Iowa State study finds mom's beliefs may impact their kids' alcohol use
AMES, Iowa Mothers, take note. If you really want to curb your teens' chances of using alcohol, help them develop a self-view that doesn't include drinking. According to a new Iowa State University study, the power of positive thinking by moms may limit their children's alcohol use. But beware...Spiritual Beliefs Part of Health Care for Some
Most are happy to discuss subject with eye docs, says researcher THURSDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Although you might expect the eye doctor's office to be the last place you would have a discussion about spirituality, recent research suggests that most people would appreciate suc...Cultural Beliefs May Keep Blacks From Hospice Care
Mistrust of medical system helps explain why many shun these services, survey finds TUESDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- End-of-life hospice care is used much less often by American blacks than whites, and certain cultural beliefs may explain why, a new survey finds. An historical mi...Your Surroundings Mirror Your Beliefs
People find safety in those who think the same way, research contends WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Whatever you believe, new research suggests that you're likely to surround yourself with others who feel the same way, whether they be friends or talking heads on television. ...Positive Religious Beliefs Might Help In Coping Through Medical Crisis
A new research suggests that religious faith does help people in coping with their stressful medical experiences like a heart surgery.// The researchers stated that when people go through a stressful medical event their religious beliefs might help or hinder them psychologically. They explain...Doctors' Response To Patients' Religious Beliefs Can Vary
Researchers from the University of Chicago reporting in the May issue of the journal Medical Care say that nine out of ten doctors believe that it is alright to discuss religion with their patients.// However, only three out of four doctors encourage patients to speak about their beliefs and only h...False beliefs could cost cancer patients their lives
Lung cancer is by far the biggest cancer killer around the world. It will kill 157,000 Americans in 2003.// In a recent survey researchers found that 38 percent of 626 patients they surveyed held this belief. When broken down by race, 61 percent of the black and 29 percent of the white patients ...How to make negative services less unpleasant for consumers
... Chestnut Hill, MA August 10, 2009 Service quality beliefs are usually positively related to customer satisfaction the higher the per...e authors of the paper studied the relationship between stress and accuracy beliefs in the context of mammography, one such "negative" service. They found tha...Isis Reports Strong Financial Results and Highlights for Second Quarter of 2009
...Company's technologies and products in development. Any statement describing Isis' goals, expectations, financial or other projections, intentions or beliefs is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, particu...European Division of Global Top 20 Pharmaceutical Company Awards Phase III Trial to DATATRAK
...lease are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made based on management's expectations, assumptions, estimates and current beliefs concerning the operations, future results and prospects of the Company and are subject to uncertainties and factors (including those specified below) ...Researchers Create First Targeted Knockout Rats Using Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology
... This release contains forward-looking statements relating to future performance, goals, strategic actions and initiatives and similar intentions and beliefs and other statements regarding Sigma-Aldrich's and Sangamo's expectations, goals, beliefs, intentions and the like, which involve assumptions regardin...Prospective Clinical Advantages of Trabecular Metal(TM) Technology Highlighted in Comparative Study
...rities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the orthopaedics industry, management's beliefs and assumptions made by management. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as "may," "will," "expects,...PTSD Associated With Higher Alzheimer's/Dementia Risk; Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Lower it
...versity of Connecticut, and colleagues conducted an anonymous online survey of 690 adults to measure "dementia literacy," that is, their knowledge and beliefs that may assist in the recognition, management, or prevention of Alzheimer's. Mean age of the population was 50 years, the range was 30-85 ye...Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Sign Licensing Agreement for Urocidin(TM)
...ay," "intend," "guidance" or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Because these statements reflect our current views, expectations and beliefs concerning future events, these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Investors should note that many factors could affect our f...Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water's special properties
Beyond its role as the elixir of all life, water is a very unusual substance: Scientists have long marveled over counter-intuitive properties that set water apart from other solids and liquids commonly found in nature. The simple fact that water expands when it freezes -- an effect known to any...Why do we choose our mates? Ask Charles Darwin, prof says
...ersity biologist who has studied Darwin's theories. Adam Jones, an evolutional biologist who has studied Darwin's work for years, says that Darwin's beliefs about the choice of mates and sexual selection being beyond mere chance have been proven correct, as stated in Darwin's landmark book The Descent of M...Discovery raises new doubts about dinosaur-bird links
...uch as tyrannosaurus or allosaurus. The findings add to a growing body of evidence in the past two decades that challenge some of the most widely-held beliefs about animal evolution. "For one thing, birds are found earlier in the fossil record than the dinosaurs they are supposed to have descended from," ...Society for Prevention Research Meeting in Washington, D.C., May 27-29, 2009
...lings about their own bodies, reproduction, and health. How do mother-daughter relationships affect issues related to conflict, control, shared health beliefs and values, as well as specific health behaviors, such as risky sexual activity, drug use, healthy eating and physical activity? Other Newsworthy S...U of Minnesota study finds high school teachers influence student views of evolution & creationism
...they have such a strong impact," said Randy Moore, professor of biology and lead author. "It's unfortunate that so many teachers think their religious beliefs are science. Teachers who don't teach evolution deny students the understanding of one of the greatest principles in history." "I was shocked that ...World's top minds to celebrate 'the birth and life of beginnings'
... Numbers, a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has widely been described as the world's leading expert on the origins and beliefs underlying creationism, the theological concept that rejects evolution as the fundamental theory of life. Numbers will speak on "The Evolution of Crea...Overcoming Taboos, Myths, and Dogmas in Bioethics
...nce in dying, genetic engineering, and embryonic stem cell research, Lindsay shows that all too often these claims are based on instinctive reactions, beliefs that lack factual support, and religious or ideological dogma," notes Nature Through his insightful analysis, Lindsay demonstrates how to achieve prag...Acoustical Meeting, Nov. 10-14, 2008 in Miami, Florida
...iversity in Boca Raton, FL, set out in 1991 to investigate what might be the underlying cause for these collisions. Gerstein disagreed with prevailing beliefs that manatees were just too slow and are unable to learn to get out of the way of the boats, so the boats had to slow down. He noted manatees have th...Study of polar dinosaur migration questions whether dinosaurs were truly the first great migrators
...ix monthshalf of the distance suggested previously. According to Bell, the notion of migrating polar dinosaurs is not new; however, previously-held beliefs were that the animals followed the centrally shifting sunlight, or latitudinal "sun line," as part of their migration and would travel as far as 30 de...Cadence Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
...es," "plans," "will," and "assuming," and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, and are based on Cadence's current beliefs and expectations. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding: the company's belief that Acetavance may fulfill unmet medical needs or enh...Pharmacyclics, Inc. Rights Offering Oversubscribed
...ities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding our expectations and beliefs regarding our future results or performance. Because these statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties. When used i...NxStage Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
...s, loss, gross margin and Adjusted EBITDA numbers, beliefs regarding the value of strategic business relation...press release represent NxStage's expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. NxStage anti... and developments may cause these expectations and beliefs to change. However, while NxStage may elect to upd...Oncothyreon appoints Diana Hausman as Vice President of Clinical Development
...re clinical development plans for our product candidates. These forward-looking statements represent Oncothyreon's intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs and are based on its management's experience and assessment of historical and future trends and the application of key assumptions relating to future ...Revised: Sinovac Provides Update on Clinical Trial for H1N1 Vaccine Trials
...om management in this press release contain forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Sinovac's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors ...Oncothyreon announces presentation of long-term Stimuvax data at World Conference on Lung Cancer
...elated to future clinical development plans for Stimuvax. These forward-looking statements represent Oncothyreon's intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs and are based on its management's experience and assessment of historical and future trends and the application of key assumptions relating to future ...Sinovac Provides Update on Clinical Trial for H1N1 Vaccine Trials
...om management in this press release contain forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Sinovac's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors c...Cornerstone Therapeutics Announces Closing of Chiesi Transaction
...addition, the statements in this press release reflect our expectations and beliefs as of the date of this release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our expectations and beliefs to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking sta...Endo Pharmaceuticals Reports Strong Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
...may" "intend," "guidance" or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Because these statements reflect our current views, expectations and beliefs concerning future events, these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Investors should note that many factors could affect our f...