Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
... information system to improve quality and patient safety by implementing an electronic health record (EHR)....sions, is a very powerful tool in ensuring patient safety and quality." "As technology and medicine continue to evolve, so will Northwestern Memorial Hospital...Violence exposure and traumatic stress reactions can lead to poor health in children
...at clinical interventions to increase the mothers' safety and health may improve their ability to protect their children. In addition, health care providers may be able to treat child traumatic stress symptoms or refer children exposed to violence to group or individual therapy, which may improve their hea...How effective are herbal supplements in reducing illnesses in children?
...ments (herbal medicines), it is important that the safety and efficacy of these alternative treatments be established." Although some herbal supplements have shown promise for treating various illnesses, they may have not been appropriately tested; some may even be harmful or cause interactions with other ...News tips from the 2005, 54th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology
...gnostic tests are not recommended. Evaluation of a safety protocol for clinically indicated magnetic resonance imaging of patients with permanent pacemakers and implantable defibrillators at 1.5 Tesla. Saman Nazarian, Ariel Roguin, Menekhem Zviman, Albert Lardo, Timm Dickfield, Ronald Berger, David Bluemke,...Two years after gene therapy treatments, severe angina patients showed prolonged clinical benefit
...er Phase I and IIA trials, we are now studying the safety and efficacy of VEGF-2 in a statistically signific...GENASIS trial is designed to continue the clinical safety and efficacy study in a larger number of patients. The VEGF-2 is administered for the treatment of ...Many children are undervaccinated or have delayed vaccinations in their first 2 years of life
... appropriate education-level information regarding safety and benefits of vaccination, and ensuring availabi...c care, and education regarding the importance and safety of vaccinations. Minimizing the time spent incompletely protected from vaccine-preventable diseases ...Study: Two brain systems regulate how we call for help
...al world, may attract the attention of predators - safety may depend on being careful about when to call out for help. The UW researchers wanted to know what brain systems determine why one individual is very comfortable expressing a need for help while another is much more restrained. The brain-imaging stu...Study finds drug eluting stents as effective as vascular brachytherapy in preventing restenosis
...S in native coronary arteries is proven -- but the safety and efficacy of drug eluting stents in the treatment of ISR is unclear. To help clarify these issues, we compared in-hospital and six month outcomes in patients with ISR treated either with SES or vascular brachytherapy (VB)," explains Emory Heart Ce...Breast implant Website launched by leading plastic surgery societies
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. Information regarding the safety and effectiveness of breast implants, silicone or ... covers the history of implants, medical research, safety information, clinical trials, links to other informative Web sites and more. "Deciding to have plas...Major review of subway systems suggests potential for significant health and safety hazards
... February 24, 2005 Although information on subway safety is generally very limited, a new paper by safety experts at the Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health provides the first comprehensiv...Adverse drug events in nursing homes are far more common than previously identified
... 70% may be preventable. "This seems to be a major safety issue for some of our most vulnerable patients," Dr. Gurwitz said. "We must develop new approaches for making the use of medications less prone to errors and risk for older patients in nursing homes." In addition to improvements in technology and man...A safer route to school makes children more likely to walk and bike, study shows
...t be used to address health issues, in addition to safety and transportation issues." The California Safe Routes to School program funds transportation projects to make it safer for children to walk or bicycle to school, and to encourage more children to do so. Other states, including Delaware, Oregon, Texa...Celecoxib safe for short-term use in patients with cirrhosis
...lt, the study does not offer information about the safety of these drugs when administered for long-term therapeutic purposes. "In summary," say the authors, "the current study indicates that naproxen, but not celecoxib, administered during a short period of time, adversely affects renal function and the ...UIC offers new weight loss surgery for obese teens
...Drug Administration-approved protocol to study the safety and effectiveness of the LAP-BAND system in patients under age 18. Teens who do not qualify for the study may still be eligible for the procedure. The LAP-BAND system, manufactured by INAMED Health, was approved by the FDA in June 2001 for use in adu...Culture-specific exercise sparks interest of older women
... aerobic benefit. Participants were monitored for safety and were corrected by the instructors as needed. By the end of 12 weeks, the women had learned the entire Yang Style 24-posture short form. There were no falls or injuries. One woman dropped out of the program at six weeks due to recurring health ...Americans support most uses of reproductive genetic testing, report on US attitudes reveals
...example, 61 percent of respondents agreed that the safety and quality of PGD should be regulated. But 70 pe... take to oversee appropriate use, cost, access and safety of reproductive genetic testing, issues that arose in focus group discussions and town hall meetings...Suicidal behaviour caused by antidepressants 'cannot be ruled out'
...ewed 477 trials submitted by drug companies to the safety review of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). These trials compared SSRIs with placebo in adults with depression and other clinical conditions. The research team found no evidence that SSRIs increased the risk of suicide. ...Drugs used to treat Alzheimer's in nursing homes are worsening sufferers' illness
... placebo group. There have been concerns about the safety of the two most commonly used antipsychotic drugs ...tudy highlights considerable concern regarding the safety of quetiapine, and suggest that quetipaine is not a viable alternative to these medications. This s...Viagra used in stroke recovery study
DETROIT - Henry Ford Hospital has launched a safety study using the drug Viagra to determine if it can help patients recover from a stroke. The study, launched this week and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, aims to help individuals regain or improve motor and speech skills as well as......e need for better mechanisms for establishing drug safety and monitoring, including the reporting of negative as well as positive trials of new or approved drugs," she said....