New guideline tackles leading cause of mother and child death
...or developing pre-eclampsia is a previous history, show researchers at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Diabetes and a high body mass index almost quadruple the risk, while mother's age and raised blood pressure are also significant. Many fetal and maternal deaths from pre-eclampsia are associated w...New NHS payment system 'is no panacea'
...ithin foundation trusts. Thus far the English data show no consistent evidence of "HRG drift" but further analysis is needed as more data become available, they conclude....Sex selection popular among infertile women
...on is a preference for boys. But our study did not show that. In fact, in patients who did not have children there was no greater desire for boys over girls." The researchers also determined that women with only daughters wanted to select a male child, and women with only sons wanted to select a female ch...2005 Pulp Biology Research Award
...man teeth. These in vitro studies allowed him to show the role of TGFβ during dentin repair and, particularly, the target molecules such as a new "dental" proteoglycan: osteoadherin (SLRP). His group was the first to identify the presence of integrins (αVβ3) in odontoblast membranes. His ...Dartmouth researchers find where musical memories are stored in the brain
...y and parallels work on visual imagery, which both show that sensory-specific memories are stored in the brain regions that created those events. Their study, however, is the first to investigate a kind of auditory imagery typical of everyday experience. "It's fascinating that although the ear isn't actua...Women less likely to get quality heart attack care
...mpared with men. But the new study is the first to show a correlation between this failure and mortality. "We owe women heart attack patients a full examination of the factors that might lead them to receive fewer of the proven drugs and lifestyle tips than men receive," says Eagle. "Now that we know tha......ey patient-safety initiative," said Koppel. "We show that CPOE systems need to be very carefully designed and implemented, as well as constantly evaluated and improved. Further, as these systems continue to be improved, designers should understand that their programs must seamlessly integrate into an...Cockroach allergens have greatest impact on childhood asthma in many US cities
... factors that affect asthma in inner-city children show that cockroach allergen appears to worsen asthma s...tutes of Health, is the first large-scale study to show marked geographic differences in allergen exposure and sensitivity in inner-city children. Most home...Pregnant women should exercise to keep depression away
...es lead researcher, Dr. Jennifer Haas. Statistics show that over 90% of women in the work force continue to work up to the month before delivery. Of the 60% of women who return to work in the year after delivery, two thirds return to work within three months. The data from the study could ultimately af...Tobacco industry pays scientists to challenge secondhand smoke's link to infant death risk
...fective strategy for reducing SIDS." The documents show that the tobacco industry hired scientists on at l...st was to write the paper. The company's documents show that Philip Morris budgeted $50,000 to $100,000 for this project. The company's papers reveal a conc...Beta-blockers may help broader group of patients with heart problems
...or the first time, our large observational studies show that beta-blockers may have large benefit in CHF and severe MR patients with normal ejection fraction. However these findings need to be substantiated further by randomized clinical trials," she says. She and her colleagues are planning further study...Curious female rats survive tumors longer
...e, she notes.However, there have been studies that show that shy elderly people report more health symptoms than their more outgoing age-mates. Our new results with rats are consistent with those findings and support the notion that personality traits may have a significant impact on health and resilience...New treatment options for some difficult cancers improve survival and quality of life
...rapy and systemic chemotherapy. These new studies show that the combination of surgery and IPHC improves ...ta from John Stewart, M.D., instructor in surgery, show that long-term survival is anticipated in the majority of patients with low grade tumors who are tre...Heart surgeons publish death rates
...al mortality rates in this week's BMJ. The results show that all surgeons are performing to satisfactory standards. This type of analysis will become increasingly common under the Freedom of Information Act, which is now law in the UK, and should help to promote a culture of openness and transparency in h...Telemedicine revolution is 'disappearing' from the NHS
...y poorly designed - of patient satisfaction. These show high levels of support for new systems, but often represent highly selected patient groups. They often focus on 'hotel' aspects of care rather than important questions concerning patients' confidence about the diagnosis and quality of life. Concerns ...MRI proves useful in assessment of suspected breast cancer patients
...dentify if a lesion is benign or malignant and can show cancers that would otherwise be missed. "This is the first time a prospective study has been done that shows that MRI (using a contrast agent) can work in a real life community setting - the setting in which most breast cancer patients are diagnose...Chest radiographs can predict risk of death in SARS patients
... to other types of chest infections, the lungs may show areas of opaqueness when a chest radiograph is performed," said Gregory E. Antonio, MD, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and lead author of the study. More than half of the patients who died from the disease had greater than 20% lung opacificat...Job satisfaction? Not much for Britain's hard slog 'robot' workers
...980s, but during the 1990s, three separate sources show significant declines. Average job satisfaction also fell in West Germany between 1984 and 1997, after which it recovered slightly until 2000. Immediately after re-unification, East Germans had very much lower job satisfaction than workers in West Ger...Acting techniques may help doctors empathize with their patients
...ing all health professionals should be expected to show even when it's hard to do so." Drawing from prev...ge is that it's reasonable to expect physicians to show empathy," said Larson. "It's part of the physician's job." Larson also urged healthcare consumers to...Parents who quit smoking may influence their offspring to quit as young adults
...n could remember and emulate, but our data did not show a significant result for late quitting," Bricker said. One possible explanation, he said, was lack of statistical power in their data; there simply were not enough young-adult quitters whose parents were late quitters enrolled in their study. "Scien...