Rating medical journals by importance to clinicians
... American and European titles," said McKibbon. She stresses that, "reading choices for clinicians cannot be based on national or discipline boundaries." The researchers assessed over 60,000 articles from 170 journals for their clinical relevance and importance, to decide which articles should be highlighted i...Wartime spitfire strain test monitors stress on key heart artery - aortic aneurysm
... an object to gain a detailed understanding of the stresses on that object. In its most modern incarnation pho...s to get an even more precise understanding of the stresses involved. However it is all very well mounting a piece of machinery on a test rig to perform these ...ESC highlights need for screening and global risk management as statins move over the counter in UK
...elopment, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) stresses the importance of viewing statins appropriately within the global risk management environment. Simvastatin, along with the other statins in its class, is a very effective treatment option in both primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevent...American Academy of Neurology sums up scientific highlights from 56th Annual Meeting
...egulation and increased susceptibility to cellular stresses and finally PD. [LBS.006] Researchers from London revealed that long-term treatment with GDNF (glial-derived neurotrophic factor) improves PD symptoms and may help remaining brain cells to recover and function better. The GDNF was delivered directly ...The future of nursing; overcoming obstacles today for a better tomorrow
...e, this age group is starting to feel the physical stresses of the job. Adding the certified nursing assistant position is not a means of replacing current experienced nurses, but aiding them and further introducing the profession of oncology nursing." At Fox Chase, newly hired CNAs are required to complete a...New UNC study shows Hurricane Floyd boosted abuse and non-abuse brain injuries in children
...s that non-whites suffered more economic and other stresses following the disaster than whites did. Besides stress, possible factors in abuse injuries were poverty and depression, the scientist said. Potential additional reasons for non-abuse injuries included higher risk of car crashes and injuries from disa...Testosterone replacement improves muscle strength, function in HIV-infected women
...of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Grinspoon stresses that this therapy would only be appropriate for patients with documented low testosterone, who should be closely monitored during treatment. He and his colleagues are looking into longer-terms effects of testosterone replacement on muscles and bones...New findings on nerve cell proteins show promise for reducing disability
...when they are exposed to heat, injury or any other stresses that threaten their normal function. "This is a way cells have of protecting themselves," he said. "If we can figure out a way to facilitate that response, we could potentially limit the amount of damage that is caused." For the study, the research...New insights into devastating basketball foot injury
...reventative action appears to relieve the constant stresses and pressures suffered by the fifth metatarsal, a ...they appear to occur as a result of the repetitive stresses placed on the bone," Guettler said. "The fractures are tiny, but over time they can coalesce into on...Stress of losing a child increases risk of MS
...ypothesized that, if stress causes MS, only severe stresses are likely candidates, because MS is a rare disease," said study author Jiong Li, MD, MSc, of the University of Aarhus in Aarhus, Denmark. "The death of a child is one of the most serious stressors that occurs in a society with low infant mortality, ...Heart attack deaths increase during winter holidays
...ifferences seen during the holidays are due to the stresses and strains of trying to maintain a high level of service with less staffing and resources," he said. The study was supported by the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, Easton, Md., and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Other mem...Depressed moms want pediatricians to hear them
...of young children to learn how they felt about the stresses of parenting, their own mental health concerns, and how pediatricians might help them address those concerns. For many mothers of young children, the pediatrician is the only health professional they see with any regularity. In the focus groups, wome...Depression predicts mortality in women with heart disease
...archers said. An earlier Duke study found that the stresses of everyday life caused a several-fold increase in ischemia -- reduced blood flow to heart muscle -- in patients with mild to moderate depression. Ischemia, which is typically caused by blockages in the arteries that supply the heart with oxygen and ...Virtual reality helps breast cancer patients cope with chemotherapy
...aid that helping patients keep their minds off the stresses of chemotherapy can be both physically and mentally important to patients. "I've been a nurse for more than 20 years, and I've noticed if patients can focus on something other than their treatments, they have less nausea and vomiting and they tolerat...Advice for designing reliable nanomaterials
...ial gains in strength, or the ability to withstand stresses that squeeze, stretch or twist the material. This...tion. As the size of contacts decreases, he notes, stresses will become more concentrated, "increasing the potential for irreversible damage and premature failu...Heavy drinkers use narcotics to relieve back pain, despite possible interactions, UMHS study finds
...increase in drinking is a coping mechanism for the stresses involved in having a disability," Haig says. ...Freezing technique kills majority of small malignant breast cancers
... be a favorable factor for cryoablation. She also stresses that the initial success of the technique in malignant cancer does not mean that cryoablation should be seen as a final treatment yet. Patients in the trial, and those in future trials, need lumpectomy to assess the effectiveness of the cryoablation....Nitric oxide can prevent lung disease and death for premature infants
...tect premature infants' undeveloped lungs from the stresses caused by their disease and by mechanical ventilation a much larger and more vulnerable group of patients. Between October 1998 and October 2001, 207 infants in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Chicago Children's Hospital were e...Book explores how children use imagination to battle chronic illness
... of imagination and play to cope with the everyday stresses of chronic illness. Clark calls such therapeutic play "Imaginal coping." Imaginal coping pervaded the lives of the asthmatic and diabetic children Clark studied. Children used play to feel safe, such as a boy with asthma who imagined that superheroe......living with HIV/AIDS and managing the psychosocial stresses associated with poverty," the researchers say....