MDCT angiography is an effective tool for diagnosing blockage of the mesenteric artery
...senteric artery and its branches. It also provides excellent negative predictive value for acute mesenteric ischemia. The authors of the study say that MDCT angiography has definite advantages over conventional angiography, which is currently considered to be the gold standard for diagnosing acute mesenteric ...Elastic nails help children with broken legs recover faster than traction and body casting
...most children who received either treatment had an excellent outcome. The difference is that children who received the elastic nail treatment were able to get out of bed two days after surgery and were discharged from the hospital approximately four days after surgery. Within just a few weeks they were walking...University of Minnesota to lead national effort in food bio-security
... on other initiatives, the University will provide excellent leadership in the nation on this counter-terrorism effort."...The future of nursing; overcoming obstacles today for a better tomorrow
...or demonstrating clinical competency and providing excellent care to patients," said director of nursing, Anne Jadwin, RN, MSN, AOCN, CNA. "Our challenge now is maintaining very high standards while managing the changes created by an aging nursing population coupled with the shortage. All across the county,...Serious allergic reactions in cancer patients call for expert nursing intervention
...-Warmkessel. "Reassurance and the continuation of excellent nursing care will allow patients to feel more at ease." Nurses also educate the patient and their family on the importance of reporting symptoms. Signs of a reaction may vary from mild to severe and may include itching, wheezing, changes in blood ...Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Girl Scouts partner to promote oncology nursing careers
... not affect their ability to provide patients with excellent care? These questions among many others surrounding the shortage will be addressed at the 29th annual Oncology Nursing Society Congress. Nursing career specialist, Maureen Mullin, RN, BSN, OCN, at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pa., offer...Open surgery better for most hernias
...ause open hernia repair is a common procedure with excellent results that is already done on an outpatient basis without many complications," said Neumayer. In the study, surgeons' experience mattered most when it came to laparoscopy. For the 20 surgeons in the study who reported having done more than 250 la...Trans fat linked to increase in cholesterol
...nvestigators use a swine (pig) model. Swine are an excellent vehicle for understanding the cardiovascular system as their hearts are similar in size, structure and function as our own. Pigs that consume a diet of 2% cholesterol (approximately 40 eggs) and coconut oil (approximately 90% saturated fat) so that ...Second NIAID SARS vaccine candidate helps mice fend off SARS
...eveloped as a vaccine against smallpox, MVA has an excellent safety record in humans, says Dr. Moss, and it efficiently stimulates both the antibody and cellular arms of the immune system. Dr. Moss and his colleagues collaborated in this research with fellow NIAID scientist Kanta Subbarao, M.D., whose lab rec...Seal of approval scheme needed for complementary and alternative websites
...ently discussed. "Two websites stood out for their excellent quality, both scoring 14 Quackwatch and Bandolier." said Ms Schmidt. "Two listed the HON code of approval [2] the US National Cancer Institute Cancer Facts, and Quackwatch." The survey also scored the sites for whether their information could har...Vision loss from eye diseases will increase as Americans age
...full advantage of information derived from several excellent eye disease studies reported since 1990. These data, collected from different populations, allow us to identify the most common eye diseases and give us good estimates of their relative magnitudes." The study was conducted by the Eye Disease Pre...Missed alcohol diagnoses in hospital patients
...archers conclude that "hospitalization provides an excellent opportunity for identifying alcohol problems among patients and providing them with alcohol intervention or treatment referral services as needed." They add that screening patients for alcohol problems should be a routine part of the hospital admiss...End of life ICU use may require re-evaluation according to University of Pittsburgh study
... who cannot benefit from critical care. "Even with excellent prediction models, we will still admit patients at high risk of dying because they also have a good chance of survival," says Dr. Angus. "There will still be a large, irreducible number of patients who die in intensive care. This means we have to car...Hopkins' young researchers honored for their contributions
...e awardees are quick to recognize great mentoring, excellent support and collaboration, and ample resources as keys to their success -- in addition to hard work and a little luck. Here are a sampling of this year's awardees and their projects: Harith Rajagopalan, an M.D./Ph.D. candidate in the Cellular and Mol...HeartScore(R): New tool for cardiovascular disease risk prediction and management
.... Professor Bassand continues, "HeartScore is an excellent tool to help physicians better predict and discuss risk factors with their patients. We, the ESC, are confident that HeartScore will help both in the appropriate usage of prevention guidelines by physicians, but also in the communication of crucial ...Northwestern Memorial launches trial to determine most effective treatment for hepatitis C
...100 sites throughout the United States. "It is an excellent study for participants because eligible participants will receive study-related office visits, blood-testing and study medications free of charge," says Dr. Flamm.Dosing is one of the primary differences between the two treatments in the study. PEG...Research questions transplant safety procedure
...ilar to human immunodeficiency virus, making it an excellent model for HIV. "The results of this in vitro study clearly demonstrated that neither freezing nor freeze-drying of systemically infected bone and tendon samples had any effect on inactivating the (feline leukemia) retrovirus," Arnoczky and colleagu...Mayo Clinic researchers discover green tea component helps kill leukemia cells
...ill cancer cells, and this finding with EGCG is an excellent start. Understanding this mechanism and getting these positive early results gives us a lot to work with in terms of offering patients with this disease more effective, easily tolerated therapies earlier." About the Leukemia called CLL ...Researchers say stenting the best treatment for blocked leg arteries
...sults of stent placement suggested that it offered excellent short-term results for treating this condition," said lead researcher Timothy P. Murphy, M.D., associate professor of diagnostic imaging at Brown Medical School. "But long-term results were needed to prove that the stent is a viable treatment option ...Researchers: Diet a significant factor in reducing risk of three common cancers
...s, green and red peppers and sunflower seeds to be excellent sources of *-tocopherol. High intake of vitamin E from dietary sources alone was associated with a 42 percent reduced risk of bladder cancer, whereas high intake of vitamin E from dietary sources and supplements combined reduced the risk by 44 percen...