Astronauts submit first medical research paper from space
... online today by the journal Radiology. The report documents the first ultrasound examination of the shoulder performed under the microgravity conditions of space flight. Members of Expedition 9 crew aboard the ISS completed the study as part of the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity (ADUM) experim...Global strategies for improving child health under scrutiny
...ania projects, information available in other IMCI documents suggests that implementing IMCI effectively in other countries will not be easy." He concludes: "So, constraints in health systems strike again. Such constraints have long been known to be a major barrier to the effective implementation of vertical h...Obese patients have higher health care costs than nonobese patients
...elatively short-time period of one year. Our study documents the association between health care expenditures and level of obesity using individual-level data, while taking age, sex, and chronic diseases into consideration." The researchers conclude: "Further study is needed to establish the economic burden of...Tobacco sponsorship of Formula One must stop, say health experts
...alesmen'. The paper's authors studied internal BAT documents housed within the tobacco industry depositories in Guildford and Minnesota which reveal that BAT considered a merchandising deal with toy giant Hasbro and a computer game based on its leading driver. Participation in Formula One was also seen as pol...Study finds dramatic increase in thyroid cancer
...e International Journal of Epidemiology. The study documents a dramatic increase in thyroid cancers following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. According to the study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, rates of thyroid cancers among women in Belarus have increased 12-fold in the years since t......ory located near Guildford, UK, and to any company documents sent to the Minnesota depository. While the Minnes...ed in the Guildford depository. Newly produced BAT documents from subsequent litigation, dating from 1996 to 2001 disclose the company's efforts to gather intell...Computer system makes 'chain' of health care stronger, safer
...verage on the comparison units was 7.6 days. These documents were then sent to referring physicians in a more rapid fashion. The reports were designed with input from referring physicians, who want "bottom-line" information: test results, diagnoses and prescription information. The Aetna grant is funding a su...Living wills don't work, study says
...ernal medicine. What they find is provocative: The documents designed to help people choose the treatments they would like when dying fail to meet five key criteria for success. Worse, the evidence suggests they don't work. They base their conclusions on a comprehensive review of hundreds of studies of living...HIV infection progresses to AIDS quicker in developing countries
... time of HIV infection in a developing country and documents that the progression is more rapid than in the U.S. and Europe," said Kenrad E. Nelson, MD, corresponding author and a professor in the Department of Epidemiology. The researchers evaluated 235 men, who seroconverted during their two years of milita...National Academies news: Clinical research involving children
...h comprehensive, consistent, and easily accessible documents that explain how to interpret and apply federal regulations, the report says. Likewise, federal agencies should cooperate in the continued development of education programs for researchers, IRBs, pediatric academic societies, and other groups at al...Study in children challenges primary theory for 'stroke belt'
...en in the stroke belt. The current research only documents fatal strokes. However, geographic differences are believed to largely reflect an increased occurrence of stroke rather than disparities in survival, she said. ...SARS outbreak in Beijing spread rapidly, was controlled fairly quickly
...ities were investigated through review of official documents and discussions with public health officials. The researchers found that healthcare worker training in use of personal protective equipment and management of patients with SARS and establishing fever clinics and designated SARS wards in hospitals pr...Parents' vaccine concerns on the rise, making accurate information crucial
...the vast majority of physicians surveyed had those documents on hand to give to parents at the time of vaccination," says Freed. "But many other issues raised by parents aren't covered in a VIS, because there's no solid evidence linking them with vaccines. These concerns, which often involve fears of more seri...Forensic radiology makes virtual autopsy a reality
...e auto industry to develop and analyze auto parts documents the surface of the body. Using a computer-aided design program, investigators can then compare the virtual model of an injury with the 3-D image of a simulation created by using a similar-type weapon. "It's then possible to merge all of this informat...Caloric sweetener use grows worldwide; soft drinks are chief culprit, study shows
...in the United States, he said. "This study clearly documents for this country that the increase in added sugar intake between 1977 and 1996 is caused mainly by soft drinks and fruit drinks," Popkin said. "These calorically sweetened beverages account for 66 calories out of the total per capita caloric increase...Study: Racial, ethnic disparities seen in all types of pain
...related studies from a broad range of specialties, documents a phenomenon that pain specialists have long suspected but don't fully understand. The authors pull together research on racial and ethnic disparities in the perception, diagnosis and treatment of pain in locations ranging from the emergency departm...NIMH funds $1.98 million study of advance directives for patients with mental illnesses
...f "psychiatric advance directives (PADs)" -- legal documents created by patients who have planned ahead for the...puterized service that stores medical advance care documents and makes them available at any time to authorized healthcare facilities. In a study published earli...Drug for bone loss triggers first known case of drug-induced osteopetrosis
... investigator Michael P.Whyte, M.D. "But this case documents that excessive doses can result inosteopetrosis, leading to fractures. Our findings emphasize that it isessential to carefully monitor this type of medication, especially whengiven to children." Whyte is a professor of medicine, pediatrics and geneti...Secret documents reveal how tobacco industry targeted gay men
...cco industry, according to the researchers. "These documents show that advocacy efforts don't have to prohibit ...a viable corporate enterprise," Smith said. "These documents are evidence that, even within the tobacco industry, there was an emerging awareness that 'business ...Children achieve sustained ADHD symptom improvement with long-term, once-daily use of Adderall XR
...t may lose its effectiveness over time. This study documents a robust response which is maintained even when the drug is used in the long term." The medication was generally well tolerated during the extension trial. The common side effects seen over the 24 months included headache, loss of appetite, insomnia...