Prescription drug abuse/misuse in Rhode Island and the US is an epidemic. Chronic pain is often treated with prescription opiates which offer some relief, yet present risks to the patient of dependence, addiction and overdose. Physicians find themselves at times at odds with their patients regarding the management of pain and may feel bullied or pressured regarding prescribing. The Rhode Island...

BACKGROUND: Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) victims have unique medical and mental health needs and present frequently for medical attention. Little is known about the reported training, screening, comfort and knowledge of DMST among pediatricians in Rhode Island who likely encounter these patient victims without knowing. METHODS: An anonymous electronic survey sent to Rhode Island Hospit...

Author affiliations: University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (A. Srikiatkhachorn); Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences Virology Research Unit, Cebu City, Philippines (M.T. Alera, C.B. Lago); Cebu City Health Department, Cebu City (I.A. Tac-An, D. Villa); Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand (S. Fernandez, B. Thaisomboonsuk, C. ...

Thermomechanical Sensitivity of Microcantilevers in the Mid-Infrared Spectral Region B. Kwon a , C. Wang a , K. Park b , R. Bhargava c & W. P. King a a Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering , University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign , Urbana, Illinois b Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering , University of Rhode Island , Kingston, Rhode Island c Department of Bi...

The proportion of adults who are overweight or obese has increased markedly in the past two decades, both nationally and in Rhode Island. These increases are alarming due to the anticipated increases in associated diseases 3,4 and in the associated health care costs and loss of productivity. This report presents survey data on the differing patterns of obesity among Rhode Island adult men and w...

Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH Ted D. Nirenberg, PhD Richard Longabaugh, EdD Robert Woolard, MD Alison Minugh, PhD Bruce Becker, MD, MPH Janette Baird, PhD Lynda Stein, PhD From the Injury Prevention Center at Rhode Island Hospital (Mello, Nirenberg, Woolard, Becker, Baird); the Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital (Mello, Woolard, Becker); Brown University (Mello, Nirenberg, Long...

ProThera Biologics is a development stage bio-therapeutics company in East Providence, Rhode Island. The company was founded in 2002 to focus on the critical role and commercial potential of Inter-alpha Inhibitor Proteins (IAIP) for treating acute life-threatening inflammatory diseases. The discovery research originated in the basic research laboratories of the co-founders, Yow-Pin Lim, MD, PhD...

Michael Vecchione, DO  stroke Is the fourth leADIng cAuse of death in the United States. Stroke affects almost 800,000 people in the United States each year with two-thirds of events being a first occurrence. Approximately 135,000 people die from stroke each year. In 2007, four of every 10,000 people in Rhode Island died from stroke-related complications. According to the Heart Disease and Str...

BACKGROUND Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) victims have unique medical and mental health needs and present frequently for medical attention. Little is known about the reported training, screening, comfort and knowledge of DMST among pediatricians in Rhode Island who likely encounter these patient victims without knowing. METHODS An anonymous electronic survey sent to Rhode Island Hospit...