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November 2006 Audio Reports Program
Enhances Dementia Caregivers' Quality of Life 11/24/2006 A versatile personalized intervention can improve the quality of life for caregivers of people with dementia, according to a study funded by both the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research. Neonatal
ICU Program Decreases Premature Infants' Length of Stay 11/24/2006 A program for parents of premature babies, if implemented early in the neonatal intensive care unit, can reduce parental stress, depression and anxiety, improve parent-infant interactions, and reduce the length of the baby's hospital stay. Fewer
Risk Factors Mean Longer, Healthier Life for Middle Aged Men 11/24/2006 If you're a middle-aged man, your life span depends on your risk factors. That's the result of a study that shows risk factors such as overweight, smoking and drinking have an impact on the odds of a longer, healthier life for men in their middle years Study
Shows Tobacco Companies' Anti-Youth Smoking Ads May Have Opposite
Effect 11/17/2006 An NCI-funded study found that so-called "tobacco prevention" ads sponsored by tobacco companies are at best ineffective, and, at their worst, may actually be encouraging teenagers to smoke. Late
Angioplasty After Heart Attack Offers No Advantage Over Standard
Drug Therapy 11/17/2006 You've survived a heart attack caused by a blocked artery. Would having that artery unblocked by a procedure known as angioplasty be more advantageous than standard drug therapy? Maybe not, according to a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. NIAID
Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness of HIV Vaccine Trials 11/09/2006 Today's young people could be the generation that helps to end AIDS through the discovery of a safe, preventive HIV vaccine. That's the challenge being laid down by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which has launched a campaign called the "Be the Generation" campaign. NIH
Hosts Seminar on Diabetes in Women 11/09/2006 The National Institutes of Health played host recently to a seminar on the unique problems faced by women suffering from diabetes. Researchers
Report Initial Success in Promising Approach to Prevent Tooth Decay 11/03/2006 A team of researchers supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research report they have created a new smart anti-microbial treatment that can be chemically programmed in the laboratory to seek out and kill a specific cavity-causing species of bacteria, leaving the good bacteria untouched. |
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