Hands-on or hands-free, using a cell phone while driving is not safe, researchers find
...while driving. But some of the laws proposed won't improve driver safety because they don't discourage hands-free phone use. The debate surrounding new technologies in vehicles has indicated a substantial need for a better technical basis to support public policy. This, coupled with a recent surge of resear...Researchers discover genetic variant that may explain why women develop M.S. more than men
...o ways to stop MS, 2) it provides leads on ways to improve treatments that can minimize the tissue and nerve damage the disease causes, and 3) it may advance the search for new treatments for other diseases. Notes Dr. Weinshenker, "Our finding isn't the whole genetic cause, but it's a helpful step that could...Need better social research but it doesn't come cheap
...lue to those planners and policymakers who want to improve our lives in areas including health care, transport, crime prevention and the environment."...Early surgical treatment not always necessary for patients with brain haemorrhage
...groups of patients for surgery, it is important to improve operative techniques to obtain good surgical results. The results of STICH show that there is more likely to be a favourable outcome of surgery, mainly craniotomy, if the haematoma [blood clot] is 1 cm or less from the cortical [brain] surface. The r...Disaster funding needs radical reform
...ommunities at risk can receive adequate support to improve their livelihoods and reduce their vulnerabilities....Telemedicine is healthcare's new frontier
...ly dispersed locations. In order to improve the adoption and effectiveness of telemedicine, advanced ICT infrastructures are needed that would guarantee access, availability and quality of service in the required locations. Satellite communications, accessible from virtually any location and c...Study reports women don't experience undue pain, anxiety during mammography screening
...e women's feelings of pain and anxiety and thereby improve their compliance in undergoing routine mammograms. A total of 150 subjects were divided into three groups: those who listened to a relaxation tape, those who listened to music, and a control group, who were assigned a blank tape. The tapes were playe...Disaster management: Better management of hospital resources and staff is the answer
... forhospital patient safety could be repurposed to improve training, planning,andeffectiveness of the disaster medical response. They argue that criticalcareprofessionals should be offered better, more targeted disaster medicaltrainingthat includes exercises in realistic disaster situation simulations,emphas...National Academies News: William H. Foege to receive Public Welfare Medal, Academy's highest honor
...nd the world. Today, the task force also works to improve other aspects of child health and development, sto... 2000 initiative -- Foege continued his efforts to improve the lives of the world's poor, working on programs to eradicate Guinea worm disease and river blindn...Reviparin effective in reducing risk of death after heart attack
... is a low-cost therapy that has been speculated to improve mortality in heart attack patients. The study (a merger of CREATE and Estudios Cardiologicas Latin America Study Group, ECLA [CREATE-ECLA]) was conducted in 470 centers worldwide among 20,201 patients with STEMI who presented within 12 hours of sym...January/February Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... and treatment plans with depressed patients could improve treatment rates. Beliefs and Attitudes Associate...plained exclusively of physical symptoms failed to improve clinical outcomes beyond usual care, while increasing outpatient costs by $1,378 per patient over tw...Study links racial and ethnic gap in youth violence to social factors
... results imply that interventions to integrate and improve neighborhood well-being, such as housing vouchers to promote class integration, may reduce the racial gap in violence. Family social conditions matter as well, they note. While past attempts to address the racial gap in violence, including the 1965...The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and Blackwell Publishing announce partnership
...s that enhance learning, disseminate research, and improve the quality of professional practice. For more information on Blackwell Publishing, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com or www.blackwell-synergy.com ....Calcium boost to youths' bones could reduce osteoporosis risk
...ic said. "Prevention of this disease will not only improve the population's quality of life, but will also undoubtedly save on the skyrocketing health care costs associated with treatment." In patients with osteoporosis, the natural cycle of losing and adding minerals in healthy bone falls out of balance and...A global treatment for iron deficiency
... in the home," said Professor Zlotkin, "we hope to improve the nutritional health and well-being of disadvantaged infants, young children, and pregnant women worldwide, so that they can meet their genetic potential for growth, health and development." ...Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood may increase HIV risk
...and assistance with obtaining legal employment can improve neighborhood quality and reduce stressors, according to the study authors. "The perceived lack of control over the environment or feelings of entrapment due to fear of those involved in drug economy and other criminal activities may be a constant thr...Older people with the 'Alzheimer's gene' find it harder to 'remember to remember' even if healthy
..., clinicians can help even healthy e-4 carriers to improve their prospective memory. Having been found to be an important "exception to the rule" about the impact of this genetic variation, prospective memory appears to merit more research. What's more, co-author Mark McDaniel, PhD, says that "Our results ...Steroids increase death risk from traumatic head injury
...ich are typically used to increase muscle mass and improve athletic performance. Corticosteroids are "widely used in medicine to treat inflammation," Alderson explains. "It is thought that some of the damage after a brain injury results from inflammation following the initial injury and that reducing inflamm...Sildenafil effectively treats enlarged hearts, mouse study shows
...rophy does not harm its function but, in fact, may improve it, Kass says. Already, plans are under way by the Hopkins researchers for a multicenter trial to test if sildenafil has the same effects on hypertrophy in humans. In the first of several experiments, each involving groups of 10 to 40 male mice, the...Annual mammogram, doctor visits are enough for breast cancer follow-up
...ike liver scans and molecular tumor markers do not improve the chances of detecting a recurrence of cancer or increase survival rates among former breast cancer patients. The finding is at odds with the usual treatment for breast cancer patients, according to Dr. Roldano Fossati of the Mario Negri Institute...