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Education :: Achieving Excellence in Medical Education

A new book by Richard Gunderman, M.D., Ph.D, associate professor of radiology, pediatrics, and medical education at the Indiana University School of Medicine and of philosophy, liberal arts, and philanthropy at the IU School of Liberal Arts, both on the Indiana University Purdue University and Indianapolis campus, explores the vision of excellence that shapes the education of 70,000 medical students and over 100,000 physicians in training in the United States.

Acne :: Link found between teens’ stress levels and acne severity

The largest study ever conducted on acne and stress reveals that teenagers who were under high levels of stress were 23 percent more likely to have increased acne severity, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues.

Depression :: Depression in moms with breast cancer may exacerbate related anxieties in their children

A woman?s breast cancer diagnosis can wreak as much havoc on her emotions as it does on her physical health. Mothers who experience bouts of depression during their battles with breast cancer may find that the effects reach beyond their own psyches to those of their children.

Puberty :: Increased body fat in girls predict earlier onset of puberty

Increased body fat in girls as young as age 3 may predict earlier onset of puberty. Increasing rates of childhood obesity and overweight in the United States may be contributing to an earlier onset of puberty in girls, say researchers at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.

Lung Cancer :: Lung cancer biomarker identified to diagnose early lung cancer

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a gene expression marker that distinguishes smokers with lung cancer from smokers without the disease.

Obesity :: Schools do more to help prevent obesity among children

A US study found that one measure of obesity rose more than twice as fast when kindergarten and first-grade students were on summer vacation than when they were in school.

Stress :: Severe stress PTSD damages child’s brain

Severe stress can damage a child’s brain, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

Sleep Apnea :: Sleep apnea increases stroke, heart disease risk

In celebration of National Sleep Awareness Week, March 5 ? 11, Loyola University Health System?s Center for Sleep Disorders is encouraging people who snore loudly, hear themselves (or are told that they) gasp for air at night or wake up groggy to be evaluated for sleep apnea, a potentially deadly, but easily treatable, sleep disorder that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Drinking Water :: Supply of drinking water in schools in India

The Indian State Governments are required to utilize funds provided under Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) to cover drinking water in rural schools also.

Heart Failure :: Whole-grain breakfast cereal reduces heart failure risk

Eating whole-grain breakfast cereals seven or more times per week was associated with a lower risk of heart failure, according to an analysis of the observational Physicians? Health Study.