Mayo Clinic study shows no adverse heart effect for sildenafil (Viagra)
...it was combined with an electrocardiogram (ECG) to monitor the hearts electrical activity. One stress test was given an hour after taking sildenafil and the other after taking a sugar pill. Both the patients and the researchers were blinded to when they were testing the drug and when they were using the plac...... Patients responses on the touch-screen monitor will be automatically translated into English and printed out for the health care worker. Those responses also automatically will be incorporated into the electronic medical record system for future reference. The sec...Mecca pilgrims a priority for meningococcal vaccination
...England and Wales) set up enhanced surveillance to monitor spread and virulence of the outbreak strain, and to collect data on case characteristics. The incidence of disease amongst pilgrims reported from England and Wales in 2001 was similar (28 per 100,000) to the rate reported during 2000 (30 per 100,000)...Nutrition education with a food label focus helps diabetics over 65 meet treatment goals
...ce behavior changes. They were also encouraged to monitor and record their dietary intake and blood sugar values during the week to identify patterns. Comparing data from pre and post tests showed that the nutrition education improved blood sugar control to levels that reduce the risk for large blood vessel...ORNL helping make tomorrows soldiers all they can be
..." The helmet of the future will allow a soldier to monitor power reserves, will show the range of an enemy and will provide an enormous amount of additional information, including the capabilities of the enemy. While many of the technologies to make the Objective Force Warrior a reality are maturing today, s......he M-protein. Instead they suggest that physicians monitor patients diagnosed with MGUS through annual blood testing for the lifetime of the patient involved....Cigarette ads target youth, violating $250 billion 1998 settlement
...ts to target young readers. Previous efforts to monitor youth targeting have focused on "youth magazines," defined by the Food and Drug Administration as those with more than 2 million readers under 18 (such as Sports Illustrated or People) or with greater than 15-percent young readers (such as Allure or ...Study finds drops work as well as patch for 'lazy eye'
...ld's eye once a day. Withpatching, the parent must monitor the child wearing the patch for six ormore hours each day for many weeks or months. In the Amblyopia Treatment Study, 215 children were randomly assigned toreceive patching, and 204 were assigned to receive atropine eye drops.Researchers found that 7...Eye drops to treat childhood eye disorder work as well as patching the eye
...lds eye once a day. With patching, the parent must monitor the child wearing the patch for six or more hours each day for many weeks or months. In the Amblyopia Treatment Study, 215 children were randomly assigned to receive patching, and 204 were assigned to receive atropine eye drops. Researchers found tha...Poor patients twice as likely to die from heart disease
... to patients after discharge. In one, they plan to monitor how compliant patients are with their medications 180 days after discharge, as well as finding out if these patients have a solid social support network to take care of them....3D ultrasound telehealth system first commercial test at Indian reservations
...e providers at these clinics will use MUSTPAC-3 to monitor 100 women who are in their first trimester of pregnancy. Information obtained through these studies will be used in the FDA approval process for MUSTPAC-3. The ideal result of this study would be reduced fetal and newborn mortality through better t...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, March 19, 2002
... the market. The authors recommend that physicians monitor liver function of patients receiving this drug, especially during the first year of therapy. An editorial suggests questions to help a practicing physician decide if a drug is the cause of a new clinical problem, such as liver damage. Physicians have...Intensity modulated radiation therapy at Fox Chase Cancer Center
...he ultrasound system is similar to what is used to monitor a fetus during pregnancy and is used every day during the radiation treatment. We use multiple tools each day of treatment in order to locate the prostate and spare any healthy surrounding tiss!ue undo exposure to radiation. And as the radiation tec...Elderly expectations of medical care easy to satisfy but complicated
...hey would, however, be more vigilant and therefore monitor their visits more closely." Hupcey, Mary Beth Clark, assistant professor of nursing and Christina Hutcheson and Virginia Thompson, recent master's degree recipients, used focus groups to investigate interactions of elderly, community-dwelling outpati...Iron supplementation enhances aerobic training in iron-depleted women
... on an ergometric cycle equipped with a heart rate monitor and digital output of cadence and work. They gradually increased their workloads until they were cycling for 10 minutes at 75% and 15 minutes at 85% of their maximum heart rates. Exercise tests were conducted on a cycle ergometer before and after t...Managed care linked to reduced hospital admission rates in California
...s may result from the fact that care providers can monitor conditions like asthma, diabetes and hypertension more closely and prevent chronic conditions from getting serious enough to require hospitalization, he said. On the other hand, it is possible that managed care has achieved these benefits by simply r...Devices that emit sounds to track medical status or pinpoint military targets may cause mistakes
...ere from anesthesiology stations (for one, a heart monitor might beep more quickly or emit a constant tone when a patient is in danger) to factory production-controls, stock-market trading floors and data displays for visually impaired people. However, despite their proliferation, the effectiveness of thes...Behavior management programs help seniors with chronic illnesses sleep better
... each participant and actigraphy, which is a wrist monitor that records intensity and frequency of movement. He pointed out the results of the study show that seniors with chronic illness may be able make substantial improvements in their sleep without resorting to medication. "Regardless of which method wor...Ultrasound senses 'feel' of breast lesions
...of ultrasound pulses, "tracking" beams are used to monitor motion created by the second kind -- high-energy "... it up either with a biopsy or increased visits to monitor the progress of the lesion." After initially testing the streaming detection idea on "phantom" m...Study shows loosening managed care restrictions may improve doctor-patient relationship
...y Household Survey, which was a survey designed to monitor the effects of health system changes on people living in the United States. The survey asked patients to rate the level of trust they had in their doctor and his or her ability to make decisions in the patients best interest. Patients rated the leve...