Improving informed consent for children in cancer treatment studies
...th a cancer diagnosis for their child, parents are always going to feel anger and frustration," says Holly Rupnow, who serves on the Parent Advisory Group for the study. Mrs. Rupnow's daughter Skye, 7 years old, is in remission from acute leukemia, diagnosed in 1999 and treated at Rainbow Babies & Children...Reach of sigmoidoscopies inadequate in many older women
...l occult blood screening, or both. "It was always a dilemma for me when a patient asked which test I recommended," Walter says. "Other studies have never given a clear answer. Many guidelines say that it depends on the patient's preferences. It does depend on the patient's preferences, but it also d...Black tar heroin use explains lower HIV levels among injection drug users in the Western US
...y complaining that their needles clog. They almost always rinse their syringes immediately after shooting up in order to keep them from jamming. The grounds of shooting encampments and the walls of shooting galleries are wet from the water that they squirt through their used needles. This is not the case ...Advice for designing reliable nanomaterials
...aterials, Lawn advises that past experience is not always a useful guide for predicting material properties and performance when film thicknesses, grain sizes and other characteristic dimensions shrink toward molecular proportions. At this level, materials designers must reckon with interatomic force laws t...Doctors at Northwestern Memorial are studying next generation surgery for back pain sufferers
...backs," explains Dr. Mirkovic. "The bone does not always heal or fuse correctly, and the recovery and rehabilitation periods are prolonged. The theory behind replacing the disc rather than using spinal fusion is that we may be able to preserve range of motion and decrease wear and tear at adjacent levels ...UCSD Medical Center receives NIH contract to set up National Tuberculosis Educational Curriculum
...an important role in TB control, Dr. Catanzaro has always been involved in community-based organizations and with local and state agencies to improve TB patient care. The Center for Indochinese Health Education was founded in the late 1970s by Dr. Catanzaro as a result of an influx of refugees. This pro...Family members say dying patients need better end-of-life emotional and medical support
...eported more concerns with whether the patient was always treated with respect when the last place of care w...nd a belief that their dying family member was not always treated with respect," the authors state. "A higher rate of concerns with the quality of end-of-lif...Largest multistate study finds end-of-life care still 'woefully inadequate'
...e percent complained that the dying person was not always treated with respect. Compared with a home setting, this was 2.6 times higher in a nursing home and 3 times higher in a hospital. One in three respondents said family members did not receive enough emotional support. This was about 1.5 times more li...National survey finds U.S. public enthusiastic about cancer screening
...7 percent) feel routine cancer screening is almost always a good idea," the investigators found. "Seventy-four percent believe that finding cancer early saves lives 'most' or 'all of the time.' Fifty-three percent believe screening usually reduces the amount of treatment needed when cancer is found." ...A novel way to boost childhood immunizations: Use baby pictures on personalized calendars
...ly put one of the calendars in the casket so she'd always have a picture of her great grandchild. If free studio-type photography motivates parents to have their child immunized, the small investment -about $1,200 - is worthwhile for many public health centers," Kreuter said. The calendars also include ...New device to help premature babies
... exports to over 30 countries worldwide. NASCOR is always seeking ideas from healthcare workers for new medical devices....Antibiotic resistant bacteria frequently transmitted between intensive care patients
...eak immune systems. Although these bacteria do not always cause disease, colonisation is a risk factor for infection with other, more dangerous, antibiotic resistant bacterial strains....Does birth order among siblings decide position in soccer?
...ying football, the youngest in the family will not always be nominated the goalkeeper and the eldest the striker. In this week's Christmas issue of the BMJ, Michael Perkin, a child health specialist and father of three young boys, wrote to all 24 clubs in the Nationwide Division Three. Fourteen clubs replie...Parents' vaccine concerns on the rise, making accurate information crucial
...s than the risks described in the VIS, are what we always need to be ready to respond to." For parents who act on their concern by refusing to allow one or more vaccines to be given to their children, Freed notes that physician reaction varied in the survey data. Ninety percent of the physicians who encount......to tip over. When decorating Christmas trees, always use safe tree lights. (Some lights are designed only for indoor or outdoor use, but not both.) Larger tree lights should also have some type of reflector rather than a bare bulb and all lights should be listed by a testing laboratory. Never use ...Blocking selected neurotransmitter activity may decrease alcohol consumption
...d Plexiglas cages (4 per cage) with food and water always available. Mice were trained to self-administer either alcohol (10% v/v) or water during 16-hour sessions. After four months, the mice were injected systemically with L-152,804 (0, 10, 30 or 60 mg/kg) prior to the sessions. Results indicate that ...Changes needed to reduce migrant farm worker exposure to pesticides
...ved this required training, and those who do don't always receive the full training." The researchers said that multiple changes will be required to reduce exposure and health risks. They said farm workers need: Access to safe housing located away from agricultural fields. Laundry equipment to remove pe...Outstanding UCLA undergraduates present research
... in class that I use in my research. Dr. Taylor is always available, and treats everyone in her lab like equals." A junior, Lerner plans to earn her Ph.D. in microbiology, and to conduct applied research on infectious diseases. She is a scholar in the UC Leadership Excellence Through Advanced Degrees progr...Duke cardiologists offer new view of link between aging, atherosclerosis
DURHAM, N.C. -- The exceptions have always fascinated Duke University Medical Center cardiolo... not get cardiovascular disease, or those who have always eaten an unhealthy diet but still make it to old age with clear arteries. Goldschmidt, chairman of t...3-D virtual colonoscopy is more sensitive than conventional procedure
...second leading cause of cancer death and is almost always preventable, less than half of eligible patients undergo any form of screening." In recent years, radiologists have begun using CT colonography to screen for colon polyps. Although less invasive, until now the procedure primarily used 2-D CT slices ...