NIH study to evaluate role of MRI in emergency diagnosis of heart attack & stroke
...as a clot-busting drug or balloon angioplasty. MRI evaluation of these patients will occur after stabilization. For patients without a definite explanation for their chest pain,scientists hope to use the high quality image of MRI to rapidly identify whichof these patients has unstable angina or a heart attack. ...UMass researchers teaching computers to interpret MRIs
...ey want the computer to be able to give a reliable evaluation of the volume ofthe lesion. Comparing images taken before, during, and after treatment will thenshow quantitatively how well a patient is responding to treatment. This method,when perfected, would be quicker and more sensitive than current techniques......n higher education programs. However, traditional evaluation processesfor accrediting health professions programs are out of date with changes in theglobal health care and higher educational environments and need to change,according to a report by a task force directed by the UC San Francisco Centerfor the Hea...Combination HIV vaccine induces diverse immune response
...ile the results are encouraging and supportfurther evaluation of this vaccine strategy, the study was not designed todetermine whether the vaccine combination can protect against HIV infection orAIDS. Because vaccinated individuals may at times appear positive on a standard HIVantibody test, even though they ar...NYU researchers uncover the neurobiology of decision-making
...hat much of the brain must be devoted tosubjective evaluation and decision-making. Over the last 5 years our laboratoryhas identified signals that seem to participate inthis decision-making, and in a way not predicted by the reflexologicalparadigm." "Our research has now demonstrated that the theories of decis...SFU author examines mothers and illicit drug use
...pital for Children in Vancouver, a B.C. government evaluation of theprogram and her own first hand review of European programs for drug addictedmothers and their babies. Boyd concludes that North American laws, medical practices, social services andmedia reports single out women of color and poor women for the ...Dartmouth researchers urge caution in communicating results to public
...ed to document evidence of sex and race bias inthe evaluation of chest pain, appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine(February 25). The study was based on a controlled experiment in which primarycare physicians watched video-taped interviews of "patients," portrayed byactors (two races, both sexes, and ...More than half of homeless children have symptoms of depression
... and CBCL scores. "Parental evaluation is usually not agood indicator of a child's level of distress," Menke said,adding that homeless parents may be occupied by worries such astrying to find housing and work and dealing...Who should have heart bypass surgery? New guidelines will help doctors, patients decide together
... for them," concludes Eagle. "Only through careful evaluation of risks canwe improve patient health while minimizing costs."......me, "a quantitativeand noninvasive method for burn evaluation and treatment specification" (2aBB4).Christy Holland and colleagues at the University of Cincinnati( Christy.Holland@uc.edu ) will present an ultrasound technique for diagnosingnarrowing of arteries by detecting turbulence in blood flow. Such a te...New 'real time' MRI stress test pictures heart in motion
...f MRI is that it could provide a verycomprehensive evaluation of the heart, displaying the function, structure, bloodflow, and coronary arteries," says Pohost. "Ultimately it should provideeverything you need in one package." Standard stress tests, such as treadmill exercise tests, can indicate how wellan indi...Racial disparity in lung cancer treatment must be overcome, UCSF specialists assert
...spective, the UCSF co-authors note currentclinical evaluation of surgical treatment by stating, "There is agreement thatsurgical resection saves lives in patients with early-stage, non-small-cell lungcancer." They state further that any evidence that bias on the part of physicians--eitherovert prejudice or sub...Misinterpretation of heart rhythm recordings may cause unnecessary treatments
...nderlyingstructural heart disease, a very thorough evaluation is typically performed,including blood analysis, stress testing, echocardiography and angiography. The study found the following interventions were performed as a result ofartifact being misdiagnosed as ventricular tachycardia: One patient had a pa...Cranfield technology noses ahead
... Clinical trails starting shortly will give a full evaluation of 'Diag- Nose', diagnostic companies are currently being sought to bring the technology to the market. Dr Saini believes; "If clinical trails prove successful, Diag-Nose will hold a number of advantages to patient and doctor since the test only requ...Impotence may be early warning of heart disease
...an's erectile dysfunction and recommend additional evaluation in cases where it may be the result of diseased blood vessels, says the researcher. Erectile dysfunction is defined as an inability to achieve or maintain an erection. "Erectile dysfunction could be called a 'penile stress test,' and may be anoth...AAPS announces AAPS PharmSciTech, the association's second online journal
...l information on drug product design, development, evaluation and processing worldwide, taking full advantage of...ntists involved in the development, processing and evaluation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and hopefully will foster and enhance collaborative efforts," Dr. DeL...AAPS co-sponsors FDA science forum
...entific and practical issues related to the safety evaluation and risk management of FDA-regulated products. "Speakers and panelists at this forum will address emerging issues in the safety assessment of foods, drugs, biologics and medical devices," said David Pang, Ph.D., AAPS Director of Scientific Affairs. T...What does the man-machine system demand? Cognitive task analysis in medical decision making
...support, to its application in the development and evaluation of computer tools to support human cognition. In this presentation, it will be shown that an in-depth understanding of human cognitive processes will be needed in order to develop more effective computer systems in health care....Tuberculosis Foundation selects Core Research Scientists
...als, and research supporting the eventual clinical evaluation of candidate tuberculosis vaccines," says Carol Nacy, Ph.D., President of the Foundation. "Our goal is not just the research, but an actual vaccine." Once thought to be under control and nearly eradicated in industrialized countries, tuberculosis c......the project are to develop cost effective test and evaluation methods to assess the protection for bus passengers and drivers in the event of frontal and rollover accidents....