Parents with poor math skills more likely to make dosing errors
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(American Academy of Pediatrics) Many parents cringe when their child asks for help with math homework. New research shows that poor math skills can cause another difficulty for caregivers -- measuring the right amount of medicine.
Parents’ poor math skills may lead to medication errors
BOSTON Many parents cringe when their child asks for help with math homework. New research shows that poor math skills can cause another difficulty for caregivers measuring the right amount of medicine. In fact, parents with math skills at the third grade level or ...
Study reveals direct correlation between negative thinking about pain and poor sleep
Chronic pain sufferers who learn to dwell less on their ailments may sleep better and experience less day-to-day pain, according to results of research conducted on 214 people with chronic face and jaw pain.
Poor Sleep Heightens ‘Ringing Ear’ Disease Symptoms: Study
WEDNESDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- For people with tinnitus, which features chronic ringing, buzzing, hissing or clicking in the head and ears, poor sleep makes it even more difficult to cope with the condition, researchers have found. The study included 117 tinnitus patients treated at Henry Ford ...
Depression Linked to Higher Odds for Poor Leg Circulation
FRIDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Depressed people may be at higher risk for the debilitating circulatory condition known as peripheral artery disease (PAD), a new study suggests. PAD is due to a narrowing of the arteries in the legs and pelvis. It was known that depression is ...
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Biologists predict extinction for organisms with poor quality genes
Evolutionary biologists at the University of Toronto have found that individuals with low-quality genes may produce offspring with even more inferior chromosomes, possibly leading to the extinction of certain species over generations.
University of Toronto biologists predict extinction for organisms with poor quality genes
TORONTO, ON Evolutionary biologists at the University of Toronto have found that individuals with low-quality genes may produce offspring with even more inferior chromosomes, possibly leading to the extinction of certain species over generations. A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...
University of Toronto biologists predict extinction for organisms with poor quality genes
(University of Toronto) Evolutionary biologists at the University of Toronto found that individuals with low-quality genes may produce offspring with even more inferior chromosomes, possibly leading to the extinction of certain species over generations. A study predicts that organisms with such genetic deficiencies could experience an increased number of mutations ...
Integrated programming necessary to address root causes of poverty, poor health
"From the rural villages in northern Uganda to the bustling city of Kampala, the poverty-fighting programs I visited last week have something notable in common: they demonstrate how integrated programming can help achieve sustainable changes in the lives of women, men and their families," Helene Gayle, president and CEO of ...
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Misdiagnosis Possible Due To Symptoms Linked To Stress, Poor Coping Skills, That Mimic Epilepsy
Based on their clinical experience and observations, a team of Johns Hopkins physicians and psychologists say that more than one-third of the patients admitted to The Johns Hopkins Hospital's inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit for treatment of intractable seizures have been discovered to have stress-triggered symptoms rather than a true seizure ...
Depression, Poor Body Image Result From Negative Talk About Weight
A new study, published online in the National Communication Association's Journal of Applied Communication Research, reveals that conversations in which individuals perceive themselves as being fat may be damaging to their mental health. 'Fat talk', i.e. ritualistic conversations about one's own or other peoples' bodies, can result in decreased body ...