HIV patients may be at risk of heart problems when taking protease inhibitor drugs
... far outweigh the risks. "Our findings should not jeopardize the availability of protease inhibitors because these drugs are too important for the successful treatment of HIV viral infection and control of AIDS. But hopefully our findings will save lives by alerting the physician to yet another side effect ass...Detoxification in nation's jails falls short
...sity of Rochester Medical Center. These practices jeopardize the health of inmates many of whom have voluntarily sought treatment -- by exposing them to pain and suffering, risk of relapse, overdosing or getting rearrested after release from jail. Likewise, they expose the jails to a greater risk that illegal...Animal studies show stem cells might make biological pacemaker
...ful. If this process isn't done properly, it could jeopardize a very promising field." The genetic engineering of the ES cells, accomplished by Tian Xue, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Medicine, inserted a gene (for green fluorescence protein) so that the human cells would be easily distinguis...Delays in test result reviewing common
...practice concern, and lack of timely follow-up can jeopardize patient safety and satisfaction. Eric G. Poon, M.D., M.P.H., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues attempted to identify problems in current test result management systems and developed possible alternatives for improving these sys...Aviation-style checklist might solve operating room miscommunication: Researchers
...er of events, resulted in circumstances that could jeopardize patient safety by increasing memory load, by interrupting routine or by increasing the tension in the operating room. The communications problems are "strikingly straightforward," says Lingard. They fall into four categories: Communications that ...Patient privacy at risk in hospitals' hallways, lobbies, cafeterias
...icians, nurses, hospital staff and technicians can jeopardize the same kind of personal information. So, not only is there a need for privacy laws, but also we see how challenging it is to maintain such laws in the simplest setting of people talking to each other. "Those of us in roles that involve health educa...Computer system makes 'chain' of health care stronger, safer
...blems with information transfer. One weak link can jeopardize a patient's health and safety. But new research results show that a unique computer system developed and implemented at the University of Michigan Health System can strengthen the entire chain. The system, in turn, reduces risks while saving time an...4-MDCT 'excellent technique' for evaluating kidney donors
...orehand may result in unexpected complications and jeopardize the outcome of the kidney graft," said Dushyant Sahani, MD, one of the authors of the study. According to the authors, besides reducing surgical complications, 4-MDCT has a number of advantages over conventional imaging techniques. Those advantages i...Distance to hospital affects heart attack survival
...ever, and further capacity reductions would likely jeopardize patient safety in these days of managed care," O'Neill adds. Coronary heart disease takes more than 500,000 lives a year in the United States, making it the nation's leading cause of death. "Speed is of the essence in the treatment of MI," says O'Nei...Physician organizations urge Secretary Thompson to defend NIH review process
...e concerned that undue ideological influence might jeopardize the scientific review process and, in fact, might result in public policy that runs counter to scientific evidence and the best available medical practices," said Joseph Dalovisio, MD, IDSA President. IDSA and HIVMA urge Secretary Thompson to issue a...Northwestern researcher calls for simplified, less toxic HIV therapies
...initial protease inhibitor-containing regimen will jeopardize the opportunities for patients to successfully respond to subsequent protease inhibitor therapy due to the emergence of cross-resistant virus," Murphy said. "Each of these factors contributes to the likelihood that a patient will not be able to tole......il to emphasize these features of primary care may jeopardize the clinician-patient relationship and, indirectly, the quality of care and health outcomes, the study noted. A strong patient-physician relationship is crucial to obtaining needed health services, OMalley said. Others have found that dissatisfactio...Public schools may face shortage of speech-language pathologists
...ams, and unless their numbers increase, this could jeopardize the future supply. "Too few SLP doctoral students have graduated in the past couple of years, and older faculty are now retiring," Fraher said. Another major issue affecting the profession is that the state's Hispanic population has burgeoned over t...SFU author examines mothers and illicit drug use
... the media and medicalexperts as unfit mothers who jeopardize their new born babies' lives. "My research indicates a mother's use of illicit or licit drugs has nothing todo with her desire to be a good mother," comments Boyd, a mother of twochildren. "The view that there is a correlation is often based on mora......ould deter many patients from seeking care orcould jeopardize patient safety. "We conducted this study because intimate partner violence is a problem of highpriority in the health care and legal communities. However, the Californiareporting law, enacted in 1994, has remained controversial," said study directo...Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...llagher suggests. Disclosure would not necessarily jeopardize the doctor-patient relationship,Gallagher believes. "I think health plans and doctors could help educate thepublic about how patients benefit from these incentives and reinforce theircommitment to act as patient advocates," he says. "If there are saf...... plateletsfrom using their stickiness in ways that jeopardize human health. Under normal conditions, platelets simply circulate through the body alongwith red andwhite blood cells, posing no threat. "If you look inside the blood vessels of ahealthy person,you'll see the platelets moving passively without i...