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An innovative program is helping busy primary care physicians improve the care they provide for School-aged children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a study led by researchers at Cincinnati Children's hospital Medical Center and published in the July edition of Pediatrics.

Vietnam veterans who experienced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were twice as likely to die from heart disease as veterans without PTSD, a new Geisinger study finds. In a study published in the July issue of Psychosomatic medicine, Geisinger Senior Investigator Joseph Boscarino, PhD, MPH examined the prevalence of heart disease, PTSD and other problems in more than 4,000 Vietnam veterans.

A new study indicates that the incidence of mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is on the rise, most frequently striking men, Caucasians and older individuals. The study, published in the August 15, 2008 issue of cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American cancer Society, also reveals that most patients are diagnosed with advanced stages of the disease.

A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public health. The study is published in the July 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics. 'It has long been known that vitamin A supplementation can reduce mortality in children over 6 months of age.

A new study finds Vietnam veterans who experienced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were twice as likely to die from heart disease as veterans without PTSD. In a study published in the July issue of Psychosomatic medicine, Senior Investigator Joseph Boscarino, PhD, MPH the examined the prevalence of heart disease, PTSD and other problems [...]

Aggressive programs to treat HIV-positive people using highly active antiretroviral therapy could reduce the number of new hiv cases by as much as 60%, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, Toronto's Globe and Mail reports.read more

Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma Also Included In: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Article Date: 07 Jul 2008 An asthma-management study published in today's edition of the Medical Journal of Australia highlights the ...

Research shows that people with epilepsy continue to drive despite medical restrictions. In a study from the Ohio State University Medical Center, 26 percent of patients with epilepsy reported having an accident due to a seizure and 19 percent said they were dishonest about seizures in order to drive.The study, published in the journal Epilepsy and Behavior, found that prior attitudes and behavior are difficult to change and participants' main reason for driving was due to their occupation.read more

The results of a new study are being published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, and it relates different issues dealing with the AIDS epidemic and drugs that...

(Elsevier health Sciences) Vaccinating infants and toddlers is an almost universal practice in the United States. Vaccines to prevent flu are a regular part of medical care for senior citizens and at-risk patients. But, according to a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive medicine, the US health care system is not very effective in getting vaccines to the adolescent population.