Family physicians will frequently encounter patients with osteoporosis, a condition that is often asymptomatic until a fracture occurs. Treatment of the fracture can be initiated without further diagnostic testing. Thereafter, treatment of osteoporosis includes (1) prevention of further bone loss through weight-bearing exercise, tobacco and alcohol avoidance, hormone replacement therapy in women, and raloxifene and [...]

HOW STRESS WORKS
MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAV1ORAL RESPONSES
A person faced with a particular situation assesses it to determine whether it calls for anything special—that is, he or she interprets the event. These mental responses lead the individual to take the action the situation requires. This behavioral response may be calm or, if the situation is perceived [...]

Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain, and causes “the gradual loss of brain cells”(What is, What is AD, 2). The disease effects about 4.5 million Americans, and leads to eventual death. In 2001, 53,852 people died from Alzheimer’s disease(Alzheimer’s disease, fastats, 2004). First discovered in 1906 by a German physician Dr. Alois Alzheimer, the disease is [...]

ADHD/ADD 6
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Deficit Disorder. Neurobehavioral disorders characterized by an attention span or ability to concentrate that is less than expected for a person’s age. With ADHD, there also is age-inappropriate hyperactivity, impulsive behavior or lack of inhibition. There are several types of ADHD: a predominantly inattentive subtype, a predominantly hyperactive-impulsive subtype, and [...]

History of intelligence testing
Intelligence has been more intensely studied than any other behavioral trait. Intelligence tests, first developed in the 19th century, have been so heavily researched, refined, and applied that the ones used today are fair predictors (though by no means complete predictors) of academic and professional achievement. Many scientists believe them to be [...]

Animal studies
The “teacher’s pet” of behavioral genetic research is the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, and some 2,000 related species. The fruit fly is a favorite of researchers for simple reasons. Fruit flies are easy to collect and keep: just bait a jar with overripe fruit and trap them. They reproduce rapidly and copiously; the [...]

Seers, prophets, and astrologers of ancient times have tried to predict behavior. Writers such as Shakespeare and Jane Austen have tried to describe it. Freud, Jung, and other psychiatrists have sought to explain it. Today’s advice columnists assume they understand it, ministers sermonize about it, and some daytime TV talk show hosts provoke their guests [...]

Why do humans range so widely in their susceptibility to mental illness, in their willingness to take risks, and in their performance on intelligence tests? One answer to this question comes from scientists in the field of behavioral genetics. They say that the variation in behavioral traits across a population is due, in part, to [...]

The review’s treatment of results pertaining to sunscreen is one reason why so few intervention effects were identified. Some workers in this field have had misplaced faith in the sunscreen as a panacea that minimizes UV exposure, with otherwise minimal behavioral or policy change required. The authors of this review correctly discount as providing “evidence [...]

Under the leadership of Dr. Ray Demers, Director of the Josephine Ford Cancer Center, Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) and MCC Representative, Sharon Hensley-Alford, Epidemiologist at HFHS, a study was conducted to look at potential impact of achieving five of the MCC Priority objectives by computing predicted reductions in mortality if those priority objectives and [...]

This Program has been developed to recognize the efforts of the School of Nursing’s preceptors, to encourage their continued involvement, and to acknowledge the importance of their contributions. Coupons can be redeemed for activities registering through the University of Rochester Office of Continuing Professional Education, the School of Nursing and the Center for Lifelong Learning [...]

Prospective dental hygienists must become licensed in the state in which they wish to practice. A degree from an accredited dental hygiene school is usually required along with licensure examinations. A high school diploma and college entrance test scores are usually required for admission to a dental hygiene program. High school students interested in becoming [...]