News tagged with indiana
Hatha yoga practice and fear of falling in older adults
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Indiana University researchers found promising results in an exploratory study involving yoga practice by older adults who expressed a fear of falling. After a 12-week, twice weekly hatha yoga class, taught by a professional ...
Doctors call for change in how non-active TB in immigrant children treated
Mar 02, 2009 |
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New guidelines proposed in the March 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children may have a major impact on how U.S. pediatricians and fa ...
Inexpensive depression screening tool works in resource poor countries
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 24, 2009 |
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A study published in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine reports that a highly reliable depression screening tool known as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) used across the United ...
When texting, eligible women express themselves better
Feb 10, 2009 |
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The book "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" and its gender stereotypes on how the sexes communicate remains fodder for debate, but two Indiana University researchers have confirmed one thing: When men ...
Prioritizing health-care reform components
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Faced with a barrage of pressing issues, the Obama administration has placed health-care reform high on its agenda. The timing bodes well for change, according to Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., director of the Indiana University ...
Observers of first dates can predict outcome, study shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2009 |
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When it comes to assessing the romantic playing field -- who might be interested in whom -- men and women were shown to be equally good at gauging men's interest during an Indiana University study involving speed dating -- ...
Ice storm tree damage offers chance to detect emerald ash borer
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Wood debris from January ice storms in Southern Indiana and Kentucky provides an opportunity for emerald ash borer detection, said one Purdue University expert.
The total package: A skillful, compassionate doctor
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Patients and their families want physicians who are gifted in diagnosis and treatment and who are caring individuals with the interpersonal skills needed to communicate complex information in stressful circumstances.
Mutant host cell protein sequesters critical HIV-1 element
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified a new way to inhibit a molecule that is critical for HIV pathogenesis. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 16th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, presents a target for develo ...
Does universal health care affect attitude toward dementia?
Jan 15, 2009 |
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A new study has found that in spite of their universal health care system which facilitates access to free dementia care, older adults in the United Kingdom are less willing to undergo dementia screening than their counterparts ...
