Archive: 26/02/2014

Getting the 'active' message across

A recent Western Australian study has applied a new approach to the assessment of media awareness based on the Statewide Find Thirty health campaign.

Feb 26, 2014

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Virtually all premature deaths attributable to diet, exercise and tobacco

If a new medication came on the market to help one lose weight, increase exercise, stop smoking and prevent heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory illness and diabetes, people would flock to physicians for a prescription ...

Feb 26, 2014

Artery-clearing surgery after stroke should be delayed

Treating stroke is a race against time. To prevent brain damage and save lives, physicians have to diagnose and treat strokes as quickly as possible. Now, a new study suggests doctors can reduce risks by delaying a commonly ...

Feb 26, 2014

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The definitions and dilemmas of brain death

When a patient is declared brain dead, what options are available for family members? Who decides his or her fate? A recent case in California triggered the interest of Syd Johnson, assistant professor of philosophy at Michigan ...

Feb 26, 2014

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Expertise in psychotherapy is difficult to define

It has been said that psychotherapy is a field in which expertise does not exist. A University of Kansas professor has co-authored an article stating that while the concept has validity, there are ways psychotherapists, even ...

Feb 26, 2014