Medicine NewsThe panel initially covering the topic of Erectile Dysfunction have broadened the scope of their guidelines and have taken in the treatment of premature ejaculation in their updated document. Since the prior limited update of this guideline considerable data have become available regarding the various drugs on the market for the treatment [...]
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Nasal allergy sufferers now have a new online resource to gather information on symptoms and fast, effective nasal allergy treatment at http://www.patanase.com. Seasonal allergies affect about 40 to 50 million people in the United States alone, and are one of the most common causes of absenteeism from both work and school. PATANASE® nasal spray relieves [...]
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New research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting (AAAAI), highlighted poor compliance among allergy immunotherapy candidates. The research project, supported by Greer, was conducted by Allergy Partners, P.A., a large, single-specialty allergy practice, and is the first to evaluate patterns of allergy immunotherapy care in a “real world” [...]
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Creating a family life incorporating the care needs of a child dependent on technology is a daunting task. Much of this task seems to fall upon mothers to help everyone in the family adjust. However, mothers often need help of their own to cope with the challenges of raising these children, a research study from [...]
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The AP/Washington Times on Tuesday examined the high maternal mortality rate in Haiti and the efforts of international not-for-profits, including the Clinton Global Initiative and
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President Obama’s announcement last week of a new White House Council on Women and Girls “was just the latest sign of an encouraging trend” of increased attention to women’s issues, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) — chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a former Democratic presidential nominee — writes in a
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Humans excel at recognizing faces, but how we do this has been an abiding mystery in neuroscience and psychology. In an effort to explain our success in this area, researchers are taking a closer look at how and why we fail. A new study from MIT looks at a particularly striking instance [...]
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A new study by psychologists at the University of Georgia shows for the first time that whites’ beliefs about diversity can hurt or help their minority peers. The large-scale survey results, just published in the online version of the journal Psychological Science, reveal that minority employees feel less committed to their work [...]
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A Kansas State University researcher has found a link between physical and mental well-being that employees and employers may be able to capitalize on to improve both the health, and potentially the wealth, of their organization in these turbulent economic times. Thomas A.
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Less than an hour of daily exercise reduces depressive symptoms and improves self esteem in overweight children, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. The study included 207 overweight, typically sedentary children ages 7-11 randomly assigned to either continue their sedentary lifestyle or exercise for 20 or 40 minutes every day after school [...]
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