Unsafe Sex: Do Feelings Matter? March 31, 2007
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), adolescents and young adults currently account for fifty percent of new HIV infections on an annual basis. As a result, ongoing research and information on HIV prevention has become a high priority for this age group. Now a new study reveals that helping adolescents manage their emotions may be just as important as providing them with information on the practical side of safe sex in order to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
SCAI Leaders Say Courage Results Unlikely To Change Use Of PCI
Results of the COURAGE trial, presented recently at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session, are unlikely to alter the approach that interventional cardiologists take in treating most patients with chronic stable angina, say leaders from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiograp [click link for full article]
Using Simulators To Practice High-risk Resuscitations
In a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, children often must be resuscitated, but these "code blues" are technically complex and require close teamwork. Through its Simulator Program, Children’s Hospital Boston provides specialized training using a mannequin with realistic heartbeats, pulses and other vital signs to rehearse high-stakes clinical situations. [click link for full article]
London Asthma Sufferers Get Space-based Help
The city of London has launched an innovative service, funded by ESA, which delivers air pollution alerts and health advice via SMS text messages to those who suffer from asthma and other conditions vulnerable to poor air quality. [click link for full article]
Is Prenatal Cardiac Intervention Safe?
Treating congenital heart defects in babies still in the womb is a high-risk procedure, but one that can improve babies’ outcomes after birth. [click link for full article]
A New Device Allows Biologists To Physically Arrange Cells To Be Either Touching, Close But Not Touching, Or Completely Separated From One Another
In a popular children’s game participants stand as close as possible without touching. But on a microscopic level, coaxing cells to be very, very close without actually touching one another has been among the most frustrating challenges for cell biologists. [click link for full article]
Elementary School Classrooms Get Low Rating On High-quality Instruction, USA
For all the current emphasis on standardized testing and teaching requirements, the quality of elementary school instruction is mediocre at best, according to a study from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development study published in the March 30 issue of Science magazine. [click link for full article]
APS President-Elect Carey Urges 6.7 Percent Increase For Biomedical Research
Hannah V. Carey, Ph.D., president-elect of The American Physiological Society (APS; http://www.the-aps.org/) and a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, has urged Congress to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s largest funding source for biomedical research. A 6. [click link for full article]
11 strategies to get rich
How do the rich get rich? Luck often plays a role, but here are 11 time-tested strategies that are being vigorously pursued–and that work.
IIM-A raises fees of 2 PG courses
The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has hiked the fees for its post-graduate mangement programme from Rs 1.77 lakh (Rs 177,000) to Rs 2 lakh (Rs 200,000).
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