The notion that East Asians, Japanese in particular, are self-effacing and have low self-esteem compared to Americans may well describe the surface view of East Asian personality, but misses the picture revealed by recently developed measures of self-esteem, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the United States, China and Japan.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has been traditionally viewed as a childhood disorder, while ADHD in adults has been underdiagnosed and undertreated. A recent study shows that treatment rates have been increasing in all age groups, and improved identification has contributed to rapidly growing treatment rates for adults. Female patients show the greatest increase of all.
Doug Reycraft, President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), today welcomed Environment Minister Laurel Broten?s announcement of practical new water testing and treatment measures to reduce lead leaching in water pipes in older homes throughout Ontario.
India’s largest life insurance services provider Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is set enter the health insurance space in about two months as it is awaiting a nod from the IRDA.
Speaking at the meeting of Indian Health Ministers of polio affected States organized to review the status of polio eradication efforts, the Indian Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss said that it is critical to sustain the high level of immunity in all polio-affected States by vaccinating all children under the age of five both through routine immunization and Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIAs), so that the polio virus does not get a chance to re-establish its circulation.
Speaking following the announcement today (Tuesday 5 June 2007) that the Scottish Executive plans to increase the purchase age of cigarettes from 16-18, Dr Andrew Buist, Deputy Chairman of the BMA’s Scottish GP committee, said:
Learning and physical disabilities and behavioural problems are part of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders [FASD]. These lifelong conditions can drastically impact on the lives of the individual and those around them.
A report of the Paediatric Death Review Committee, released by the Office of the Chief Coroner, reinforced the practice of laying children down to sleep on their backs.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US? largest provider of HIV/AIDS healthcare, education and prevention and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, today praised Merck for its decision to offer to reduce the price of its antiretroviral drug, efavirenz (marketed outside the US under the brand name Strocrin), in Thailand, but chided the multinational drug company for making the price cut offer contingent upon the Government of Thailand revoking a compulsory license it had issued in November 2006 for the manufacture and/or importation of a generic version of the drug.
In a special publication sent to thousands of oncologists nationwide this month, University of Rochester Medical Center scientists offer an in-depth examination of cancer-related fatigue, with hope that a better understanding of the topic will prompt new research and treatment.