Study indicates why hospitalists improve hospital efficiency
...eded nursing services after discharge and are more comfortable sending patients home earlier if they live close to the hospital for appropriate follow-up care," said Kaboli, who is one of five hospitalists now at UI Hospitals and Clinics. The researchers also found a significant reduction in laboratory testing c...New survey reveals surprising insights into parental attitudes toward teenage sexual behavior
...lf (62 percent) reported feeling extremely or very comfortable doing so. Interestingly, on average, parents began these conversations about sexual behavior when their adolescents were about 12 years old. Results from the survey also found that three out of four parents reportedly had personally discussed sexua...Mayo Clinic led study: Minimally invasive surgery safe, effective for patients with colon cancer
... laparoscopic colon surgery. If the patient is not comfortable with the answers, she suggests seeking a second opinion or considering the standard open operation. "I anticipate that as a result of this study, more physicians will become experienced in laparoscopic colon surgery and the procedure will become wide...Dad's death helps national expert evaluate end-of-life care
...ability of palliative care, to keep the patient as comfortable as possible while simultaneously treating the unde...ph Quill, who had asked his doctors to make him as comfortable as possible, was given a sedative to ease his suffering. Early on in his illness, his father receiv...Study shows new patient care process can decrease risk to children on mechanical ventilation
...ntilation, sedatives are used to keep the children comfortable and to try to prevent the tubes from being deliberately or inadvertently removed by the patient, an event termed, unplanned or accidental extubation. The Penn State Children's Hospital Sedation Algorithm sets six target behavior goals for ventilated ......t management, and (57 percent said they would feel comfortable having telerounds as part of their future care. Ha...cal information. "Clearly, most patients were very comfortable with this new technology," Kavoussi says. Billed as the world's first remote-presence robot by its m...American Academy of Neurology guidelines for treating of epilepsy
...e with the older anti-epileptic drugs, doctors are comfortable using them. They need guidance in how and when to ...he newer drugs, it is important that they can feel comfortable that the safety and efficacy of these new drugs have been analyzed in an objective and rigorous mann...4-MDCT 'excellent technique' for evaluating kidney donors
... include that 4-MDCT is quicker, noninvasive, more comfortable for the patient, and provides greater volume coverage. Concluded Dr. Sahani, "The practical answer is that 4-MDCT is an excellent technique for evaluating living kidney donors." Dr. Sahani will present the study on May 3 during the American Roentgen...Merging hearing technologies sounds good to researcher
...ant users can understand speech better and be more comfortable when they listen in background noise," she says. "Cochlear implant users also prefer the conditions in which advanced hearing aid technologies were applied as a preprocessor to their cochlear implants." The research is published in the current issue ...Pain resource nurses at Fox Chase Cancer Center seen as educators and advocates for a change
...ses like myself with the confidence I need to feel comfortable and secure when influencing policies and participating in medication revisions." MacDonald recommends holding quarterly meetings to discuss the most up-to-date pain management information, as done at Fox Chase. She also suggests placing informationa...American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society guidelines for treating of epilepsy
...e with the older anti-epileptic drugs, doctors are comfortable using them. They need guidance in how and when to ...he newer drugs, it is important that they can feel comfortable that the safety and efficacy of these new drugs have been analyzed in an objective and rigorous mann...Research study profiles indoor tanners
...t have been removed from hair salons men are more comfortable coming in to tan," said Greg Henson, president of Heartland Tanning, one of America's leading indoor tanning equipment and accessory distributors. "As the documented, medically-sound health benefits of tanning have become more well known, we have see...Guideline: Heart condition does not increase risk of second stroke
...e and the physicians who care for them should feel comfortable participating in research to determine the best treatment, given that the current data are equivocal." The guideline encourages neurologists to communicate with patients who have had a stroke and are on aspirin or warfarin therapies about their futur...Women's health research findings presented by University of Pittsburgh scientists
...d screening survey easy to complete, and felt more comfortable in such a setting because it provided valuable information while preserving anonymity, a critical factor for many patients, she said. Additional authors include Sarah H. Scholle, Ph.D.; Patricia A. Cluss, Ph.D.; Lynn W. Hawker, Ph.D.; Diane Dado; Raq...Study shows positive results for novel, patient-controlled transdermal system (PCTS)...
...l patients were evaluated for safety and were made comfortable with supplemental intravenous opioids during the first three hours of the trial before using the system. More than half of all patients had undergone lower abdominal surgical procedure. Other patients in the study had undergone orthopedic or thorac...Survey shows impact of psoriasis is more than skin deep
...program is to help people with psoriasis feel more comfortable with discussing the disease and to learn ways to cope with the self-defeating attitudes that can cast a shadow over many aspects of our lives. We want to help empower others to speak up about their disease with their doctor, their friends, acquainta...Normal aging versus Alzheimer's disease and the potential for prevention
...tamin E is relatively safe and physicians can feel comfortable recommending it. And, of course, there just doesn't seem to be any downside to increased mental and physical activity." There are really two separate issues in preventing or delaying the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease, explained Dr. Alb...One-shot addiction treatment shows promise
...ed the effects of injected opiates, and provided a comfortable detoxification as it gradually wore off. The study medication was an experimental injectable sustained-release depot formulation of the medication buprenorphine. The injection is a suspension of biodegradable microcapsules each containing small amo...Wind tunnel tests could lead to healthier towns and cities
...This should help to promote more sustainable, more comfortable and healthier urban environments"....When alcohol consumption evolves from a 'social lubricant' into a 'crutch'
...oesn't mean that a person who uses alcohol to feel comfortable in social situations is likely to become an alcoholic. We would argue that people with high social anxiety who use alcohol repeatedly to relieve their stress may come to rely on it as their primary coping strategy, and research suggests that such pe...