Minimally invasive colon cancer surgery is effective
...and Rectal Surgeons proposing that credentials for performing laparoscopically assisted colectomies should only be given to surgeons who meet specific qualifications and strictly adhere to standard operating procedures. At the moment, no such credentialing system exists. All five Washington University colorect...Mayo Clinic led study: Minimally invasive surgery safe, effective for patients with colon cancer
... should be done by surgeons who are experienced in performing laparoscopic colon surgery." This year in the Unit...r removal of colon cancer. In 1990, surgeons began performing minimally invasive surgery for colon cancer, but stopped in 1994 because of concerns about: incr...Heart disease kills more women annually than all cancers combined
...sure and family history of heart disease, and then performing stress test and coronary angiogram when appropriate to assess the condition of the heart. Women, however, are often not screened adequately and for many, their first cardiac event could wind up causing heart damage or death. "Women are referred for t...... Kanwisher examined subjects' brain activity while performing these tasks. They observed no increase in the sort of activity that would be involved in keeping two thought processes separate when subjects had to switch faster. This suggests that there are no complicated mechanisms that allow people to perform t...New Investigator Award presented at the 2004 AIUM Annual Convention
...new clinical investigators to gain experience with performing and presenting ultrasound research early in their academic careers. The award with a prize of $1000, is presented each year to a new investigator (resident, fellow, faculty member, or sonographer in practice fewer than 5 years) who presents the best...Study indicates why hospitalists improve hospital efficiency
...uggesting that hospitalists were more efficient in performing the necessary evaluation and treatment of patients in the hospital to allow them to be discharged earlier," Kaboli said. The team's analysis of readmission rates revealed that the shorter stays did not mean hospitalist patients were being sent home b...Vietnamese doctor to receive human rights award from NY Academy of Sciences
...mprove the health care of his fellow inmates, even performing minor surgery with homemade instruments. Released again under a presidential amnesty in August 1998, Dr. Que's health had worsened considerably and he was unable to walk without assistance. Refusing to leave the country, he was held under house ar...Survey highlights myth of multi-faith chaplaincy in hospitals
...regation in prayer areas and 34 had facilities for performing ablution before prayers. Professor Aziz Sheikh, Professor of Primary Care Research and Development at the University of Edinburgh, with colleagues from hospitals in the Midlands and London and a researcher from the Muslim Council of Britain, undertoo...Black and Hispanic patients wait longer for heart attack treatment
...e achieved by efforts to improve quality at poorer performing hospitals and ensuring that all patients have access to high-quality hospitals." ...DOE labs, universities and second sight partner to speed development of 'artificial retina'
...the implants. North Carolina State University is performing electrical and thermal modeling of the device to h... a completely wireless device for clinical use and performing the computational modeling of long-term retinal stimulation. The Energy Department's Office of Scie...Department of Energy announces new agreement with USC, national labs and private company
...ol of Medicine, which is co-leading the effort and performing clinical testing of the implants; Oak Ridge Natio...search; North Carolina State University, which is performing electrical and thermal modeling of the device to determine how much energy can be used to stimulate ...New insights into hormone therapy highlight when estrogen best aids brain
... diseases such as Alzheimer's." One difficulty in performing HT studies is controlling for all the variables present in the participating women. Some have had hysterectomies, while others still have their reproductive organs. Women also differ in the time lapse between onset of menopause and start of HT, as we...Several new techniques show promise for spinal cord repair
...tested to see if the new nerves actually worked by performing motor evoked potentials (H-reflex) via stimulating the C8 sensory root and recording action potentials in the triceps muscles. Eight of the 12 rats that received a combination of Zymosan and cABC had significant nerve regrowth, while two of the 10 r...Location of body fat important in predicting heart attack risk
... walking a quarter of a mile, climbing 10 steps or performing basic activities of daily living. At the beginning of the study, the researchers measured total body fat as well as fat distribution (waist-to-thigh ratio, waist circumference, and intra-abdominal or visceral fat). Participants were contacted every ...Cognitive behavioral therapy combined with antidepressant effective in treating adolescent OCD
...ont anxiety-evoking situations and refraining from performing compulsions in order to learn their fears are exaggerated or unrealistic. This is the first study to test the efficacy of combining the two treatments in pediatric patients. One hundred twelve children, ages seven to 17, were enrolled in POTS. The ...Study questions safety of heart procedures at hospitals without cardiac surgery programs
HANOVER, NH Rekindling a debate on the safety of performing an increasingly popular non-surgical heart procedure in hospitals that do not have onsite cardiac surgery programs, a study led by Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) concluded that patients who undergo the procedure in hospitals without cardiac surgeons ...Enzyme linked to mania and schizophrenia impairs higher brain functions
...g PKC activity in the prefrontal cortex of animals performing working memory tasks. The prefrontal cortex is a brain region that allows for the regulation of thoughts, behaviors and feelings. The prefrontal cortex becomes dysfunctional in both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. In animals, either direct or ind......substance is to provide a way for the professional performing the procedure to distinguish solid and liquid fecal matter from potentially cancerous polyps. Nearly 90 percent of the study participants preferred the fecal tagging regimen prior to virtual colonoscopy over the purgative bowel preparation prior to ...Dealing with casualties from a terrorist attack
...ncritical victims to a definitive care hospital by performing triage first at outside sites before allowing them...atients "with virtually no warning" by immediately performing all of the "appropriate procedures", says Frykberg. According to Gutierrez de Ceballos, "Immediate a......lenges of maintaining an independent lifestyle and performing everyday tasks. Even with glasses, contact lenses, medicine or surgery, people who have low vision find everyday activities difficult to do. Due to vision loss, about one in 20 Americans find it challenging to read the mail, shop, cook, watch te...