Duke orthopedic surgeon bucks conventional wisdom; develops surgical approach for broken collarbones
...so known as the clavicle, is shaped like an italic letter "f," and runs aboveand parallel to the ribs. It is one of the major bones making up the shoulder, the most uniquejoint in the body, gaining its strength and flexibility from a complex interplay of muscles, tendons and ligaments. Only primates, huma...Study: Drinking in fraternities, sororities doesn't necessarily continue after college
...d other factors. As expected, members of Greek letter organizations drank significantly more than non-members during their college years, investigators found. The former were no more likely than non-members, however, to drink excessively three years later. "Drinking patterns among Greeks and those n...NHLBI launches sleep & children education program with Garfield the Cat as "Spokescat"
...by Garfield, the campaign's "Star Sleeper," read a letter from Jim Davis, stating "Garfield and I and the folks at PAWS, Inc. are delighted to play a role in this important campaign to teach kids that a good night's sleep is important if you want to do well in school and in sports and be in top form." ...More protests against abortion pill
...manufacturer, Pharmacia, send out a sternly worded letter warning against misoprostol's use during pregnancy. The drugs company insists that the letter merely warned of adverse reactions in late pregnancy. But it has prompted many hospital pharmacies t...Medical research may be damaged by court ruling on anonymised patient data
..., write several leading epidemiologists in a joint letter in this week's BMJ. Led by Lord Walton of Detchant, the authors write that research using patient records, has provided important information on factors predisposing to disease and recovery from illness. They say that the consequences of the judge......oice of giving birth report two obstetricians in a letter in this week's BMJ. Contrary to recent reports that 31 per cent of female obstetricians would prefer a caesarian delivery, the authors report that midwives, who attend to women and their babies, before, during and after their birth are better placed......ess to your memory forremembering the names of the letter F or the numeral 6. Dual deficit kids reallyhave a difficult time identifying letters and numbers quickly and automatically.You can see it in how fast they can read and write a sentence under timeconstraints," says Busse. "We don't know yet, ...NYU researcher unveils the scientist in painter Chuck Close
...ast sensitivity chart -- that measures thefaintest letter we can see, complementing the traditional eye chart measurementof the smallest letter we can see, to provide a more complete assessment ofvisual function....Implanted defibrillators and anti-theft systems appear safe under normal circumstances
...indings concur with a Food and Drug Administration letter tophysicians in September 1998, which said that al...d not lean on or linger in the machines. That same letter advised patients undergoing scans with hand-held metaldetectors, such as those used in airports, to ...Synchronise clocks to find the real millennium baby!
...irth of "Millennium babies" In a tongue-in-cheek letter in this week's BMJ two paediatricians from London warn that in order to validate the birth of the so-called "first millennium baby", labour wards should ensure that all their clocks are set accurately! Dr Jonathan Round and Dr Nigel Kennea report t...Cholesterol lowering margarine may not benefit those already eating a healthy diet
...healthy diet, writes Dr Charles van Heyningen in a letter in this week's BMJ. Dr van Heyningen from University Hospital Aintree in Liverpool argues that the evidence of Benecol's cholesterol lowering properties is based on trials with people who consume an average fat containing diet. Those studied had a...Major economic change can lead to an increase in deaths in car accidents
...ntary to this paper by Professor Mark McCarthy and letter by Dr Ian Roberts....Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Nursing Administrator Receives Nursing Excellence Award
...the CNO position since July 1996. According to the letter nominating her for the award, Dr. Burnes Bolton is "theconsummate professional. She possesses exemplary leadership skills and a keenability to motivate and inspire her staff to achieve excellence. Dr. BurnesBolton is a knowledgeable, compassionate in...Differences In Brain Function Found For Attention Deficit Disorder
...when they saw anyletter of the alphabet except the letter X on a display screen. Because most ofthe letters were not X, each child built up a predisposition to press the buttonand needed to control his impulse to press the button when he saw an X. The taskwas expected to be, and in fact proved to be, more d...'Alternative' Medicine Becoming Mainstream, UF Study Finds
...esidents had done so. The results, published as a letter in this week's issue of The Journal ofthe American... of health-care professionals." Neims authored the letter with Mary Ann Burg and Shae Kosch in the Collegeof Medicine's department of community health and fam...Doctors And Patients Should Co-Sign Prescriptions
...llier and Professor Sean Hilton who have written a letter in this week's BMJ. They say that to resolve this mismatch and improve the chances of treatment success and eliminate waste, patients and prescribers should discuss in detail the treatment options before the prescription is written. If the process ...Drug Treatments For Asthma May Cause Erosive Tooth Damage
...ay be causing tooth erosion in children. In their letter published in this week's BMJ, the authors give "early warning" that children using asthma drugs in a powdered (rather than aerosol) form may be prone to increased dissolution of the enamel surfaces of their teeth. This is because the powdered form o...Credit Cards Could Double As Donor Cards
...lity of cadaver organs for transplantation) In a letter in this week's BMJ Dr Neil Davidson from the Armed Forces Hospital in Kuwait suggests that credit cards could be used as donor cards, indicating that on the death of a patient they consent to donate their organs for transplantation. "There is a wil...New Study Indicates Lightning Can Kill Without Leaving a Mark
...body. The researchers authoring the Lancet letter include Dr. MichaelCherington, a neurologist at St. Anthony Hospital in Denver, Professor HowardWachtel of the University of Colorado at Boulder's electrical and computerengineering department and Dr. Phillip Yarnell, also a neurologist at St.Anthony...New Data Show Dangerous Interaction Between Blood Pressure Drugs
...dil under the brand namePosicorR, issued a warning letter to physicians in December 1997 cautioning themabou...larcases, Roche Laboratories issued a supplemental letter on June 12, 1998, toadvise a delay of seven days after discontinuation of mibefradil beforebeginning...