Hands-on or hands-free, using a cell phone while driving is not safe, researchers find
SANTA MONICA, CA -- Ninety percent of cell phone owners report that they use the phone while driving, according to a report published in 1999. Another report from 2003 indicates that cell...Cell phone users drive like old folks
...u want to act old really fast, then talk on a cell phone while driving." The new study by Strayer and Dre...lly see them because they are distracted by a cell phone conversation. The research has called into question legislative efforts by various states to ban mot...Association publishes blueprint to strengthen stroke care from prevention through recovery
...providers starting with the person who answers the phone when you call 9-1-1 all the way through to the time you come home having recovered from your stroke." One aim of the systems approach is to overcome geopolitical boundaries that might interfere with stroke care, Schwamm said. Stroke support can be d...Emergency department study supports giving dehydrated children fluids by mouth
...hour post-ED visit information through a follow-up phone call to all participants. Researchers used sham I.V.s so that treating physicians did not know which children were in each group. "By the end of the study, we realized that most families prefer to start with the oral rehydration therapy for treatment...Northwestern Memorial Hospital receives $10 million commitment to support preeminent heart program
...rity. The goal is for physicians to make only one phone call to the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute to set the wheels in motion for their patients to come here. "We keep referring physicians informed and make sure they are an integral part of the process, continues Dr. McCarthy. We want to protect the pa...Changing trends in herbal supplement use
...f Public Health, and colleagues examined data from phone interviews conducted from 1998 through 2002 in order to determine which dietary supplements Americans were using. The 8,470 study participants were asked to identify all over-the-counter and prescription drugs, along with dietary supplements taken du...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2005 (second issue)
...the press release. Please contact Suzy Martin by phone at (212) 315-8631 or via e-mail at smartin@thoracic.org with questions. MONTELUKAST SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES ASTHMA EXACERBATIONSIN YOUNG CHILDREN Montelukast, a leukotriene receptor antagonist, significantly decreased the rate of exacerbations and ...Heart attack treatment gap may be closing for women
...om two teaching hospitals and again with follow-up phone calls six-months after discharge. The good news is that both 90 percent of men and women received aspirin and beta-blockers at hospital discharge. Two-thirds of women received statins while 78 percent of men received this lipid-lowering medication....Study: Young adults can be motivated to eat fruits, veggies
...tween interviews, some study participants received phone calls and materials that were tailored to their readiness to make dietary changes. Others received a standard pamphlet and no personal contact, other than telephone interviews. The results, says Nitzke, were clear. "The participants who received the ...Penn study will compare heart failure management technologies
...y, and a working telephone with touchtone line and phone jack, or access to one....Men more likely to get screened for prostate cancer than colon cancer, U-M study finds
...vioral Risk Factors Surveillance Survey, an annual phone survey of adults that measures preventive health behaviors. The study found that while nearly two-thirds of men were up-to-date with prostate cancer screening, only 47.6 percent had had a recent colon cancer screening. More than 70,000 men will be d...Study finds drug eluting stents as effective as vascular brachytherapy in preventing restenosis
...y telephone 4 to 8 months following their VB for a phone interview about their cardiac symptoms and outcomes. Using the Cypher registry surveillance data and the Emory databank questionnaires, the researchers compared the baseline demographic variables, angiographic variables and frequencies of in-hospit...Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
...to include such things as how somebody answers the phone to how the patient is greeted when the food tray is delivered to their bedside," said Dean M. Harrison, president and chief executive officer, Northwestern Memorial Hospital. "Quality is integral to everything we do at Northwestern Memorial and bein...Community care tops medical care at preventing heart disease in black Americans
...d community health services, including checkups by phone or in person with a local nurse practitioner at a ... had flexible scheduling, allowing participants to phone in for checkups and counseling, or to schedule appointments with as little as 24 to 48 hours' notice...