Devices that emit sounds to track medical status or pinpoint military targets may cause mistakes
...fective sonification techniques -- particularly in situations that demand precision. The researchers also draw on their findings to propose that duplicate mapping of frequency and intensity onto the same data variable may help to improve performance. For example, a sound could both get louder and pulse faste...UCLA study shows contracting HIV can serve as an opportunity for positive change and growth
...emarkable capacity to turn even the most difficult situations into positive breakthroughs....Examining the effects of managed care on alcohol and other drug treatment
... set up a barrier to receiving timely treatment in situations where a fast response is desirable, said Magura. In addition, when patients and providers do not exactly follow the sometimes involved prior-authorization procedures, reimbursement may be denied. In my opinion, if MCOs establish clear and specific ...Avoiding wishful thinking over new drugs more trials should be double-blinded say cancer experts
...s records were just externally audited. "In these situations a bias due to financial and academic conflicts of interest or more subtle forms of wish bias could easily arise and account for an impression that when a drug is new it does better," said Dr Fossati. The team carried out the assessment of the 29 stud...New software helps design multi-task, jaw-like, surgical mini-tools
... an instrument a full meter into the colon in some situations and snake it out again every time an instrument has to be exchanged. Having a multifunctional tool could reduce these time consuming instrument exchanges."...Training can improve age-related memory decline in elderly
...e, sometimes older adults have difficulty in novel situations where they must respond flexibly to memorize things." Considerable evidence has indicated that the cause of these deficits might be reduced functioning of the frontal cortex -- the region of the brain responsible for higher-level intellectual process...Adult stem cells from knee fat turned into cartilage, bone, fat cells
... adipose-derived stromal cells, which under normal situations would receive environmental cues to transform themselves into fat pad cells. After the samples were treated with a series of enzymes and centrifuged, the separated stromal cells were treated with a biochemical cocktail of different steroids and growt...New medical school model sets out to create more competent, caring doctors
...linical reasoning, and managing ambiguous clinical situations a necessary real-world skill that traditional schooling doesnt teach. For patients, its not enough to know that their doctor scored well on a multiple-choice test, says principal author Ronald M. Epstein, M.D., a practicing physician in the Departme......n are very or somewhat worried that their economic situations will worsen, compared to 39 percent who worry that they or a family member will be a victim of terrorism. Almost a quarter of the women polled report that their personal economic situation has, in fact, worsened since the attacks and believe this wa...How 'negative emotionality' can make you feel sick
... and anxiety, and a tendency to react to stressful situations with unpleasant emotions. A study in the September issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research examines the relevance of NE to health problems self reported by adolescents with alcohol use disorders. "Everyone has a degree of negative em...Failure at nonconscious goals explains negative 'mystery moods'
...istently chosen in particular situations in the past - so much so that they eventually become triggered automatically in those same environments without their conscious thought or even intent, ...Human brain has unsuspected oxygen reserve, challenging previous theories
.... This buffer allows the brain to adapt to arduous situations without demanding a sharp increase in blood flow. Our finding challenges the previously accepted idea that blood flow increases occur during tasks such as reading to raise oxygen levels in the brain, says study leader Mark A. Mintun, M.D. That idea...Finding sobriety, and saving money, through spirituality
... psychotherapy to teach people how to contend with situations that may tempt them to drink, cope with negative moods that may lead to drinking, etc. Once treatment is completed, these patients tend to rely more on professional services for support. "There has always been debate about AA," noted Lee Ann Kasku...Blood medicine may ease cocaine withdrawal
...drenaline, which can heighten anxiety in stressful situations and undermine treatment, Kampman said. The findings emerged in an eight-week, double blind, placebo-controlled trial in which propranolol was administered to 108 people addicted to cocaine. Participants in the study, conducted in the fall of 1999, re...UCSF researchers move in on role of brain's naturally occurring marijuana
... that the cannabinoid system might be recruited in situations where the hippocampus is particularly active -- meaning situations where the brain has to form new memories, says Wilson. Another possibility is that cannabinoid he...New program shown to help heart attack patients get the best care
...art attack patients. "There were gaps in the care, situations where we thought that we were doing certain things in a routine way, but we weren't," says Eagle. The situation was the same around the country. "Based upon that reflection in the mirror, we decided to create a program to try to improve." That progr......enefits and it is truly one of the classic win-win situations for all the stakeholders." Other conference presenters include: George Pfeiffer of the WorkCare Group in Charlottesville, Va.; Garry M. Lindsay, director of business partnerships for Partnership for Prevention in Washington, D.C.; and representative...Parents benefit by accompanying children on ambulance trips between hospitals
...limitations, as in helicopter transports, or other situations in which it is not appropriate to include a parent during a transport....Gender-specific intervention may be needed to improve diets of african-american youth
...f African-American boys and girls during stressful situations such as restricting sodium intake, said Wilson. Studies have demonstrated that girls are more likely than boys to engage in intimate talks with peers and adults while boys are socialized to receive more task-focused rather than emotional support, ......fePoint Test System can be extended into emergency situations where timely and accurate information is cost-effe...to provide immediate results on potential overdose situations is receiving significant attention from emergency medicine field. Currently, methods for testing bl...