Anti-depressants used during pregnancy linked to neonatal withdrawal syndrome
...ir use should be carefully monitored and new cases promptly communicated to drug vigilance systems." In an accompanying commentary Vladislav Ruchkin and Andrs Martin (Yale University School of Medicine, USA) state that it would be unwise to assume that neonatal withdrawal syndrome was only associated with par...AHA urges earlier diagnoses, referrals for PCI in women
...ting or angioplasty. By contrast, men are usually promptly referred for these procedures for suspected cardiovascular disease. The goal should be the same for women. Further research to optimize therapy for patients with diabetes and small vessel coronary disease -- two conditions prevalent in the female p...Communication between primary-care physicians and patients can reduce medication-related problems
...scribed medications and who address such problems promptly can reduce the chances that patients will be harmed by the medications, according to a new study by researchers in Boston. The study results, published in the Jan. 24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine , will help researchers develop strate...Policy-makers should enhance selection process for Presidential S&T appointments
... report recommends. And this individual should be promptly put in place not only to respond to any national a...eatly. After inauguration, the president should promptly nominate the same assistant as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (...Lifesaving potential of mammograms lost due to underuse
... demonstrated to improve survival but must be done promptly every year. Studies show few women actually get annual screening mammograms in the near or long-term. But a detailed characterization of who utilizes serial screening mammography and how missing annual screening impacts actual breast cancer survival ...UCSD partners with Peru in NIH grant to battle malaria, world's number 2 killer
...chills, headache, muscle aches and fatigue. If not promptly treated, the disease may cause kidney failure, coma and death. Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease transmitted from infected mammals (wild and domestic) to humans via infected urine that may be in water. It is primarily an occupational disease that...Delay in transfer to the ICU increases risk of death
...n Utah did not come to the ICU but they should be promptly evaluated." He found that patients transferred to the ICU more than four hours vs. less than four hours after suffering a physiologic deterioration were 55% less likely to receive major medical interventions in the first six hours. "Timely medical in...Cooling helmets may provide innovative stroke treatment
...a experienced an abnormal heart rate but responded promptly to treatment. The study did not report patient outcomes, but Wang said the treatment has great potential. If EMS personnel can use the helmet in the field, they theoretically can lengthen the time that a stroke patient is eligible for clot-busting ...Most hospitals don't use latest ordering technology
...es to avoid system safeguards, and difficulties in promptly transferring patients. The system itself can be a source of poor communication when its users replace old-fashioned written, face-to-face and telephone interactions with computerized order entry entirely. This loss of communication richness can l...Common drug, given promptly, reduces incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder, small study finds
... This is the second study in which propranolol was promptly administered following traumatic injury. The first was conducted by Roger Pitman and colleagues at Harvard and published in 2002. In that investigation, 31 trauma victims who were evaluated in the first hours after traumatic exposure were randomly as...Delays in heart attack care erode the difference between two emergency therapies
...their chances of survival by getting to a hospital promptly after symptoms begin. The biggest delay is often the delay in getting any sort of medical attention, either because patients don't seek help or they don't call for emergency transportation. Half of heart attack patients get to the hospital by car, ra...Screening for depression at primary level could be next trend in healthcare
...d pressure, body weight, etc. The nurse could then promptly score the screen before the patient met with the physician. The physician then could follow up or make a referral to a psychologist if the patient screened positive for depression or panic disorder, she explains. This process would allow physicians t...UCLA scientists invent search-and-destroy method to flush HIV out of hiding places in body
...rs, the event activates some of the T-cells, which promptly begin manufacturing virus. And, when an HIV-infected person discontinues antiretroviral drugs, this small reservoir of latently infected T-cells can rekindle the spread of HIV infection throughout the body. "About one in a million T-cells holds lat...HIV researcher at Rush awarded grant from Doris Duke Foundation
...e doctors with immediate test results and they can promptly begin therapy. This also helps reduce the likelihood of the patient failing to return for follow up if the patient has come from a remote location to get treatment, Landay said. The three assays being testing are a lateral flow assay, a dipstick ass...First relapsing fever outbreak in Montana identified
...ness, which is curable when recognized and treated promptly with antibiotics." The mystery presented itself between July and August 2002, when five of 20 people became ill during or after visiting a cabin on an island in Flathead Lake in western Montana. RML investigators and tick experts Dr. Schwan and Paul ...Scientists identify brain mechanism that boosts response to alcohol
...ted Beta-gamma dimer activity. Alcohol consumption promptly dropped, although water consumption was unaffected. The experiments suggest that Beta-gamma dimers in the nucleus accumbens are required to sustain voluntary drinking, the authors state. "It is possible that drugs that target Beta-gamma and/or syner...Experts recommend increased funding, focus on resuscitation science
...methods are needed to lower the risk of injury and promptly restore cardiopulmonary (heart-lung) and cerebral (brain) function. The intent is to minimize tissue injury and maximize tissue and organ repair, the report says. The recommendations evolved from a two-day conference held during the summer of 2000, ...Sepsis on the increase in U.S., according to Emory University and CDC study
...h treatment. "Not only do we need to treat sepsis promptly and aggressively, we also need to educate the entire physician community about how to recognize sepsis early or prevent sepsis in high-risk patients, We also need to examine how antibiotics, medical procedures, and an increase in immune-compromised ...Knock out blood protein drug signals possible new treatment for Alzheimer's and diabetes
...ogether and the resulting clump of protein is then promptly removed from the blood by the liver and destroyed. Disappearance of SAP from the blood greatly speeds up the removal of SAP from the amyloid deposits in the tissues. Importantly, the research means that CPHPC can also be used to remove SAP from amy...... to sustain and expand the CDCs ability to respond promptly and effectively to outbreaks of new and emerging diseases, public health threats, national preparedness for a potential bioterrorism attack, and a growing international presence in combating infectious diseases. Full copies of the recommendations and...