UNC study: Most N.C. family practitioners engage in unrecognized community service
...cians' service involvement in community activities outside of charity medical care," Goldstein said. "We were...different volunteer activities while those working outside academia reported almost 17 different ones. Fewer than half of either group said that their practice...Physicians may not be accurate in their confidence levels of their diagnoses, says Pitt study
...onfidence plays a major role in clinicians' use of outside resources in determining diagnoses and making other medical decisions. These resources include colleagues, medical books, journals and computer-based decision support systems (DSSs). "Decision support occurs in two modes: either clinicians must seek...Mouse model reveals potential way to reduce cardiac deaths in kidney patients
...e changed smooth muscle cells can deposit minerals outside their membranes, dramatically decreasing the flexibility of blood vessels and increasing the work the heart has to do to create a pulse. "Vascular stiffness happens to patients with end-stage kidney failure when they go on dialysis, and it leads to m...Organizational traits associated with quality patient care are essential to home care nursing
...pact of the nurse work environment on patient care outside of hospital setting. The study, "Organizational Attributes Valued by Hospital, Home Care and District Nurses in the United States and New Zealand," is featured in the first quarter issue of the Journal of Nursing Scholarship (volume 37 issue 1) publi...Benefits of lung cancer screening with CT questioned
...es suspected of being cancerous that go to surgery outside of research study centers turn out to be benign," Dr. Swensen said. Surgical intervention to diagnose these nodules is expensive and may impact quality of life and mortality. According to Dr. Swensen, a small percentage of patients will have chronic...RIT takes eye-tracking research to next level
...eption by enabling subjects to wear the technology outside of the laboratory and even outdoors. "The system ... processing in real time within any indoor setting outside the laboratory; the second model fits neatly in a backpack and can be worn anywhere, even outside. T...HIV and ID doctors oppose ideologically driven STI prevention policies
...ung people, as well as adults, are sexually active outside of monogamous relationships. We need to supply them with the tools to make wise choices." "When spending taxpayer dollars, the federal government has an obligation to provide accurate information to sexually active people," adds Paul Volberding, MD,...Fixing of the lumbar column aided by simple radiological techniques
... image obtained can show that part of the screw is outside the vertebra when, in reality, this is not the case!...Balance and better interactions between primary-care and specialist physicians improve US health
...wever, specialists may treat patients for ailments outside their area of expertise, thus putting patients at a higher risk of death. In addition, more specialists decrease the number of procedures performed per physician, which further increases risks of complications or mortality. "Having too many physician...Prostate cancer screening practices examined
... practice, because biopsy and diagnosis took place outside of the PLCO study, according to the authors....In solution, tiny magnetic wires scatter light
... carbon nanotubes. Nanowires have not yet ventured outside the research arena, but researchers believe they will one day become critical components in ever-shrinking electronic circuits. Nickel nanowires, for instance, could play a key role in storing information, says Bentley. In particular, scientists coul...Steady rise in HIV among heterosexuals in the UK
...cent (1,179) had a sexual partner who was infected outside Europe, while nearly a third had a partner infected in Europe (including the United Kingdom). For 8% (153), the partner's country of infection was not established. Figures may underestimate true numbers as voluntary surveillance systems are subject t...Study examines lessons learned at Africa's first public antiretroviral treatment clinic
...ols. Many nurses are often forced to look for work outside Botswana due to a lack of positions that pay well, but physicians have to be contracted from other countries, said Dr. Marlink. If the country's government institutionalizes the ARV clinic's practice of having specialists train junior staff in HIV t...Awards & fellowships at the International & American Association for Dental Research General Session
...o conduct research in another country or otherwise outside their home institution. Dr. Daronch will spend six months at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, on a research project entitled "Biological Effects of Near-UV Radiation from Dental Curing Sources". IADR/Lion Dental Research Award for Junior I...Depression predicts heart rhythm abnormalities in heart attack patients
...ately regulate their beating action in response to outside stimuli such as stress and anxiety are known to be at higher risk of suffering a heart attack, the researchers said. The researchers hope correlate the clinical data obtained from portable heart monitors worn 24 hours a day with everyday stressors ...York study tests enhanced care for depression patients
...ssion care but all that evidence has been gathered outside the UK, mainly in the USA. In consultation with organisations in the field and patients, our research will develop a UK-appropriate protocol that is faithful to the original models, while taking account of our different health system." A small random...Potential treatment for Fragile X Syndrome demonstrated in fruit fly model
...ms similar to those of Fragile X patients. Studies outside of Penn using the mouse model have demonstrated that Fragile X patients have a tendency to break down synaptic connections (sites used for neuron to neuron communication) more readily than the general population. This breakdown is due to an increased...Cryoablation is effective in treating cancer patients' pain
...d various types of cancer that had spread to areas outside the abdomen organs, said Damian E. Dupuy, MD, professor of diagnostic imaging at Brown Medical School in Providence, RI. These patients were not candidates for surgery because the tumors were too close to critical structures or the patient had multi...Disease testing for immigrants: Discrimination disguised as public health policy
...sed HIV infections thought to have been contracted outside the UK in 2003 number only around 3000. Reacting to public fears over perceived threats, countries including Canada, USA, Australia, and New Zealand, have adopted stringent policies for compulsory screening of new entrants for TB and HIV. But the onl......ating differences in charge between the inside and outside of the cell. Such differences allow electrical signals to travel to the brain, telling you that home-made cookies are nearby. Bradley and co-author Johannes Reisert, Ph.D., suspected NKCC1 might be involved in this process precisely because of ...