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Aggressive behavior is more likely to be shown by adolescent girls who go through puberty when their parents do not nuture them, communicate with them, or have knowledge of their activities, according to an article released on August 4, 2008 in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
A colour-changing crystal attached to a soldier's uniform could help doctors decide if they might need treatment for a brain injury, researchers say.
Before menopause, women have a blood pressure advantage. Women's blood pressure starts out lower than men's, but the advantage doesn't last. The August issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource offers insights on blood pressure changes in women and steps to avoid high blood pressure.
Although maternal suicide after giving birth is a relatively rare occurrence, suicide attempts often have long-lasting effects on the family and the infant. In a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers compared two populations of mothers and found that a history of psychiatric disorders or substance abuse was a strong predictor of post-partum suicide attempts.
UroToday.com - The incontinent patient is evaluated in order to make a presumptive diagnosis so that treatment can be offered. The evaluation begins with a history and a physical examination. The history focuses on the description of the patient's incontinence. Although the history may define the patient's problem it may be misleading. Urge incontinence may be triggered by activities such as coughing so that by history the patient would seem to have stress incontinence.
Alabama high school students are getting the message that smoking isn't cool, according to the results of the 2008 Youth Tobacco Survey conducted by the Alabama Department of Public Health's Tobacco Prevention Branch. There was a 17.5 percent decrease in high school students who smoke in 2008 compared to those who said they smoked in 2006, according to the survey. About 22.
UroToday.com - Late-onset hypogonadism (LOH), or androgen decline in the aging male, is a syndrome caused by the well-known decline in gonadal production of androgens in males that occurs with aging. It is characterized by clinical symptoms that accompany low serum androgen levels. LOH affects a wide range of organ systems and has a broad severity of clinical presentations.
UroToday.com - A two to four week course of antibiotic therapy is often used in patients with an elevated PSA to exclude inflammation as an etiology of the elevated level. This talk reviews the data regarding variations in PSA, etiology and the practice of antibiotic use. Fluctuations in PSA are anticipated as the concentration of PSA in prostatic fluid is approximately a million fold higher than in serum.
"Mother Support: Going for the Gold!" is the theme the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action selected for Breastfeeding Awareness Month, August 2008, to tie breastfeeding in with the Summer Olympic Games. As every country sends its best athletes to compete, the importance of offering each child a healthy start in life is emphasized. The word "gold" raises awareness of the superiority of breastfeeding.
As World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) draws to a close, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) urges new mothers to consider one more benefit to breastfeeding their babies: added cancer protection for mother and child. "AICR is the first cancer organization to issue an official recommendation advocating breastfeeding in order to decrease risk of developing cancer," said AICR Nutritionist Sarah Wally, MS RD.
Government and global health agencies have failed to adequately address the HIV/AIDS epidemic among men who have sex with men, according to a report by the American Foundation for AIDS Research released Monday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City,
Photo Credit: Bill Lloyd, MD Have you felt it? Recently there has been a run of pessimism on our WebMD Vision & Eye Disorders message board. An unusually large percentage of visitors are suffering, worried, frustrated, or all of the above. A common thread running through these messages is exhaustion...everything has been tried and there appears to be little more for their doctors to offer.
Photo Credit: Bill Lloyd, MD Have you felt it? Recently there has been a run of pessimism on our WebMD Vision & Eye Disorders message board. An unusually large percentage of visitors are suffering, worried, frustrated, or all of the above. A common thread running through these messages is exhaustion...everything has been tried and there appears to be little more for their doctors to offer.
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