Intranasal corticosteroid receives FDA pregnancy Category B rating for allergic rhinitis
...would appear that the possibility of fetal harm is remote (see PRECAUTIONS in full Prescribing Information). Nevertheless, because studies in humans cannot rule out the possibility of harm, RHINOCORT AQUA should be used in pregnancy only if clearly indicated. It is not known whether budesonide is excreted ...Limiting angioplasty to experienced hospitals will not reduce access to care
...cess to care for heart patients living in rural or remote areas, the researchers said. Angioplasty opens cor...pose on access to care for patients living in more remote areas," Kansagra said. "Our study suggests angioplasty standards could be put in place with minor co...New understanding of neural circuits may help development of thought-controlled prosthetic devices
...e device allow us to move the electrodes around by remote control, find electrical signals from individual nerve cells, and then record their patterns of activity." This setup is ideal for examining animals, like songbirds, during their normal behaviors. "We were able to position the electrod...Scripps atmospheric scientist appointed to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
...osols, the greenhouse effect, clouds and satellite remote sensing. In 1975 he became the first to demonstrate that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are major greenhouse gases and significant contributors to global warming. He is currently co-chief scientist of Project Atmospheric Brown Cloud, a cooperative resear...University of Pennsylvania Health System launches life-saving eICU technology
...15th. The Health System's Penn E-lert will permit remote "live" coverage of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) by ...al decision support, electronic documentation, and remote physiologic monitoring. Penn E-lert will be on-line first in the ICUs in the Hospital of the Unive...Astronauts submit first medical research paper from space
...ine optimal training methods, including the use of remote guidance. While some aspects of the experiment are...ife on Earth in the fields of emergency, rural and remote medicine," he said. Astronauts experience a reduction in bone, muscle and tendon mass during prolon...Satellite view highlights Europe's changing landscape
...e McGlade, Executive Director of the EEA, believes remote sensing from space opens plenty of new ground. She takes flooding as an example: "Based on satellite observations of actual floodings in recent years we will be able to see some trends. We can point out which areas are at higher risk of future floodi...Workshop in Kathmandu on space technology for sustainable development in mountain areas
...ment of Nepal, is to discuss the potential uses of remote sensing and other space-related technologies in fa...gramme includes case studies in the application of remote sensing to mountain areas. A number of interactive presentations will be delivered directly via sate...New Jersey Institute of Technology pioneers new way to teach engineers
... precise, but to routinely perform operations from remote locations." Studio learning promotes interaction among students and professors. In contrast to traditional lectures, studio sessions allow professors to mentor or coach the students. Biomedical engineering is the most interdisciplinary of the engine...ESA at the world's largest medical exhibition
...metres away, and so diagnosis and treatment from a remote place can be lifesaving. An entire exhibition hall at MEDICA 2004 is dedicated to this technology, which has revolutionised several branches of the medical sector. The roots of telemedicine lie in space, where telemedicine was used to monitor the ...ESA service makes customised maps available to African aid workers
...ing satellite imagery to prepare on-demand maps of remote areas for humanitarian organisations. Now HUMAN has gone one better, enabling those organisations to make their own customised maps across most of Africa. Arnold is an emergency officer at the MSF headquarters in Brussels. He recently received a cal...Novel antibiotic shows promise in shortening treatment duration of tuberculosis
...s often difficult, especially for people living in remote areas in developing countries, and discontinuing treatment prematurely increases the risk of developing resistant bacteria. To ensure compliance, TB patients are monitored under the DOT (Directly Observed Treatment) program, with patients taking the...Telemedicine is healthcare's new frontier
...ning real-time teleconsulting and diagnosis from a remote location and transmitting clinical data and multimedia medical content from one location to a large number of geographically dispersed locations. In order to improve the adoption and effectiveness of telemedicine, advanced ICT infrastr...Views from space help oil prospectors see deep underground
...ough." WesternGeco has so far used remote sensing data for sites in Algeria and Argentina. "We have started with desert areas because they are a relatively simple case with unchanging landscapes," Laake concludes. "But, the technology we are developing here can fully apply to other locations...UT Southwestern doctors track Oklahoma Alzheimer's patients via telemedicine
..., similar telemedicine setups could be used in any remote location, enabling doctors to better serve patients living in primarily rural areas....Sprinklers shown effective in slowing dorm fires
...ing 120 degrees C as well as toxic gases reached a remote corridor 22.9 meters (75 feet) away within three minutes and completely spread throughout the corridor within another three minutes. In an experiment with sprinklers, temperatures at the 1.5 meter (five feet) level and below in the room where the fir...Hepatitis B viral load, genotype affect liver cancer risk, study finds
...al HBV vaccination, particularly of infants in the remote hillside, grassland, forest, and riverbank communities of Africa, Asia, and South America, where HCC mortality is 20-fold higher than it is in the United States," he writes....Use of cell phone images appears feasible for visualizing leg wounds
...send images via e-mail to consulting physicians at remote locations appears to be a feasible approach for vi...mparing face-to-face evaluation of leg wounds with remote evaluations to address the feasibility of taking images with cell phones, transmitting them to an ex...Penn study will compare heart failure management technologies
...art failure. The information technologies include remote monitoring (telemonitoring) of vital signs and sym...thcare volunteers will be enrolled from the urban, remote and rural catchment areas of southern Montana and northern Wyoming, including the Indian Health Serv...Two years after gene therapy treatments, severe angina patients showed prolonged clinical benefit
...lt of progression of disease in areas of the heart remote from the site of injection. Previous Clinical Data Physicians who participated in the Phase I study published previous reports stating that the results demonstrated the safety of VEGF-2 and citing significant improvement in the exercise tolerance t...