Evidence insufficient to recommend routine antibiotics for joint replacement patients
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and the American Dental Association (ADA) found that there is insufficient evidence to recommend the routine use of antibiotics for patients with orthopaedic implants to ...
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Dec 18, 2012 |
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Research reveals hidden anguish of schoolchildren with autism
(Medical Xpress)—Schoolchildren on the autistic spectrum experience worrying levels of mental health difficulties, according to a new study by research psychologists from The University of Manchester.
Autism spectrum disorders
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Can instilling racial pride in black teens lead to better educational outcomes?
African American adolescents tend to have more success in school if their parents instill in them a sense of racial pride, reducing their vulnerability to the effects of racial discrimination from teachers and peers.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Speaking skills crucial for hearing impaired children in the classroom
Current special education laws are geared towards integrating special-needs children into the general classroom environment from a young age, starting as early as preschool. Prof. Tova Most of Tel Aviv University's ...
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Dec 17, 2012 |
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Food insecurity predicts mental health problems in adolescents
A study published in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that adolescents who experienced food insecurity in the past year have a higher prevalence of men ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Community-based nutrition education shown to be successful in increasing calcium intake
Today at the International Osteoporosis Foundation's Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, researchers from the National Institute of Nutrition in Hanoi presented a new research study that showed the benefits of educational ...
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Dec 15, 2012 |
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Prevalence of visual impairment in US increases
The prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment (not due to need for glasses) in the U.S. has increased significantly in recent years, which may be partly related to a higher prevalence of diabetes, an associated risk factor, ...
Ophthalmology
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Parents' knowledge of children's daycare experience incomplete, study finds
Nearly 1.5 million Canadian children grow up living double lives: one at home with their parents and another in some form of childcare environment. While parents hope to be informed of what goes on when they're not around, ...
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Dec 11, 2012 |
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Researcher examines challenges of raising school leaving age to 18 for young people who are NEET
Some young people already find it difficult to enjoy and achieve at school. With the raising of the school leaving age to 18 by 2015, a new challenge is looming - of engaging them in learning for a further ...
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Dec 11, 2012 |
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U.S. task force urges docs to counsel kids against smoking
(HealthDay)—Primary-care doctors should offer children and teens counseling and educational programs to prevent them from smoking, according to new recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services ...
Addiction
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Tobacco smuggling in Europe lower than industry figures suggest
The prevalence of tobacco smuggling in Europe is lower than industry figures suggest, reveals the largest study of its kind, published online in Tobacco Control.
Addiction
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Spine education seems ineffective in pain prevention
(HealthDay)—Educational interventions, mainly focused on a biomechanical/biomedical model, do not seem to be effective in preventing low back pain, according to a review published in the December issue ...
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Dec 10, 2012 |
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Tech opens communication doors for grandparents of grandkids with ASD
For three years, University of Utah researchers have been deploying a computer-based design program called SketchUp in workshops to teach and develop life skills for youth on the autism spectrum. An earlier ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Examiners tend to grade relative to work already seen, research finds
(Medical Xpress)—How well you fare on a subjective evaluation – whether it's of you treating a patient, auditioning for a play or even interviewing for a job – may depend largely on the person who was examined just ...
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Dec 05, 2012 |
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Research evaluates possible benefit of mini-interviews as part of medical school admission process
Kevin W. Eva, Ph.D., of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and colleagues conducted a study to determine whether students deemed acceptable through a revised admissions protocol using a 12-station multiple mini-interview ...
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Dec 04, 2012 |
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