Landmark study uncovers reasons behind recurring back injury
...or of industrial, welding, and systems engineering, and his colleagues discovered that people tend to compensate for back injuries by using many inappropriate muscles in place of the muscles that hurt. ......octors in a year, but most health care information systems do not allow doctors to know what care others are providing for their patients. Some care is deemed a "medical expense" while other services, like home nursing care, may be considered a "social expense" and may not be covered or will be covered under......s relationship with their physicians. Primary care systems that fail to emphasize these features of primary care may jeopardize the clinician-patient relationship and, indirectly, the quality of care and health outcomes, the study noted. A strong patient-physician relationship is crucial to obtaining needed...Doctor, counselor, cost-cutter
...mpossible one either. The time has come for health systems to prioritize implementation of screening for alcohol problems in the primary care setting and delivering brief interventions to those that can benefit. This will require broad training of physicians, particularly those in primary care specialties, ...Team studies use of Sandia technology to ensure 'farm-to-fork' safety of the nation's food supply
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. When farm-to-fork systems fail, billions of dollars can be lost and people c... to monitor the quality of water and has developed systems to detect and correct the vulnerabilities of water supplies. In the future, Drayer anticipates that ...Rollins family gives $4.2 million to establish new Office of Public Health Preparedness at Emory
...g and strengthening the public health surveillance systems that are responsible for detecting unusual events,...theadequacy of existing public health surveillance systems to detect the first signs of emerging infectious disease, which could be naturally occurring or due ...Study shows caregiver and patient costs rise as symptom severity increases in Alzheimer's disease
...s and to health-insurance companies seeking better systems to improve quality and manage costs....Brown researchers find new photoreceptor and visual system in the eye
...hways. These cells are responsible for the nervous systems sensitivity to patterns, objects and movement in the visual world. Now there is a third photoreceptor, say scientists at Brown. The new cell resides deeper in the retina than rods and cones and looks remarkably different, more like the underside of a...New medical system for colon cancer screening
...led over two-dozen Virtual Colonoscopy V3D-ColonTM systems in the US, including National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Naval Hospital San Diego. These machines have already scanned over 1000 patients. In addition to the medical application discussed here, Kaufmans vo...Filatov Eye Institute contests validity of recent study
...ffects such as halo and glare. Active eye-tracking systems incorporated into current laser systems are designed to compensate for the effects of patient eye and head movements. Until now, surgeons ke...NICHD scientists develop vaccine against deadly hospital-acquired infection
...ortunistic bacteria--infecting people whose immune systems have been weakened, explained an author of the stu...This resulting new vaccine should allow the immune systems of vaccinated patients to be able to recognize nearly 100 percent of S. aureus types found in blood ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February (second issue)
...on their day of admittance to the ICU, the scoring systems used are not accurateenough to be employed in making life-or-death decisions at the beside,according to the experts. They said that limiting care to dying patients in the ICU presumes perfect knowledge ofoutcome only available retrospectively. Final...ORNL helping make tomorrows soldiers all they can be
.... Concept design teams were composed of futurists, systems engineers, biologists, military experts, human factors specialists, writers and others of diverse backgrounds. The teams met late last year and submitted a proposed plan of attack to the Army in December. Innovative technologies would allow a soldier...Nicotine withdrawal woes shown to be similar to inflammatory response
...ll as psychological stressor that impacts multiple systems of the body, including the immune system. If we can relieve some negative symptoms including depression by reducing the inflammatory response, we may be able to increase the likelihood that heavy or moderate smokers can successfully quit." The stu...HIV protein stops cell division, leading to more virus and sicker patients
...ter the G2 phase when the cell checks its internal systems to see if it is ready to divide. The recent studies reveal that infected activated cells do not divide but instead are paused in the G2 phase, a state more favorable for HIV replication. The researchers verified that Vpr is indeed a major player in G...Racial and ethnic minorities may receive less appropriate cancer treatment
... colorectal cancers. Past studies of equal access systems have suggested that equal treatment of a disease leads to similar outcomes between minorities and whites regardless of socioeconomic factors. The authors conclude that, "reducing the influence of non-clinical factors on the receipt of cancer treatmen...Regionalization of hospital caseloads may decrease mortality rates in pediatric surgeries
...pecifics of diagnosis and treatment. However, the systems through which medical services are provided also may have a major impact on health care. This study is an important attempt to shed some light on how the organization of medical care may have impact on the effectiveness of that care....Many patients with coronary artery disease still fail to use aspirin therapy
...ke aspirin. "There is an absence of mechanisms and systems to remind patients about the need to adhere to rou... prevention." Califf said Duke soon will implement systems that will provide a safety net of reminders for patients regarding aspirin use. "This study was one ...