Study looks at the pros and cons of voice recognition
Voice recognition dramatically decreases the turnaround time for radiology reports -- referring physicians are often getting results the same day their patients have the radiologic examinations -- but technical problems with these systems are reducing some radiologists to typing r...Brookhaven spotlights: News from the March 2003 American Chemical Society Meeting
...stributed in two different ways. "The results show dramatically contrasting dynamics," Suits says, "with backward-sideways scattering dominating the reaction with non-excited oxygen and forward scattering for the reaction with excited oxygen. In both cases, the products are highly excited - more so than previousl...Iron deficiency hurts economy in developing countries: Study
...nts in anemic children are added, the figure rises dramatically to four per cent of its GDP. "A loss of four per cent of GDP even in poor countries translates into billions of dollars lost," says Horton. Horton says iron fortification is extremely important and inexpensive. For example, it costs only 12 cents (U...Arizona pioneer in plastics wins top chemistry award
...al formula as the randomly placed carbons but with dramatically different properties. Its crystalline structure does not melt in boiling water; it has the ability to form stiff, sturdy fibers; and it has a resistance to solvents and other chemicals. To compel the third carbons to consistently stay in the same pos...Rush begins use of magnetic guided navigation system
...se the system to participate in trials intended to dramatically expand the ability of cardiologists to open up vessels supplying blood to the heart. "Many blockages, due to their severity or location, currently can only be treated using drugs or cardiac bypass surgery," said cardiologist Dr. Gary Schaer, directo...Robotic heart surgery: making repairs without lifting the hood
...surgery are faster patient recovery, less pain and dramatically less scarring than traditional open-heart surgery, Argenziano says. Patients return to work and normal activity about 50 percent faster than those who have the open procedure, he says. Quality of life measures also revealed the robotically treat...Starting beta-blocker before discharge in patients hospitalized for heart failure increases usage
...ent usage rate 60 days after discharge. "If we can dramatically improve the rate of beta-blocker usage by initiating therapy in-hospital, that would make a major impact these patients' lives," said Duke cardiologist Christopher O'Connor, M.D., who along with Duke's Wendy Gattis, Pharm.D., and Northwestern's Mihai...UCLA professors James Heath, Gary Small named to Scientific Americans list of 50 visionaries
...ust silicon," Heath said. While the research could dramatically impact the computer industry, it may also have a significant impact on very different uses of information technologies, Heath said. Heath believes eventually there may be a new molecular manufacturing technology. "We are already beginning to apply so...Hibernating squirrels provide clues for stroke, Parkinson's
...ficant protective benefits. "The oxygen needs were dramatically reduced: that is how it works to protect the brain," Dr. Borlongan said of the animal cells. To study the role in Parkinson's, he put varying levels of delta opioid peptide into a culture containing dopaminergic cells, which produce dopamine, a key ...Georgia Tech researchers developing biomechanic device to grow arteries for bypass surgery patients
...rial revascularization is cost effective and could dramatically reduce the need for further treatment." Vito and Griffis plan to continue testing and improving the device during the next year, followed by clinical trials. The team hopes to receive FDA approval and bring the product to market within five years or ...Study shows first progress in heart-failure survival
...next four decades, the number of CHF patients will dramatically increase unless there are corresponding improvements in prevention, early detection and treatment. This study has implications for people of all ages," says Dr. Redfield. "A person who reaches age 40 has a 20 percent chance of developing heart failu...New approach for studying traumatic injury
... for severely injured trauma patients has improved dramatically since the introduction of advanced trauma life support in 1979, there is no evidence-based regimen of care once the ill or injured are transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU), says Cobb. As a result, the mortality rate of ICU patients has barely...$2 per dose vs. $1500 per dose: One doctor develops new therapy for macular degeneration
...on, triamcinolone, in an initially unexpected way, dramatically improved the performance of treated patients. Note that Visudyne costs $1500 per dose and trimacinolone, a few dollars per dose. Triamcinolone is not usually given in the eye. It is frequently given in knees and other joints for arthritis. the tre...New study shows weight loss decreases ACE enzyme that controls blood pressure
...nverting enzyme (ACE) activity was suppressed most dramatically with weight loss, she said. Plasma renin activity and serum aldosterone levels also declined, but those changes were not as great as the drop in ACE activity. ACE activity while standing up, which Harp and the others showed for the first time is high...Delay in diagnosis for AS patients can lead to permanent spinal damage
... reached a specialist. Our survey also shows AS is dramatically affecting people's lives and clearly indicates much more needs to be done in the areas of diagnosis, treatment and research." Other survey findings include the following: More than half (54%) were not diagnosed with AS until at least five years af...VHA to measure impact of Bridge barcode patient safety system
... and other medical errors at the hospital bedside, dramatically improving patient safety." Bridge's MedPoint suite of software applications is categorized as barcode-enabled point-of-care (BPOC) technology. Hospitals are now considering implementing computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) systems to help reduc...Doctors too embarrassed to discuss sex
...changes brought on by cancer and its treatment can dramatically affect sexual well-being, said a UK psychologist today (18 October 2002). Yet doctors, nurses, and patients are often too embarrassed to discuss sexual problems. Professor Lesley Fallowfield, from the University of Sussex in Brighton, United Kingdom...A quick-change artist: Tiny protein folds faster than any other
...uman proteins, it could speed the pace of research dramatically because the laboratory experimental approach is difficult, time consuming and expensive, Roitberg and Hagen said. For now, however, such a goal is far off, because computers are not yet powerful enough to quickly process all the information about eac...People near freeways are exposed to 30 times the concentration of dangerous particles
... show that proximity to a major freeway or highway dramatically increases exposure to "ultrafine" particles (tiny particles less than 0.1 micrometers in diameter), which are linked to neurological changes, mild pulmonary inflammation and cardiovascular problems. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) curr...OHSU chemoprotectant technology licensed for biotechnology development
...(STS) through a specific time-route-dose method to dramatically reduce hearing loss associated with platinum-based chemotherapy drugs. The compound is currently being evaluated in a phase II clinical trial at OHSU under the direction of Neuwelt. Additional research is also being carried out to extend the indicati...