Standards of medical care on adventure holidays raise concerns
...rovide their own medically trained staff, they may rely on doctors on holiday with the group to provide help. Twice in the past year, she recalls treating fellow travellers with acute mountain sickness while on holiday - a common and potentially fatal condition if not treated correctly. In both cases the ...Newly published data show at-home dialysis therapy may benefit more patients
...form of dialysis therapy, 10 to 15 percent of whom rely on a flexible daily PD regimen. The study, conducted by leading researchers in Mexico under the auspices of the Mexican health-care authorities , and supported by Baxter Healthcare Corporation and its Mexico affiliate, appears in the May issue (Volu...University of Pittsburgh transplant researchers present findings at international meeting
...at measures a heart's strength. While some centers rely on exercise physiology tests or the more invasive right heart catheterization to assess heart recovery, the Pitt team has been evaluating the use of automated border detection echocardiography, which employs standard ultrasound imaging along with sta...College drinking problems and research solutions
...sales) Ineffective (examples: interventions that rely entirely on providing information about problems related to risks from drinking)"Another dominant theme that emerged from our work," says Reverend Malloy, "is the importance of science-based research in establishing alcohol policies and prevention pr...Under one roof: The risks associated with living in three-generation households
...he study concludes that it may not be advisable to rely on three-generation households as young mothers enter adulthood. "The most functional young mothers leave home as they mature and are ready for more independence, and the mothers with problems or troubled children may be more likely to stay in a thre...Different parts of the brain handle fantasy and reality
...the first indication we have that the brain doesnt rely on the same processes to accomplish these two tasks, despite the fact that they appear to be so similar, says Gauthier. During the course of evolution, it seems as if the same solutions have arisen more than once for similar problems in the way our ...Doctors need training courses in communication skills
...cation skills needs to be established. To date we rely on the cancer charities supported by industry to fund this type of thing. It isn't good enough to wait for medical school training to filter through senior doctors, who are the primary role models for juniors, need training....Clot-busting drugs linked to increased mortality in elderly
...bolytic therapy according to the guidelines, which rely on time from symptom onset (under 12 hours), electrocardiograph readings, and absence of contraindications such as trauma, bleeding, or extremely high blood pressure. In the study, about 63 percent of eligible patients and 14 percent of ineligible pa...Cycled light promotes growth in pre-term infants
...babies in the womb," said Brandon. "We know adults rely on circadian rhythms for health, growth and development, and pre-term babies grow within a rich circadian environment provided by the mother. Therefore it is likely that a circadian environment is important for pre-term infants. Light is one method t...Social factors may affect survival in lung cancer patients
...re more likely to be unmarried, to be uninsured or rely on Medicaid, and have a lower income. "The results of this trial emphasize those factors that can lead to decreased performance ability and overall health and, thus, affect survival for all patients with advanced lung cancer," said Blackstock. Whe...Whither the GP who can do everything?
...omprehensive primary care. These options, however, rely on a solid core of physicians who work in at least one nonoffice setting, a core Chan warns is eroding....Filatov Eye Institute contests validity of recent study
...s occurring in the LASIK world today, studies that rely on the experiences of patients who underwent surgery two years ago, or even six months ago, with outdated equipment, are only interesting from the historical perspective, says Vadim Filatov, M.D., founder of Filatov Eye Institute. From the time retr...Road skills hint at 'motion blindness' of Alzheimer's
...ry, the nervous system adapts and patients instead rely on their perception of self-movement. But once their ability to detect motion goes, theyve lost all the tools in their tool chest for finding their way around. Imagine having that pit-in-the-stomach feeling of getting lost all the time. For these pa......e researchers, biodefense planners must not solely rely on the hospital system to care for the sick during...e for a massive surge of patients. We will need to rely on volunteers and non-professionals to deliver some care and use community groups as we once did dur...Scientists image material that could improve MRI technologies
...fit hospital MRI technologies and the patients who rely on them. The research, led by William Halperin, professor of physics and astronomy, in collaboration with scientists from Northwestern, Argonne National Laboratory and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), was the highest magnetic fiel...UF researchers: rural residents less apt to seek Alzheimer's care from family doctors
...INESVILLE, Fla. --- People who live in rural areas rely on their family doctors for everything from delivering babies to dealing with heart trouble and fixing broken bones. But when faced with the kind of memory difficulties associated with Alzheimer's disease, just a third of older rural residents with p...Current interventions fall short for smoking cessation
...rettes than did women. "More dependent smokers rely more heavily on sensory cues than do less dependen...rs. In contrast, less dependent subjects appear to rely more heavily on the direct effects of nicotine," the investigators deduced. This phenomenon may...Finding sobriety, and saving money, through spirituality
...completed. As a result, these individuals tend to rely on their AA and NA groups for support, and much le...nce treatment is completed, these patients tend to rely more on professional services for support. "There has always been debate about AA," noted Lee Ann ...Newer form of 'gold standard' drug helps kidney transplant patients do better in long term
...cause nearly all transplant recipients in the U.S. rely on these drugs to improve their chances of maintaining their new organs."...Brain's efforts to save itself during Alzheimer's may backfire
...on other mice. Olfactory memory and spatial memory rely on different brain mechanisms. So the scientists conclude that these mice have wide-ranging memory problems that mirror memory loss in people suffering from Alzheimers. There is no evidence that galanin itself is the root cause of Alzheimer's. Inste...