Smokers may Be Motivated to Quit During Interventions in Hospital Stays
...of hospital-based programs. According to Kessler, professionals who are skilled in giving cessation interventions can be invaluable. What motivates an individual to make a quit attempt can be greatly influenced by the advice of those seen as authority figures such as physicians and employers, making it critical ...New Analysis Puts Cot Death Under Scrutiny Once Again
...matic stance at either pole. We would encourage professionals to keep an open mind in assessing unexplained infant deaths, to be aware of the difficulties in diagnosis, and to try to keep a balance between the need to support parents and the need to protect children, they conclude....Blood Transfusions Does Not Increase the Risk of Cancer Transmission
...ceive blood from people without cancer. Medical professionals always carry out a rigorous battery of tests before the transfusion of blood so as to ensure that no diseases are passed between the donor and recipient. Although the risk of transmission of infectious agents is well established, it has so far been u...India Requires Over $200 Bn to Provide Quality Healthcare
...ulation, shortage of adequately trained healthcare professionals leading to poor quality of service delivery," FICCI said. "Absence of infrastructure status and appropriate incentives restricts private sector entry into rural and semi-urban areas." The study also shows that even though 72.2 percent of India's ...Indian, Iraqi Medics may Face Terror Stigma Overseas
...negative effect on the minds of the public and the professionals we work with." Dr Maadh Aldouri, the president of the British Arab Medical Association, said that more checks might discourage overseas doctors from coming to work in the UK. But he thought it was unlikely that the public had lost trust in oversea...Side Effects of Natural Health Products With Prescription Drugs Under-reported
...HP) are being under-reported, and that health-care professionals and the public may be underestimating the potential risks of combining the two therapies. Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton conducted a survey of 132 pharmacists. While 47 per cent of pharmacists reported that they had encounte...FICCI Proposes Models To Solve Indias Healthcare Crisis
...ulation, shortage of adequately trained healthcare professionals leading to poor quality of service delivery," FICCI reported. To attract private sector investment in healthcare sector, FICCI has recommended tax holiday for 10 years for building new facilities and upgrading old ones, extension of exemption to co...War Veterans Lack Adequate Mental Health Care: Pentagon Report
...w many specialists would be needed. "Mental health professionals are not sufficiently accessible to service members...and increase the embedding of psychological health professionals into the line units that deploy." "We recommend that there be more availability of mental health p...Obese Infant Kacey Causes Concern
...y or high fat snacks - for their child.Some health professionals think it is unhelpful to see childhood obesity as potential neglect. Babies who gain weight too fast in the first years of life can become obese and develop high blood pressure later in life, putting hem at risk of early heart disease. Teams at Sou......gainst Epilepsy (ILAE), an organization of medical professionals involved in the medical and scientific issues of epilepsy. Global campaigns against epilepsy, such as the Out of the Shadows movement, spearheaded by celebrities like Amy Lee, Grammy-winning singer, exist. According to Lee, negative stereotypes li...Inflamed Intestines Cost Australians Heavily
...y felt," she said. "We also need to educate health professionals to assist earlier diagnosis and improved management."...US Dentists Help Victims of Domestic Violence Smile Again
...work on Kauffman. He's one of more than 800 dental professionals around the country who've taken part in the program. Kauffman was very timid and nervous during her first appointment, Sadati said. "She was abused and hit many times and she had many different dental problems that we had to take care of," he said....Kerala Opposition's Unique Protest Over Fever Deaths
...nment for not taking any action to appoint medical professionals in the health department. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan reiterated that there was no emergency situation in the state and the spread of the mosquito-borne fever has come down dramatically and that things were under control....Domestic Abuse a Curse to Public Health
... higher than normal. The report calls for health professionals to be aware of the potential for abuse in ethnic minority groups, where the breach of codes of honour may be punished by violence. For example, it says, women in some Asian families may be expected to tolerate abuse by their husband rather than seek ...Rural Work Ethic Curbs Elderly Heart Care
...ng spouses and other family members, and 22 health professionals in rural communities in Alberta. Focus groups were... ways to improve rural access to specialist health professionals in heart care, such as physicians, nurses and pharmacists....India's Wockhardt Launches Drug in US Market
...Ireland, Germany and France. It employs over 7,000 professionals both in India and abroad....Urate Reduces the Risk of Parkinsons Disease
...onals Follow-up Study, a population of male health professionals established in 1986, as the source for their data. The study cohort included more than 18,000 men without Parkinson's disease who had provided blood samples between 1993 and 1995 and whose subsequent health status was followed. The researchers foun...High Urate Levels in Blood Linked to Reduced Parkinson's Risk
...onals Follow-up Study, a population of male health professionals established in 1986. The study cohort included more than 18,000 men without Parkinson's disease who had provided blood samples between 1993 and 1995 and whose subsequent health status was followed. The researchers found that men in the top quartile...Pulmonary Function Testing in Children
...eness testswill serve as a resource for healthcare professionals and facilitate good laboratory practices by providing guidelines on how to perform the various techniques and how to interpret the measurements. Evaluating lung function in this age group is important, not only for clinical reasons, but also due to......safest place to conduct deliveries. Skilled health professionals handled only 6 percent of deliveries last year," the NGO said in its report. Gharasiya and Bheel are the main tribes of the region. Only 3 percent women of these tribes use modern methods of contraception and around 15 percent firmly believe in usi...