Thyroid cancer study simplifies follow-up exams for patients
...someone's best guess as to what we needed to do to prepare patients for scans, and no one ever questioned it. But now we know we can do it in a way that is simpler, quicker and above all easier on patients." Grigsby notes that the introduction of recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone (rhTSH) five yea...Top honors for patient counseling awarded to UH student
...he contestants were given five minutes to mentally prepare for a scenario presented to them where they had to counsel a patient on an assigned medication. To keep things realistic, the patients presented with some kind of communication barrier that ranged from having read something off the Internet that con...NHS trusts putting safety of pregnant doctors at risk
...on needs to be distributed better, and trusts must prepare alternative work arrangements to accommodate the health and safety needs of their staff, she concludes. Clearly something needs to be done about this now before a working pregnant doctor and her unborn child are seriously harmed....Study finds lean beef can be part of healthy diet for teens
...ese teens, and their families, new ideas on how to prepare different foods. High levels of heme iron are especially important for teenagers who participate in sports, and who are experiencing growth spurts and other changes during puberty, Snetselaar noted....3D neutron-based medical imaging, 4D lung scans, and hitting a moving tumor
...PET SCANS PROMISE BETTER LUNG CANCER TREATMENT To prepare cancer patients for radiation therapy, medical physicists have developed a new tool called the "4D scan," which yields a 3D image of a tumor while tracking a patient's motions in the fourth dimension---time. A 4D scan provides a precise, stable loca...Study: Dementia often undiagnosed in clinical settings
...ow." Early assessment could at least help families prepare emotionally for the tension and confusion that comes in a relationship with a loved one with dementia, Boise believes. "Mostly what we hear from families is that they wish they had known sooner," she said. "The person might be behaving in strange way...Case Western Reserve's Flight Nursing Academy holds camp for nurses in air medical services
...gree program in flight nursing and the summer camp prepare students to provide advanced assessment and care to patients in uncontrolled environments, care that is often available only in the emergency department or intensive care unit. May L. Wykle, dean of the Bolton School, explained that the summer camp i...Federal policy has failed to prepare nation for possibility of bioterrorism
...ter the 9-11 attacks, federal policy has failed to prepare the nation for the possibility of bioterrorism through the deliberate spread of the variola (smallpox) virus. Smallpox is highly contagious and kills about 30 percent of those infected. A scourge throughout most of human history, the virus in its n...New grant addresses minority nurse shortage
... notes, study and take tests in classes and how to prepare for the culturally diverse environment that they will enter upon graduation. "It is expected that all students will graduate in two years, maintain their self esteem [and] use of healthy coping skills by graduation and [that] 90 percent of diverse s...NIH convenes state-of-the-science conference on preventing youth violence
...ing all of the scientific evidence, the panel will prepare its statement addressing the questions listed above. The panel will present its draft statement to the public for comment at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 15. Following this public comment session, and a subsequent executive session to weigh the inpu...Should medical students have earlier contact with patients?
...ients earlier in their medical course would better prepare them for their future role as a doctor, suggest researchers in this week's BMJ. Traditionally, the foundation years of medical education have grounded students in biomedical sciences but offered little, if any, clinical exposure. A group of 64 medica...Eight New Hartford doctoral fellows in Geriatric Social Work selected
...ollaborates with social work education programs to prepare needed, aging-savvy social workers and improve the care and well-being of older adults and their families. For ongoing information about the Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program and the other Hartford funded programs under this initiative, see the GSA...Domestic violence recognized but not always investigated by medical students
...hing tool for medical students. The exercises help prepare students for what they'll see when they are physicians and allow them to learn in a controlled teaching environment without consequences. "Our study was designed to measure both how we as teachers are doing and how well the students are learning. ...Whooping cough makes a national comeback
...ed most of his ski season and could not adequately prepare for midterm examinations. In fact, Zachary experienced lingering symptoms of whooping cough through early April of this year, five months after the initial diagnosis. "It took weeks to diagnose my son's condition since his symptoms mirrored those of...UIC receives $8.1m for public health research, training
...and the Illinois Department of Public Health, will prepare qualified scientists to lead public health research in the future. The group will focus on public health issues to ensure that all people, regardless of race, culture or income, live in a safe, healthy environment. "To address issues like obesity, in...IDSA recommends ways to strengthen HHS's pandemic influenza plan
...ine a role for the United States to help the world prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic," said Andrew T. Pavia, MD, chair of IDSA's Task Force on Pandemic Influenza. "As we saw with SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), we are protected or put at risk by the response of our neighbors," he sai...TIGER Workshop puts focus on space for African water management
...including the charting of water bodies in order to prepare malaria risk maps in the service of users including the World Health Organisation. Finally the Aquifer project generates products and services related to the management of groundwater-storing subsurface aquifers, a crucial source of fresh water in N...Time to develop new antidotes for chemical attacks, urge researchers
New antidotes for organophosphates are needed to prepare for chemical attacks in the West and to tackle pesticide poisoning in developing countries, argue researchers in this week's BMJ. Organophosphates are a group of organic compounds containing phosphorus, some of which are used as pesticides. Organopho...NIH convenes State-of-the-Sceince Conference on Improving End-of-Life Care
...tive session to weigh the evidence before them and prepare its statement assessing the state of the science. The panel will present its draft statement for public comment at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 8. The press briefing will be held in the main auditorium of the Natcher Center at 2:00 p.m. on Wedne...ESA service makes customised maps available to African aid workers
...ar the service has been using satellite imagery to prepare on-demand maps of remote areas for humanitarian organisations. Now HUMAN has gone one better, enabling those organisations to make their own customised maps across most of Africa. Arnold is an emergency officer at the MSF headquarters in Brussels. H...