Study suggests hip fractures not caused by benzodiazepine use after all
...rward one copy of the prescription to state health authorities for surveillance, allowing for monitoring of each physician's prescribing, each pharmacy's dispensing, and each patient's receipt of benzodiazepines. The policy resulted in an immediate 60 percent reduction in benzodiazepine use among women and 58...Resurgence and spread of syphilis in China is a rapidly increasing epidemic
... now have provides important clues as to where the authorities in China should put their resources," Cohen said. A "formal and aggressive" China Syphilis Working Group has formedthrough partnerships involving UNC, China's National Center for STD Control, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Center...NeuroRx changes name to Neurotherapeutics
...edicated topic(s), with internationally recognized authorities sharing their in-depth understanding. Neurotherapeutics offers a multidisciplinary perspective on high-profile topics in neurotherapeutics, taking in not just the scientific issues but also their social and ethical ramifications. "Neurotherapeutic...Hajj pilgrims should get flu jab to avoid pandemic
...y symptoms during their stay. Although the Saudi authorities recommend flu vaccination for pilgrims with chroni...World Health Organisation must work with the Saudi authorities to minimise the risk of the influenza virus spreading among pilgrims (and the rest of us). A coheren...Rochester study rolls out RU-486 to treat uterine fibroids
...0 mg.) for pregnancy termination. However, medical authorities have not established a causal relationship between mifepristone and the deaths....Leading healthcare authorities to address safety and effectiveness
...singer Health System is convening leading national authorities to help address potential risks and challenges associated with the widespread implementation of electronic health records (EHR). "Electronic health records have the capacity to bring enormous benefits to patients and providers but, like other clin...Sports cheats beware -- new test detects previously undetectable drug
...hat uniquely identifies it. "If the drug testing authorities adopt this new test it will close a gap in the current drug testing system, and mean that athletes will no longer be able to get away with this form of cheating," says lead author Mario Thevis, who works in the Center for Preventive Doping Research ...ALTRAN -- Ecobuilding Performance Forum
... property owners, financiers and local and housing authorities to discuss economic solutions to environmental issues. ALTRAN will also give participants the chance to vote for one of their "Ecodesign" projects, and the winning project will be presented during the ALTRAN Days meeting in Brussels....Burmese junta responding too slowly on HIV, TB, malaria and avian flu
..., and 112 birds died in the outbreak. "Veterinary authorities in the country called for international assistance," say Beyrer and colleagues, "but the state-run media did not notify the Burmese people of the threat until March 17, 2006, more than a week later." The authors say that attempts by the health comm...Heart Rhythm Society publishes final recommendations for heart patients
...cooperation among industry, physicians, government authorities and national health care systems are necessary to reduce the risk of injuries and deaths due to device malfunctions. "The next step is for the Heart Rhythm Society to work with Congress, regulators, industry, patients and other stakeholders to e...The 'Vicious Triangle' affecting productivity in our public services
...s the quality of service delivery in English local authorities through the Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) regime. This is true for service delivery in education, social services, housing, benefits, and leisure." However, the CPA does not always work together in harmony with other measurement systems...Binge-drinking teenagers at greater risk of violence
...children were surveyed at 13 schools at four local authorities in the North, the Midlands, London and the South. The study found that 25% of 11-year-olds were drinking monthly and 3.6% daily, with 12.8% admitting to getting drunk three to five times a year. By the age of 16, 40% were drinking weekly and 6.2% wer...'Ticking time bomb': Prisons unprepared for flu pandemic, says new SLU research
...ations, Schwartz says. "Ideally, they will help authorities prepare and respond to anything from a bird flu breakout to a biological attack. The information is also critical for existing illnesses within prisons, like HIV, not just emerging infections."...Allocating HIV drugs to South African cities would prevent the greatest number of infections
..., then modeling like we have done can inform these authorities of likely consequences of different allocation strategies," he said. The researchers found that under the Durban-only strategy: Transmission would fall 25 percent to 46 percent in Durban but by less than 5 percent in rural areas. Transmitted ...MRI on the cheap and on the go
...hemist Alexander Pines, one of the world's leading authorities on NMR/MRI technology. Pines holds a joint appointment as a chemist with Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division and with UC Berkeley, where he is the Glenn T. Seaborg Professor of Chemistry. "Our technique provides a viable alternative for MRI d...MRSA surveillance, rapid screening, and hospital hygiene key to preventing future transmission
...me explosive. The onus is therefore on health-care authorities to develop not only surveillance systems that are able to monitor the clonal dynamics of MRSA over wide geographical areas, but also to provide the resources for early recognition of MRSA carriers through rapid screening. Hospital staff have a respon...Vitamin D supplements should be given to Asian children for two years from birth
...3 children, overall. But in recent years, health authorities have deemed the cost of primary prevention a needless expense, given that the overall levels of vitamin D deficiency in the population are low, say the authors. Vitamin D supplementation has declined nationwide, with only 4% of babies given the sup...ACCP 72nd Annual Medical Conference
... hall. One-on-one interviews with international authorities in all areas of pulmonology, critical care, sleep medicine, cardiology, and disaster medicine. Full-service press room with access to computer workstations and Internet. For press registration or to review CHEST 2006 Press Room Policies, visit ...Water fluoridation in New South Wales
...implement fluoridation rests with local government authorities who manage water supplies. Adoption in currently non-fluoridated communities is hindered due to organized community opposition to water fluoridation. However, since 2003, NSW Health has developed a well-coordinated, strategic, multidisciplinary appro...Rutgers/EOHSI builds model to assess World Trade Center fallout
...dresses: How much, and where, giving public health authorities much more information about contaminant distribution and the physical process involved. New York, like most big cities, had air-quality monitoring systems in place on the morning of the attack. But there were three problems: first, they weren't desi...