People think social networks are just for fun," said study author Christopher Sibona, a doctoral student in the Computer Science and Information Systems program at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. "But in fact what you do on those sites can have real world consequences...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news
EAHP and EBVS joint press release
The Internal Market Committee (IMCO) of the European Parliament has voted to allow Common Training Frameworks to be used for cross-border recognition of pharmacy and veterinary medicine specialties.
Source: Pharmacy Europe - February 6, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Parents Want to Talk Sex With Teens, But Fear Advice Falls on Deaf Ears
01/06/2011, Journal of Adolescent Health, Kids learn a great deal about sexuality from friends and the media, but parents and teens agree: Parents should be the most important providers of information about sex and sexuality.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Memory Training Might Not Be Best for Reducing "Senior Moments"
01/18/2011, The Cochrane Library , A new evidence review suggests that memory drills and similar brain-boosting activities are not any better than simple conversations at improving memory in older adults.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Childhood Chronic Illness Affects Future Income, Education, Career
02/01/2011, Journal of Adolescent Health, For some children, serious illness can lead to fewer years of education, more joblessness and lower pay as adults.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Safer-Sex Ed for Women Increases Condom Use, Might Reduce Partners
04/12/2011, The Cochrane Library, Teaching young women how to prevent sexually transmitted infections increases condom use and might reduce their number of sexual partners, but do programs reduce disease rates?
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Better Labeling Could Help Thwart Acetaminophen Overdose
05/03/2011, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, When misused, acetaminophen - marketed as Tylenol - can lead to acute liver failure and worse, often due to accidental overdose by an uninformed consumer. A new small study looks at what's missing in consumer education and how to overcome those gaps.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Strength Training Curbs Hip, Spinal Bone Loss in Women With Osteoporosis
07/12/2011, The Cochrane Library, An updated review of studies confirms that compared to staying sedentary, strength exercises boost bone density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High School Students Today Less Likely to Be Heavy Smokers
08/02/2011, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Of the 19.5 percent of high school students who call themselves smokers, most don't smoke daily or frequently.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Premature Ejaculation Therapy Not Supported by Evidence
08/09/2011, The Cochrane Library, A new review finds little reliable research to support treating premature ejaculation by teaching men how to control their bodies with their minds.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patients with Implanted Cardiac Devices Should Learn about End-of-Life Options
10/04/2011, American Journal of Nursing, An implanted device meant to correct heart rhythm may generate repeated painful shocks during a patient's final hours, at a time when the natural process of dying often affects the heart's rhythm.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
E-Learning Programs May Do Little to Change Eating Habits
10/26/2011, Health Technology Assessment, With more people turning to the Internet and smart phones to help them with everything from exercising to quitting smoking, it appears applications, or "apps" as they are popularly known, intended to change eating habits may not make much of a difference, according to a new review.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Recent Veterans in College Engage in Riskier Health Behaviors
10/31/2011, American Journal of Health Promotion, College students who have served in the U.S. conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely than their non-veteran peers to use tobacco, drink in excess and engage in other behaviors that endanger their health and safety, according to a study that appeared in the latest issue of American Journal of Health Promotion.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Employee Programs Teaching Health Care "Consumer" Skills May Also Produce Health Benefits
10/31/2011, American Journal of Health Promotion, A workplace program designed to teach employees to act more like consumers when they make health care decisions, for example, by finding and evaluating health information or choosing a benefit plan, also improved exercise, diet and other health habits, according to a new study in the latest issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teens Have Fewer Behavioral Issues When Parents Stay Involved
01/19/2012, Journal of Adolescent Health, When parents of middle school students participate in school-based, family interventions, it can reduce problem behavior, according to new research released online in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Few Depressed College Students Receive Adequate Care
02/16/2012, General Hospital Psychiatry, Less than one in four college students with symptoms of serious depression receives adequate treatment. Current health care services on campus might not be sufficient for delivering good quality mental health care, according to a new study in the journal General Hospital Psychiatry.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bilingual Immigrants Report Better Health Than Speakers of One Language
02/29/2012, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, A study in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior suggests that immigrants who learn English while maintaining their native language could also maintain strong mental and physical health.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Training Teens to Handle Emotions Improves Mental Health
04/19/2012, Journal of Adolescent Health, Teens who received emotional intelligence training in school had improved scores on several measures of emotional well-being, including less anxiety, depression and social stress, according to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Students More Likely to be Fit When Physical Education is Mandatory
05/01/2012, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Fifth graders in California public school districts that comply with the state's mandatory physical education requirement are more likely to have better fitness levels than students in districts that don't comply, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Social Networks Influence Flu Shot Decision among College Students
05/14/2012, Journal of Adolescent Health, College students' social networks influence their beliefs regarding the safety of influenza vaccines and decisions about vaccination, according to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors Need Training to Help Smokers Quit
05/17/2012, The Cochrane Library, Health care professionals do a better job helping people quit smoking when they are trained in smoking cessation techniques, a new Cochrane Library review finds.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obese Teens Have Fewer Friends, Especially Whites
07/24/2012, Ethnicity & Disease, Obese adolescents tend to have fewer friends at school than their peers, finds a new study in Ethnicity & Disease. However, the impact of obesity on friendships varies by ethnic group, with White students faring worse than Black or Hispanic students.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Good Health Helps Grades When Students Hit Puberty
08/28/2012, Journal of Adolescent Health, Good health helps children with stressful transitions from elementary school to middle school, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Education Can Reduce Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Home Patients
12/13/2012, The Cochrane Library, A new review in The Cochrane Library finds that education and social support for staff and caregivers can reduce the use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing home patients with dementia.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Care Providers Can Learn to Communicate Better with Patients
12/18/2012, The Cochrane Library, Medical students, doctors and nurses can be taught to use a more holistic, patient-centered approach during medical consultations, focusing on the person and not just their medical complaint, finds a new review in The Cochrane Library.
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mozambique: AMM Denounces Reprisals Against Medical Students
[AIM]Maputo -The Mozambican Medical Association (AMM), which seeks to represent the country’s doctors, has dismissed as “inopportune, illegitimate and illegal” the decision by the Medical Faculty of Maputo’s Eduardo Mondlane University to fail those medical students who took part in the nine day doctors’ strike organised by the AMM in January.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Failure to teach children about food 'threatens major health crisis'
Britain is "sleepwalking" into a major health crisis because of poor diets among young children, according to a powerful coalition of restaurateurs, food manufacturers and medical experts.
Source: Telegraph Health - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: vocational training secondary schools gcse Source Type: news
Feature Story: Empowering People Who Live With HIV
Acclaimed photographer Duane Cramer joins I Design national HIV education campaign.
Source: Merck.com - Feature Stories About Merck - February 6, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Athletes have higher cognitive function than college students
Professional and elite amateur athletes score higher on certain tests of cognitive function than university students, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Montreal and supported by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research...
Source: NaturalNews.com - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
National Health Service Corps Expands the Primary Care Workforce
The National Health Service Corps awarded more than $10 million in funding for loan repayment to 87 medical students in 29 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, who will serve as primary care doctors and help strengthen the health care workforce, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2013 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
USDA Announces Request for Applications for FY 2014 Farm to School Grants
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced the release of a request for applications (RFA) for the latest round of USDA's Farm to School grants. These grants help eligible schools improve the health and wellbeing of their students and connect with local agricultural producers.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 6, 2013 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Development of method for three-point data estimation and SVR-QSAR model to screen anti cancer leads.
Abstract
Present work deals with generation of virtual samples as mathematical modelling of empirical data on the basis of empirical data. The generated samples were used for development of QSAR model. The method deals with extrapolation of sample vector in such a manner that there is conservation of the empirical data distribution. The data distribution has been judged with statistical parameters. The method was implemented with anticancer activity of Gossypol acetic acid against BCL2 target for colorectal cancer. Considering the virtual samples only for model development, model training showed a regression coeffi...
Source: Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening - February 6, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Prakash O, Khan F Tags: Comb Chem High Throughput Screen Source Type: research
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At some point during high school or college, you were probably exposed to the educational benefits of the study of comparative anatomy. Recall that dogfish shark that you dissected? Zoobiquity is not about comparative anatomy but rather comparative pathology and the ubiquitous intersections and parallels between human and nonhuman diseases and human and nonhuman medicine. It should not be at all surprising that human and nonhumans share many pathologies because we share so many of the same genes. Yet most physicians likely give little thought to this commonality, and thus we give little thought to the notion that learning ...
Source: The Journal of Hand Surgery - February 6, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Vincent R. Hentz Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: research
[Development and assessment of a workshop on repair of third and fourth degree obstetric tears.]
CONCLUSION: Structured hands-on training improves significantly the knowledge of OASIS diagnosis and repair.
PMID: 23395463 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal de Gynecologie, Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction - February 6, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Emmanuelli V, Lucot JP, Closset E, Cosson M, Deruelle P Tags: J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris) Source Type: research
Dissociation between memory retention across a delay and pattern separation following medial prefrontal cortex lesions in the touchscreen TUNL task.
Abstract
The neural structures that support the retention of memories over time has been a subject of intense research in cognitive neuroscience. However, recently much attention has turned to pattern separation, the putative process by which memories are stored as unique representations that are resistant to confusion. It remains unclear, however, to what extent these two processes can be neurally dissociated. The trial-unique delayed nonmatching-to-location (TUNL) task was developed to assess spatial working memory and pattern separation function using trial-unique locations on a touch-sensitive screen (Talpos, M...
Source: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory - February 6, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: McAllister KA, Saksida LM, Bussey TJ Tags: Neurobiol Learn Mem Source Type: research
Evaluation of right ventricular functions in patients with nasal polyposis: an observational study.
CONCLUSION: In this study, S/SR echocardiography showed a subclinical deficit of the right ventricular longitudinal functions in patients with NP who are considered to have normal right ventricular functions.
PMID: 23395706 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - February 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Simşek E, Simşek Z, Taş MH, Kucur C, Günay E, Uçüncü H Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research
Group level effects of social versus individual learning.
Abstract
We study the effects of learning by imitating others within the framework of an iterated game in which the members of two complementary populations interact via random pairing at each round. This allows us to compare both the fitness of different strategies within a population and the performance of populations in which members have access to different types of strategies. Previous studies reveal some emergent dynamics at the population level, when players learn individually. We here investigate a different mechanism in which players can choose between two different learning strategies, individual or socia...
Source: Theory in Biosciences - February 6, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Jost J, Li W Tags: Theory Biosci Source Type: research
Genomic prediction of dichotomous traits with Bayesian logistic models.
Abstract
Bayesian methods are a popular choice for genomic prediction of genotypic values. The methodology is well established for traits with approximately Gaussian phenotypic distribution. However, numerous important traits are of dichotomous nature and the phenotypic counts observed follow a Binomial distribution. The standard Gaussian generalized linear models (GLM) are not statistically valid for this type of data. Therefore, we implemented Binomial GLM with logit link function for the BayesB and Bayesian GBLUP genomic prediction methods. We compared these models with their standard Gaussian counterparts using...
Source: TAG. Theoretical and Applied Genetics - February 6, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Technow F, Melchinger AE Tags: Theor Appl Genet Source Type: research
Results of a national training programme in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer.
CONCLUSION: The programme successfully trained a wide range of UK breast teams to perform safe SLNB and suggested that a standard injection protocol and structured multidisciplinary training can abolish learning curves.
PMID: 23389843 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Surgery - February 6, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Mansel RE, Macneill F, Horgan K, Goyal A, Britten A, Townson J, Clarke D, Newcombe RG, Keshtgar M, the senior Guildford breast surgeons, on behalf of the New Start training group Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research
DDR and ‘Exergames’ Studied As a Way to Liberate Children From Couches
Todd Miller thinks the only way to solve the childhood obesity crisis in this country is with a revolution. He's just not sure it should be a "Dance Dance Revolution.” Although there's no question that dancing beats chilling on the couch, Miller, an associate professor in the department of exercise science at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, wanted to see whether those arrows could really hit their target: students' daily activity goals.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - February 6, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
An independent learning method for orthopaedic surgeons performing shoulder ultrasound to identify full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff.
CONCLUSIONS: The predictive values obtained in this study for the evaluation of rotator cuff integrity were comparable with published results from experienced radiologists. This study demonstrates the capacity of our proposed learning protocol to train surgeons without previous ultrasound experience to reliably evaluate rotator cuff integrity using ultrasound within fifty to 100 scans.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Diagnostic Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
PMID: 23389790 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume - February 6, 2013 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Murphy RJ, Daines MT, Carr AJ, Rees JL Tags: J Bone Joint Surg Am Source Type: research
Do the skills acquired by novice surgeons using anatomic dry models transfer effectively to the task of diagnostic knee arthroscopy performed on cadaveric specimens?
CONCLUSIONS: Previous training utilizing an anatomic dry knee model resulted in improved proficiency for novice surgeons learning to perform diagnostic knee arthroscopy on cadaveric specimens. A CTER of 0.2 suggests that dry models can serve as a useful adjunct to cadaveric training for diagnostic knee arthroscopy but cannot entirely replace it within the orthopaedic curriculum. Further work is necessary to determine the optimal amount of training on anatomic dry models that will maximize transfer effectiveness and to determine how well skills obtained in the simulated environment transfer to the operating room.
PMID: ...
Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume - February 6, 2013 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Butler A, Olson T, Koehler R, Nicandri G Tags: J Bone Joint Surg Am Source Type: research
Can American College of Radiology in-training examination scores be used to predict Canadian radiology licensing examination results?
Conclusions:
ACR exam scores are a strong predictor of RCPSC examination performance. Percentile ACR scores can be used to identify residents at risk for future examination failure.
Source: BMC Medical Education - February 6, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Trent OrtonMatthew McInnes Source Type: research
Molecular Pathways : Radiation-induced cognitive impairment.
Abstract
Approximately 200,000/year in the US will receive partial or whole brain irradiation for the treatment of primary or metastatic brain cancer. Early and delayed radiation effects are transient and reversible with modern therapeutic standards; yet late radiation effects (≥6 months postirradiation) remain a significant risk, resulting in progressive cognitive impairment. These include functional deficits in memory, attention, and executive function that severely affect the patient's quality of life (QOL). The mechanisms underlying radiation-induced cognitive impairment remain ill defined. Classically, radi...
Source: Clinical Cancer Research - February 6, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Greene-Schloesser D, Moore E, Robbins ME Tags: Clin Cancer Res Source Type: research
Results of a national training programme in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer
ConclusionThe programme successfully trained a wide range of UK breast teams to perform safe SLNB and suggested that a standard injection protocol and structured multidisciplinary training can abolish learning curves.
Source: British Journal of Surgery - February 6, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: R. E. Mansel, F. MacNeill, K. Horgan, A. Goyal, A. Britten, J. Townson, D. Clarke, R. G. Newcombe, M. Keshtgar, Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers: Reliability in a Diverse Rural American Sample.
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers (M-CHAT) in a diverse rural American low-socioeconomic status (SES) sample. Four hundred and forty-seven English (n = 335) and Spanish (n = 112) speaking caregivers completed the M-CHAT during their toddler's 18- or 24-month well visit in a Southwest Virginia pediatric clinic. The M-CHAT did not show acceptable internal consistency in groups with low maternal education or minority status. Caregivers reporting low maternal education and minority status were more likely to endorse items suggestive of autism. These results...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - February 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Scarpa A, Reyes NM, Patriquin MA, Lorenzi J, Hassenfeldt TA, Desai VJ, Kerkering KW Tags: J Autism Dev Disord Source Type: research
Cement Selection for Implant‐Supported Crowns Fabricated with Different Luting Space Settings
Conclusions: Resin cements specifically formulated for implant‐supported restorations demonstrated significant differences in retention strength. The ranking of cements presented in the study is meant to be an arbitrary guide for the clinician in deciding the appropriate cement selection for CAD/CAM‐fabricated metal copings onto implant abutments with different luting space settings.
Source: Journal of Prosthodontics - February 6, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: Pinar Gultekin, B. Alper Gultekin, Murat Aydin, Serdar Yalcin Source Type: research
