News tagged with social workers


'Kawaii' power sharpens worker focus, says Japanese study

(Medical Xpress)—Office workers who wonder why there are so many new framed pictures of piglets, calves, and puppies in the employee lunch room may learn their boss has read about research coming from Japan. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Baby wash products linked to false positive screening results for marijuana exposure in the womb

(Medical Xpress) -- Accuracy of routine urine drug testing of newborns to identify exposure in the womb to marijuana may be interfered with by chemicals in commonly used baby soap and wash products, including ...

Other created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study tests use of warm-heart transplants

Rob Evans, a 61-year-old social worker from Apache Junction, Ariz., got the good news on Father's Day: After 3.5 years, doctors had found him a heart and were preparing to bring it to the University of California-Los Angeles, ...

Cardiology created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sex hormones impact career choices

(Medical Xpress) -- Teacher, pilot, nurse or engineer? Sex hormones strongly influence people's interests, which affect the kinds of occupations they choose, according to psychologists.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Why do we share stories, news, and information with others?

(Medical Xpress) -- People often share stories, news, and information with the people around them. We forward online articles to our friends, share stories with our co-workers at the water cooler, and pass along rumors to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

New mothers can learn a lot from watching their babies

The best teacher for a young mother is her baby, contend experts who train social workers to interact with first-time moms.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Physicians debate whether patients need to know they're dying

In the days when American physicians dispensed oracular commands and their judgments were rarely questioned, a doctor could take it upon himself with few ethical qualms to keep from a patient the bad news of a terminal diagnosis.

Health created Apr 28, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Examine social factors to explain rise in diagnoses of mental disorders, researchers say

(Medical Xpress)—Examining social factors is vital to better explaining and understanding the dramatic rise in the number of Americans diagnosed with mental disorders in recent years, according to an analysis by a team ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Negative public images hamper child welfare investigators

Even parents who have had no contact with child welfare agencies believe negative stereotypes about social workers and the likely outcomes of abuse or neglect investigations, misconceptions that complicate agencies' efforts ...

Health created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

'Adoption activity days' can help children find new families

Children's parties or activity days, where prospective adopters meet children awaiting adoption, could be part of the solution to the current adoption crisis, according to research that will be showcased during the Economic ...

Health created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U.S. task force issues blood pressure guidelines

(HealthDay) -- "Team-based care" should be used to improve patients' blood pressure control, the U.S. Task Force on Community Preventive Services recommended on Tuesday.

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

Cognitive stimulation beneficial in dementia

Cognitive stimulation therapies have beneficial effects on memory and thinking in people with dementia, according to a systematic review by Cochrane researchers. Despite concerns that cognitive improvements may not be matched ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Workplace mental health disability leave recurs sooner than physical health leave, study shows

The recurrence of an employee's medical leave of absence from work tends to happen much sooner with a mental health leave than a physical one, a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) study shows.

Health created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Warning to breastfeeding mothers

While breastfeeding babies has numerous health advantages to both mother and child, mothers who breastfeed may find that other people look down on them and do not want to work with them. A recent study released by Personality an ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11

Improved care needed for mothers from ethnic minority groups

(Medical Xpress)—Women in some disadvantaged communities are missing out on support that could potentially reduce high rates of infant mortality, according to an exploratory study at the University of Leeds.

Health created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0