Health Education :: A new style of public health education
Starting in West Philadelphia, a program will use hair salons as a venue to teach women about diabetes and asthma.
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Alzheimer’s Disease :: Behavior approach helps Alzheimer’s patients sleep
Behavioral techniques that are known to improve sleep in non-demented institutionalized older adults may benefit patients with Alzheimer’s disease who have nighttime insomnia, according to the findings of a small study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Diet :: Teach Children to Eat Healthier
Parents, take heart: You can teach your child to eat healthier. A study of preadolescent children found that those who attended a behaviorally oriented nutrition education program and were taught to follow a diet low in saturated fat and dietary cholesterol adopted significantly better dietary habits over several years compared to their peers who received only general nutritional information.
Childhood Obesity :: WE CAN prevent Childhood Obesity
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the launch of We Can!, Ways to Enhance Children?s Activity & Nutrition, a national education program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help prevent overweight and obesity among youth ages 8-13. We Can! provides resources and community-based programs for parents, caregivers, and youth that focus on behaviors to encourage healthy eating, increase physical activity, and reduce sedentary time.
Homeopathy :: Consumer’s Guide to Homeopathy
Homeopathy is one of the more recent developments in alternative health care. It is based upon theory of “similars” developed in the 18th century by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann.
Exercise :: Get off the computer and out to exercise in your free time
Do you – like millions of full-time workers – surf TV channels, play video games or boot up the computer in what little free time you have? If so, there?s a good chance you?re skimping on heart-healthy physical activities, scientists report at the American Heart Association?s 45th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
Dental Health :: Watch your mouth – oral health care
More than 51 million school hours are lost each year due to dental-related illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) say that dental caries are the most common chronic disease of children aged 5 to 17. While younger children attend appointments with their parents, teens take more control over their free time and may not spend time for dental check-ups.
Dental Health :: Cavity prevention tips for pre-school age children
Providing proper care and oral hygiene during preschool years can mean a lifetime of good oral health, according to a recent article in the January/February issue of General Dentistry, clinical, peer-reviewed journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), an organization of general dentists dedicated to continuing education.
Telemedicine :: Connecting hospitals in India
The Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, recently launched a ‘Telemedicine Project’ linking three hospitals in Punjab, India to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research better known as PGI. The project is aimed at providing modern health facilities at affordable prices in remote areas.
Telemedicine :: Speciality healthcare for all
Telemedicine is composed of the Greek word teae (tele) meaning distance and the Latin word mederi meaning healing and literally meaning distance healing. It is therefore the delivery of Medicine at a distance.