Plastic tube may help treat paralysis
..., most injuries were fatal. Today, improvements in emergency medicine mean more people survive the initial injury, and most naturally regain some function within six months, according to the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS). Physical therapy helps to maintain flexibility and funct...Food allergy reactions in schools: Improvements needed to reduce and respond
...t." All children with food allergies need a clear emergency plan and medications available in school in case of a reaction. Parents may want their child to wear a medical alert bracelet, says Wood. Training materials are available from the Food Allergy Network. And schools should put one person in charge of ...Wyoming researchers receive award for new pollution test
...se by petroleum firms, gas and electric utilities, emergency response teams, environmental agencies and others who need to find fuel contamination quickly and conveniently. The test can be conducted on-site, takes less than 10 minutes to complete and is suitable for a variety of fuels, soils and weather condit......hreatening injuries while in transit to a hospital emergency room. Bodies or organs held in a state of suspended animation could be repaired and suffer no long-term consequences from extreme stress such as oxygen deprivation. Roth admits that it is hard to predict whether such strategies will work, but for now...Increased awareness of stroke symptoms could dramatically reduce stroke disability
...call 911," said Dr. Marler. "Treating stroke as an emergency pays back in terms of going home and living your life." Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability. Approximately 600,000 new strokes are reported in the United States annu...Tipsheet: April journals of the American Society for Microbiology
... new tuberculosis vaccines to deal with the global emergency in general, in more developed countries tuberculosis continues to be relatively common in elderly people," say the researchers. "While primary tuberculosis sometimes occurs in these individuals, the majority of cases are thought to be due to reacti......an important medical breakthrough, particularly in emergency situations. Typically, the most effective method for assessing exposure requires analysis of blood or urine. However, this often is time consuming and expensive.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers are developing a new monitoring techn......d because many seek medical attention or even seek emergency room attention, it is a significant cost burden for the health-care system." Of those who visit a doctor for symptoms that suggest heart disease, women are much more likely than men to have coronary arteries free of obvious fatty obstructions tha...Organgutan numbers plummeting worldwide; species may vanish in ten years, study says
...its leadership in providing 1.5 million dollars in emergency aid for orangutan conservation in the coming fiscal year, and for the establishment of a fund, under the Great Apes Conservation Act of 2000, which will provide financial assistance in years to come. But tough changes in natural resource management,...Genetic mutation causes cardiac conduction disease
Studies that started in an Amsterdam emergency room have yielded the first molecular insight into...ppening in aging hearts." The child brought to the emergency room for fainting was suffering periods of a very slow heart rate-25 beats per minute instead of the...One in three fatal bicycle accidents linked to alcohol
...s Guohua Li, M.D., Dr.P.H., associate professor of emergency medicine and lead author of the study. "It's a double jeopardy. Those who ride under the influence are most in need of protection, yet in our study, they were least likely to wear helmets." An alarming trend, researchers note, is that while the num...... Bandage will become a regular part of battlefield emergency care. In addition to its major contribution in military medicine, the RDH Bandage is expected to play a critical role in the civilian trauma setting. In the U.S. each year, around 50,000 people bleed to death due to gunshot wounds, accidents, or othe...Biological warfare: an emerging threat in the 21st century
...erica`s anti-terrorist intelligence effort and its emergency response capability. Block also supports the development of hi-tech devices capable of instantaneously detecting lethal bacteria and viruses in the environment, and he encourages the production and stockpiling of new vaccines - a hot-button issue in...Physicians present most comprehensive clinical review of St. John's wort for treating depression
...unction. In an earlier study of 8,000 visits to an emergency department during the holiday season, Doraiswamy and his colleagues found that depression-related visits increase after the holidays, especially in the first few weeks of January. Persistence of "holiday blues" beyond a reasonable period usually two...Fewer airline crashes linked to 'pilot error'
...s Guohua Li, M.D., Dr.P.H., associate professor of emergency medicine and lead author of the study. "This decline is possibly due to increased use of advanced technologies and improved crew training." The report, published in the January issue of Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, also found that w...Campaign to protect critically endangered beluga sturgeon
...g to beluga sturgeon. "This is a true conservation emergency that will require concerted action on the part of consumers, the U.S. government and the international community to prevent the extinction of this extraordinary fish." Consumers can play an important role in restoring the species by buying less ......bitat restoration; wildlife and fire interactions; emergency rehabilitation of burned areas; fire and water and air quality; and the application of new technologies for fire detection, management and restoration. In addition, plenary sessions and panels will focus on the challenge of seizing the opportunity t...USGS director applauds FY 2001 appropriations
...or Appropriations bill also provides the USGS with emergency supplemental funding associated with damages incurred by hydrologic monitoring networks as a result of Hurricane Floyd last summer. This investment reflects an appreciation of the important scientific contribution that the USGS can make in addr...LabNotes -- Research highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
...ory could outsmart problems that lead to expensive emergency shutdowns at nuclear power plants worldwide. The Self-Diagnostic Monitoring System, or SDMS, uses a wireless architecture of software, smart sensors and data processing to diagnose and predict conditions that may lead to shutdowns. When fully ...... that will monitor public health threats and alert emergency management agencies nationwide to attacks of bioterrorism. The Biomedical Security Institute will provide a far-reaching preparedness, detection and response capability network that can be used to rapidly and accurately respond to acts of bioterror...