UCF clinic diagnoses rare Foreign Accent Syndrome
...ogical disorder specialist at UCF, conducted other standardized tests for language and cognitive functions in the university's Communicative Disorders Clinic. Based on the test results, Ryalls diagnosed Roberts's mysterious acquisition of a British accent as Foreign Accent Syndrome. He has submitted a report of h...Study shows promise for HIV-infected liver transplant recipients
...ed patients with and without hepatitis C, and with standardized approaches to immune suppression, treatment of graft rejection, and both anti-hepatitis C and HAART therapies....Multi-hospital angioplasty improvement effort reduces deaths and complications
...e consortium, contributing confidential data via a standardized but continually evolving form. Each hospital receives regular audits and reports about its individual performance, and quarterly meetings bring all the lead physicians and administrators together. Meanwhile, Moscucci and his fellow researchers mine t......ry to make the diagnosis. Finally, we need to use standardized terminology for the disease," concluded Dr. Buist....Childhood obesity and behavior problems linked
... for their score on the Behavior Problems Index, a standardized behavior rating scale completed by their mothers. The association between overweight and behavior problems was clear in data from the 755 children assessed in 1998. Data from 639 children interviewed both in 1996 and 1998 showed the higher risk of l...Attitudinal barriers to school breakfast programs identified
...e all of their students breakfast on days on which standardized state tests are administered. She adds, "With help from the focus group data we're developing strategies to overcome the barriers." ...Patient simulator improves performance of clinical trial coordinators
...fore and after the training, the coordinators took standardized tests that measure confidence. The responses to the questions were categorized according to Bloom's taxonomy of learning, which describes three aspects of learning: affective: how the learner feels about what is being learned cognitive: actual know...Double trouble: big portions of calorie dense foods
...gestive Behavior. The breakfasts and dinners were standardized but the main entree at lunch was formulated to vary in calorie density as well as portion size. The lunch entree was a pasta bake made from medium shells, zucchini, broccoli, carrots, onions, tomato sauce and parmesan, mozzarella and ricotta cheese...Web-based program optimizes stroke care in rural areas
...n for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurologists used the standardized National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Evaluation to assess critical functions such as the patient's ability to think, move and speak. The REACH system enables neurologists to hear and see the patients in real time. Also per standard treatment, p...New clinical research study evaluates novel cell therapy
...y found in the back of the eye, are cultured under standardized conditions and attached to the microscopic beads prior to implantation. The microcarriers are necessary for the cells to survive in the brain. The implanted cells serve as a new potential source of levodopa to enhance dopamine production where it is...18F-FLT more accurate than 18F-FDG for differentiating unclear lung lesions
...lignant tumors, and eight had benign tumors. Using standardized uptake value (SUV), tumoral uptake was calculated for both 18F-FDG PET and 18F-FLT PET. Results revealed 18F-FLT SUV correlated better than18F-FDG SUV with the proliferation index. This confirms the theory that 18F-FLT, a tracer specifically designed...University of Pittsburgh receives two grants to try to increase organ donation/procurement
... after cardiac death, the process will become more standardized and more OPOs will engage in the procurement of organs from such donors, helping to expand the overall size of the donor pool. The study also may help to identify the real and perceived obstacles to increasing the number of donors after cardiac deat...Depression doubles risk of death after bypass surgery
...uded from the analysis. All of the patients took a standardized test to assess symptoms of depression the day before surgery as well as 6 months after surgery. The test is known as the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) survey, a 20-question self-report instrument that can be administered by p...Trends in private Medicare+Choice plans provide warnings for Medicare debate
...ormed choice. Medicare+Choice plans do not provide standardized benefit packages, so beneficiaries must choose between plans with wide variation in the benefits offered, including prescription drug coverage. Plans can differ greatly in the level of drug benefits provided, coverage of brand names or generics, copa...High percentage of N.C. children suffer undiagnosed asthma, new study shows
...er than clinic-based sample and an internationally standardized and validated survey, Yeatts said. A possible limitation was that the information used was self-reported by adolescents, a small percentage of whom might have mistaken colds and related symptoms for asthma or exaggerated them, Yeatts said. Since rese...New evaluation of osteoporosis therapies
...tory" had a GI diagnosis (based on internationally standardized codes), had undergone a GI procedure, had taken medications for GI conditions, or had taken medications associated with increased risk of GI conditions, during a six-month pre-treatment period. The data discussed above were for those patients in the ...Placebo study indicates lower doses may effectively treat ADHD
... weeks. The children's behavior was monitored with standardized ratings from parents, teachers and clinicians. Parents and the children themselves were all fully informed about the study, so the parents and children knew when they were taking a placebo. Teachers were unaware of the treatment order. Forty percent...Racial differences in pain treatment found
...ain center for chronic pain in recent years. Using standardized survey questionnaires, 3,132 white and 345 black w...than in the white women, based on their answers to standardized questionnaires that have been designed and validated to provide consistent measurement. White women...This is your heart on drugs: Study improves ER treatment for cocaine's heart effects
...s are using the drug. By following the new study's standardized guidelines for testing and observation, doctors can determine after a few hours which patients can go home, and which ones have a high risk for complications that should keep them in the hospital. The study's results, published in the Feb. 6 issue of......rrants improved detection and classification using standardized criteria to improve patient outcomes. Their resear...ation Clinical Practice Guidelines which provide a standardized definition of chronic kidney disease and its stages to a nationally representative sample of 15,625 ...