Clinicians report missing patient information is common
A survey of clinicians indicates that missing clinical information for patients is common and may adversely affect patients, according to a study in the February 2 issue of JAMA . Effectively managing clinical information (patient information such as demographics, medical history, ...Sequential MDCT sufficient for determining possible risk of coronary artery disease
...nts' treatment, Dr. Halliburton added. This study indicates that sequential MDCT is "sufficient" for measuring coronary artery calcification. However, she added, more research needs to be done to see if there are even better techniques. Dr. Halliburton cautions that radiation dose needs to be considered; a te...Hands-on or hands-free, using a cell phone while driving is not safe, researchers find
...report published in 1999. Another report from 2003 indicates that cell phone distraction results in 2,600 deaths, 330,000 injuries, and 1.5 million instances of property damage in the United States each year. Can hands-free devices reduce accidents, fatalities, or damage? No, say human factors researchers publ...Cooling lessens brain damage in sick newborn babies
...was supported by Olympic Medical from Seattle, USA indicates that, for some babies, cooling can significantly reduce brain damage. "This demonstrates for the first time that treatment may be possible for babies who suffer oxygen deprivation at birth", comments Professor Marianne Thoresen from Bristol Universit...Low-dose aspirin and stomach ulcer medications better for heart patients with GI complications
... of gastrointestinal bleeding, and recent research indicates it actually may impair ulcer healing and markedly increase rates of bleeding. "Clopidogrel inhibits new growth of small blood vessels in ulcers which is important for ulcer healing," said Dr. Cryer, a VA physician. "Although Plavix may not primarily...Discovery of pathway in learning impairment caused by liver disease may lead to drug treatment
...] pathway, extracellular cGMP and learning ability indicates that hyperammonemia, which is the only common alteration in both models, is responsible for the alteration of the function of the pathway and, subsequently, of the impairment of learning ability," the authors state. They note, however, that an excess...CPR performance does not follow guidelines
New research indicates that CPR performed outside the hospital and in the hospital often does not meet or adhere to standard guidelines, according to 2 studies in the January 19 issue of JAMA. The importance of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) for survival of cardiac ar...Spinal repair pioneer to speak in NY on 20th Jan
...nal cord injury. However, our work to date clearly indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, the spinal cord does have the potential to repair itself. That is why we believe that human trials are the logical next step." "Professor Raisman and his team have shown that the repair of the injured spinal cord is...Elevated glucose levels and diabetes are associated with increased risk for cancer
...ew research involving more than one million people indicates that having high fasting serum glucose levels and diabetes are risk factors for several major cancers, according to a study in the January 12 issue of JAMA . Diabetes mellitus is a serious and costly disease that is becoming increasingly common in m...New system may help babies avoid brain damage
The same heightened electrical activity that indicates an adult taking a treadmill test isn't getting enough oxygen to his heart is now being measured during labor to see if it can better identify babies in serious distress who need immediate delivery.The Medical College of Georgia in Augusta is the lead...Making emergency contraception readily available does not increase unprotected intercourse
...ta support the previous scientific literature that indicates that among young sexually active women, unprotected intercourse leads to EC use, not the converse," they add. " our study has important public health implications. While removing the requirement to go through pharmacists or clinics to obtain EC...Sex habits of young women unchanged by morning after pill, UCSF study finds
..., this study -- like all the published literature indicates that is not the case. The study was conducted from July 2001 to June 2003 at four clinics in San Francisco and Daly City, California. The study enrolled women who spoke either English or Spanish and reported sexual intercourse during the prior six mo...Being overweight has a significant effect on a child's quality of life
New research indicates that the more a child is overweight, the poorer quality of life that child will experience, though not to the degree reported in a previous study, according to an article in the January 5 issue of JAMA. The negative effects of childhood overweight a...Magnetic resonance imaging deconstructs brain's complex network
...(voxels). The image intensity at each cube usually indicates the amount of brain activity at that site. The investigators then calculated the degree of correlation between the activities among the tens of thousands of brain regions. Through their computations, the group discovered which brain regions were mo...Poor response to chemotherapy does not mean poor outcome for patients with rare breast cancer
... carcinoma tumors, he says. "In the end, our study indicates that primary chemotherapy, with its toxic effects, may not be the best standard of care for women with invasive lobular carcinoma," Cristofanilli says. "Additional investigation, including genomic and proteomic studies, are warranted to help clarify ...Mayo Clinic finds restless legs syndrome in children linked to family history, iron deficiency
...e restless legs syndrome in children. Dr. Kotagal indicates that there may be connections between restless legs syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The treatments for both conditions address somewhat the same chemical imbalance, he notes. "When we look at kids who have decreased attention ...Mice with depression-like behaviors reveal possible source of human depression
...egulation of glucocorticoid in the engineered mice indicates that glucocorticoid receptors in the cortex and hippocampus--forebrain regions associated with higher thought, memory and emotion--regulate adrenal hormone levels. This regulatory role for forebrain cells has not been previously proven. "Our findings...Report on health insurance coverage of Iowa children shows gaps
...port on health insurance coverage of Iowa children indicates that nearly 90,000 children in the state are uninsured at some point in the year. Some programs, however, are available to help families, and more could be done to expand, as well as educate people about, options. The findings are included in the rep...Study examines impact of two-year screening interval for breast cancer
... 21%). "In summary, we found little evidence that indicates that women who undergo mammography screening every 2 years have an increased risk of late-stage breast cancer compared with women who undergo annual screening, except for women in their 40s," the authors write. "Our results may be useful for policy m...Brain activity reflects complexity of responses to other-race faces
... faces presented subliminally. Their research also indicates that other higher areas of the brain that are involved in deliberative thought processes can moderate the amygdala activity. Their experiment, which suggests that the conscious brain can compensate for unconscious prejudices, assessed participants' r...