News tagged with medicine network
Stigma among HIV-positive women complex and overlapping
In this week's PLoS Medicine, Mona Loutfy of the University of Toronto, Canada and colleagues report their study examining experiences of stigma and coping strategies among HIV-positive women in Ontario, Canada.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Activists urge protection of hunted gecko species
Wildlife activists on Wednesday called for the orange-spotted Tokay Gecko to be protected under international laws following a spike in smuggling of the lizard, mainly for medicine in China.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Strong social networks mean less stress for parents
A U of A professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy has found that those conversations with fellow parents around the barbeque or at the playground can be important to maintaining a happy family.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Social media sites may reveal information about problem drinking among college students
Social media websites, such as Facebook and MySpace, may reveal information that could identify underage college students who may be at risk for problem drinking, according to a report published Online First by Archives of ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Extent of peer social networks influences onset of adolescent alcohol consumption
Most parents recognize that the influence of peers on their children's behavior is an undeniable fact. But, just how far do these influences reach? A study published in the September/October issue of Academic Pediatrics report ...
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Odds for detecting HIV varies by method, new study finds
The odds for effectively detecting HIV in African-American men vary by method, researchers have found. The study, which appears in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, suggests that HIV-prevention efforts must be multi-faceted, taking ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Social tools prove powerful for online health programs
In an era when social networking sites and blogs are visited by three quarters of online users, it's only natural that the medical profession would also tap into the power of social media tools.
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Seeking Health Info? Print Media Readers Make Healthier Choices
Even with the widespread use of the Internet to get our daily dose of information, people who rely on the print media for their health information - along with those who turn to community organizations - tend to do better ...
May 04, 2010 |
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Study finds links between obesity and adolescents' social networks
Researchers from the Institute of Prevention Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) found in a recent study that overweight youth were twice as likely to have overweight friends.
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Online surveillance tools provide opportunity to support public health
Tapping the Internet - including personal Web searches, news reports, blogs, chat rooms and social networking sites - is fast becoming a way to get a complete, up-to-the-minute view of public health threats, say researchers ...
May 07, 2009 |
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One in four Americans lacks timely access to optimal care during time-sensitive medical emergencies
(PHILADELPHIA) - Although most Americans live close to some type of emergency room, as many as one in four Americans are more than an hour away from the type of hospital that's most prepared to save their life during a time-sensitive ...
Mar 17, 2009 |
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