ICU physicians save hospitals money
...zed savings available to hospitals with small, six bed ICU are $500,000, a 12 bed ICU $2 million and an 18 bed ICU $3 million," said lead author Peter J. Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., asso...New strategy aims to halve malaria deaths by 2010
...ya propose a strategy in which the distribution of bed nets is linked to other disease control programmes. This would not only improve access to poor and hard to reach communities, but would potentially save costs. Such linkages also offer the opportunity to extend other public health benefits, such as i...Elastic nails help children with broken legs recover faster than traction and body casting
...phia. Children with the implanted nails got out of bed within days after surgery, were less dependent on ... a way to get children with femur fractures out of bed and moving as quickly and safely as possible." The researchers studied 83 children, 6 to 16 years ol...Anemia associated with disability and poorer physical performance
...ving (eating, bathing, dressing, transferring from bed to chair, using the toilet and walking across a small room), and eight other activities, including shopping, doing light housework, and preparing meals. "Participants with anemia reported an average of 1.7 disabilities, compared to an average of 1.0 ...Parkinson's drug effective in treating restless leg syndrome
...ly. People with RLS may be compelled to get out of bed several times during the night to walk or otherwise move their legs to relieve pain or discomfort. Though RLS was initially described in 1945, most affected individuals remain undiagnosed and untreated. "Previous studies have indicated the efficacy o...Research study profiles indoor tanners
...c reasons, an increasing number of regular tanning bed users have learned that regular, responsible and moderate exposure to UV light from natural or artificial sources is important to well-being, natural vitamin D production and disease prevention," Stepp said. "In addition, regular indoor tanners are...Researchers seek solutions to impending U.S. long-term care facility staffing crisis
...t them to and from the bathroom, get in and out of bed and assist them with whatever therapies they have in long-term care settings," said Konrad, director of the Sheps center's Program on Primary Care and the Health Professions. "Such workers occupy the bottom of the nursing home hierarchy, and while th...Topiramate reduces frequency of migraines
...severe migraines report that their attacks require bed rest or cause serious impairment. Small studies have suggested that a drug called topiramate may help in preventing migraines. Stephen D. Silberstein, M.D., of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, and colleagues evaluated topiramate i...Study finds low activity levels among nursing home residents regardless of restraint
...h-restraint home spends between 19 and 20 hours in bed each day. That estimate drops in low-restraint hom...all residents seem to be spending too much time in bed and not enough time engaged in activities that enhance mobility, gait, and balance."...Sleep problems in early childhood may predict substance use during adolescence
...dren to engage in relaxing activities right before bed time." Wong is hopeful that, if sleep problems can be identified early on and treated, then early onset of alcohol and other drug use may be prevented. She and her coauthors plan to add to this study's subjective ratings by collecting objective...Duration of hospital stay has shortened for patients with heart attack
...y for patients with AMI has evolved from prolonged bed rest and rehabilitation of more than six weeks in the 1950s, to hospital stays of less than one week today. In the United States, the typical length of stay for patients with an uncomplicated AMI is approximately five days, the article states. Howe...Post-traumatic stress disorder increases in children with extended ICU stays after cardiac surgery
...for parents to look for behavioral changes such as bed wetting, night screams, clinging, and concentration problems once the child comes home from surgery," says Dr. Connolly. Despite efforts to minimize the stress and emotional trauma that can be associated with heart surgery for children and their fami...Too much sleep can lead to restless nights
...the snooze alarm too many times: Too many hours in bed can cause as many sleep problems as too few, according to a new study. "Long" sleepers who slumber more than eight hours a night and "short" sleepers who get fewer than seven hours of shuteye both report more sleep complaints than people who sleep in...Disability researchers identify barriers to independent living
... include bathing, dressing, getting into or out of bed or a chair, toileting, eating and other activities that are required to maintain their homes, such as shopping and preparing meals. Most of these adults receive some help, but not enough to meet their needs. "Individuals who need personal assistance ...Lack of awareness about stroke hinders use of life-saving drugs, precludes testing of new therapies
...'t use their arm one night, and they'll just go to bed and hope it's better by morning." Stroke is the third-leading cause of death and a leading cause of severe disability in the United States. It affects 750,000 Americans of all ages each year. Less than 3 percent of stroke patients nationwide receive ...Providing cribs may help protect at-risk babies from SIDS
... impoverished African-American infants who share a bed do not have access to a safe crib," says James Kem...bies in the study -- 41 percent -- shared an adult bed with their mother most nights. More than 30 percent of those babies also slept with at least one oth...Study moves in on why astronauts suffer bone loss
...ienced by people subjected to prolonged periods of bed rest and by astronauts who fly lengthy missions under the weightless conditions of space. The work, conducted in rats, is an important step toward developing therapies to prevent such bone loss, says senior author Daniel Bikle, MD, co-director of the...Sleep shortage takes toll on middle schoolers
...irls, she says. On average, boys and girls went to bed at the same time. But girls woke up earlier, which other researchers have attributed to longer morning grooming times or a greater burden of household chores compared to boys....Dependent older patients may cost hospitals more
...ressing, eating, toileting, or transferring from a bed to a chair. The analysis showed that the patients' mean age was 81, two out of three were women, and 12 percent were admitted to the hospital from a nursing home. Sixty-four percent were dependent in one or more of the five tasks on admission to the ...National study seeks cause of baffling, fatal disorder called multiple system atrophy
...nds, she is fed by Ron. He also turns her over in bed at night and four times a day replaces her catheter. In spite of Suzanne's declining condition, both she and Ron have remained incredibly positive. Because her atrophied eye muscles make reading impossible, Suzanne now listens to books on ...