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New doctors, teaching physicians disagree about essential medical procedures to learn
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Physicians teaching at medical schools and doctors who have just completed their first year out of medical school disagree about which procedures are necessary to learn before graduating, according to a new survey done by ...
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Higher education level, greater disability associated with treatment timing in Parkinson's disease
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Individuals who have higher levels of education and who are more impaired by Parkinson's disease appear to require treatment for their symptoms earlier than do other patients, according to a report posted online today that ...
Formal education lessens the impact of Alzheimer's disease
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Department of Psychiatry, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, investigated the effects of formal education on the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. They were able to show that ...
Doctors bone up on orthopaedics through wiki project
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Web-based academic discussions could well be the way forward for cost-effective and tailored continuing education for health professionals. China's interactive Orthochina.org wiki project for orthopaedic surgeons is an example ...
'Stereotype threat' could affect exam performance of ethnic minority medical students
Aug 18, 2008 |
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The underperformance in examinations of UK medical students from ethnic minorities could be partly down to a psychological phenomenon called 'stereotype threat', according to new UCL research published today in the British Me ...
Family partnership, education interventions lower heart failure patients' salt consumption
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Educating family members of heart failure (HF) patients about the health benefits of consuming a low-salt diet and providing skills for support and communication can effectively reduce HF patients' sodium consumption, according ...
PDAs, more education help doctors follow cholesterol treatment guidelines
Apr 22, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that patients with high cholesterol receive better care when physicians use a variety of tools to learn and apply a clinical practice guideline ...
Education and reward genes interact to influence alcoholism among Mexican-Americans
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Hispanics with alcohol-induced problems - especially male Mexican Americans - have significantly worse health and welfare than those with other ethnic backgrounds. This study examined the influence of gene/environment interaction ...
Study shows asthma self-management programs improve drug adherence, disease control
May 06, 2009 |
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Asthma patients who spend as little as 30 minutes with a health care professional to develop a personalized self-management plan show improved adherence to medications and better disease control, according to a new study ...
Physical therapists reduce disability and improve function in single-level microdiskectomy patients
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Patients who have undergone a single-level lumbar microdiskectomy for lumbar disk herniation experienced significant improvement in physical function following an intensive, progressive physical therapist guided exercise ...
Simulation helps students learn dental implant procedures
Jun 11, 2009 |
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A realistic computer game will soon be used to help dental students worldwide learn and reinforce dental implant procedures.
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