New Short-Acting Anesthetics Cut Recovery Time
... added, and appreciate regaining fullawareness and mobility quickly after surgery. Many surgical procedures today are performed with regional instead of generalanesthesia. The technique is used to numb only a specific region of the body.Used alone or in combination with general anesthesia, it provides superio...Better Emergency Medical Assistance Should Be Provided At Marathons
...thors. The French rules call for a high degree of mobility of a doctor skilled in resuscitation, paramedical ambulances and an effective means of radio communication. They conclude that 70 athletes have died in the past ten years in the UK at such sporting events and that the "....current haphazard system.....Older, disabled women have trouble managing pain
...at least 2 out of 4functional 'domains,' including mobility and basic self-care tasks. For thisanalysis, researchers looked at the severity of pain reported by the women, whohad been asked to rate the pain in their lower back, hips, knees or feet on ascale of 0 to 10 while walking, using stairs, or standing ...Stereotypes of aging may have significant effect on gaits of older persons
...this information eventually may be used to enhance mobility and partially reverse age-related changes in functional performance. In related work, Hausdorff has been studying stride-to-strike fluctuations in gait rhythm and the effects of aging and disease. He has found that healthy gaits fluctuate with a "fr...Properly securing trunk crucial in ambulance transport
...crucial factor is restricting, to the same degree, mobility of the head and trunk. "Even though some head immobilization techniques are more effective, the sheer mass of a poorly immobilized trunk swinging back and forth can cause large movements at the neck that could lead to serious injuries," he says. "Tru...Enbrel shown safe, effective in children and teenagers with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
...int can be affected and inflammation may limit the mobility of affected joints. There are three types of JRA: polyarticular (affecting five or more joints), pauciarticular (affecting four or fewer joints) and systemic, also called Still's disease (joint swelling, fever, rash, and organ involvement). F...Study shows obesity bad for the mind too
...er cognitive abilities, increased pain and limited mobility among other ailments. About one out of every seven Canadians is obese, but weight has a bigger impact on women than on men. "Women view their own health state as poor if they're overweight while men perceive their health to be compromised once they b...... in a blood clot in a vein, said Belcaro. Lack of mobility is the reason for the clot, but low pressure in the airplane cabin, low humidity and dehydration may also be contributing factors....Depression raises heart failure rate in elderly women
...sical illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes and mobility limitations, all of which are also risk factors for heart diseases. However, taking these factors into account, depression still increased the incidence of heart failure. The researchers suggest that depression may increase heart failure risk through...Physics tip sheet #11 - May 1, 2002
...link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v88/e180401 6) Negative mobility for single classical particles R. Eichhorn, P. Rei...s in some directions. In other cases, the negative mobility is due to quantum mechanics or collective effects. A new analysis shows that single classical partic...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, May 13, 2002
...nual therapy was more successful in improving neck mobility and lessening pain than physical therapy or continued care by a physician (Article, p. 713). In the manual therapy group, 68.3 percent of patients felt "much improved" or "completely recovered," compared with 50.8 percent of patients in the physical ...Landmark study results published in NEJM highlight breakthrough treatment for heart failure
...ands of Europeans who live with restricted energy, mobility and independence due to heart failure could benefit significantly from a breakthrough treatment featured in tomorrow's New England Journal of Medicine1. The published study results demonstrate the benefit of cardiac resynchronisation (CR) therapy wi...UCSF orthopedic surgeons test artificial back disc
...sc-related lower back pain while maintaining spine mobility and eliminated the need for fusion of the lower spine," said David S. Bradford, MD, UCSF professor of orthopedic surgery and lead investigator of the UCSF study. UCSF Medical Center is one of 13 centers currently evaluating Prosdisc, which replaces ...Complex physical learning may compensate for prenatal alcohol exposure, study shows
...efects that often lead to behavioral, learning and mobility problems. Ten times that many children, also exposed to alcohol before birth, may not meet the diagnostic criteria for FAS but still have behavioral and brain defects that are now classified as alcohol-related developmental disorders. Simply not dri...No link between epidurals and backache
...r a questionnaire. Physical measurements of spinal mobility were also used. The team found no significant differences in any of the measurements of mobility. There were also no differences in responses to questions about everyday tasks that may be more difficult in the presence of low back pain. The authors c...Greater incidence of obesity among adults with disabling conditions
.../low vision; deaf/hard of hearing; lower extremity mobility difficulty; upper extremity mobility difficulty; hand dexterity difficulty; and serious mental illness. After adjusting for sociodemograp...Vision loss and driving performance, stroke and physical impairment
...eds. Findings suggest the need for reevaluation of mobility needs and wheelchair utilization during the years following rehabilitation for a stroke. Dysphagia research in the 21st century and beyond Summarizes a dysphagia meeting responding to a heightened healthcare need and to determine the course of d...Study ties frequent school changes to behavior problems
...c Academic Societies in Seattle, shows that school mobility is an independent predictor of behavioral problems...e nature of the data doesnt allow us to say school mobility causes behavioral problems, the two are clearly linked and have implications for both health care pr...Health is key to maintaining wealth for seniors
... seniors include in-home nursing care and mobility assistance. "Older consumers have to make difficult choices, like should they buy medicine or groceries? I've heard many sad stories," Lee said. To Lee, the findings call for more suppo...Urban children's low perceptions of health could hinder educational success
...rental health status. Data on school absences and mobility were linked to survey data. Grade level, relationship of parent to child, employment, family income, health insurance and school connectedness were significantly associated with the health-related quality of life total score. "As early as the 2nd gra...