Massage :: Massage helps infants sleep more, cry less and be less stressed
New research by a team at the University of Warwick says that massage may help infants aged under six months sleep better, cry less and be less stressed.
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Prostate Cancer :: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Prostate SPORE Grant Renewed
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center’s Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for prostate cancer research has been renewed for an additional five years. SPORE grants are highly competitive awards given to institutions on the cutting edge of translational research in specific types of cancer.
Health :: Mayo Clinic to Host Spiritual Care Research Conference
Mayo Clinic is to host Spiritual Care Research Conference – Life Near the End of Life: Spiritual Research and Evidence-Based Support Interventions.
Health :: It’s Three in a Row for Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Neath Port Talbot Hospital?s excellent record of providing quality care for the people and communities it serves has been recognised by the awarding of its third successive Charter Mark.
Health :: Happy people are healthier, Carnegie Mellon psychologist says
Happiness and other positive emotions play an even more important role in health than previously thought, according to a study published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine by Carnegie Mellon University psychology Professor Sheldon Cohen.
Health :: Two nerve cells in direct contact
For the first time, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology in Martinsried near Munich have been able to show how two nerve cells communicate with each other from different hemispheres in the visual center. This astoundingly simple circuit diagram could at a later date provide a model for algorithms to be deployed in technical systems (Nature Neuroscience, Oct. 10, 2006).
Health :: American Thoracic Society publishes new statement on hepatotoxicity of antituberculosis therapy
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has published a new statement on the pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of liver damage caused by anti-tuberculosis (TB) medications. The statement, which appeared in the October 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, gives a review of current national and international literature on drug-induced liver injury (DILI) or hepatotoxicity, a potential side effect of more than 700 drugs approved for use in the United States.
Surgery :: Most Canadian med school grads lack basic surgical skills
Many medical school graduates in Canada have not received adequate training in basic surgical skills, such as suturing and tube placements, says a new study published recently in the Canadian Journal of Surgery.
Health :: CDC Scientist Honored for Work in School Health
Growing up in the Bronx, Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH always dreamed of becoming a writer. Not just any writer, but an investigative reporter like his heroes Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two Washington Post journalists who broke the Watergate scandal. Wechsler’s journalistic dream took a detour when service in the Peace Corps landed him in Zaire, Africa?a place that would eventually serve as the catalyst for his career in public health.
Malaria :: Serena Williams joins the fight against malaria in Ghana
Tennis star urges women and children to use bed nets. On her first trip to Africa, tennis great Serena Williams called on all children and pregnant women in Ghana to protect themselves from the killer disease malaria by consistently sleeping under bed nets.