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(HealthDay)—Internet-based psycho-educational programs are beneficial for young patients with type 1 diabetes as they transition into adolescence, according to a study published online April 11 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-teen-diabetes-outcomes-internet-interventions.html Diabetes Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:20:01 EST news285871137 A randomized controlled trial finds that 12 weeks of physical plus mental activity in inactive older adults with cognitive complaints was associated with significant improvement in cognitive function but there was no difference between intervention and control groups, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-cognitive-function-physical-mental-older.html Health Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:00:02 EST news284036494 (Medical Xpress)—Marcus Santellan's aunt says he's more talkative at home, using longer sentences, now that he's in an exercise program at Arizona State University. The young man with Down syndrome (DS) is helping ASU researchers find out whether intense, assisted exercise can improve cognitive, motor and emotional functioning in adolescents with DS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-intervention-syndrome.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:30:05 EST news281780245 (HealthDay)—Under blinded conditions, non-pharmacological treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show limited evidence of symptom improvement, according to a meta-analysis published online Jan. 30 in the American Journal of Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-dietary-interventions-adhd-symptoms.html Attention deficit disorders Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:50:01 EST news278781835 (Medical Xpress)—Eating mindfully, or consuming food in response to physical cues of hunger and fullness, is just as effective as adhering to nutrition-based guidelines in reducing weight and blood sugar levels in adults with Type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-diabetes-mindful-equals-traditional-lowering.html Health Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:35:14 EST news271614898 (HealthDay)—Behavioral counseling interventions may be beneficial for adults with risky drinking behaviors, according to a review and meta-analysis published online Sept. 25 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-effect-behavioral-intervention-alcohol-misuse.html Addiction Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:40:01 EST news267790932 (HealthDay)—More and more children are growing up with autism, and although many treatments and interventions are now available, clinical studies on the use of medications in teens and young adults are lacking, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-lacking-drugs-older-children-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:58:24 EST news267706685 A Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that emergency department patients prefer technology-based interventions for high-risk behaviors such as alcohol use, unsafe sex and violence. ER patients said they would choose technology (ie text messaging, email, or Internet) over traditional intervention methods such as in-person or brochure-based behavioral interventions. The paper by Megan L. Ranney, M.D., is available now online in advance of print in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-emergency-patients-technology-based-interventions-behavioral.html Health Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:07:12 EST news261662821 Lack of time, knowledge and training in health promotion and lack of success with changing patient behavior were among the top barriers to including effective physical activity counseling in the primary care setting, according to research by The University of Texas School of Public Health, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-barriers-physical.html Health Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:21:32 EST news259330878 (HealthDay) -- Even though autism symptoms typically emerge before age 3, most children with autism are diagnosed when they're 5 or older, a new snapshot of autism in America shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-autism-age-older.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 24 May 2012 18:20:01 EST news257100705 Clinical researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) are combining an innovative constellation of technologies such as artificial intelligence, smartphone programming, biosensors and wireless connectivity to develop a device designed to detect physiological stressors associated with drug cravings and respond with user-tailored behavioral interventions that prevent substance use. Preliminary data about the multi-media device, called iHeal, was published online first in the Journal of Medical Toxicology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-drug-smartphones.html Health Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:42:59 EST news249064967 Imagine a device combining sensors to measure physiological changes. Then imagine a smartphone with software applications designed to respond to your bodily changes in an attempt to change your behavior. That is the vision behind "iHeal," currently being developed by Edward Boyer from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in the US, and his colleagues. The multimedia device is an innovative combination of 'enabling technologies' which can detect developing drug cravings and intervene as the cravings develop to prevent drug use. Boyer and team's preliminary data and key findings to date are published online in Springer's Journal of Medical Toxicology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-iheal-mobile-device-drug.html Medical research Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:21:03 EST news247926056 Neuroscientists at Kessler Foundation have documented increased cerebral activation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) following memory retraining using the modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-greater-brain-cognitive-ms.html Neuroscience Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:26:52 EST news246032319 Behavioral interventions aimed at reducing sexual risk behaviors, such as unprotected sex, are effective at both promoting condom use and reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) long after the initial intervention, according to a new report in the December 15 issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-behavioral-interventions-condom-sexually-transmitted.html Health Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:51:26 EST news243175859 Headache is a very common complaint, with over 90% of all persons experiencing a headache at some time in their lives. Headaches commonly are tension-type (TTH) or migraine. They have high socioeconomic impact and can disturb most daily activities. Treatments range from pharmacologic to behavioral interventions. In a study published online today in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, a group of Dutch researchers analyzed 119 randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) and determined the magnitude of placebo effect and no treatment effect on headache recovery rate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-substantial-recovery-placebo-effect-headache.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 23 May 2011 03:56:00 EST news225341732