News tagged with health interventions


Meningitis outbreak toll now 23 dead, 297 sickened: CDC

(HealthDay)—Twenty-three people have now died and 297 have been sickened in the nationwide meningitis outbreak apparently tied to contaminated steroid injections, U.S. health officials reported Monday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TV, devices in kids' bedrooms linked to poor sleep, obesity

Children who bask in the nighttime glow of a TV or computer don't get enough rest and suffer from poor lifestyle habits, new research from the University of Alberta has shown.

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weight loss does not lower heart disease risk from type 2 diabetes

Intervention stopped early in NIH-funded study of weight loss in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes after finding no harm, but no cardiovascular benefits

Diabetes created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Review confirms value of combined approach to quitting smoking

Smokers who try to quit would be more successful if they combined medication or nicotine-replacement therapy with behavioral counseling, finds a new review in The Cochrane Library. Few lifestyle changes delive ...

Health created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Psychological interventions could reduce mental health problems after intensive care

(Medical Xpress)—A study by UCL researchers at University College Hospital's intensive care unit has suggested that psychological interventions could reduce the mental health problems experienced by many patients.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Report reveals key concerns of UK's aging society

One in six people in England aged over 50 are socially isolated. They have few socially orientated hobbies, little civic or cultural engagement with society, and may have very limited social networks. This was a key finding ...

Health created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Suicide in children and adolescents

As part of suicide prevention, evaluation of suicide risk should be carried out on a regular basis in order to attempt early intervention. The EU-funded Suicidality: Treatment Occurring in Paediatrics Programme was developed ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The role of beta cell regeneration in type 2 diabetes

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared type 2 diabetes as the epidemic of the 21st century. A study is focusing on understanding the mechanisms underlying insulin resistance and the role of beta-cell ...

Diabetes created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rates of procedures such as angioplasty lower in states with public reporting of outcomes

In an analysis that included nearly 100,000 Medicare patients who had experienced a heart attack, the use of a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open ...

Cardiology created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intervention reduces sexual risk behavior and unintended preganancies in teen girls, study finds

Adolescent girls participating in a sexual risk reduction (SRR) intervention study were more likely to practice abstinence and, if sexually active, showed substantial decreases in unprotected sex, number of partners, and ...

Health created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medication use higher among overweight, obese kids

Overweight children are far more likely to take prescription medications than children of a normal weight—a trend that adds to already higher health-care costs for treating childhood obesity, according ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Implementation science links research with real-world practice to improve health

Why do medical research findings often fail to reach the people who could benefit from them most? And why are health programs proven to work in one setting frequently unable to achieve success in other places?

Other created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Enhancing oral health via sense of coherence: A cluster randomized trial

Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published a study titled "Enhancing Oral Health via Sense of Coherence: a Cluster Randomized Trial." This study by lead author Orawan Nammontri, ...

Dentistry created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Effect of behavioral intervention on alcohol misuse evaluated

(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 Me ...

Addiction created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reduced physical activity reduces life span

(Medical Xpress)— A regular exercise regimen will increase life expectancy in the elderly, new research has found.

Health created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast