LA BioMed Medical/Research Briefs December 2004
...ese infections, Dr. Edwards believes it is time to focus on the future. According to Edwards, "There are nearly 90,000 preventable deaths each year from severe hospital associated infections that's a Vietnam every year." Dr. Edwards has also been leading the discussion on the need for the development of...'Sit-down' rounds improve outcomes for kidney dialysis patients
...atient to patient. The latter are brief and often focus on urgent issues, he says. "Our results provide evidence that time spent meeting to discuss each patient's progress is as important as direct patient care in chronic disease management, in that this rounding practice is associated with better outcom...Study examines nature and prevalence of errors in patient care
... prevalence of other types of errors, an exclusive focus on medication administration errors, often a typical practice, may miss many important and potentially hazardous situations," said Ann E. Rogers, an associate professor in Penn's School of Nursing. The findings are presented this month in the journ...The NIH funds network to study drug-induced liver injury (DILIN)
...ion from each patient. The prospective study will focus on enrolling patients who recently suffered an adv...rall, we believe that the DILIN will bring greater focus and interest to the study of drug-induced liver injury and help to develop better ways to prevent, d...Policy-makers should enhance selection process for Presidential S&T appointments
... Presidential S&T appointees include people whose focus is science and technology, as well as those who must have an understanding of science and technology to benefit public policy. Historically, the "science adviser," a member of the White House staff, has served as the federal point person who coordin...Data suggest ADDERALL XR significantly improved simulated driving in young adults with ADHD
...DHD can significantly affect a person's ability to focus and respond to changing conditions while driving, which can obviously have very serious consequences," said Dr. Gary Kay, Ph.D., president of the Washington Neuropsychological Institute. "Young adults with ADHD receive twice the number of traffic vi...Three-year health study of teenage girls is underway at Trenton Central High School
...ifying according to food preferences. "There is a focus on understanding food labels, making healthy choices and involving the family and community. Teen Esteem differs from other health programs offered at the school in that it complements and extends the current curriculum while teaching principles to ...Top 10 toys for children with ADHD
...f children with ADHD, including the need to better focus attention, to gain self-confidence and to learn to socialize and interact appropriately with other children. The selection criteria used to choose these toys may provide useful guidelines for parents to consider when shopping for toys that their ch...No link found between pneumonitis in breast cancer patients and taxane-based chemotherapies
... the unique opportunity to investigate and clearly focus on the question of whether or not taxanes increase radiation induced lung complications," says Buchholz, professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at M. D. Anderson. "Both taxanes and radiation therapy are critically important in the treatme...Chemoprevention backgrounder: Working for a future of cancer chemoprevention
... Levin. Colorectal cancer prevention trials do not focus on cancer occurrence, because of time constraints, but rather look at the incidence of adenomatous (glandular) polyps, which are known to increase colon cancer risk. Based on that study, Lynch, an associate professor in the Department of Gastrointest...New WHO study asks, 'How happy are you with your lot in life?'
...a collaboration of researchers and clinicians with focus groups of users throughout the world, to take into account of nuances in people's perception of life quality evident in different cultures, religions and other belief systems.This has helped to highlight the differences in perceptions of quality of l...Satellite view highlights Europe's changing landscape
... to the possibilities within the technology, so we focus on first developing services in the fields with th...ose practically any scale depending on whether the focus is local, county, national or regional: "Depending on what kind of detail the user wants, we will ha...Lessons learned from complex emergencies
... because of better protocols and products. Renewed focus is required on the major causes of death in conflict-affected societies--particularly acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, malaria, measles, neonatal causes, and malnutrition--outside camps and often across regions and even political boundaries. ...Following heart care guidelines saves lives
...fectiveness of specific therapies in saving lives, focus on giving suspected heart attack patients anti-platelet medications, heparin, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (clot inhibitors) or beta-blockers within the first 24 hours of admission. The guidelines also call for prescribing such drugs as aspirin, ...USF neuroscientists awarded $1.1 million NIH grant to improve Alzheimer's vaccine
...ccine in a mouse model. "This approach shifts the focus from treating symptoms of Alzheimer's disease to treatments that slow down the disease or prevent it altogether," said Jun Tan, MD, PhD, director of the Neuroimmunology Laboratory in the USF Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Tan is principal investigat...People on food stamps can't afford heart-healthy meals
.... The researchers conducted two sets of extensive focus group testing with six African-American women who ...y menus was developed, tested and revised based on focus group discussions about household food preferences, preparation, cost and access issues. The menus ...News tips for Tuesday, November 9, 2004
...y in children with heart disease prompts increased focus on their health-related quality of life (QOL). How do parents perceive physical and psychosocial aspects of emotional, social and school functioning by these children? Researchers used the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory to study 408 parents (83...African-American heart attack patients fare worse long term
...ide range of heart disease. The Duke team chose to focus on a specific group of patients who suffered a kin...may not be enough," he continued. "We also need to focus on improving such issues as compliance, access to care, and trust in the health care system." The fi...Respiratory infections, not air pollution, pose winter health threat for children with asthma
... "Instead of worrying about air pollution they can focus their efforts on preventing and treating the real wintertime threat to their children's health colds and other respiratory infections."...Weizmann Institute receives $8 million grant from Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute
...ssociated with tobacco smoke. The new center will focus on lung cancer research with an emphasis on instances of the disease caused by second-hand and mainstream tobacco smoke, as well as patient care issues. Importantly, CARE on Lung Cancer will link the Weizmann Institute's world-class cancer and biome...