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CONFERENCES She is considered one of the founders of the field of Adolescent Medicine: a Charter Member and past President of the Society for Adolescent Medicine and a member of the first Sub-Board Committee for Adolescent Medicine. Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine recognizes the importance of women in academic medicine and supports various initiatives that address recruitment, retention, promotion, and overall job satisfaction of their women medical faculty. He also serves as the course director for the Wilderness Medicine elective, is the faculty councilor for AOA and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the School of Medicine. www.focusprogram.org /conferences2003.html

The Kinsey Institute - [Publications] Fortenberry is an associate professor in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine. In the risk-taking model, adolescent sex is something to be feared and therefore controlled absolutely either by abstinence or 100 percent adherence to the use of condoms. What is the most significant consequence of defining adolescent sex simply as risky behavior? www.indiana.edu /~kinsey/publications/inter.html   (230 words)

Profile Adolescent Psychology, Autism, Biostatistics, Child Psychiatry, Choreography, Dance, Developmental Disabilities, Experimental Design, Music Composition, Neuroimaging, Neurology, Neuropsychiatry, Nuclear Medicine, Performing Arts, Psychiatry, Radiology. 1987-1988, Faculty Research Fellow, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Medicine, Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1972-1973, Straight Medical Intern, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Medicine, Medicine myprofile.cos.com /yrral   (230 words)

National Center for Cultural Healing- Resources Discusses Ethiopian customs and beliefs about health and medicine (e.g., blowing wind and pain, STDs,) traditional healers, male and female circumcision, preference for tablets rather that injections, tradition that bad news is given to the family and not the patient, and health education. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Kleinman A. Patients And Healers In The Context Of Culture: An Exploration Of The Boarderline Between Anthropology, Medicine, And Psychiatry. www.culturalhealing.com /resourcesmain.htm   (230 words)

The Society for Adolescent Medicine Through education, research, clinical services, and advocacy activities, members of the Society for Adolescent Medicine strive to enhance public and professional awareness of adolescent health issues among families, educators, policy makers, youth-serving organizations, students who are considering a health career as well as other health professionals. Protect., is a program sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) in collaboration with the Society for Adolescent Medicine and several other leading medical and advocacy groups to help clinicians and other health care providers implement new meningococcal disease immunization recommendations for adolescents and college-bound students. SAM is a multi-disciplinary organization of health professionals who are committed to advancing the health and well-being of adolescents. www.adolescenthealth.org   (171 words)

The Travel Doctor TMVC A correspondent who acquired whooping cough (pertussis) while travelling and was not diagnosed for many months has reminded us that it is not widely known that the immunity to whooping cough induced by infant and pre-school vaccinations may not last into adolescent or adult life. In many cases such medicines are essential for an individual’s health and the ultimate success of their holiday or business trip. Issues surrounding taking prescription medicines overseas can cause a great deal of stress for travellers, especially elderly travellers, who often have pre-exiting health conditions and increased health concerns. www.tmvc.com.au   (171 words)

Sports Medicine - Clinical Services - Children's Hospital Boston The program's director, Lyle J. Micheli, M.D. is one of the world's leading authorities on sports care and is renowned for his pioneering work in the field of pediatric and adolescent sports medicine. The Division of Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston provides comprehensive assessment, treatment and follow-up care to children, adolescents and young adults with sports-related orthopedic injuries. He has also treated several world-renowned dancers and professional athletes, and is the author of hundreds of published clinical studies and scholarly review articles and books. www.childrenshospital.org /clinicalservices/Site1172/mainpageS1172P0.html   (297 words)

JW Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine -- Sign In JW Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine -- Sign In Physician-authored If you do not use cookies, sign in here. If you are a subscriber using Journal Watch Online for the first time you must activate and choose a password. pediatrics.jwatch.org /cgi/content/full/2002/416/4   (170 words)

Arizona Sports Medicine Center - About Us He has a special interest in adolescent medicine, travel and wilderness medicine. Doug Freedberg is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who has trained at some of the most prestigious orthopedic and sports medicine institutions in the world. Team Coverage: Dr. Waslewski is the orthopedic surgeon for the Phoenix Coyotes and is an orthopedic consultant for the Chicago White Sox. www.arizonasportsmedicinecenter.com /wst_page2.html   (702 words)

Naturopathy: Opposition to Immunization Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 154:75-80, 2000. The contemporary fashion of healing disease is that of serums, inoculations and vaccines, which, instead of being an improvement on the fake medicines of former ages are of no value in the cure of disease, but on the contrary introduce lesions into the human body of the most distressing and deadly import. To be credible, any assertion that naturopaths favor immunization would require a formal change in the AANP position paper and a dramatic shift in the literature emanating from the field. www.quackwatch.org /01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Naturopathy/immu.html   (702 words)

Avoiding Diabetic Ketoacidosis - A Serious Complication of Diabetes Type I is the less common form of diabetes (only 10% of cases) that almost always begins before the age of thirty and often begins during the adolescent years. Diabetic neuropathy is a complication of diabetes that affects the nerves. Diabetic ketoacidosis, a serious complication of high blood sugar, is a life-threatening condition. www.personalmd.com /news/diabetic_ketoacidosis_092199.shtml   (702 words)

COEM....Concepts Of Environmental Medicine Private Practice of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (1972-1978), Charleston, SC Private Practice of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (1978-Present); 7510 Northforest Drive, North Charleston, SC 29420 Causation of Disease and the Concept of Biomarkers in the Practice of Environmental Medicine. Completion of Basic Curriculum in Occupational Medicine, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, April 1989; Segment I, February 1990, Segment II, October 1990, Segment III, April 1991. www.coem.com /about-drlieberman.asp   (702 words)

Immunization and "Alternative Medicine" Authors: Lee AC, Kemper KJ Source: Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, January 2000, Vol. Their mission is to support rigorous research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), to train researchers in CAM, and to disseminate information to the public and professionals on which CAM modalities work, which do not, and why. Includes hundreds of links to science-based and popular articles and abstracts on acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, "energy" therapy, herbal and traditional Chinese medicine and other forms of alternative medicine. www.immunize.org /concerns/altmed.htm   (702 words)

New Acquisitions at LMU's Von der Ahe Library -- Medicine (June 2005) Sickness and health in America : readings in the history of medicine and public health / edited by Judith Walzer Leavitt and Ronald L. Numbers. Search the LINUS Catalog (http://linus.lmu.edu/search) for additional books and other materials on Medicine. Psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent disorders : empirically based strategies for clinical practice / edited by Euthymia D. Hibbs & Peter S. Jensen. lib.lmu.edu /serials/medicine0605.html   (702 words)

Iron deficiency - DrGreene.com Thus, iron deficiency anemia is most common in infants and in adolescents (especially adolescent girls). Iron deficiency (even mild enough not to cause anemia) is associated with a decrease in attention span, alertness, and learning ability. Children get iron deficiency anemia if they don't eat enough iron-containing food, if they lose too much iron (through bleeding), or if their need for new red blood cells is increased (as in periods of rapid growth). www.drgreene.com /21_1128.html   (970 words)

Adolescent Medicine : What is body mass index? - New Hanover Adolescent Medicine : What is body mass index? Determining how much your adolescent should weigh is not a simple matter of looking at an insurance height-weight chart, but includes considering the amount of bone, muscle, and fat in his/her body's composition. Although it is not a perfect measure, it gives a fairly accurate assessment of how much of your adolescent's body is composed of fat. www.nhhn.org /12914.cfm   (970 words)

Adolescent brains show reduced reward anticipation The article "Incentive-Elicited Brain Activation in Adolescents: Similarities and Differences from Young Adults" is available after 12:00 AM February 25 at www.jneurosci.org. For both age groups, the researchers found that the anticipation of potential gain activated portions of the ventral striatum, right insula, dorsal thalamus, and dorsal midbrain, with the magnitude of ventral striatum activation sensitive to gain amount. The participants responded to targets on a screen by pressing a button to win or avoid losing 20 cents, $1, or $5. www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-02/nioa-abs022304.php   (970 words)

BookHq: Psychosocial Treatments for Child and Adolescent Disorders:Empirically Based Strategies for Clinical Practice by Euthymia D. (Ed.) D. Hibbs  Peters S. (Ed.) Jesen  Peter S. Jensen (Editor) ( 1557983305 ) BookHq: Psychosocial Treatments for Child and Adolescent Disorders:Empirically Based Strategies for Clinical Practice by Euthymia D. (Ed.) D. Hibbs Peters S. (Ed.) Jesen Peter S. Jensen (Editor) (1557983305) The 10-digit ISBN# is typically found on the back of your book. Made with superfine drawing paper & hand stitched with archival quality linen. www.bookhq.com /compare/1557983305.html   (970 words)

OHSU Library - New library materials for June, 2005 Internal medicine clerkship : 150 biggest mistakes and how to avoid them / edited by Samir P. Desai ; authored by Samir P. Desai... Harwood-Nuss' clinical practice of emergency medicine / editor-in-chief, Allan B. Wolfson ; associate editors, Gregory W. Hendey... Psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent disorders : empirically based strategies for clinical practice / edited by Euthymia D. Hibbs & Peter S. Jensen www.ohsu.edu /library/newbooklists/newbooks200506.shtml   (970 words)

Trying to Prevent Meconium Aspiration Syndrome in Newborns - Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Trying to Prevent Meconium Aspiration Syndrome in Newborns - Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Published in Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning of meconium-stained neonates before delivery of their shoulders: Multicentre, randomised controlled trial. pediatrics.jwatch.org /cgi/content/full/2004/913/1   (169 words)

HealthScout-Dieting-Blood Pressure Rising in Kids A team led by Paul Muntner, an assistant professor of epidemiology and medicine at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, analyzed data on 5,582 children and adolescents aged 8 to 17 collected during the government's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. "We know that there are interventions that can help, but with adolescents it gets a little difficult," said Dr. Mary Jo DiMilia, an assistant clinical professor of medicine and pediatrics at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. A study in the May issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine found caffeine may increase blood pressure and, therefore, the risk of hypertension, in adolescents, particularly among blacks. www.healthscout.com /news/1/518694/main.html   (169 words)

Benton Family Dental Care Cassity is a graduate of Murray State University in 1979 with a degree in Biology and chemistry minor; he received the Doctor of Dental Medicine degree (D.M.D.) from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 1983. During that time as president he worked with the Purchase Dental Society and Kentucky Dental Association to encourage mouth protectors in sports such as basketball, baseball, and softball to prevent and reduce injuries in children and adolescent athletics. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Murray State University in 1979, Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of Louisville in 1983, and has been in practice in Benton since 1983. www.bentonfamilydental.com   (169 words)

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Midwest STD Cooperative Research Center Project 4, "Parental Attitudes and STI Immunization for their Adolescent Children," Gregory D. Zimet, M.D., Investigator, Indiana University School of Medicine. The Midwest Sexually Transmitted Diseases Cooperative Research Center is a consortium agreement between Indiana University School of Medicine and Northwestern University Medical School. The primary objective of the Center is to focus the efforts of investigators on sexually transmitted diseases in such a way as to lead to new approaches to primary and secondary prevention. medicine.iu.edu /research/summaries/midwest.html   (190 words)

Providers She has special interest in women's health issues, pediatric and adolescent medicine. Jeanne received her medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and completed her Family Practice training at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, NY. Jose received his medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and completed his Family Practice training at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, NY. www.colstripclinic.com /newpage4.htm   (157 words)

Harriet Lane Links: Search Results Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine: Teenaged Girls, Carbonated Beverage Consumption, and Bone Fractures Service of the National Library of Medicine; Searchable collection of links and information about diseases and conditions, consumer health information, dictionaries, and lists of hospitals and physicians. The U.S. National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies. www.harrietlane.org /poi/search.cfm?PhysicalMedicineRehabilitation=-1&...   (897 words)

Women's Health Issues - Workplace Solvents Can Harm a Fetus The study appears in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Philip J. Landrigan, professor and chairman of the Department of Community & Preventive Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, agreed that new guidelines may be needed to protect the health of unborn babies. With lead, for instance, "a level of over 5 or 10 micrograms of lead in the blood is sufficient to cause degrees of fetal brain injury, yet it is legal to have a blood level of 40 micrograms of lead in people in the workplace," he said. www.womenshealthissues.net /ms/news/521589/main.html   (897 words)

Conference 2003 - Participants is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and a member of the adolescent medicine faculty at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Siri Kjos, M.D. is a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine. USC Keck School of Medicine is presently undergoing curriculum renewal and many of her current efforts are focused on facilitating the design and implementation of curriculum change at the institution. mededonline.hsc.usc.edu /conf2003-participants.html   (897 words)

Duke Services Effectiveness Research Program - Faculty and Fellows She is trained as a clinical psychologist and her current research interests are in the areas of parenting and family processes as they relate to child and adolescent development and in the effectiveness of parent-mediated interventions with ethnic minority and economically disadvantaged populations. Elizabeth M.Z. Farmer, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine and Principal Investigator of the Therapeutic Foster Care in a System of Care Study, an NIMH-funded randomized trial of enhanced therapeutic foster care for youth in long-term placement. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine. serp.mc.duke.edu /people/faculty.html   (897 words)

Family Practice Residency Program Professionally, I am interested in obstetrics, adolescent medicine, behavioral medicine, genetics, and ethics, making Family Practice the perfect choice for me. Personally, my husband Gil and I, the perpetual newlyweds, are thrilled to have taken root in Connecticut in our first home. After completing high school I moved on to the Mona campus of the University of The West Indies where I first received a degree in biochemistry and zoology before pursing a bachelors in medicine and surgery which was completed in June 2000. Nigel Taylor, M.D. I was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. www.uchc.edu /md/family/residents_3.html   (1144 words)

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