Services for children: Training needed to tackle complexity of new labour's joined-up approach
... kinds of activities and working practices. A main focus of this new way of working is the sharing with others of information perhaps previously restricted to those in a particular specialist field, with an expert understanding of its language and practices. Attempting to share information more widely may...Non-lethal weapons focus of research study
...nt use of so-called non-lethal weapons will be the focus of a study at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center funded by a $104,071 grant from the National Institute of Justice. The largest study of its kind, the multicenter trial will record the number and severity of injuries produced by law enforc...University of Washington joins new Autism Treatment Network to provide better medical services
..." she said. "And later on because many physicians focus on autism solely as a communications and behavior disorder, they fail to recognize medical conditions that are associated with autism. Many children with autism are nonverbal and have trouble expressing them themselves, so they have difficulty expla...Rat whisking may provide insight into debilitating eye disorder
... that this finding will help push the field from a focus biased by anatomy to a focus centered on functionality of neural circuits," added David Kleinfeld, a professor of physics at UCSD...Mayo Clinic researchers create 'obedient virus'; First step to use measles virus against cancer
... enter cancer cells. The measles virus became the focus of this vision several years ago when the surprising finding was made that the measles strain used internationally for vaccinations has natural anticancer activity. "But we had a concern that the measles virus may be a little too promiscuous in its a...Clinicians report missing patient information is common
...al research on missing clinical information should focus on validating clinicians' perceptions and conducting prospective studies of its actual causes and sequelae," the authors conclude. (JAMA. 2005;293:565-571. Available post-embargo at JAMA.com ) Editor's Note: For funding and support information, pl...Minorities who experience pain don't receive the same care as Caucasians
The first issue of Pain Medicine in 2005 will focus on the inequalities and differences in how pain is...frican Americans and Hispanics. They specifically focus on infant mortality, AIDS, diabetes and violence found more often among racial and ethnic minority g...Medical meeting to feature research findings and disease prevention and health promotion sessions
...Shoreham Hotel. Provocative plenary sessions will focus on: Challenges in promoting physical activity among Americans, The outlook for the 109th Congress to tackle important public health issues, Public health challenges in times of global military conflict, New strategies for improving chronic ill...Mayo Clinic discovers a key to 'low metabolism' and major factor in obesity
... NEAT by guiding the treatment of obesity toward a focus on energy as well as food. We can encourage NEAT-seeking behaviors." About the Study: Special Underwear More than 150 personnel were involved in the planning, design, invention, food preparation and data analysis required over the course of about ...National Academies News: William H. Foege to receive Public Welfare Medal, Academy's highest honor
...f the population had been immunized. Shifting his focus from the global to the national, Foege was appoint...r Foundation, and other organizations, the group's focus has grown from its original goal of increasing childhood immunization rates around the world. Today...Whole-body CT screening costs overshadow benefits
...creening tool for cancer and other diseases is the focus of an ongoing debate. Proponents of whole-body CT emphasize the potential benefit of early detection of disease, but others caution that the costs, false-positive findings and unnecessary radiation might render the procedure more harmful than benefic...Health initiatives can help peace building in the Middle East
...ng loss. CISEPO has now expanded from its initial focus on congenital hearing loss to include activities o...l ingredients for successful cooperation include a focus on common health needs with practical outcomes, a proactive and honest third party broker, and a cri...Study says 43% of US adults at risk of heart disease are not utilizing aspirin therapy
...lar event prevention strategies, with a particular focus on aspirin use and adherence2. "The survey findings have profound implications for all Americans aged 40 and over who are at risk for heart disease," commented George K. Anderson, MD, MPH, past president of the ACPM. "Despite significant educational...Researchers map the sexual network of an entire high school
...ople who are the main conduits of disease, you can focus education and other efforts to this select group. ..., "there aren't any hubs to target, so you have to focus on broad-based interventions," Moody said. "You can't just focus on a small group." This also means ...Study estimates number of excess cases of coronary heart disease caused by Vioxx
...e withdrawal of Vioxx increased attention will now focus on the cardiovascular safety of other COX-2 inhibitors (coxibs). Professor Webb concludes: "It now falls to the manufacturers, under the careful review of the regulatory authorities, to provide the evidence that this class of drugs is safe, if neces...Vaginal hysterectomy leads to better outcomes than abdominal surgery
... future studies comparing hysterectomy type should focus on long-term effects, such as urinary and sexual dysfunction and the formation of fistulas, holes in the vagina, bladder or rectum that often lead to incontinence....Sildenafil effectively treats enlarged hearts, mouse study shows
...diology at Hopkins. Sildenafil, Kass says, was the focus of his research because it blocks or stops an enzyme, called phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5A), involved in the breakdown of a key molecule, cyclic GMP, which serves as a "natural brake" to stresses and overgrowth in the heart. "We thought we could more s...Most adverse events in hospitalized children are preventable
...uce adverse events in hospitalized children should focus on adolescent hospitalized patients, birth-related medical care and diagnostics in pediatrics. Woods's co-authors were Jane Holl, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at Feinberg, and researchers from the University of Texas-Huston; Brandeis Uni...CPR performance does not follow guidelines
... of these deficiencies can be improved by specific focus during training needs attention. Through better un...t situation, training courses might be designed to focus on these aspects. Another approach would be to develop online tools that prompt the rescuer to impro......inging new collaboration, resources, and strategic focus to the field." "The partners in the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise are committed to the themes of cooperation, collaboration, and transparency in advancing HIV vaccine research and development," said Anthony S. Fauci. "By working together, we will g...