NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It is known that stress exacerbates the symptoms of asthma in children, but the
biological reason for this has been unknown. Now, scientists in Canada have discovered that a stressful home
life diminishes the expression of certain proteins on the surface of cells that regulate airway responses and
inflammation.
"Collectively, these findings suggest that in children and adolescents with asthma, the quality of home life
and family relationships are important determinants of health and well-being and appear to have stronger
effects than other life domains, such as academics and peer relationships," conclude Drs. Gregory E. Miller
and Edith Chen, from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
They interviewed 39 children with asthma and 38 healthy children, ages 9 to 18, regarding acute and chronic
stress over the preceding 6 months ..... Full Story
| Nurses have scooped up top researcher awards at the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) 2006 International
Nursing Research Conference in York .
Their work was the best of the cutting edge research presented at the conference, said Dr Beverly Malone, RCN
general secretary.
"These three nurses are flying the flag for nurse innovation," Dr Malone, pictured, said.
"I hope their research will help promote and develop knowledge that will make a real difference to patients,
their families and our global community."
Winners of the Marjorie Simpson New Researcher Award were:
* Jill Firth, now doing a full-time PhD at the University of Leeds, who studied the prevalence of foot
ulceration among 1100 rheumatoid arthritis patients in Bradford ..... Full Story
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| A nursing expert and honorary cancer fighter of The University of Queensland (UQ) have won prestigious Fulbright
scholarships.
Associate Professors Catherine Turner and David Whiteman won two of three Fulbright Senior Scholar Awards in
Australia each worth $15,000 for their three-month scholarships.
Fulbright scholarships are prestigious awards which were set up in 1946 in the United States to promote
global educational exchanges.
Winners are provided with travel and living costs to further their research with experts in the US.
Associate Professor Turner, Coordinator of Research and Higher Degrees in the School of Nursing, leaves in
November to work with Harvard Medical experts in Boston to learn about conducting long term health studies .....Full Story
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Leadership: The Secret is Sharing
When a television reporter is interviewing a world leader, she often asks them to give the secrets of success that keeps their family together and them sane in the middle of a hectic lifestyle. Often bits of wisdom from parents, famous authors or mentors have stayed with them for years that formed the foundation on which they based their success. These interviews also reveal that many of these leaders have found that obtaining power was not as difficult as maintaining it. It is much like buying that luxury car that you have always wanted at a low price and then finding out the bad news was saved for last: maintenance and insurance cost!
Do you know someone who keeps unnecessary secrets? You want to know the reasons behind a leader’s success, but she simply won’t tell you. They believe that by sharing their secrets, they will lose their share of a crowded market. They don’t understand the principle that you gain by giving .....Full Story
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University of Virginia’s School of Nursing Wins $1,132,000 Grant; Twenty Named Fuld Fellows
March 27, 2006 -- For the twenty nursing students sitting in the middle of an ethics class, it was a puzzling
interruption when a covey of faculty members entered the room bearing a cake, a bunch of blue and orange
balloons, a camera and knowing smiles .....Full Story
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