Common cold may be just a fingertip away due to environmental contamination
...egularly wash their hands after shaking hands with anyone with a cold or touching environmental objects likely contaminated with nasal secretions. Commonly touched surfaces, such as those identified in this work, should be disinfected routinely with a disinfectant, such as Lysol(R) Disinfectant Spray. Rhin...High-energy clamp simplifies heart surgery for atrial fibrillation
...rocedure -- has gone from an operation that hardly anyone was doing to one that 80 to 90 percent of U.S. heart surgeons are now performing," says Ralph J. Damiano Jr., M.D., the John Shoenberg Professor of Surgery and chief of cardiac surgery at the School of Medicine and a cardiac surgeon at Barnes-Jewish ...Prototype just-in-time medical device enables untrained bystanders to save lives
...a prototype device that could make it possible for anyone even those with no emergency medical training to perform life-saving actions for victims of sudden cardiac arrest. The just-in-time support, or JITS, device provides bystanders with guidance and information on how to administer CPR and assess the ...In case of pandemic flu majority of Americans willing to make major changes in their lives
...ronically ill (32%) adults say they would not have anyone to take care of them if they were sick and had to ...ome for seven to ten days and avoided contact with anyone outside their household (Figure 3). School ClosingsIf schools and daycare were closed for one mont...Pure carbon nanotubes pass first in vivo test
...esearchers. "The early results are promising for anyone interested in using carbon nanotubes in biomedical applications," said co-author Dr. Steven Curley, professor of surgical oncology and chief of gastrointestinal tumor surgery at M. D. Anderson. "We are particularly pleased that the fluorescent effect...Radiologists attempt to solve mystery of Tut's demise
... escape the so-called curse that is said to plague anyone who disrupts the remains of the boy king. "While performing the CT scan of King Tut, we had several strange occurrences," he said. "The electricity suddenly went out, the CT scanner could not be started and a team member became ill. If we weren't s...UAB researchers assess psychopathological symptoms in pre-school children
...g this period of childhood. This is the first time anyone has studied the problem in Catalonia. The geographical location is a very important factor for this kind of study, which is why the data from studies carried out in other countries can only be used as a guide and it is vital to carry out fieldwork at...Pancreatic cancer surgery five-year survivors 65 and up live nearly as long as anyone
...ears after surgery have nearly as good a chance as anyone else to live another five years. Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia reviewed the records of 890 patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent the standard...Exploring the molecular origin of blood clot flexibility
...the most extensible, or stretchy, of polymers that anyone has ever found," says Weisel. "But, how is the stretching happening at a molecular level? We think part of it has to be the unfolding of certain parts of the fibrin molecule, otherwise how can it stretch so much?" Previous research from senior coau...National research network launched to seek better treatments for brain injury, stroke and seizures
... a study and obtaining truly informed consent from anyone can take an hour or more by which time it is too late to deliver many emergency treatments. NETT will aim to begin its first trial in late 2007, if it receives the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's approval for waiver of informed consent. Called t...U-M, Harvard team propose way to make the most of health dollars
.... Like a one-size-fits-all shirt that doesn't fit anyone very well, American health insurance plans charge every person the same out of pocket cost for medical services regardless of their effect on a person's health. So, whether your visit to the doctor is for life-threatening cancer, or just the comm...National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2007 inductees
...king the lenses. Inventors may be nominated by anyone for induction into the Hall of Fame, but they must hold a U.S. patent to be considered. The nominee's invention must have contributed to the welfare of society and have promoted the progress of science and the useful arts. All nominations are revie...Vasectomy may put men at risk for type of dementia
... in a larger population. "I don't want to scare anyone away from getting a vasectomy," Weintraub stressed. "It's obviously a major birth control alternative. This is just a correlational observation," she said of the dementia connection. "We need to do more research to find out." ...Computer scientist reveals the math and science behind blockbuster movies
...ty. Getting research experience is important for anyone applying to Stanford's computer science doctoral program. "Connecting with a research group is quite important to do in addition to taking classes," Fedkiw says. He and his students have worked closely with ILM, Pixar, Intel, Honda and Sony Imagework...Cholesterol in stroke patients exceeds national guidelines
...dicate that cholesterol levels should be tested in anyone hospitalized with a stroke or TIA, and any high levels should be treated, Smith said. "We can't assume that people taking cholesterol drugs are at their ideal levels for preventing stroke and heart disease," he said. ...Dialysis patients with metabolic syndrome show increased risk for heart disease
...oblems. Metabolic syndrome is a term we apply to anyone having three of the following five criteria: abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride levels, low HDL cholesterol (also known as good cholesterol) levels, high blood pressure, or high blood glucose after fasting, says study author Dr. Daniel Young. T...HIV in late childhood and adolescence a growing problem
... epidemic that is becoming increasingly obvious to anyone providing routine medical care in Southern or East Africa," says Dr Corbett. It is important to recognise that these children may have already suffered terribly from the indirect effects of HIV, such as orphanhood, impoverishment and the psychologi...Report reveals human face of Pennsylvania's Medicaid program
... health care in Pennsylvania. "Our hope is that anyone with a question about the Pennsylvania Medicaid program will visit our Web site whenever they need more in-depth information about the program or are considering policies that affect it," explained Dr. Lave. Medicaid is a federal/state health insu...International and American Associations for Dental Research present awards and fellowships
...cash prize and a plaque. The Gies Award is open to anyone who publishes in the Journal of Dental Research, the official publication of the IADR/AADR. The award in the Biological category is presented to B. Hu, F. Unda, S. Bopp-Kuchler, L. Jimenez, X.J. Wang, Y. Haikel, S.L. Wang, and H. Lesot, for "Bone M...... Social Research Council (ESRC) clearly shows that anyone using the Web to make their information available must now pay attention not only to the quality of their sites but also how easy they are to find. Dr Ralph Schroeder, Dr Alexandre Caldas, Professor William Dutton, and Dr. Jenny Fry of the Oxford I...