USP releases first-ever case study book to advance medication error prevention
...system." In addition to first-person accounts, USP offers 10 recommendations to improve medication safety in health facilities. Among the recommendations: adopt a nonpunitive policy for reporting potential and actual medication errors; create open lines of communication among departments and disciplines; an...Inpatient cardiac risk management program promotes lifestyle changes
...ollege of Cardiology guidelines. The STARR program offers inpatient strategies to implement these guidelines and close the gap between physician knowledge and practice," says Laurence S. Sperling, MD., Director of Preventive Cardiology at Emory and co-author of the Emory STARR study. Based on the most rece...Data shows new drug, rimonabant, helps smokers quit while limiting post cessation weight gain
...lege is committed to providing a curriculum, which offers diverse learning opportunities. Students develop a broad range of knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to practice medicine. The curriculum has been carefully structured to balance subject-specific courses, integrated content blocks and clinic...St. Jude Medical announces CRT patients showed improvement in the RHYTHM ICD study
...s (ventricular tachyarrhythmias). The Epic HF ICD offers negative AV/PV hysteresis with search capability designed to ensure a high percentage of biventricular pacing. It's the world's smallest high-voltage cardiac resynchronization device, designed to make implantation easier while improving patient comf...Environmental enrichment lessens protein deficits in mouse model of Huntington's
...tington's disease-like motor symptoms. "The study offers hope for the clinical treatment of Huntington's disease," says primary author Tara Spires of the Physiology Department at the University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K. "Enhanced physical and mental activity have been associated with reduced risks of dementi...Pain medication safe and effective for the elderly
...e convenience of the once-daily dosing that Kadian offers might help older adults comply with their treatment regimen." KRONUS-MSP patients were given Kadian (morphine sulfate sustained-release capsules) once a day for four weeks, with the option of twice-daily dosing after week two. Pain and sleep assessm...Cedars-Sinai March medical tipsheet
...sion of Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, offers tips for recognizing a heart attack. LARGE-SCALE ANALYSIS OF WOMEN WITH ANDROGEN EXCESS: THOROUGH TREATMENT CAN REDUCE SYMPTOMS Although they are considered "male" hormones, certain levels of androgens normally circulate in the bloodstreams of wom...Depressed moms want pediatricians to hear them
...ren's Hospital and Case Western Reserve University offers a possible solution to address postpartum depression. Published in the March issue of Pediatrics, the study results indicated that, regardless of whether new mothers have relatively mild cases of the blues or incapacitating episodes of major depressi...Those infected with HIV may benefit from infection with another virus, says Jefferson virologist
...rmalized the data for drugs" they took. Pomerantz offers some potential explanations for the findings of both studies. In his group's study, he says, the researchers found a difference in the T cells and the cytokines, the chemicals made to control the immune system. "Those who are dual-infected have a be...Pioneering treatments for irritable bowel syndrome, post traumatic stress disorder
...d self-managed treatments for MVA-related PTSD. He offers a comprehensive assessment, treatment, and evaluation on his Web site www.afterthecrash.com, and to date has had responses from more than 100 MVA survivors on five continents. While his treatment does not offer an initial face-to-face consultation, h...Study suggests better use of web could improve infectious disease reporting
...percent of U.S. physicians use the Web, we feel it offers public health jurisdictions a great opportunity to...tion was buried deep in the Web site." This study offers the first assessment of the status of U.S. states' and territories' use of the Web to aid in infecti...Dads miss opportunity to learn about their kids
...ole in making sure their children stay healthy and offers strategies to involve dads. The study, one of the first of its kind to examine the factors that influence a father's participation in their child's health care, is published in the March issue of Pediatrics. It found that urban fathers say they want ...Blacks at greater risk for developing cataracts
... America, the Academy's public service foundation, offers multiple eye care programs, for which individuals may qualify. Callers will be automatically screened to determine the program that provides the most appropriate eye care services. Eligible seniors who have not seen an ophthalmologist in three or mor...NIH researchers test promising new therapy for blinding eye disease
...the treatment even more convenient. "Daclizumab offers the promise of a safe, well-tolerated and effective long-term therapy for uveitis. We are now in the planning stages to begin a larger clinical trial to compare standard therapies with daclizumab," said Dr. Paul Sieving, director of the National Eye...Orange juice fortified with plant sterols found to lower 'bad' cholesterol in healthy volunteers
...00 mg/dL. The inclusion of sterols in orange juice offers an important treatment option without increasing saturated fat and at the same time providing vitamin C, flavonoids and other essential nutrients." The American Heart Association and National Cholesterol Education Program recommend a diet that is lo...Protein helps immune system mount 'instant strike' against deadly flu viruses
...ripheral immunity. A vaccine made from live virus offers the best chance of accomplishing this."...Targeting cell fusion as possible way to repair organs, deliver cancer vaccines
... to serve therapeutic ends," says Dr. Russell. "It offers a biotechnology platform that provides a way to choose and direct the agents of fusion by getting tumor cells to fuse with dendritic cells -- one cell type in the immune system. The result is biofusion that prompts the immune system to attack the tum...Research clarifies how Alzheimer's medicines may reduce interference with learning and memory
...occur in some of these conditions. Conversely, it offers insight into the way that higher acetylcholine levels modestly improve attention, memory, activities of daily living, and behavioral symptoms. Cholinesterase inhibitors boost acetylcholine by reducing the enzyme that breaks it down. Understanding the...At AAAS: Biocomplexity panel on human-nature interactions
...ne on Maui and one on Hawaii.While the archipelago offers unique study opportunities, theresearchers say some of the cultural and natural evolutionaryprocesses that occurred there-such as widespread deforestation,soil degradation, unprecedented population growth, migrationsinto marginal lands and increased ...A spectroscopy technique that offers advances in detection of toxic chemicals and counting of molecules has been demonstrated by a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientist and collaborators. Described in the Feb. 8 issue of the Journal of Chemical Physics , the N...