Specialists urge at home care for ankle sprains teens urged to brace and exercise
Washington AP reports orthopedists urge proper first aid and at home strengthening to reduce chronic pain and recurrence from ankle sprains. studies show up to 40 percent lead to future problems. braces, stairs, and simple exercises can match therapy outcomes at lower cost.
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Glenn Pfeffer
University of California
San Francisco
American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society
Michael Bowman
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steelers
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American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Pfeffer
Parental Rules Cut Teen Drug and Alcohol Use
Washington AP study finds teens in structured homes less likely to smoke drink or use drugs. CASA's sixth annual survey of 1000 youths notes 61 percent aged 12 to 17 at risk and that hands-off households double or quadruple likelihood of substance abuse, with parental involvement central to prevention.
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Washington
Statehouse
City Hall
Joseph Califano
Columbia University Based
National Center On Addiction and
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Edward Jurith
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Jurith
CASA
Art exhibit aims to reduce stigma of mental illness
CHAPEL HILL NC AP The Brushes with Life exhibit features 27 paintings poems and collages by participants in UNC Chapel Hill STEP a schizophrenia treatment program. Seniors Wen Crenshaw and Ramell Moore say displaying art helps self esteem and fights stigma while some patients resume making art and claim pride in their work.
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Chapel Hill
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University of North Carolina At
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STEP
Moore
Wen Crenshaw
Crenshaw
North Carolina
National Alliance For the Mentally Ill
Bamford
Fall births linked to longer lifespans in multiple countries
A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ties fall birth months to longer lifespans among Danes Austrians and Australians. Austrian autumn births extend life by about six months Danish autumn births by about three months, with Australia showing a mirror pattern. Researchers suggest prenatal nutrition as a possible cause and note regional differences in mean ages at death.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Denmark
Austria
Australia
Gabriele Doblhammer
James W. Vaupel
Max Planck Institute
Ros
Tock
Germany
Scientists test vaccine against HPV linked cervical cancer
Scientists report the first safety test of an experimental vaccine targeting HPV-16, the virus tied to cervical cancer, with 72 healthy volunteers showing no serious side effects and a strong antibody response. A companion HPV test is also praised for clarifying risk after inconclusive Pap smears.
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The
National Cancer Institute
NCI
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Lowy
Harald Zur Hausen
Heidelberg
Germany
Costa Rica
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