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Read the March/April 2010 edition of the Indiana Alumni Magazine with exclusive online content on the IU Alumni Association Web site.
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IU Bloomington to host free Electronic Waste Collection Days
Electronic Waste Collection Days, a free electronic waste recycling drive hosted by Indiana University Bloomington, will take place in Bloomington on April 8-10. The program will be open to all public and private schools, universities, businesses and non-profit organizations on Thursday, April 8, and Friday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be open to the general public on Saturday, April 10, also from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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IU researcher, hospital study potential rehab option following 'mini stroke'
Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA) are often called "mini strokes" for good reasons -- the short-term symptoms can mimic a stroke and up to 10 percent of first-time sufferers often experience full-blown strokes within as little as 90 days. Despite the well-known statistics, no post-TIA regimen exists to help prevent future strokes -- but this might be changing. Marieke Van Puymbroeck, assistant professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, has teamed up with Bloomington Hospital to study whether a modified version of cardiac rehabilitation can address some of the risk factors for stroke. The findings are promising.
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Pain, the most common reason for adults to visit a primary care physician, and depression, the most frequent mental complaint requiring a doctor's appointment, occur together as often as half the time. Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute have found that a strategy they developed of closely monitored antidepressant therapy coupled with pain self-management can produce substantial improvements in both depression and pain.
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New housing construction has yet to catch up with today's lifestyles, where more people want to stay in their homes as they age, young parents juggle strollers and groceries and people of all ages live with various disabilities. Experts from the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community discuss visitability, a nationwide movement that asks people to think about how certain design features can make their day-to-day lives easier now, not to mention when they're older, and make their homes welcoming to older relatives and friends who might have disabilities.
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Last fall the FDA approved Gardisil for men to prevent genital warts resulting from human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus that also has been associated with cervical cancer in women and cancers of the head and neck in both sexes. While most women have been receptive to the vaccine, some health experts expect men to be slightly more reluctant to get the vaccine.
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Divorce is common in the United States, but "good" ones are not easy, says Robert Billingham, associate professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. When children are involved, he says, efforts to have a cordial divorce can help the kids avoid a host of serious risks that could affect them for the rest of their lives.
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A recent study found that nearly a third of patients age 65 and older referred to a specialist are not scheduled for appointments and therefore do not receive the treatment their primary care doctor intended. "There are many problems we found to be correctable using health information technology to provide more coordinated and patient-focused care," says Michael Weiner M.D., M.P.H., first author of the study.
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It's quick, painless and free. Free oral, head and neck cancer screenings will be offered from 1-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, in room 3170 of the Adult Outpatient Center at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. Valet and garage parking is available at 550 N. University Blvd.
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The March 11, 2010 Active for Life includes articles about helping kids learn about good nutrition and physical activity, anti-drinking ads that miss the mark, training tips for marathons and half-marathons, "Green food" guru Michael Pollan, elevator injuries and the elderly, and crash diets. Carol the Coach offers advice on dealing with a job loss.
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What's it like to be a graduate student at IU Bloomington? Get insider information from current graduate students as they discuss their experiences in academia and in community life in Bloomington and at IU.
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