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High Blood Pressure May Be Programmed In The Womb
A scientific study has found further evidence that high blood pressure in adulthood is pre-programmed in the womb.

Kessler Foundation Research Center Study Provides Insight Into One Of The Most Challenging Symptoms Following A Traumatic Brain Injury
A recent study by Kessler Foundation Research Center published in Brain Injury, the official journal of the International Brain Injury Association, uncovered the possible cause of cognitive fatigue in patients suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI). Cognitive fatigue has been shown to be one of the most challenging symptoms following TBI, greatly affecting everyday life activities such as work and school. The study also addressed the difficult task of measuring cognitive fatigue through the use of functional MRI (fMRI), an advanced imaging technology. In addition to civilians with TBI, methodology from the study could potentially be used in VA Hospitals to improve the lives of the estimated 300,000 U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who suffer from brain injury. Cognitive fatigue is a highly prevalent condition, with 73 percent of TBI patients reporting significant levels of fatigue even five years post-injury.
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Diabetic Retinopathy Stopped By Natural Compound
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears online this month in the journal Diabetes, a publication of the American Diabetes Association.
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The Improvement Foundation - Helping Tackle The Decline In Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake

Cervical Cancer Awareness Week 8-14 June 2009 is a key time to remind women that it is of huge importance that they attend their screening appointment when asked. The Improvement Foundation (IF) aim to help tackle the decline in screening uptake by addressing levels of complacency among clinicians and the public through their national Cervical Screening Improvement Programme. With the uptake of cervical screening dropping across all age groups, the biggest fall being in the 25-34s, IF is working with frontline staff, at sites across the country, to support improvements in the cervical screening service in general practice and primary care trusts and achieve large scale change. This is done by improving the systems and processes already in place, addressing the barriers to screening and raising awareness amongst staff and patients. IF believes that it is necessary to tackle all these aspects to achieve lasting change, and to address some of the reasons why younger women in particular are not responding to the offer of tests. The work being carried out by IF is part of a fifteen month structured programme, commissioned by the Department of Health, to introduce lasting changes which will improve women"s experience of the way cervical screening is offered. The IF Cervical Screening Improvement Programme brings together people involved across the cervical screening pathway from GPs to reception staff, and practice managers to public health specialists. For some, this is the first time the team has come together, allowing them to share and understand the barriers faced by their local communities and identify effective local res to raise knowledge and awareness of the importance of cervical screening with the target age group. Cervical screening saves lives, the lives of young women, many of them mothers of young children. IF is committed to making a difference in the numbers of 25-34 year olds who are screened. For more information about the Cervical Screening Improvement Programme please visit http://www.improvementfoundation.org/cervicalscreening The Improvement Foundation


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