Women's symptoms are new or different
...can indicate heart attack. It is important not to miss the earliest possible opportunity to prevent or ease AMI, which is the number one cause of death in both women and men." Major prodromal symptoms in order of reported frequency include: Unusual fatigue 70% Sleep disturbance 48% Shortness of br...Mayo Clinic researchers discover genetic syndrome linked to inherited birth disorder
...e adds that routine chromosome analysis can easily miss this duplication. Use of FISH (fluorescent DNA) probes is required. This discovery also is important because it provides evidence for a class of new genetic errors known as "genomic arrangement" as a precondition leading to disease. Most often the op...Neutron detector under development to monitor spacecraft radiation
...ergy. Instruments used to measure radiation often miss the secondary neutrons, which astronauts are also exposed to. Maurer said the estimates of the radiation that astronauts receive from neutrons account for about one-third of the actual total dose. "Since neutrons do not carry any electrical charge, ...New emergency department program 'fights' firearm-carrying youths
...ster this tool because primary care screening will miss adolescents, including a majority of male adolescents who do not regularly visit a primary care physician. "Firearms are second to motor vehicles as a leading cause of death among U.S. children between the ages of 15 and 19," said Gregory Luke Larki...Emergency cardiac monitoring strategy tested in ambulances
... make only a single 10-second recording, which may miss rapidly changing abnormalities common in heart attacks. The "tele-electrocardiography" system Drew is using in her study consists of several components: A 12-lead cardiac monitor that requires only a five-electrode attachment to the patient...Friendships play key role in suicidal thoughts of girls, but not boys
... It is better to get a few false positives than to miss some of them," he said. The results of the study offer several suggestions for identifying and helping adolescents at risk for suicide, Moody said. In addition to the friendship findings, the study mirrored other studies that show teens are less at r...High cholesterol predicts lower mortality in dialysis patients but is not protective
...rleukin-6 or serum albumin) since any one test can miss patients with abnormalities. Participants with inflammation or malnutrition had lower cholesterol levels than those without either condition. Overall, higher cholesterol was incrementally associated with lower mortality, a finding which confirms othe...ENDO 2004, The 86th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society
...ine@endo-society.org Attention Reporter: Don't miss your chance to cover the latest, cutting-edge research and developments in all areas of endocrinology, including diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis, obesity, hypertension, cholesterol, reproductive disorders and hormonal cancers, at ENDO 2004, t...Cord blood cells proven to differentiate into heart muscle and brain cells
...eded types of brain cells. Meanwhile, children may miss a critical therapeutic window of treatment. If scientists could somehow nudge stem cells toward becoming the needed brain cells, then deliver them directly to the patient's brain in their differentiated state, doctors could theoretically spare some p...UK Teenage Cancer Trust demands government action to aid young cancer patients
...* Teenagers and young adults some of the ways they miss out summary The arbitrary age breakdown in national and international statistical databases [10-14, 15-19, 20-24] means it is difficult to assess accurately how many teenagers get cancer, so information to establish requirements and on which to b...Study examines physical, emotional well-being following breast cancer treatment
...rted that their fear of recurrence increases, they miss ready access to the health care system, they may have lingering side effects of therapy, and they often feel uncertain about what to expect after treatment. "In general, oncology clinicians prepare women for the acute toxicities of breast cancer tre...Los Angeles kids benefit from new asthma identification process
...ave to go to the emergency department or hospital, miss school, and not participate in normal activities," said lead researcher Craig A. Jones, MD, FCCP, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. "With the Breathmobile Program's new asthma case identificati...Heart attack patients face 25% lower death risk if hospitals follow national care standards
...effect on mortality grows, doctors and nurses will miss fewer and fewer chances to treat patients well, and patients will take their responsibilities more seriously. "The degree of improvement we've demonstrated in Michigan is at least matched by the opportunity that remains," he says. "We need to move f...Experience is more effective than classroom learning in changing age bias in dental students
...ing elderly patients can be frustrating. "They may miss an appointment because they are caring for a spouse, or because they rely on others for transportation," he said. "They may bring personal issues into the clinic. Providers can become impatient." Knowing some overall concerns of, and limitations on...CAD proves to be viable option for second reading mammograms
... experienced mammographers they are less likely to miss cancers that are then picked up by CAD," said Dr. Slanetz. Previous studies have shown that double reading (having a second radiologist review the mammograms) picks up between 5% and 15% more cancers, she noted. The study found that CAD missed 11 o...New research suggests two brain areas critical for short-term memory
...lly going on in the real world around you, and you miss the turn." The researchers hope to continue the work to learn more about how the hippocampus and subiculum work together with other brain regions to establish more permanent memories....Patients not sticking to cholesterol drugs -- and the higher their co-pay, the lower their use
.... Research suggests that patients who consistently miss more than one in every five doses of a statin have as much chance of heart attack and death as those not taking statins at all. In addition to non-adherence, the researchers also looked for evidence of discontinuation -- patients who stop...3D neutron-based medical imaging, 4D lung scans, and hitting a moving tumor
... information from 3D imaging may make it easier to miss important parts of the image data. Finally, in a paper called "The Future of Radiotherapy," T. Rockwell Mackie of the University of Wisconsin ( trmackie@wisc.edu ) predicts that the use of protons and light ions such as carbon ions in radiation ther...Study: Dementia often undiagnosed in clinical settings
... available for evaluating patients. "It is easy to miss mild dementia," Boise said. "Older patients have a number of problems to attend to and they often don't self-report memory problems. And social graces are preserved for a relatively long time over the course of dementia, so the patient might interact...Register early for the AIUM regional course, Sonography: A Broad Sweep, and Save
...Immediately following the sonography course, don't miss the accreditation Getting Started Workshop on Sunday, September 5, from 1 pm to 4 pm. The workshop, which will provide answers to the most commonly asked questions about the accreditation process, allows attendees the opportunity to earn 3 CME credi...