AACR celebrates 20th anniversary of minority scholar awards
...medical Branch of the National Cancer Institute to administer the AACR Minority Scholar Awards in Cancer Research program. For 20 years the AACR has endeavored through this program to reach out to minority predoctoral and postdoctoral students, trainees, and junior investigators as future cancer researchers. T...Northwestern Memorial researchers release study on smart-pump technology
...s. Smart pumps are intravenous (IV) pumps used to administer medication, consisting of software that checks programmed doses against preset limits specific to a drug and clinical location. "The objectives of the study were to determine the actual types, frequency and severity of medication errors associated ...Research urgently needed to treat blood clots in children
...s line, a large catheter inserted into the body to administer medication or nutrients. The line can damage vessel walls. But at the same time, the line is needed to help care for children suffering illness or trauma, and that makes recognizing the symptoms of PTE all the more vital, Dr. Massicotte said. While t...Institute of Medicine news: Human resource crisis in HIV/AIDS
...am, and Zambia. However, a shortage of workers to administer medication and provide essential support could ultimately thwart PEPFAR's efforts. Preventing and treating HIV/AIDS in these developing nations will require unprecedented health systems and human resource initiatives. GHS should be based in the fe...New research pinpoints best treatment for stroke
... Under NIH stroke guidelines, hospitals typically administer tPA (a clot-busting drug) to patients within a thr... six hours, it's generally considered too risky to administer even interarterial clot busting medicines, due to the risk of a potentially deadly hemorrhage. But ...New portable device developed by Georgia Tech and Emory checks for concussions on the sidelines
...ns and mTBI system), the device is a fast, easy to administer and sensitive system for assessing problems associated with concussions. The DETECT device is an integrated system that includes software applications, a portable computer and an LCD display in the headgear. While a typical mTBI test requires a quie...Two studies document rise of superbugs in the environment
...ause for severe infections, physicians may need to administer medicine before the bacterial culprit--and its potential resistance to antibiotics--is known. In such cases, combination antibiotic therapy (using more than one drug at a time) may be preferable to monotherapy (using one drug) because physicians want...Is the vaccine industry ailing?
...ule appointments, keep records, and hire nurses to administer vaccine shots. Broader public support for vaccines, best exemplified in the great polio vaccination campaigns of the 1950s, has declined, while anti-vaccine organizations have grown. Finally, product liability lawsuits have sharply raised costs to va...Chemo-radiation therapy treatment gives head-and-neck cancer a 1-2 punch
... route-with fewer systemic side effects. They also administer radiation therapy at the same time. Researchers have found that chemotherapy makes the cancer cells more vulnerable to radiation, and radiation boosts the overall success of the therapy. Immediately after treatment, cancerous tumors visibly completel...Researchers find way to streamline new non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment
...l chemotherapy. Making it easier for physicians to administer the treatment by avoiding unnecessary steps will lead to higher utilization and better patient compliance," said Peter Conti, M.D., professor of radiology at the Keck School, director of the USC PET Imaging Center and first author on the ASCO present...Newly published summer camp health guideline advises parents, camp directors
...P does recommend that all camps have staff who can administer first aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), and that waterfront supervisors be certified in CPR. The increasing numbers of children who have asthma and allergies also bring new challenges for camps. The new guideline recommends that parents te...$3.68 millon grant to boost public health 'informatics'
...issue, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) will administer a $3.68 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson... a part of the National Institutes of Health, will administer the grant program. NLM has a longstanding history of training the country's biomedical informatics r...Researchers discover 'window on the brain' that could help treat disorders
... of time to determine the location of a stroke and administer clot-busting chemicals," he says. Tucker and Malony, along with attorney Ann Bunnenberg, are principals in Eugene-based Cerebral Data Systems (CDS). The new company will function as a subsidiary business unit of Electrical Geodesics (EGI) , a priva...Late peak may have prevented severe flu season from becoming worse
...ublic health officials more time to reallocate and administer the limited supply of vaccine to those most in need -- the elderly and children. This extra time could have been responsible for preventing many more people from becoming ill than would have been expected under the circumstances if the flu peaked at ...More training and supervision needed to cut meningitis deaths
...icient supervision of junior staff, and failure to administer adequate drugs to treat shock and organ damage. Failure to recognise complications of meningococcal disease was also a risk factor, although this was linked with absence of paediatric care. Suboptimal healthcare delivery significantly reduces the lik...Pediatricians' opinions vary on reporting threshold for suspected child abuse
...me physician." Levi and Brown plan to more broadly administer their survey to see if the current results are generalizable to other mandated reporters such as nurses, teachers, daycare providers, etc. "Child abuse is obviously a critical social issue and more studies are needed to determine whether these findin...Australia to develop world leading internet cancer trials technology
...hich treatments are most effective and how best to administer them," Dr Ackland said. "This NHMRC grant will enable COSA's co-operative clinical trials groups to revolutionise the way clinical trials are administered, through the development of a state-of-the-art data management system like those used in intern...Giving oxygen may do more harm than good, new report shows
..., the wisest course of action in the interim is to administer low concentrations of carbon dioxide along with oxygen therapy." Among the areas where Drs. Iscoe and Fisher see particular benefits for patients from improved oxygen delivery are: heart attack; stroke; carbon monoxide poisoning; wound healing...Trained nurses and laypersons perform well as preschool vision screeners
...ufficient training, both nurses and laypersons can administer the vision screening tests that the VIP Study has established as most viable for preschool children," said Paulette Schmidt, OD, MS, Chair of the VIP Study. The VIP Study is a prospective, multi-center, clinical study to determine the accuracy of tes...NIAID awards $47 million to develop medical countermeasures against radiological, nuclear threats
...will seek to develop alternate ways to effectively administer DTPA, either by inhalation, oral liquid or pill. NIAID has awarded 14-month contracts with renewal options to University of Kentucky, $816,115 Nanotherapeutics, Inc., $776,314 SRI International, $931,123 Interagency Agreements NIAID also has signed...