Digital Speech Analysis Tests Sobriety
Slurred speech is often a sure sign that someone's been drinking. Now, a Georgia Institute of Technology researcher is working withcolleagues from Indiana University to digitally quantify this telltalesign, which could lead to a simple, non-invasive way to test a person'ssobriety...Hospital Noise Disrupts Sleep For Patients, In The Critical Care Setting
...2 arousals in one hour. Medical personnel aren't sure how disrupted sleep affects elderly patients.Some studies show that at least one-third of sleep-deprived hospital patientshave what is called "ICU psychosis," marked by symptoms of nighttimedisorientation and delusion. Sleep deprivation may also adve...American Heart Association Comment: Lancet (Jan. 24, 1998) Report
...ad highblood pressure. "Physicians must first make sure that before prescribing thecombination, patients must have their high blood pressure controlled," saysFuster. Researchers say treating 1,000 men with the drugs would avoid five heart attacksa year....Keeping Score On Doctors: Report Says Flaws In Counting Must Be Addressed To Ensure Accuracy
..., so as physicians we have theresponsibility to be sure the methods used to generate rankings are as accur...ublic, they should be subject to peer review to be sure the most accurateinformation is reported to the public. In their analysis, Jollis and Roman...Chemical Society's Highest Award Goes To Ronald Breslow
...tions now that are part of a massive effort tomake sure science gets sufficient funding," he said. "We can fight over how itgets divided up later." Breslow admitted he was a chemistry-set kid. "I had a laboratory in thebasement of our house, right near the air duct next to our furnace," he said."M...National Office Of Drug Safety Is Needed, Experts Say In JAMA
...fety alerts: The FDA has noorganized program to be sure that important warning messages are beingcommunicated to doctors and the general public -- and whether they are beingheeded. Even boxed warning labels have little effect. "Safety monitoring should include surveillance of the most importantkno...Many Gay Men Infected With HIV Are Opting To Delay Treatment, Despite Availability Of Drugs
...dpoint, it is probably better if someone who's not sure waits tobegin therapy." The study, led by UCSF associate professor of medicine Joseph Catania, PhD, isthe first random household-based probability sample of gay men in multiplecities. The findings are based on men in the community and not restricted...Six Football Players Died In 1997 Season: New Study
... make heavy exertionhazardous. Parents should make sure their children are insured againstcatastrophic injury and that medical assistance is available during practice andgames. A Yale University faculty member began the yearly football death andinjury survey in 1931. It was moved to Purdue Univers...UCSF To Establish Formal Hospitalists Training Program
... because part of hospitalists'jobs will be to make sure hospital patients get quality care at a time whenmanaged care is forcing hospitals to cut costs. "We believe that hospitalistsnot only need to learn to be excellent and efficient clinicians, but they alsoneed to learn to be leaders in making the sys...Prescription Counseling Necessary For Hospital Patients
...spital, patientsshould make sure they know the following information aboutnewly prescribed drugs: What the medications are; How to take the medication; What the medicat...Study Ties Cerebral Palsy To Inflammation And Blood-Clotting Abnormalities
...h more research is needed beforeresearchers can be sure whether such testing and treatment will work. Despite the dramatic findings, the initial study measured samples from only asmall number of patients, so the results must now be confirmed in a largerpopulation. The researchers also plan to study level...Doctors And Patients Should Co-Sign Prescriptions
... they are prescribed and sometimes doctors are not sure of what patients really want, say Dr Joe Colllier and Professor Sean Hilton who have written a letter in this week's BMJ. They say that to resolve this mismatch and improve the chances of treatment success and eliminate waste, patients and prescribe...UCSF Study Finds DHEA Benefits Cardiovascular Function
...t of scientific work that needs to be done to make sure thehormone is both safe and beneficial, Zellner said.No human studies examining the cardiac effects of DHEA have been completed,which is essential before any recommendations involving the drug can be made,Zellner said. The study was funded by...Now Is Time To Design Brain-Saving Drugs Specifically For Children, UCSF Neurologist Says
...save brain cells," Ferriero says. "We have to make sure those neuronscontinue to develop and function properly." Other labs are working on a range of childhood brain disorders. Ferriero'sCurrent Opinion editorial serves as an introduction to the following: -Yasmin Khakoo and Myrna Rosenfeld of Sloan-Kett...PAHO To Provide $1 Million For Cholera Programs In Central America
...t have that. The other important point is to make sure that health figures prominently in the reconstruction efforts." The Director, accompanied by the Assistant Director Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, was on a tour that also included Honduras and Nicaragua. Hardest hit by the hurricane were Nicaragua and H...Diabetes & Holiday Foods: Cedars-Sinai Physician Offers Tips To Maintain Healthy Holiday Balance
...member to monitor your blood glucose level, and be sure you don't skipmeals. • Take extra care to be c..., varied andbalanced. If you do have a treat, make sure you substitute it for anequivalent item in your regular menu. • Be positive. Remember that you c......entative homes are chosen in eachmarketplace to be sure that all income levels and ethnic demographics arerepresented in the survey. The goal is to provide household healthcaredecision-makers with information they can understand and use, rather than toproduce a clinical report card, which often is difficu...Far Few Drugs Are Tested On Children
...d training in paediatric pharmacology, and to make sure doctorsget the information they need. Such action is desperately needed to preventchildren being treated as what Harry Shirkey, former chairman of paediatrics atthe Children's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, described 30 years ago as"pharmaceutical ...Early Dental Exams For Children Can Avert Problems Posed By Bottled Water And "Bottle Caries"
...tor's evaluation and an X-rayare recommended to be sure there is no abscess forming. If parents noticereddening and inflammation of the gum or any sign of pus, they should follow upwith their dentist right away. A root canal or extraction of the tooth maybecome necessary. For parents, the best way to ens...... and knuckles were missing -- and she wanted to be sure this was not agenetic disorder likely to be passed on. Yoshida and her husband were first interviewed by genetics counselors atCedars-Sinai, her hand was examined by Dr. Williams and a CVS was performed. Shesaid her mind was eased when she learned th...