Not enough telling in telemedicine
...cine - the delivery of health related services via remote telecommunications - is valuable for delivering health-related services to remote areas, but the dynamics of the interactions associated with it can increase the likelihood of uncert...Rutgers develops virtual reality treatment for hand impairment in chronic stroke patients
...ortunity for therapists to work with patients from remote locations. The Rutgers researchers tested four patients with hand impairment suffered in strokes from one to four years prior to the study. After three weeks of the new therapy, the researchers found up to a 140 percent improvement in range of motio...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 8, 2002
...ro.hfh.edu . 8:30 a.m. #43 Lets go to the video: remote review of CT scans appears reliable. Neurologists with expertise in stroke can reliably and accurately read acute stroke computer tomography (CT) scans of the head via teleradiology to determine if a patient is a candidate for thrombolytic therapy, ...Obesity growing threat to world health
...t " problem from China, to Australia, to Egypt, to remote islands of the Pacific, and beyond. In 1995, there were an estimated 200 million obese adults and 22 million children worldwide. By 2000, the number had skyrocketed to more than 300 million. In developing countries, it is now estimated that more tha...'Star Wars' like technology closer than galaxies far away
...aid. The HIFU device is being developed for use in remote areas or on battlefields where traditional treatment is not possible. Once developed, the device will be ideal for ambulance and emergency room applications as well. "We've developed devices that have been used to stop bleeding and treat tumors. Th...Primate bushmeat : Populations exposed to simian immunodeficiency viruses
...e development of social and economic networks into remote forest areas. These socioeconomic changes, combined with our estimates of siv prevalence and genetic complexity in wild living primates, would suggest that the magnitude of human exposure to siv has increased, as have the social and environmental con...Medicine implants drastically reduce stroke complications
... the 20 patients experienced vasospasm in arteries remote from the medication site. The contraction was mild in six patients, moderate in one and severe enough to cause disability in one patient. This is far below the rates seen in untreated SAH patients. No side effects were reported, possibly because s...Standards of medical care on adventure holidays raise concerns
...rovided by tour operators on adventure holidays in remote mountainous regions of the world are called into question in this weeks BMJ. Fionn Bellis, Specialist Registrar in Accident and Emergency Medicine, argues that although some companies provide their own medically trained staff, they may rely on docto...UF research: For stroke recovery, two therapies better than one
...em eat, help them drink, hold the phone or use the remote control," said Cauraugh, lead investigator on the American Heart Association-funded study. "You can't regain a previous life because of this protocol, but you can be significantly better off than if your arm is just hanging at your side." Many of the...Students join scientists in search of asthma triggers
...eads the AERONET program, a series of ground-based remote sensing Sun photometers that measure aerosols globally. NASA and various federal agencies, universities and institutes around the world have established these ground-stations. Holben said, "In addition to helping to collect data for the asthma proje...Heart disease is a pediatric problem: New guidelines point to lifestyle 'training' in childhood
...lth consequences because they consider the dangers remote compared to the immediate benefits of fitting into a group or appearing more mature. Because of adolescents concern with their appearance, messages should emphasize immediate consequences like bad breath, smelling like smoke and nicotine-stained fing...DARPA to support development of human brain-machine interfaces
...they said, neurally controlled robots could enable remote search-and-rescue operations or exploration of hazardous or inaccessible environments. The Duke center will consist initially of a collaboration of separate laboratories in the medical center's department of neurobiology and in the Pratt School of E...Vision loss and driving performance, stroke and physical impairment
...pinal injury Examined the feasibility of using a remote pressure logger, which records sitting behavior of the wheelchair user, for long-term monitoring of sitting pressure distributions during daylong wheelchair activities. Investigators found that the system identifies factors relating to sitting behavi...Stigma of breast cancer in developing countries costs lives
... often sees women with advanced breast cancer from remote villages, where there is a great variation in the standard and methods of treatment. Because of the stigma attached to breast cancer, many women deny their condition, believing that a painless lump is nothing to worry about. In fact, some local ge...Assoc. of American Medical Colleges honors University of Washington medical school
...rs efforts to ameliorate health-care inequities in remote small towns, in inner city neighborhoods, and among needy populations throughout the states of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho--the WWAMI region--as well as nationally and globally. These public service efforts result from a longstan...New study estimates 85 newborn killed or left to die per year by parents, usually their mother
...en they are discarded in trashcans, woods or other remote areas. At least some of the deaths could be prevented if all states passed and publicized "Safe Haven" laws that allow parents to transfer unwanted newborns to hospitals or health workers anonymously without being charged with infant abandonment, re...Assessment finds gaps in access to nations trauma centers
...ies. And level IV centers, which typically service remote areas, only provide advanced life support before transfer to other centers. The level V care designation is not formally recognized by the ACS/COT, but is used by some states. The study found that the number of trauma centers in the U.S. more than do...New digital tool unveiled to help business avoid SARS risks
... tools include specially-designed computer boards, remote interactive devices and special 3-D audio systems ...siness environment where mobile extension supports remote collaboration, said Smailagic, who won a prestigious Carnegie Science Center Award this month for in...Endografts help prevent deaths from abdominal aortic aneurysms
...-kapok to fill the aneurysm sac and prevent leaks, remote monitoring devices implanted in the aneurysm to monitor pressure in the aneurysm sac, and stronger and thinner fabrics will result in a similar evolution of the stent graft."...Phone support group helps older people with HIV/AIDS develop coping skills, new study finds
...pealed to participants who were too geographically remote from or physically unable to drive to standard support groups or counseling services, as well as those who were concerned about confidentiality issues. The telephone is one way to circumvent some or all of those barriers, Heckman said. "Many of our p...