Objective: Healthcare providers are under increasing stress and work-related burnout has
become common. Mindfulness-based interventions have a potential role in decreasing stress …

To determine potential, long-term deficits associated with early childhood diarrhea and
parasitic infections, we studied the physical fitness (by the Harvard Step Test) and cognitive …

Diarrhea and malnutrition, alone or together, constitute major causes of morbidity and
mortality among children throughout the tropical world. Data from northeast Brazil, taken with …

Background Although the acute mortality from diarrhoeal diseases is well recognized, the
potentially prolonged impact of early childhood diarrhoea on background growth and …

Background Successful control of diabetes mellitus requires lifelong adherence to multiple
self-management activities in close collaboration with health professionals. We examined the …

Background: Counseling patients about the risks and benefits of in-hospital cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) can potentially reduce patient suffering and hospital costs. However, …

Background: Because of the many uncertainties surrounding screening for prostate cancer,
authorities recommend that patients be involved in the screening decision. Objective: To …

… The authors would like to thank John Pryor for his assistance with data management, and
the … Correspondence and requests for reprints should be sent to John B. Schorling, Box 494, …

Background.The Alliance of Black Churches Health Project was begun in an effort to
address the health problems of the African-American residents of two rural Virginia counties. …

Background: For most of this century there has been speculation that persons diagnosed with
schizophrenia have a reduced incidence of cancer. Objective: To determine if a history of …