March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...n a thoughtful essay, a family physician calls for caregivers to adopt an ecosystem health perspective helping people avoid unwanted pregnancies, using resources prudently, staying engaged in the natural world to help prevent the collapse of the biological systems upon which all we all depend. Ecological Ch...Pitt marks 50th anniversary of its Salk polio vaccine with reunion, scientific symposium
... the many medical professionals, laboratory staff, caregivers and volunteers who during those years devoted their lives to the effort. Together, their involvement paved the way for the largest U.S. clinical trial ever to be conducted, with 1.8 million children from 44 states taking part. Making a special appea...Helping answer needs by developing specialists in autism
...Ultimately, we want to expand the program to reach caregivers in communities throughout Indiana and to raise awareness about this disorder," adds Dr. Swiezy. Established in 2003, the CSATC actively treats more than 800 children and is the only pediatric academic and research program in Indiana. It also provides...Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
...EHR, which makes information accessible to all the caregivers real-time and provides rules and decision support to clinicians as they're making decisions, is a very powerful tool in ensuring patient safety and quality." "As technology and medicine continue to evolve, so will Northwestern Memorial Hospital," say...New trials for counseling caregivers and patients with Alzheimer's begin
...chool of Medicine's Silberstein Institute. Primary caregivers often experience stress, depression, and other emo...ogram substantially eases the depression of spouse caregivers of Alzheimer's patients, and the effects were evident even three years after counseling. Even when s...Don't let your spouse become your caregiver
...risingly, previous research has shown that abusive caregivers are quite willing to admit to their behavior in interviews....NYU Child Study Center receives grant from the American Red Cross September 11 recovery program
...needs of children of uniformed personnel and their caregivers as well as provide surviving parents with tools to serve as active, responsive parents and to develop coping skills that allow them to manage their own grief and distress. The 8-week Life Enrichment Program is designed to help decrease distress, in...Violence in the media can lead to aggressive behaviour in young children
...o crime. Professor Browne concludes: "Parents and caregivers might be recommended to exercise the same care wit...alism, justification and consequences. In this way caregivers can reduce the effect of violent imagery." He adds: "Producers also need to recognise the potential ...UT Southwestern doctors track Oklahoma Alzheimer's patients via telemedicine
...thwestern, also conducts interviews with patients' caregivers to assess the progression of memory loss or other neurological deficits. For people suffering from dementia or other memory disorders, shortening travel time for checkups is another positive outcome of telemedicine, Dr. Weiner said. Because of the t...Elderly people cared for by spouse are at greater risk for abuse, Pitt researchers find
...ty of Texas Southwestern Medical Center found that caregivers who are married to those they care for--particularly those caregivers who are more cognitively impaired, in poorer health, more depressed, or taking care of someone who n...Methamphtetamine's ruinous effects on children documented in Midwest study
...ays one of the researchers. The professionals and caregivers who pick up the pieces often lack the knowledge or resources to deal with the children's trauma and its consequences, the study found. "These kids are at a very high risk for mental health and substance-abuse disorders, and yet we have very little de...No magic pill for treating dementia symptoms
...tia-related behaviors are very distressing to both caregivers and medical professionals," said Sink, a geriatrician. "It was discouraging to find that we currently don't have good drug therapies for them." More than half of people over age 85 are affected by dementia. Dementia-related behavioral problems are as...Balancing care decisions for gravely ill patients
...re expectations for recovery which far exceed what caregivers would project as a 'best case scenario,'" says Dr. Berge. Dr. Berge suggested that increased utilization of advanced directives by patients (only 19 percent in the study had such documentation), formal patient care reviews, and assistance from ethici...A global treatment for iron deficiency
...we documented the acceptability of Sprinkles among caregivers who used Sprinkles in their homes." Importantly, the authors have developed a collaborative model to scale up the intervention for countrywide use, including providing Sprinkles to the most vulnerable populations in the developing world. In Mon...Study confirms ICDs more effective in preventing sudden cardiac death than medical therapies
...urses and a range of other medical specialists and caregivers from Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Anesthesiology and Radiology from evaluation to follow-up. Patients benefit from the latest minimally invasive surgical techniques and are offered the opportunity to participate in a...Simpler 'alphabet' guidelines for treating acute coronary syndrome reduce risk
...es are followed to the letter by doctors and other caregivers of patients with this medical condition, according to a study by Johns Hopkins researchers. "Many doctors think existing guidelines are lengthy and complex and therefore difficult to implement in the clinic and at home by patients," says Roger S. Bl...Added sugar displaces food groups lowering quality of preschooler diets
...ars are mostly invisible in foods and can surprise caregivers when presented in teaspoons. For example, the average added sugar intake of the two and three year olds in the study was 13.5 teaspoons and the average intake of the four and five year olds was 17.2 teaspoons. In the highest added sugar consumption...Youki spray curbs spread of superbug MRSA
...ues by not requiring healthcare staff, patients or caregivers to touch wound dressings. The CDC gives this advice on preventing staph or MRSA infections: practice good hygiene; keep your hands clean by washing thoroughly with soap and water; keep cuts and abrasions clean and covered with a proper dressing (e.g....Landmark survey reveals asthma in children remains significantly out of control in the United States
... 801 in-depth telephone interviews with parents or caregivers of the designated child with asthma in the household or the child with asthma exclusively if he or she was 16 to 18 years of age. In addition, the survey included interviews with nearly 300 pairs of parents and their children (10 to 15 years old) to...Voluntary health organizations, publishers announce major information initiative
...d a groundbreaking initiative to help patients and caregivers close a critical information gap. Scheduled to lau...als, patientINFORM will provide patients and their caregivers with online access to up-to-date, reliable research for specific diseases. Participating voluntary h...