UCLA study finds surgeon experience level critical
...ignificant impact on in-hospital complications and length of hospital stay in older men receiving a radical ...and surgeon volume with in-hospital complications, length of stay, and common postoperative complications in 2,292 men, age 65 and older, who underwent radica...Patients benefit when doctor uses computer, not paper, to write prescriptions
...some kind of delay in their care, with the average length of a delay being nearly 3 day...hospital costs and stays. The length and cost of stay decreased in a few surgical areas, but overall results were no...Breastfeeding rates unaffected by changes in hospital length of stay
...ed despite two policy reversals regarding hospital length of stay within an eastern Massachusetts HMO, accor...ays of life. Not surprisingly, they found that the length of time women stayed in the hospital after delivery changed significantly following the two policy m...Rutgers researcher: Brains in dyslexic children can be 'rewired' to improve reading skills
...nds correctly in words and sentences of increasing length and grammatical complexity, she added. The study's authors emphasized that continuous intervention would be necessary to make the dyslexics' improvements in reading skills stick and advance. "In light of President [George W.] Bush's legislation, 'No ...Arizona pioneer in plastics wins top chemistry award
...w discoveries. Among them were ways to control the length and branching of polymer chains, as well as what is now the most common route to make phenol, a chemical used to make products as diverse as plywood, automotive components, epoxy resins and disinfectants. Vandenberg grew up in the years between World...Compound developed from mussels may lead to safer, more effective medical implants
...ing coatings can fight contamination for a similar length of time, the researchers are optimistic that their compound can eventually be made to last much longer, perhaps permanently. Just as mussel adhesive protein tends to bind to practically any surface it encounters, the researchers believe that the new ...Judging performance impact of IT: Don't overlook actual usage, says O.R. study
...g patient treatment plans through outcomes such as length of stay, readmission rates, and mortality, and identify those with better-than-expected outcomes. Administrators use DSS to analyze contracts by comparing costs of expected services and expected payments from insurers, then identifying areas of cost ...Study suggests bipolar disorder may cause progressive brain damage
...evels of the amino acid. This association between length of illness and NAA appears to be confined to certain brain regions since it was not found in previous studies that involved the frontal lobe and thalamus. NAA is the second most abundant amino acid--next to glutamate--present in brain tissue. It is a...UCLA, RAND researchers help men with prostate cancer
...disease-free survival times, patient satisfaction, length of hospital stay and surgical complications. The next step, Litwin said, is to take these indicators out into the field and apply them to medical institutions to determine how well they're doing. Report cards rating the institutions can then be compi...Kids' backpacks may not cause back pain after all
... enough time for damage to the spine to occur. The length of time a backpack is worn likely has an impact on whether a person develops pain." Haig acknowledges that the study was done near the end of the school year, when homework assignments and therefore backpack loads may be lighter. Some of the childr...MIT, hospital begin cancer trials
...cles travel only short distances-approximately the length of a cell-the researchers expect that they will primarily damage the tumor cells and not healthy brain cells nearby. Harling noted that patients treated with NCT might only have to be irradiated over one or two days, as compared to the 30 days typica......e researchers to study the properties of different length transistors. They found the current in the nanotube was the same regardless of length, meaning that electrons move along the nanotube channel unimpeded. This explains why nanotube transistors perform so well and suggests that, for nanotubes, size doe...Preventing stray chemicals in food, pharmaceutical and industrial products
...tainty in physical measurements, such as component length and electric current....Mayo clinic proceedings study supports shorter waiting period for driving privileges after a seizure
...should prompt additional research to determine the length of time a driver should be seizure-free before being allowed to resume driving. "Our study suggests that reducing the seizure-free interval from 12 to three months did not produce a significant increase in total crashes, crashes per mile driven and c...Cedars-Sinai researchers detail events that enable brain tumors to weaken immune system
...s continue to be considered incurable with a short length of survival, although researchers at the Institute have devised a vaccine strategy that has provided encouraging results in early trials. The treatment, called dendritic cell immunotherapy, assists the immune system in recognizing cancer cells as tar...Estrogen replacement increases risk factors for arrhythmia and sudden death
...e course of a woman's life. It is believed that QT length may be controlled, at least in part, by sex hormones, particularly estrogen. Women also are at higher risk for QT prolongation from various drugs, including antipsychotics and heart medications. Carnethon said it is possible that hormone therapy ac...Music therapy strikes a chord with cancer patients
...y, compared to 15.5 days in the control group. The length of this span of time, when patients are most vulnerable to infection, is crucial. In some medical settings, such as mental health services, music therapy has been used widely to decrease patients' perception of pain, anxiety and depression, and boos...UI Researchers urge advances in meth abuse treatment
...on researchers to study what residential treatment length would be effective for meth users to then take advantage of outpatient care. Most state and insurance programs will not pay for treatment beyond two weeks, so even if a medical need is confirmed, funding needs also must be addressed, Hall said. In ad...Mayo Clinic study finds people over 40 need frequent exercise to prevent or treat Type 2 diabetes
...robic exercise program. Training sessions grew in length and intensity over the period. Researchers measured insulin sensitivity, abdominal fat and enzyme systems involved in cellular energy conversion at the beginning of the program -- and again three to four days after the last exercise session. "Th...Telomere length may be associated with risk of smoking-related cancers
...iated with aging, studies have shown that telomere length can vary considerably among people of the same age...ncers. To examine the association between telomere length and risk of cancer, Xifeng Wu, M.D., Ph.D., of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,...