Echinacea symposium presents new research on Chernobyl victims
...urea food additives can be used most effectivelyto safeguard a population that is facing high levels of radiation exposure; A study of how Echinacea purpurea can protect the male reproductive systemfrom the effects of radiation; A study of how effectively Echinacea purpurea can protect organs and tissuesfrom r...Annals of Internal Medicine, Tip Sheet, October 2, 2001
...tic anemia (Editorial, p. 524). Six principles to safeguard adults unable to consent to participate in clinical research (Medicine and Public Issues, p. 514.) The subjective side of scientific reasoning is revealed by conventional medicine's reaction to homeopathy (Academia and Clinic, p. 507.)...New journal series will educate physicians about medical errors
...al professionals must ascend to prevent errors and safeguard patient safety, what can patients do to protect themselves? Chassin comments, "Patients should be outspoken and not hesitate to ask questions of their caregivers about their medications, procedures and details of their care. Ideally, a patient in a ...Folic acid can help prevent heart disease, strokes University of Ulster research
Folic acid is not only a safeguard against spina bifida and other birth defects in babies it may also prevent heart disease and strokes, two of Northern Ireland's biggest killers. Research at the University of Ulster has shown that folic acid and three other related B-vitamins can p...Bridge Medical white paper examines evidence of barcoding success in medical error prevention
...code enabled point-of-care(BPOC) systems provide a safeguard against error at the mostvulnerable stage in the medication use process -- duringadministration. Peer-reviewed studies validating BPOC technologyefficacy, industry movement to establish a healthcare barcodingstandard, and the announcement of a future...Should people with dementia be electronically tagged?
Using electronic tagging to safeguard older people who wander into danger is a complex dilemma of practical benefits versus ethical considerations. Some argue that for the sake of safety, a slight loss of liberty is a price worth paying, but two experts in this week's BMJ suggest that th...Promising new treatment preserves bone mass in mice; May help women and men with osteoporosis
...tecting the reproductive health of both sexes. To safeguard the bone mass often lost as women age, doctors may give estrogen. This is quite effective at preserving bone, but can have serious side effects," explained Jill Carrington, Ph.D., from the Biology of Aging Program at the National Institute on Aging ...Study points to methods for safe drug dispensing via computer
... computer system that uses bar codes to safeguard patients' medications will work successfully, but not without creating new, serious problems for nurses charged with patient care. "In general, we viewed the system ...Foundation trusts threaten core NHS principles
... foundation trusts or the independent regulator to safeguard the principles of universality and equity. Moreover, it will be the independent regulator, and not local people, who will be responsible for deciding which services are provided where and how. Foundation trusts will be able to subcontract clinical se...Purefecta (TM) drinking water purifier from Pall and Kinetico removes pathogens...
...ortunately, bottled water may not always provide a safeguard from pathogens. According to the EPA, the origin of the source water, the types of microorganisms in that water and the treatment of that water before it is bottled vary considerably among bottled water companies and even among brands of water produ...Mad cow has confidence stirred, but not shaken
... "The USDA's recently announced actions to further safeguard the U.S. beef supply from mad cow disease should help reclaim some lost consumer confidence," according to Dr. Hallman. For those indicating that the mad cow case had caused them to cut back or stop eating beef, about 4 in 10 said that better tracki...Medical residents report sleep loss and fatigue take toll on learning, work and personal lives
...tigue on residents and monitor residents' hours to safeguard against the issues raised by this study....University of Pittsburgh approach has lung recipients taking far fewer drugs
...kes six pills a day, a regimen that is intended to safeguard the donor organ from immune system attack. But rejection plagues these patients more often and more vigorously than any other kind of organ recipient, so is it necessary that patients take that many pills? Not according to the experience of surgeons ...Compound in salsa may fight food poisoning
...shing, Kubo says. But don't rely on salsa alone to safeguard your food: There's only a small amount of the potent antibacterial in a typical serving. "If you were eating a hot dog or hamburger," explains Kubo, "you would probably have to eat an equivalent weight of cilantro to have an optimal effect against fo...Some US soldiers returning from Afghanistan should be screened for malaria
... and enforce personal protective measures may help safeguard soldiers from vector-borne disease. Additionally, U.S. military and civilian clinicians need to consider malaria in the differential diagnosis for military personnel who return from a malaria-endemic region and present with fever or an otherwise indi...JCI table of contents, January 20 2005
...onstrates how the immune response has developed to safeguard self-tolerance yet also promote our capacity to deal with foreign invaders. The study will appear online on January 20 in advance of print publication in the February 1 edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. TITLE...St. John's wort amplifies effect of blood thinner Plavix
...in the field of pharmacogenomics expands. The only safeguard against potential harm is for patients to be completely candid with their doctors about what they're taking, and for physicians to be cognizant of the pharmacological mechanisms of drug metabolism that can help dictate vigilance in asking their patie...Protecting children from industrial chemicals in the environment
...toxicity testing and regulations are inadequate to safeguard pregnant women and children," they say. "Until a formal regulatory system is developed to effectively screen and identify new and existing chemicals that are toxic to pregnant women and children, we are left to await the next epidemic to warn us abo...