Beers criteria for medications to avoid in the elderly updated
...re was not enough evidence out there that we could pull and analyze," she said. So Dr. Fick used methodology similar to that used by Dr. Mark H. Beers, editor-in-chief of the "Merck Manual for Geriatrics" and a co-author on the update, to develop the first set of criteria. She put together a geographical...Software that minimises facial disfigurement
...have to cut the skin to create flaps that they can pull back to reveal the tissue below. Because skin can bunch or stretch unpredictably, and surgery can interfere with the muscles and other soft tissue, it is difficult to predict what will happen after the skin flaps are rejoined during the operation. ...Landslide warnings from satellites may save lives
...ning the slope's ability to resist the remorseless pull of gravity. The heavy earth flows downward. For all in the path of a landslide the results are devastating, and frequently lethal. "In Italy, landslides have claimed an average of 54 victims per year during the last half century," says Nicola Casagl...Injuries to children show definite patterns
...and grabbing things. At this age they can begin to pull things down, such as hot water, onto themselves, so this statistic seems to make sense," Spady said. Although the study does not consider the cause of the injuries, Spady believes the results are valuable for a number of reasons. "It can help doctors...University of Minnesota to lead national effort in food bio-security
...d depth of food security knowledge we were able to pull together for this effort is unparalleled," says Frank Busta, University of Minnesota's Department of Food Science and Nutrition and principal investigator on the grant. "The University of Minnesota, with extraordinary strength and expertise in the h...New era of colon screening emerging
...srael. The ColonoSight uses air pressure-assisted pull technology that incorporates a disposable system. The pneumatic mechanism generates a forward force just below the tip of the scope, which pulls the scope while the operator navigates with the handles, drastically reducing the need to push the instr...Barbed sutures, wrinkle fillers give patients more innovative, non-surgical options
...gh tissue. The catch allows the plastic surgeon to pull on the suture once it is in place and tighten the tissue. This surgical development is expected to increase the number of people having facial rejuvenation, according to Dr. Young, because the sutures themselves are minimally invasive, require almost...Long-sought key to hearing may be found in protein discovery
...tip links.) With each vibration, the bending cilia pull on the links connecting them, yanking open the channels to allow ions to flood into the cilia. The resulting voltage change activates the conversion of sound to a nerve signal. Then, the cilia bend back and ion channels snap shut. "Hair cells conve...Heart arrhythmias easily treated, yet few know risks
...ld her daughter, "My heart is racing, I'm going to pull over," but the next thing she knew, her car was up on the curb. Sandra had briefly blacked out. After that, she knew she could no longer live with this problem and risk endangering not only herself, but also her children or others. Sandra then ...Infants, children prefer sounds over pictures and only slowly become visually oriented, studies find
... or not familiarity was the important factor. The pull of sounds over visuals can be powerful, Sloutsky said.In one experiment, the 4-year-olds were shown a picture of a geometric shape paired with a sound and asked to remember it. The researchers told the children explicitly to pay attention to the shap...Discovery of key protein's shape could lead to improved bacterial pneumonia vaccine
...at it looks like and how it's put together, we can pull it apart to see if smaller pieces of it can be used to make a vaccine that triggers production of antibodies against the CbpA. Since all the S. pneumoniae strains need CbpA to invade the bloodstream, we can widen the protection of a vaccine to all 90...New findings on patient safety at children's hospitals
...dren's hospitals, allowing children's hospitals to pull specific charts to review cases, and allow us to test patient safety interventions," says Sedman. "Now, the collaborative team is working with AHRQ to continue to improve the indicators for children." In addition to Sedman, the research team included...Mayo Clinic researchers identify new form of muscular dystrophy in adults
...t the clues given by ZASP. "The fact that we could pull together all different types of data and that it all pointed to the ZASP protein was key to the success of this effort," says Duygu Selcen, M.D., the Mayo Clinic neurologist who led the study. Mayo Clinic is uniquely suited to efficiently access and...Using the internet's power and anonymity to reduce problem drinking
...nking. Effective computer interventions basically pull from these common elements. In fact, many drinkers seem to prefer this format. It's a way to save face, and drinkers can begin to look at their drinking in a private and nonjudgmental way." Symposium presenters at the June 2004 Research Society on ...