Browsing by Subject "Medicine"
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Issues in Rural Pediatric Primary Care
(East Carolina University, 2013)Children in rural areas experience health disparities above and beyond their urban and suburban counterparts. In order to explore the needs of children and their families in rural health care settings, two research articles ... -
Let the seasons shape what's on your plate
(2022-08-03)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column discusses seasonal produce and the benefits of its consumption. It also touches on seasonal seafood and provides examples ... -
Lots to know about benefits, risks of zinc
(2022-06-29)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is about use of zinc supplementation for covid and supporting the immune system. Discussed are some of the benefits and risks ... -
miRDiabetes : A microRNA-Diabetes Association Database Constructed With Data Mining on Literature
(East Carolina University, 2014)MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a growing class of non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression by translational repression. A role for miRNA in diabetes was first established in 2004 and research in miRNA-diabetes association has ... -
Moderation is key when adding alcohol into a healthy diet
(2023-01-17)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is focused on the effects of alcohol on your body and brain, and describes the current literature regarding the safety and ... -
Paving the Way : A Biopsychosocial Survey Study of Young Adults Diagnosed with Heart Failure and Identification of Key Intervention Priorities
(East Carolina University, 2014)Introduction: Rates of heart failure have been increasingly noticed in individuals between 20 and 50 years of age, especially in Eastern North Carolina. Little is known about this subset of patients with heart failure. The ... -
Pediatric Behavioral Concerns : Does Physician Training Influence Their Referral and Recommendation Practices
(East Carolina University, 2014)Pediatric primary care physicians indicate behavioral health concerns to be the most frequently reported complaint of parents during well-child visits. Over the last few decades, graduate medical education and training ... -
The Physiological and Pathological Role of Mitochondrial Calcium in the Diabetic Heart
(East Carolina University, 2011)Diabetic patients are more susceptible to ischemia/reperfusion injury and cardiac dysfunction likely due alterations in mitochondrial calcium handling. The purpose of this work was to determine if redox-dependent changes ... -
A PROPOSED METHODOLOGY TO ASSESS HDR [superscript]192Ir RADIAL DOSE WITH FRICKE DOSIMETRY
(East Carolina University, 2011)The radial absorbed dose to water, D(r,theta), a quantity not yet directly measured with primary standards, was assessed with the Fricke solution which has been considered as an absolute aqueous solution to perform dosimetry. ... -
Religious fasting poses challenges and benefits
(2022-02-23)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is about learning the challenges and benefits religious fasting may or may not have on one's health. -
Resolve to choose a diet that fits lifestyle, preferences
(2023-12-27)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is healthy eating in relation to losing weight and changing of one's lifestyle. -
Resources are available to address local food insecurity
(2022-01-26)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is regarding food insecurity and access to resources in Pitt County, NC. Locations of food, names of programs, and more are ... -
The Shared Experience of Personalized Spiritual Care Services Between Hospital Chaplains and Hospital-based Healthcare Providers
(East Carolina University, 2012)The research highlighted in this dissertation offers contributions to both the implementation of and literature related to the biopsychosocial-spiritual (BPS-S) approach to healthcare, in particular as it relates to the ... -
Sign up today for the Holiday Challenge
(2022-11-16)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is discussing the Eat Smart Move More holiday challenge, which is used to manage healthy eating habits and weight management. ... -
Teaching the Art of Medicine: A Changing Portrait in Today's Medical Schools
(2008-03)Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess attitudes toward the value of the “art of medicine” in medical education, beliefs regarding whether it can be taught and, if so, the methods of teaching that would ... -
The Health and Medical Care of Enslaved African Americans at Somerset Place, 1839-1863
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-24)Somerset Place was one of the largest plantations in North Carolina at the end of the Antebellum period. The owner of Somerset Place, Josiah Collins III, owned the third largest slave plantation in the state. Slaves at ... -
Type.Cast: The Heart of Medicine (2008)
(2008)An art and literary magazine published by the Brody School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences. The magazine contains artwork and writings by Brody School of Medicine's medical students. -
Type.Cast: The Heart of Medicine (2009)
(2009)An art and literary magazine published by the Brody School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences. The magazine contains artwork and writings by Brody School of Medicine's medical students. -
Type.Cast: The Heart of Medicine (2012)
(2012)An art and literary magazine published by the Brody School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences. The magazine contains artwork and writings by Brody School of Medicine's medical students.