Researchers study experiences of hospice nurses with patients who hasten death
...e, Oregon researchers report on the first study to document hospice nurse experiences with terminally ill patients who deliberately refuse food and water to hasten their deaths. On the basis of reports by hospice nurses, the researchers found that patients in hospice care who stopped eating and drinking were ...Short-term dyslexia treatment strengthens key brain regions
...ng results of the study, she says, is that "we can document changes in the brain even after a fairly short training period," suggesting that appropriate in-school training has great potential for improving the reading ability of dyslexic children. Reading and spelling disabilities, which occur despite normal ...The MNI's de Grandpr Communcations Centre wins International Room Competition
...esentation technology - projector, plasma display, document camera, overhead projector, slide converter, and electronic whiteboard - are all built in. The Centre's Executive Architect was Mr. Robert Hamilton of Bobrow Architects. The System Design and Supplier was Applied Electronics. The Centre was made p...Kids who get prescription asthma drugs visit ER less often
...een asthma medication use and ER visits. They also document further racial and geographic differences in asthma care, beyond already-known disparities. Asthma is a chronic, potentially life-threatening lung disease involving inflammation and constriction of the muscles lining the airways. Asthmatic lungs over...Clear public health message on cannabis needed
...29% in boys and 18% to 25% in girls. A Home Office document estimates that 3.2 million people in Britain smoke cannabis. Regular use of cannabis is associated with an increased risk of mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and depression. Smoking cannabis also causes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and othe...Study: ER could be front line for stroke prevention
...tive messages in the ER. The study is the first to document an elevated rate of AF among ER visitors -- 1.1 percent of all ER patients, as opposed to the estimated 0.89 percent of the total American population. And, the findings show that many people with atrial fibrillation are still getting no treatment or...SNM collaboration yields diagnostic nuclear medicine guide for compliance with NRC regulations
... be useful for practitioners to have a stand-alone document that suggests appropriate operating policies and sample procedures for compliance with the revised Part 35 and with other NRC regulations," says Siegel, who is chair of the Joint Government Relations Committee of the SNM and the American College of N...Bridge Medical white paper examines evidence of barcoding success in medical error prevention
...ther reports byresearchers and hospital clinicians document BPOC technology successesat Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, St. Marys HospitalMedical Center (Madison, Wis.), St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital(Houston, Tex.), North Colorado Medical Center (Greeley, Colo.),Georgetown University Hospital (...Preventive sessions after divorce protect children into teens
...years, among other benefits, in the first study to document long-term effects of such preventive interventions using a randomized experimental trial. Prevalence of mental disorders rose to 23.5 percent among teens in families that did not receive active interventions, compared to only 11 percent in families...Fred Hutchinson oversees two grants of nearly $8 million to develop blood test for breast cancer
...age and allow others to edit. It's like creating a document collaboratively," Urban said. Supporting documents such as summary statistics, timelines, protocols and meeting minutes also can be posted, allowing investigators to jump quickly from discussion to data and references. The Department of Defense since...Leg maneuver may prevent fainting
...sociation. This is the first study of its kind to document the effectiveness of a simple maneuver to prevent or delay loss of consciousness. The counter-maneuver could prove a simple, inexpensive alternative to medication or pacemaker implantation, says study senior author Wouter Wieling, M.D., Ph.D. associ...'Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day' -- Really?
...etic hormone and thirst. Second, published surveys document that the mean daily fluid intake of thousands of presumably healthy humans is less than the roughly two quarts prescribed by 8 x 8. Valtin argues that, in view of this evidence, the burden of proof that everyone needs 8 x 8 should fall on those who p...Trust mergers have negative effect on NHS services
...ws with staff, local health representatives and by document and cost savings analysis considered, in four case studies, whether or not these objectives had been achieved by the merger. One of the main reasons given for merging trusts was to save money. However, against projected savings of 500,000 a year, the...Hunger hormone may be key in weight loss
... undetectable levels. The research is the first to document the effects of low-calorie dieting versus gastric bypass surgery on ghrelin levels. According to lead author David E. Cummings, MD, the findings not only shed light on what may be an underlying reason for the success of gastric bypass surgery, but r......relax as the study, one of the first to accurately document what happens to a woman's sexual functioning during menopause, also identified factors that help protect against this sexual dysfunction. The findings are part of the University of Melbourne's Women's Midlife Health Project being conducted by the Uni...Low referral rates, low income keep women out of cardiac rehab programs
...in the first year. At the same time, many studies document that women with heart disease are less likely than their male counterparts to participate in cardiac rehabilitation programs, which can decrease the risk of death by 25 percent. Graces team followed 906 men and women from 12 coronary intensive care u...At 2 years, cocaine babies suffer cognitive development effects
...ed development scales. This study is the first to document the negative effects on cognitive development in a scientifically rigorous manner. Singer, professor of pediatrics and psychiatry, and interim provost and CWRU vice president, said the study was unique because it had measures of both the mothers sel...Document destruction practices obliterate tobacco company defenses in critical Australian decision
...questions because the trial judge found that BAT's document destruction activities made a fair trial impossibl...acco companies are going to find out whether these document destruction practices were limited to BAT in an industry that has, historically, acted together on p...Primate bushmeat : Populations exposed to simian immunodeficiency viruses
...ve new SIV lineages have been isolated. These data document for the first time that humans are exposed to a plethora of genetically highly divergent viruses through hunting and handling bushmeat. Both HIV-1 and HIV-2 are of zoonotic origin , and the closest simian relatives of HIV-1 and HIV-2 have been found ...