Group therapeutic singing improves clinical motor scores in persons with Parkinson's disease.

Background: Previous reports suggest that group therapeutic singing (GTS) may have a positive effect on motor symptoms in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Objective: To determine the effect of a single session of GTS on clinical motor symptoms.

Methods: Clinical motor symptom assessment was completed immediately before and after 1 hour of GTS in 18 participants.

Undergraduate health professions students' perceptions of athletic training students before and after an interprofessional case study program.

Students pursuing careers in health professions may initially approach their training with preconceived ideas and perceptions of those who practice different health-related careers. Little research has been conducted on athletic training students and professional stereotypes or athletic training students and interprofessional education in general. Because interprofessional education may provide some positive effects on stereotypes, the goal of this study was to measure undergraduate health professions student stereotypes of athletic training students before and after an interprofessional case study program.

Effect of a rapid e-learning module and brief interprofessional simulation event on medical and nursing student collaborative attitudes and behaviors.

Objectives Undergraduate nursing and first-year medical students participated in a brief, scenario-based, interprofessional event. The experimental group only was provided an innovative, rapid e-learning instructional module focused on interprofessional roles/responsibilities and communication prior to the event. Methods Pre-post attitudes toward physician-nurse collaboration were surveyed, and collaborative behaviors were observed during the event.

Associations of leptin and adiponectin with incident type 2 diabetes and interactions among African Americans: the Jackson heart study.

Background: Growing evidence suggests that leptin is critical for glycemic control. Impaired leptin signaling may also contribute to low adiponectin expression in obese individuals. We assessed the association of leptin and adiponectin with incident type 2 diabetes (T2D), their interactions with sex and obesity status, and mediation by insulin resistance.

Public Health and School Nurses' Perceptions of Barriers to HPV Vaccination in Missouri.

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is associated with various forms of cancer and is preventable with vaccination. Nurses are in a unique position to directly influence a person's decision to receive the HPV vaccine. A statewide sample of both school and public health nurses was used to assess knowledge and attitudes related to the HPV vaccine as well as nurse's behaviors and behavioral intentions toward educating parents and recommending the vaccine.

Diagnosis and pharmacological treatment of chronic actinic dermatitis in the elderly: an update.

Chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD) describes a condition resulting from abnormal photosensitivity; the dermatitis is clinically similar to contact allergic dermatitis. Sun-exposed skin is more commonly affected but the condition can extend to and encompass unexposed skin. CAD is relatively rare but becomes more prevalent in the elderly population.