INTRODUCTION One of the major popular health movements at the turn of the 21st century is a widespread interest in, and the utilization of, what has been called “alternative,” “complementary,” and now “integrative” medicine. Many people are using these therapies because of a variety of problems in numerous health care settings. Following widespread recognition of [...]
Estrogen and Language Processing Speakers: Guinevere Eden, DPhil, and Ivy Estabrooke, both of Georgetown University New research from Georgetown University in Washington DC, and the National Institute of Aging has found that estrogen can influence the speed and accuracy of language processing in healthy young women, perhaps by affecting the brain mechanisms that are used [...]
A record number of researchers and exhibitors—more than 28,800—attended the 33rd annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN), held November 8-12 in New Orleans. The SFN annual meeting is considered to be the premier venue for neuroscientists to meet and exchange information related to the latest discoveries about the brain, spinal cord, and nervous [...]
In a real-world example, Dr. Wayne Lednar, vice president and director of Eastman Kodak’s Corporate Medical Division, focused on disease management as one of the initiatives that his company is undertaking. He emphasized that disease management in corporate America is often independent from the clinical improvement and process measures. The “missing piece” in disease management [...]
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