American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2005 (second issue)
...the ICU, as well as in at-risk patients on general medical and surgical floors. The study appears in the second issue for March 2005 of the American Thoracic Society's peer-reviewed American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBESITY AND CHILDHOOD WHEEZING AND ASTHMA...Community care tops medical care at preventing heart disease in black Americans
...hat resource inequities, such as limited access to medical services, or lack of affordable medications, educational resources and culturally appropriate health care, are the root of the racial disparities in health status in the United States. For one year, the researchers analyzed how well patients followed...Prostate cancer screening practices examined
... for prostate cancer and followed their subsequent medical history. The PLCO protocol advises men to consult ... screening result. "These statistics parallel many medical recommendations and reassure us that good judgment is being applied to the evaluation of the initial...New hand-held information system for emergency responders
...on-the-scene, a Hazmat specialist, or an emergency medical specialist (EMS). "First responders in general, and Hazmat units in particular, must make decisions quickly in handling hazardous-materials incidents," says Dr. Jack Snyder, NLM Associate Director for Specialized Information Services. "They need accu...Dealing with conflict in caring for the dying patient
...difficult decisions on end-of-life treatment? The medical and emotional issues surrounding the care of a dyi...edicine, and chief, section of palliative care and medical ethics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine along with Anthony L. Back, M.D., an oncol...Simple blood test may help to predict cardiovascular risk in older women
...which included collection of personal information, medical history, information about their previous history of cardiovascular (CVD) events or cancer, and blood collection at the beginning of the study. Follow-up was conducted by annual questionnaires, except in the third year when participants attended a cl...New study shows how very low-carb diets take off the pounds
...ysicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internists specialize in the prevention, detection and treatment of illnesses in adults, reflected in the organization's trademarked phrase Doctors of Internal Medicine. Doctors for Adults....AACC and The Endocrine Society partner to promote patient education
...is year in an effort to broaden support within the medical community for Lab Tests Online, the Internet's pre...laboratory testing. Lab tests play a vital role in medical decision-making, but often, doctors and patients don't make the time to discuss the tests or their r...Neurobehavioral function during coma, stroke rehabilitation effective for elderly
...Systematic tracking of recovery from coma improves medical and rehabilitation strategies, pg 19 This study, ...e Disorders of Consciousness Scale (DOCS) improves medical and rehabilitation management during coma recovery. Investigators found that medical decision-making...Fractured leg bone not the end of Tutankhamen mystery
... in half, just below the rib cage, for no apparent medical or scientific reason. It is possible that damage to both the leg bone and the ribs was done at the same time, in an attempt by scientists to find hidden gold in the cavities of the body." The original X-rays also revealed fragments of bone in the sk...Aircraft cabin ventilation influences the transmission of diseases in-flight
...ay). The authors believe the aviation industry and medical community should educate the general public on health issues related to air travel and infection. They write that good hand hygiene has been proven to reduce the risk of disease transmission, and air travellers should make it part of their normal tra...UCLA Medical Center becomes first hospital to introduce remote presence robots in ICU
...savings. UCLA has combined our in-house electronic medical information system, GCQ, with the RP-6 remote pres...savings. UCLA has combined our in-house electronic medical information system, GCQ, with the RP-6 remote presence system and we are able to monitor and access ...Study examines lessons learned at Africa's first public antiretroviral treatment clinic
...c staffing changes were also necessary. Initially, medical personnel were rotated in from inpatient hospital ...to-date information on HIV treatment. The lack of medical personnel available to staff such a specialized clinic in an African nation has varying causes, depe...Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
...support and involvement of our board of directors, medical staff, employees and every member of the Northwestern Memorial family," added Mecklenburg. "The jury, chaired by NCQHC board member Ken Samet, president and chief operating officer of Medstar Health, was impressed with Northwestern Memorial Hospital...New scale predicts recovery of consciousness from coma after brain injury
...o showed how repeated measures using DOCS improved medical and rehabilitation management during coma recovery...nvestigators found previously undetected secondary medical complications, which were successfully treated. Pape is also researcher at the Edward Hines, Jr., V...Computerized order entry systems can increase risk of medication errors
... largest identified source of preventable hospital medical error. Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) s... in use; problems are obscured by workarounds, the medical problem-solving ethos, and low house staff status. (3) Aggressively fix technology when it is shown ...Women less likely to get quality heart attack care
... doctors are less likely to deliver evidence-based medical care -- the foundation of quality improvement efforts like GAP to women compared with men. But the new study is the first to show a correlation between this failure and mortality. "We owe women heart attack patients a full examination of the factor...End AIDS drug waiting lists, HIV care providers tell policymakers
WASHINGTON, DC--The nation's frontline HIV medical providers are calling for an end to waiting lists ...AAHIVM) are telling policymakers to make access to medical care for low-income people with HIV/AIDS the top priority when reauthorizing the Ryan White CARE Act...How effective are herbal supplements in reducing illnesses in children?
...h issue of The Journal of Pediatrics reviews the medical literature to provide information about the effectiveness of some of the most common herbal supplements in children, including Andrographis paniculata, evening primrose oil, ivy leaf, and valerian. Gail Mahady, Ph.D. and colleagues from Karl-Franze...Two years after gene therapy treatments, severe angina patients showed prolonged clinical benefit
...rial will be conducted in approximately 25 cardiac medical centers throughout the United States. In the GENA...patients with Class III or IV angina refractory to medical therapy who also had multivessel occlusive coronary artery disease not amenable to revascularization...