In solution, tiny magnetic wires scatter light
...ould aid in fields such as photonics, where light, rather than electricity, relays information. "In a broader sense, it is also helpful to study how these wires behave in wet situations because if they are ever medically used, there is little inside our bodies that's dry," says Bentley, who suspended her wi...Nursing mothers having surgery -- How long a wait to breastfeed safely?
...their breast milk for 24 hours after the procedure rather than risk giving their infant an unsafe amount of the drug by way of their milk. Michael J. Avram, associate professor of anesthesiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Martin Nitsun, M.D., assistant professor, and col...Fractured leg bone not the end of Tutankhamen mystery
...ly drained the brain through the base of the skull rather than removing it in the traditional way via the nose. "However, the bone was not caught in the resin that the priests used to preserve the body, suggesting that the bone was not broken during mummification. It is more likely that it was dislodge...New NHS payment system 'is no panacea'
...hereby providers are paid for each individual case rather than through block contracts. This new system uses healthcare resource groups (HRGs) as a measure of care based on diagnosis and complexity of treatment, but it has already run into problems. The planned roll-out across all NHS trusts for April 2005...Study examines lessons learned at Africa's first public antiretroviral treatment clinic
...eficit is not because the experts don't exist, but rather that the system can't pay them or [doesn't] have p... with acute problems, such as medical emergencies, rather than chronic conditions. Therefore, the ARV clinic's successful establishment, as well as its treatm...Computerized order entry systems can increase risk of medication errors
... antibiotic renewal notices placed on paper charts rather than in the CPOE system, separation of functions that facilitate double dosing and incompatible orders, and inflexible ordering formats generating wrong orders. Three-quarters of the house staff reported observing each of these errors risks, indicati......eople and organizations around the new technology, rather than make the technology responsive to the way cli...ily on the organization of work in an institution, rather than on the technology itself. "Computers do some things brilliantly, and people do many things br...Pet scanning better for heart disease diagnosis, management
... Using positron emission tomography (PET) scanning rather than other types of imaging as the first tool to diagnose heart-vessel blockages is more accurate, less invasive and saves dollars, a study by University at Buffalo researchers has shown. The research findings were presented today (March 8, 2005) at ...Common schizophrenia symptoms often overlooked by physicians, according to expert panel
...phrenia by preventing symptoms from getting worse, rather than helping the person continue to get better beyond their current level of symptoms and functioning," said Peter J. Weiden, MD, professor of psychiatry and director of the Schizophrenia Research Service at State University of New York (SUNY) Downst...St. John's wort amplifies effect of blood thinner Plavix
...ohn's wort decreases the activity of a medication, rather than increasing it as appears to happen with clopidogrel. Says Eric Bates, M.D., a professor of cardiovascular medicine who is senior author on the study, "The interesting thing is that by taking this herb, drugs that need to be activated by the CYP...Telemedicine revolution is 'disappearing' from the NHS
...th service which is not a single organisation, but rather a federation of more than 700 NHS trusts, each wit...roups. They often focus on 'hotel' aspects of care rather than important questions concerning patients' confidence about the diagnosis and quality of life. Co...MRI proves useful in assessment of suspected breast cancer patients
...was recommended that eight women have a mastectomy rather than breast conservation treatment. "About 15% of breast cancer patients have a recurrence of their disease. We don't know precisely why cancer returns in previously thought to be adequately treated breast cancer patients. One of the reasons could ...MRI better than current standard in assessing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
...may be able to undergo breast-conservation surgery rather than a mastectomy. Currently, it is standard practice for the physician to do a breast examination to non-invasively assess whether the chemotherapy was effective, said Eren Yeh, MD, an instructor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in B...Exercise tolerance is good screening test for chest pain patients
...developing expertise in exercise treadmill testing rather than in allocating resources to stress imaging." Drs. Amsterdam and Lewis conclude that the optimal strategy for assessing patients with chest pain has not yet been realized, but investigators will continue toward that goal with studies such as the M...Fewer false alarms when mammographers have greater experience screening healthy breasts
...hat the goals of mammography should be, and sooner rather than later." If the goal is to maximize the identification of cancer while achieving a reasonable false-positive rate, raising the minimum required under the Act would make sense, according to Smith-Bindman. Although fewer doctors would subsequently ...Patient knows best when it comes to ulcerative colitis, U-M study finds
...rted symptoms of patients with ulcerative colitis, rather than assessing patients with endoscopy each time symptoms flare," says Higgins. " Adds co-author Ellen Zimmermann, M.D., associate professor of Internal Medicine at UMHS: "While endoscopy is still necessary to diagnose ulcerative colitis and to evalu...Referrals to palliative care come too late to improve quality of life for cancer patients
...tween oncologists and palliative care specialists, rather than simply a swift transfer from one provider to the other as the patient's condition declines."...Researcher explores ways to make hypnosis a more effective therapeutic technique
...rson who responds well to hypnosis takes an active rather than a passive role, working in partnership with t...e try to encourage them to use their imaginations, rather than to passively respond to the suggestions, and to actively immerse themselves in the experience o...The courage to change the rules: A Proposal for an essential health R&D treaty
... The treaty, they say, would focus directly on R&D rather than patent rights or drug prices, and it would address the global management of publicly funded health R&D. "Priorities for R&D would be defined through public-sector leadership and based on public health needs." Dentico and Ford argue that the Wor......mograms at age 40 when breast cancer risk is low rather than at 50, reduces overall risk of death by five percent because the incidence of cancer in the younger women is very low. However, Zelen said he believes screening women between 40 and 50 has merit because their breast cancers are more aggressive. ...