Sentences with phrase «improve health and medicine»

Kraft, a physician - scientist, explores ways to use developing technology, including new tools, tests, and apps, to improve health and medicine.

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Americares helps communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters, increase access to medicine and medical supplies, improve and expand clinical services, prevent disease and promote good health.

According to a study from the Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine, eating goji berry regularly can help increase energy levels, improve moods and improve digestive health, too.

* Food Is Your Best Medicine by Henry Bieler * The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food by Kaala Daniel * Know Your Fats: The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils and Cholesterol by Mary Enig, PhD * Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, PhD * Eat Fat, Lose Fat: The Healthy Alternative to Trans Fats by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, PhD * The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity by Donna Gates * Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston Price * Real Food: What to Eat and Why by Nina Planck * Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection by Jessica Prentice * The Diet Cure by Julia Ross * The Cholesterol Myths: Exposing the Fallacy That Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease by Uffe Ravnskov * Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine: Improving Health and Longevity with Native Nutrition by Ron Schmid, ND * The Untold Story of Milk, Revised and Updated: The History, Politics and Science of Nature's Perfect Food: Raw Milk from Pasture - Fed Cows by Ron Schmid, ND * The Schwarzbein Principle: The Truth About Losing Weight, Being Healthy, and Feeling Younger by Diana Schwarzbein, MD

Released jointly last March by the National Dairy Council (NDC), GENYOUth Foundation, the American College of Sports Medicine and the American School Health Association, The Wellness Impact directly addresses how schools can play a vital role in shaping the future through a combination of improved nutrition and increased opportunities for physical activity.

However, «The AAP Section on Breastfeeding, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Family Physicians, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, and many other health organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year ofHealth Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, and many other health organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year ofhealth organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year of life.

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Fortunately, research, technology and medicine have helped improve the health of premature babies.

«Senator Klein has been a long - time and steadfast supporter of medical research and this new gift is further evidence of his commitment to improve the health of people in the Bronx and around the state,» said Dr. Allen M. Spiegel, the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at Montefiore.

Dr. Shah's experience in preventive care and his focus on integrating effective public health practice with the delivery of medicine will improve the health status of New Yorkers.

Dr. Shah's research and experience in the delivery of evidence - based medicine will be critical as we work in New York State to reform health care by improving the quality, safety and value of health care.

Now a new article published in Annals of Internal Medicine highlights key points of that report and serves as a guide for health care professionals seeking to improve the quality of life of older adults by maintaining brain health.

Its goal is improving health, explains Barry Coller, vice president for medical affairs and physician - in - chief at Rockefeller University, in a 2008 Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine article.

A practicing community pharmacist, her other research and policy interests include health literacy, parents» use of children's medicines, direct - to - consumer advertising of medications, and improving access to medicines by extending prescribing rights.

Many policy experts believe we could substantially improve the quality of health care and reduce costs if only we would do more research to determine what works best in medicine, and for which patients.

It is just one example outside the world of conventional medicine that if brought into the mainstream could improve our health and lower costs.

Scientific American's editorial and advisory boards have chosen projects in five general categories — Energy, Transportation, Environment, Electronics and Robotics, and Health and Medicine — that highlight the power of science and technology to improve the world.

Collins called the project a «cornerstone» of precision medicine: «The goal here is to be the foundation for almost everything you want to know about future individualized care and improved health.»

«This research shows how technology can be used to dramatically change the way preventive services are delivered and improve preventative health care,» says senior author Grant M. Greenberg, M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A., assistant professor and associate chair for information management and quality at the Department of Family Medicine at the U-M Medical School and member of the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

Science Translational Medicine publishes research that matters for human health, filling the knowledge gaps between research and medical application to improve patient care worldwide.

The HOPE intervention, led by psychologist Sean Young, Ph.D., associate professor of family medicine and executive director of the University of California Institute for Prediction Technology, aims to harness the immense power of social media to improve public health.

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with ORGANIZE — a non-for-profit organization based in New York which leverages health data to end the organ donor shortage by applying smarter technologies, utilizing social media, building more creative partnerships, and advocating for data - driven policies — The Bridgespan Group — a global nonprofit organization that collaborates with mission - driven leaders, organizations, and philanthropists to break cycles of poverty and dramatically improve the quality of life for those in need — and Gift of Life Donor Program — an OPO which serves the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware — evaluated the metrics and criteria used to measure OPOs across the country, and found significant discrepancies in how potential donors are evaluated and identified.

Digital health will improve the way we practice medicine; in this case, a painless scan is clearly safer than a biopsy needle, and is far better suited to monitoring patients.

Regenerative medicine represents a new frontier in science, which seeks to understand the mechanistic basis of tissue aging, repair, and regeneration and to leverage this knowledge to improve human health.

«This latest finding provides a concise and direct synthesis pathway that, due to the structure of the products delivered, will likely be quite valuable for the discovery and development of therapeutic agents,» says Micalizio, whose work focuses on the design of organic chemical reaction methods and strategies to improve medicine and human health.

More than a decade ago, a National Academy of Medicine report endorsed coordinated, regional, accountable systems as an approach to improve health care for severe acute conditions requiring trauma and emergency services.

Principal Investigator John Morris, MD, clinical co-leader of the Molecular Therapeutics and Diagnosis Program for the CCC, co-leader of the UC Cancer Institute's Comprehensive Lung Cancer Program, professor in the division of hematology oncology at the UC College of Medicine and UC Health medical oncologist, says a number of antitumor vaccines have shown promise for causing immune responses against tumor antigens to improve patient outcomes.

«As the price and accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests and other diagnostic instruments improve, I think we have a chance to really make a difference in clinical settings facing huge burdens of acute undifferentiated febrile infections that I believe are being misdiagnosed,» said Stoler, who also holds a position in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the UM Miller School of Medicine.

Scientists from Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust have successfully improved blood pressure control among patients with severe intolerance to antihypertensive medication — by using medicines in unconventional ways and treating patients with a «stepped care» approach (where the most effective yet least intensive treatment is delivered to patients first).

It comes not only with great promise for improving health through personalized medicine and understanding our individuality but also with risks for discrimination and loss of privacy (see sidebar, p. 1843).

This resulted in a conference held at UCL where experts in oral health and sports medicine met with sporting associations and elite athletes to produce a consensus on how to improve oral health in sport.

However, new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that people who struggle with mood problems or addiction can safely quit smoking and that kicking the habit is associated with improved mental health.

Indiana is at the forefront of providing mental health screening and services to juvenile offenders, but more efforts are needed to improve the services provided to detained youths, according to Indiana University School of Medicine research findings published in the October issue of the American Journal of Public Hhealth screening and services to juvenile offenders, but more efforts are needed to improve the services provided to detained youths, according to Indiana University School of Medicine research findings published in the October issue of the American Journal of Public HealthHealth.

«Our findings demonstrate that people naturally assign different weights to the pluses and minuses of interventions to improve cardiovascular health,» said Erica Spatz, M.D., M.H.S., the study lead author and an assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine in the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. «I believe we need to tap into this framework when we are talking with patients about options to manage their blood pmedicine in the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. «I believe we need to tap into this framework when we are talking with patients about options to manage their blood pMedicine in New Haven, CT. «I believe we need to tap into this framework when we are talking with patients about options to manage their blood pressure.

«While many employers are interested in making wellness efforts more social to increase engagement, based on our findings there is a significant opportunity to go further and improve outcomes by better designing these competitions,» said senior author David A. Asch, MD, MBA, a professor of Medicine and Health Care Management and director of the Penn Center for Health Care Innovation.

A new meta - analysis published online in PLOS ONE by infectious disease and epidemiology specialists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania highlights significant gaps in hepatitis C care that will prove useful as the U.S. health care system continues to see an influx of patients with the disease because of improved screening efforts and new, promising drugs.

Led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, this study is a follow - up to a recent JAMA viewpoint suggesting that there's little evidence that wearable devices alone can change behavior and improve health for those that need itHealth Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, this study is a follow - up to a recent JAMA viewpoint suggesting that there's little evidence that wearable devices alone can change behavior and improve health for those that need ithealth for those that need it most.

In September, a national panel appointed by the Institute of Medicine published a report on end - of - life care that recommends health care providers receive more training in palliative medicine to both save money on unnecessary procedures and to improve patient satisMedicine published a report on end - of - life care that recommends health care providers receive more training in palliative medicine to both save money on unnecessary procedures and to improve patient satismedicine to both save money on unnecessary procedures and to improve patient satisfaction.

To search for medicines, to boost science, to preserve nature, to strengthen industrial competition, to strengthen academic educational programs, to improve health care, to correct misuse, and to support positive interactions with indigenous populations: These have been the goals of the Brazilian autochthonic medicine programs for the past 20 years.

«These new studies support previous findings that reducing sodium from very high intake levels to moderate levels improves health,» said committee chair Brian Strom, George S. Pepper Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medhealth,» said committee chair Brian Strom, George S. Pepper Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedHealth and Preventive Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

«This is the second clinical trial that shows improved health and lower hospital admissions for the IMPaCT community health worker program,» says senior author Shreya Kangovi, MD, an assistant professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine and executive director of the Penn Center for Community Health Wohealth and lower hospital admissions for the IMPaCT community health worker program,» says senior author Shreya Kangovi, MD, an assistant professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine and executive director of the Penn Center for Community Health Wohealth worker program,» says senior author Shreya Kangovi, MD, an assistant professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine and executive director of the Penn Center for Community Health WoHealth Workers.

The study, published April 19 in the peer - reviewed Annals of Internal Medicine, also found improved quality of coverage, more frequent use of health care, and increased rates of diagnoses for chronic health conditions.

The Budget invests in biomedical research — like the BRAIN initiative, which is developing tools and technologies to offer new insight into diseases like Alzheimer's, and Precision Medicine, which can improve health outcomes and better treat diseases.

For the study, conducted as part of the doctoral thesis of Mahesh Raundhal, a graduate student in the laboratory of Prabir Ray, Ph.D., Pitt professor of medicine and co-senior author, the research team examined lung cell samples obtained from patients also participating in the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP), a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health - sponsored program to improve the understanding of severe asthma.

A key component is Penn's Guatemala Health Initiative, started in 2005, which offers experiences to Penn students from six schools (Medicine, Nursing, Arts & Sciences, Social Policy and Practice, Engineering, Design, and Wharton) to improve health in the coHealth Initiative, started in 2005, which offers experiences to Penn students from six schools (Medicine, Nursing, Arts & Sciences, Social Policy and Practice, Engineering, Design, and Wharton) to improve health in the cohealth in the country.

Palliative care is a team - based specialty (incorporating medicine, nursing, social work and chaplaincy) focused on improving quality of life for people with serious illnesses by adding a layer of support for patients, their families, and health care providers.

«While evidence shows that joint replacement surgery improves pain, function, and quality of life for the osteoarthritis patient, the impact of cardiovascular health has not been confirmed,» explains lead study author Yuqing Zhang, D.Sc., Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts.

«Our study is the first to investigate whether generic versus brand - name statins play a direct role in improving health outcomes,» explained Joshua J. Gagne, PharmD, ScD, assistant professor of medicine in BWH's Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics and lead author of this study.

«We wanted to study this phenomenon to better understand the kinds of problems that guideline - makers encountered in making reliable guidelines and how processes might be improved in the future,» says lead author, Mark Neuman, MD, MSCE, assistant professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Senior Fellow in the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

In an opinion piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Hardeep Singh of Baylor and the DeBakey VA and Dr. Mark L Graber of RTI International in Raleigh - Durham, North Carolina said the recent Institute of Medicine report on «Improving Diagnosis in Health Care» requires individual and collaborative action from all health care stakeholders natioHealth Care» requires individual and collaborative action from all health care stakeholders natiohealth care stakeholders nationwide.