Archive: 09/06/2015
Eating disorder prevention program expands online
A powerful education tool to help prevent eating disorders in children and young adolescents is being expanded for young adults in the high-risk years between 18 and 25.
Jun 9, 2015
Wales proposes indoor ban on e-cigarettes
Wales could become the first part of Britain to ban e-cigarettes in enclosed public spaces, after its devolved government set out plans for new laws Tuesday.
Jun 9, 2015
In Kenya, program changes male attitudes about sexual violence, study finds
In Kenya, where rape and violence against women are rampant, a short educational program produced lasting improvements in teenage boys' and young men's attitudes toward women, a study from the Stanford University School of ...
Jun 9, 2015
Computer game reduces issues associated with AD/HD in children in China
Children diagnosed with AD/HD can improve their behavior and social interactions in the classroom by playing a computer game that exercises their concentration, finds new research out today. The study marks the 1000th article ...
Jun 9, 2015
Earlier surgical intervention for mitral valve disease is better for most patients
A more aggressive approach to treating degenerative mitral valve disease, using earlier surgical intervention and less invasive techniques, is more beneficial to the patient than "watchful waiting," according to an article ...
Jun 9, 2015
Long-term care hospitals keep patients longer than necessary for financial reasons
Long-term care hospitals—which care for people whose medical conditions require relatively lengthy treatment—are keeping patients longer than necessary because of the way that Medicare determines payment rates, according ...
Jun 9, 2015