Professional science education videos improve student performance in nonmajor and intermediate biology laboratory courses.

Undergraduate biology laboratories emphasize hands-on skills. Typically, descriptions of manual techniques are delivered via written instruction. Custom-produced prelab instructional videos, which augment prelab instruction, have come into wider use in recent years.

Individual-, family-, community-, and policy-level impact of a school-based cardiovascular risk detection screening program for children in underserved, rural areas: the CARDIAC Project.

The Coronary Artery Risk Detection In Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC) Project has screened more than 80,000 children (10-12 years) for cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors over the past 15 years. Simultaneous referral and intervention efforts have also contributed to the overall program impact. In this study, we examined evidence of programmatic impact in the past decade at the individual, family, community, and policy levels from child screening outcomes, referral rates, participation in subsequent services, and policies that embed the activities of the project as a significant element.

Universal versus targeted blood cholesterol screening among youth: The CARDIAC project.

Objectives: The goal was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of family history in identifying children with severe or genetic hyperlipidemias in a rural, predominantly white population.

Methods: A total of 20,266 fifth-grade children in West Virginia, from the Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC) Project, who completed a family history and fasting lipid profile were used in analyses. The relationship between hyperlipidemia and family history was determined, and the use of family history to predict the need for pharmacologic treatment among children with dyslipidemia was evaluated.

Effects of preoperative ibuprofen on pain after separator placement.

Introduction: Many patients experience pain with orthodontics, but there is no widely accepted standard of care for controlling orthodontic pain. Previous studies were inconclusive as to the most effective way to manage orthodontic pain. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness in reducing pain of preemptive ibuprofen added to an ibuprofen regimen administered after separator placement.

Metabolic syndrome in fifth grade children with acanthosis nigricans: results from the CARDIAC project.

Background: A number of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors have been linked to obesity and associated negative health outcomes in children. However, no consistent definition of metabolic syndrome exists for children. In addition, research is needed to systematically examine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in high-risk children, including those with insulin resistance.