During the winter months especially, many people do not protect themselves against the cold weather. This article discusses the causes, symptoms, and first aid treatment of hypothermia and frostbite. Methods for rescuing someone who has fallen through the ice on a lake are also mentioned. (MA)

A dental health program in an elementary school succeeded in identifying children considered to be "high risk" in oral health and, through treatment and education, significantly improved their dental health. (JD)

This study suggests that students are poorly informed about nutrition and that health educators should reappraise what should be done in this area of education. (JD)

Explored the intergenerational relations of 124 well off, physically healthy couples in their sixties. The data suggest that the "young-old" are keeping their intergenerational ties voluntary rather than obligatory. Parents appeared selective in their attentions, concentrating them on those in greatest need, the single, and the divorced with…

Alerts parents, teachers, and others to some of the leading indoor environmental hazards to young children which are caused by various types of indoor pollutants: cigarette smoke; heating/cooking equipment; asbestos; pesticides; art supplies; radon; and lead. Also suggests ways to reduce these health hazards. (BB)

Discusses the etiology of food sensitivities and their relationship to the counseling profession and presents practical counseling strategies for intervention and remediation. Includes sections on the client predicament, stimulatory and withdrawal symptoms, identifying food addiction, psychosocial factors, a case study, and a conclusion.…

Examines job-related health concerns for child caregivers in day care programs. Also suggests ways in which these problems can be minimized or alleviated. (Author/BB)

This article surveys recent research on how and when exercise or estrogen therapy should be used to treat or prevent athletic amenorrhea, osteoporosis, cancer, and heart disease. The suspected causes of each disease are discussed and the benefits and dangers of each form of treatment/prevention are weighed. (JL)

This article discusses the background and nature of women's health studies; outlines the content of the graduate women's health course at Penn State University; describes a survey made of departments of health education; considers the results and implications of this survey. (JL)

Focuses on the interrelation between stressors and smoking, and on its potential impact on coronary heart disease risk beyond that due to stressors or to smoking alone. Reviews evidence supporting the stress-smoking interrelationship, its relevance to the risk of heart disease, and mechanisms explaining why smokers smoke more during stress and why…

Reviews several current approaches to the assessment of health outcomes in cardiovascular disease, including health-related quality of life. Offers a general health policy model as a method for comparing program options in cardiovascular disease that may have very different objectives. Uses examples from hypertension screening and treatment, heart…

Assigned 50 healthy undergraduates the task of writing about either traumatic experiences or superficial topics for four consecutive days. Examination of cellular-immune system function and health center visits suggests that confronting traumatic experiences was physically beneficial. Discusses implications of such active confrontation of…

Evaluation of patients on the Cognitive Status Examination (CSE) significantly discriminated the brain-damaged from the psychiatric and medical groups. Examined the relationship of scores to age and education, as well as the effect of demographics on group discrimination. Presents a distribution of cutting scores for screening purposes. (Author/KS)

Identified and validated two subgroups in group of 53 persons with spinal cord injury by applying cluster-analytic procedures to subjects' self-reported coping and health locus of control belief scores. Cluster 1 coped less effectively and tended to be psychologically distressed; Cluster 2 subjects emphasized internal health attributions and…

Evaluated effectiveness of three strategies for delivering relaxation training to cancer chemotherapy patients who were experiencing treatment-related side effects. Professionally, as opposed to paraprofessionally, administered or audiotaped progressive muscle-relaxation training and guided relaxation imagery reduced emotional distress and…