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Global Health Challenges 2011
Global Health Challenges (10.11.2011)
From Monday 31 October to Thursday 3 November the Bergen Resource Centre for International Development will host a wide range of lectures, discussions and even a book launch.
Small cell lung cancer in a 14-year-old girl (08.11.2011)
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive cancer that is associated with early metastases, smoking, good initial response of chemotherapy, high risk of relapse and high mortality. The paper is the first complete case-story of a small cell lung cancer in a pediatric patient. The article was published in Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
New publication: Familiarisation to body weight supported treadmill training for patients post-stroke (08.11.2011)
For many patients is walking on a treadmill with body weight support (BWSTT) a new and challenging task.The researchers investigated if patients post-stroke stabilise their walking pattern during familiarisation and found that 5-min was sufficient to achieve relatively stable walking during BWSTT.
The Physiotherapy Research group celebrated its 20th anniversary (31.10.2011)
It was 20 years ago when the masterprogram in physiotherapy sciences was established. On Friday 28th the jubilee was celebrated to commemorate the event and the history of the research group
Tone Bjørge is professor at the Department of Public Health and Primary...
Metabolic risk factors and ovarian cancer in the Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer project (25.10.2011)
Biomarkers related to one-carbon metabolism as potential risk factors for distal colorectal adenomas (07.10.2011)
Stefan De Vogel has published an article at the journal of Cancer, biomarkers & prevention where he shows that high plasma concentrations of methionine and betaine, and vitamins B2 and B6 may reduce risk of developing colorectal adenomas. In addition to B-vitamins, methyl group donors such as methionine and betaine may play a role in colorectal carcinogenesis.
Nordic Social Pharmacy and Health Services Research Conference (NSPC), June 15-16, 2011, Reykjavik (07.09.2011)
Several researchers from Bergen presented at the 5th Nordic Social Pharmacy and Health Services Research Conference. Dr. Linda Strand was one of the invited speakers, reflecting over 20 years of pharmaceutical care practice.
Library courses (24.08.2011)
The library offers free courses free for staff and students at UiB and Haukeland University Hospital
New publication: Recovery of Upper Extremity MotorFunction Post Stroke with Regard to Eligibility for Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (05.07.2011)
Brunner I., Skouen J.S., Strand L.I.
The Physiotherapy Research Group takes an active part at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, 20 - 23 June 2011 in Amsterdam (07.06.2011)
Research collaboration between University of Bergen, Bergen University College and Haukeland University Hospital resulted in several presentations.
EU 7th Framework Programme: COST - Action (01.06.2011)
The Research Groups for General Practice and Physiotherapy at the Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care are represented in the EU’s research network COST - Action, dedicated to the issue: “Assessment of Pain in Patients with Impaired Cognition, especially Dementia”.
Defence of PhD thesis: Classification and treatment of non-specific chronic low back pain (11.04.2011)
Kjartan Vibe Fersum defends his PhD thesis on wednesday, 27. april 2011. Non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) disorders have proven highly resistant to change in spite of enormous resources directed at them. There is lack of evidence for single treatment interventions for patients with NSCLBP despite the substantial amount of Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) evaluating treatment outcome... Read more
Responsiveness to change of physical tests used in patients with back pain (24.03.2011)
Physical tests of spinal mobility and dynamic mobility of the trunk in activities reflect best functional changes as perceived and reported by back pain patients. New publication by Strand LI, Anderson B, Lygren H, Skouen JS, Ostelo R. Magnussen LH.
Are there differences between phenomenology and hermeneutics overemphasised? (15.02.2011)
Editorial from Karin Dahlberg, professor, Eva Gjengedal, professor & Målfrid Råheim, ass. professor
New publication: The Effect of Psychomotor Physical Therapy on Subjective Health Complaints and Psychological Symptoms (01.02.2011)
Monica H. Breitve, Minna J. Hynninen, Alice Kvåle. Although psychomotor physiotherapy (PMPT) has been a treatment tradition in Norway for >50 years, there are few effect studies. This study was recently published in Physiotherapy Research International (Dec 2010).
Defence of PhD-thesis: The influence of physiotherapy and climate on functionning in Multiple Sclerosis (16.09.2010)
Cand.san. Tori Smedal will defend her PhD-thesis: The influence of physiotherapy and climate on functionning in Multiple Sclerosis. Aspects of physical performance, fatigue and health-related quality of life.
New publication: Development of the Posture domain in the Global Body Examination (GBE) (07.09.2010)
Kvåle A, Bunkan BH, Opjordsmoen S, Ljunggren AE, Friis S.
New publication: Validation of the Norwegian version of Hannover Functional Ability (26.06.2010)
Magnussen LH, Lygren H, Anderson B; Breivik K; Strand LI.

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