Research: Concussion in rugby appears to be hidden epidemic
...that as many as 25 percent of rugby injuries might involve the brain-banging, life-threatening trauma. No rugby players wear hard-shell protective helmets like those worn in U.S. football, and most dont wear soft-shell helmets -- unproven to protect heads well -- either. We followed two Utah rugby squads car...UNC to share in $34 million study of what happens to cancer patients
...stitute after a stiff nationwide competition, will involve UNC and five other U.S. medical centers as study sites," said Dr. Robert S. Sandler, professor of medicine and epidemiology. "Well follow 1,000 newly diagnosed colon cancer patients for five years, and the others will follow more than 9,000 other pat......patient reviews. These are an ideal opportunity to involve diabetes patients in their own care and educate them about insulin resistance, which is not only implicated in the causal factors of type 2 diabetes but the onset or progression of complications. With improved patient understanding and full use of av...Study shows alcohol boosts death risk for boat passengers as well as operators
...ften assume that alcohol-related boating accidents involve a collision, he said. That happens, of course, but most deaths result from drowning, often when boats arent moving at all.About 80 percent of boating fatalities result from drowning, the team found. Just falling out of the boat and drowning is surpri...New car drivers exposed to toxic emissions
New car headaches may involve more than minor warranty problems. Research by CSIRO has found high levels of air toxic emissions in new motor vehicles for up to six months and longer after they leave the showroom. Dr Steve Brown, head of CSIROs Air Quality Control research says, ...Consortium aims to improve protection of human research subjects
...s require heightened scrutiny. Such projects might involve a vulnerable population, which could be inadvertently misused by researchers -- such as those who are economically disadvantaged or institutionalized. There also will be suggestions clarifying when increased scrutiny should be required. Addit...'Telephone Medicine,' guide for physicians published
...cine, Nearly 25 percent of patient encounters will involve the phone. Yet only six percent of national residency programs teach telephone medicine. Drs. Reisman and Stevens, who have developed a curriculum for teaching telephone medicine to residents and have spoken about the topic at medical meetings, desi...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February (first issue)
...he environment. In asthma, many allergic reactions involve antibodies of the IgE class. (Cockroach allergen exposure is strongly linked to asthma attacks among susceptible children living in inner cities.) The investigators developed a molecular model of the cockroach allergen, Bla g 2, but found no associ...$3 million gift from Purdue Pharma to support MGH Pain Program
...fective teaching methods they need. Other efforts involve sponsoring continuing medical education courses for medical professionals and developing and distributing educational materials such as books, pamphlets, posters, slides and presentations. Pain management is a relatively new field, according to Balla...'Use it or lose it?' study suggests mentally stimulating activities may reduce Alzheimer's risk
...pent in seven common activities that significantly involve information processing viewing television; listening to the radio; reading newspapers or magazines; reading books; playing games such as cards, checkers, crosswords, or other puzzles; and going to museums. The frequency of participating in each...Stanford researchers warm to cooling heart attack patients
...age occurs. The 25-center study, which will involve more than 400 patients, is sponsored by Radiant Medical in Redwood City. In a separate study reported last year, Stanford researchers used another cooling device to treat stroke patients. Researchers led by Gary Steinberg, MD, PhD, professor ...Cocaine use associated with often fatal heart condition
...according to the researchers. Type A dissections involve the ascending aorta (the portion closest to the he...t) and usually require surgery. Type B dissections involve lower sections of the aorta and are sometimes treated with blood-pressure-lowering medications alone...Improving communications and support for doctors, patients and partners
...ld University, said he and his team had decided to involve patients right from the beginning in the productio...der their recovery from breast cancer. This might involve an open access system, or one that collaborates between GPs and specialist nurses, the aim being to ...Eliminating health disparities requires community involvement
...l to enlist the help of community representatives, involve community members in prioritizing issues and address fundamental policy changes at the neighborhood, organizational and institutional levels.- The articles describe innovative methods occurring in local health departments, community-based organizatio...Doctors investigating one stop shop radiotherapy at time of surgery
...al beam radiotherapy of the whole breast. This can involve 20 to 25 separate visits to the radiotherapy department. It was usual now to give an extra boost to the site of the tumour either by external beam over 4 to 6 sessions or by implants. If implants were given after the course of radiotherapy that meant...Nicotine patches and gum may pose health hazards
... smoking may wish to consider treatments that dont involve nicotine, he added. Unfortunately, although some nicotine-free treatments are currently undergoing testing, to our knowledge there are no nicotine-free treatments for smoking cessation therapies currently available over-the-counter, Janda said....Community initiatives can lower adolescent pregnancy rates
...ols, while those in Target Area A were more likely involve other parts of the community, such as social services and youth organizations. These findings suggest a possible link between improvement in the population-level health outcome of birth rate and the amount, intensity and exposure to community change,...Input from youth is crucial in promoting adolescent health
...rts to promote adolescent health, its essential to involve the adolescents themselves. On a larger scale, this assessment mirrors the findings of other articles within this journals theme issue, which highlights the importance of community participation in the research process, says co-author Beth D. Marsha...Mastiffs could aid treatment of retinitis pigmentosa
...th the canine and human inherited vision disorders involve the loss of rod cells, the photoreceptors in the eye's retina responsible for black-and-white vision and night vision, and a defect in the light-sensitive pigment in the rods, called rhodopsin. Light particles, called photons, striking rhodopsin in e...Researchers show beneficial role of bacterial DNA in fighting inflammatory bowel disease
...s, IBD includes two closely related disorders that involve inflammation in the intestines Crohns Disease and ulcerative colitis. In Crohns disease there is inflammation deep within the intestinal wall. Ulcerative colitis affects the tissue lining the colon. The symptoms in both diseases are abdominal pai...