Better communication between families, health care providers can reduce cost, length of stay in ICU
...ble?' If we can do a better job of being clear and consistent as a health care team, we can be more supportive of families facing these important, life-altering decisions."...Multiple sclerosis research into reparative cells offers new avenue for fighting disease
... now known to contain certain predictable features consistent with tissue injury, such as loss of nerve insulation, scarring, inflammation and loss of the ability of nerves to transmit electrical and chemical information to other nerves. "Recognizing these different injury cascades has catalyzed novel investig...Inflammatory biomarker helps identify progressive precancerous lesions in the lung
...tate when biopsied after 6 months. "These data are consistent with the prevailing hypothesis that squamous cell carcinoma arises from preinvasive lesions in stepwise fashion, which is called the sequential theory of cancer development," said Dr. Lam. "This hypothesis is supported by animal experiments mimicking...Better procedures needed on care of prisoners in hospitals
...new Ethics Guide from the Irish Medical Council is consistent with this, stating that prisoners must be treated with courtesy and respect and afforded confidentiality but with due regard for security. A total of 184 responded (60% of consultants and all junior doctors). In all, 181 were unaware of any guideline...Now is a pivotal point in history to abolish state execution
...S inmates had postmortem thiopental concentrations consistent with consciousness (See Lancet 2005; 365: 141214). Now, a Californian judge--Judge Jeremy Fogel--has ruled that the state must either rely solely on thiopental, or else have a qualified individual confirm unconsciousness before the injection of pancu......ge to their sense of control. That "certainly is consistent with a large body of prior literature on emotions, relationships and health," he adds. "What's novel about this study is taking a snapshot of how couples talk to each other and relating that to a silent, progressive and potentially deadly disease." ...Genes affecting blood pressure change as children become adults
...dies in adult twins have shown that the genes are consistent over a lifetime, Dr. Snieder says. "The next step...surprised him but suspects gene expression may be consistent from that point onward. "We need to know what the genes are to develop new medications and treatment...Simple test could predict major complications in sickle cell patients
...ily from the breakdown of fragile red blood cells, consistent with recent published findings suggesting that red blood cell contents released into the bloodstream over a period of years may cause diseased blood vessel walls. "LDH levels illuminate a pattern of pathology in sickle cell disease patients," said Gr...Depressed older adults more likely to become cognitively impaired
...cts with no depressive symptoms. The findings were consistent among all subgroups in the study men and women, younger and older, with and without vascular disease, and regardless of education level. One major implication of the study, according to Barnes, is that family members and health care providers should...Fluoridated beverage consumption and dental fluorosis: There's a connection
... both the enamel and root surfaces, but it was not consistent between beverages, with some specific beverages causing more erosion than others....Advice to children with sleep apnea: Wear that night-time breathing device!
... the maximum benefits come only over time and with consistent use." For the study, researchers enrolled 29 children between 2 and 16 years of age and instructed them to use the PAP masks at home every night. The 29 children underwent a baseline sleep study at enrollment, and 20 of them returned for a follow-up ...Cardiac devices during hospital stays linked to better outcomes
...4,000 patients have demonstrated the devices offer consistent improvement in quality of life, functional status and exercise capacity in patients with CHF. The devices also appear to reverse some of the physical damage to the heart associated with the disease, and prolong survival. The device therapy is current...Reducing fine particulate air pollution cuts mortality risk
...ely that recent exposures do matter. This would be consistent with pollution affecting primarily a dynamic "pool" of susceptible individuals whose susceptibility itself may to some extent have been increased by lifelong, cumulative pollution exposure. We do know that smoking cessation leads to reductions in res...'Spirituality' is related to depression among young physicians
...n 2003, but our study found the level to be pretty consistent with earlier data." Of the four residency programs evaluated--pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine and the combined internal medicine/pediatrics program--the researchers found that residents in certain programs reported higher rates of sign...Bariatric surgery linked to reduced blood pressure at 18 months after surgery
...es remained in the normal range. "Our findings are consistent with the notion that systolic and diastolic blood pressures improve when very obese individuals lose weight after bariatric surgery," the authors conclude. "The incidence of hypertension also declines, as reflected by the reduction in the number of ...Increased cognitive control in Tourette's syndrome
...r non-affected peers do. The research findings are consistent with a greater need for cognitive control of actions in individuals with Tourette's syndrome, and they offer clues to which regions of the brain may be involved in the generation of the syndrome's characteristic behavioral tics. The findings are rep...Hopkins study shows low-dose aspirin suppresses clumping of blood platelets in both sexes
...king aspirin, participants maintained a strict and consistent dietary and exercise regimen, with no smoking or consumption of foods that by themselves affect platelet activity, such as caffeine, chocolate, wine or grapefruit juice. Physical examinations and pill counts were conducted to ensure that all partici...Effective treatment of a mother's depression reduces risk of psychiatric disorders in her children
...in New York. Parental depression is among the most consistent risk factors for childhood anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders and for major depression, with more than a 2- to 3-fold increased risk in offspring of depressed parents compared with controls, according to background information in the article. ...Exercise unlikely to cause sudden cardiac death in women
...k of sudden cardiac death. "Although our data are consistent with prior analyses in men that suggest that physical exertion may trigger sudden cardiac death and that habitual exercise diminished this risk, the magnitude of the risk is much lower in this cohort of women compared with a similar cohort of men," t...'Sick building syndrome' hallmark of job stress and lack of support, not unhealthy surroundings
...bsence, but research has so far failed to identify consistent associations between particular properties of buildings and the symptoms. The civil servants were surveyed about their health, including the symptom cluster defining sick building syndrome, the physical properties of their offices, and the demands of...