Report describes details of four transplant recipients who contracted rabies from donor
...n described as an unpredictable disease whose only consistent feature is its uncharacteristic symptoms, according to background information in the article. Although rabies cases in the United States are rare, the incidence of rabies may be underreported because of the absence of a known animal exposure, lack of...Homeless prefer aggressive medical treatment
...der developing policies to ensure that ethical and consistent decisions are made that are in the best interests of the patients who do not have surrogate decision-makers. In addition, organizations assisting homeless persons should consider options for encouraging advance directives for the individuals they se...Fish oil does not lower risk of heart problems for patients with implantable defibrillators
...result in a reduced risk of sudden death without a consistent change in risk of heart attack. Merritt H. Raitt, M.D., of Oregon Health and Science University and the Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, Ore., and colleagues conducted a study to determine if fish oil supplements would have antiarrhythmic prope...'Hazardous' drinking and drug use have serious health implications
... drinkers or drug users," said Mertens. "This was consistent with an earlier study in similar primary-care clinics for privately insured patients." The prevalence of hazardous drinking and drug use was similar to hypertension and diabetes, she said. "Second, we found that hazardous drinkers and drug users in...Cancer patients do better with surgeons, hospitals that treat higher volume
...eatic, esophageal, gastric and rectal cancers, was consistent across most studies. "All studies showed either a...e measurement of success or failure was fairly was consistent across studies--thirty-day or inpatient mortality was the primary outcome used. However, authors not...Bipolar disorder more prevalent and costly than believed; Lithium could curb suicide rate
...ss not being treated with lithium, with strikingly consistent findings across a large number of dissimilar studies. "The effect that bipolar disorder has on individuals, their families, the work place society as a whole cannot be underestimated. While it's troubling that we are learning the burden is much grea...Some male breast cancer patients may have unnecessary radiotherapy
...l men with breast cancer, but the new results were consistent with there being no influence of gender on the main outcomes once other known prognostic variables were taken into account. However, he emphasised that because of the low numbers of male breast cancer patients available for analysis, the power of the...For individuals with family history of lung cancer, risk greater for blacks than whites
...aluating smokers or those presenting with symptoms consistent with lung disease. Further characterization of high-risk individuals is important to provide clinicians with counseling tools and to enhance the effectiveness of screening programs. Family history of early-onset lung cancer in a first-degree relative...Researchers link nursing injuries to staffing levels
...ries per 100 full time workers. "Our findings were consistent across states, despite differences in data collection, classification of injuries and reporting procedure," says Trinkoff. "This information is valuable, because as health-care institutions have been asked to perform more efficiently, changes have le...Three reasons not to believe in an autism epidemic
..., and epidemiological studies use updated and more consistent definitions and go to greater lengths to identify cases, the authors caution against calling these logical increases an "epidemic." The report appears in the latest issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the American Psych...Knowledge of Tuskegee study doesn't increase medical mistrust
...ical care system. They found that black race was a consistent predictor of mistrust, even after adjusting for knowledge of the Tuskegee Study. "Clearly, mistrust will complicate efforts to eliminate racial disparities in health, but the root causes of mistrust need to be addressed. We often assume that Tuskegee...Radiation exposure during virtual colonoscopy doesn't significantly raise cancer risks
...racy of test results and addressing disparities in consistent and uniform training of professionals performing the test should be the focus of future studies. In addition, the procedure still requires a great amount of bowel preparation and causes discomfort--both issues largely affect the current state of pat...Catchers mitts don't provide enough protection
... to demonstrate changes to the gloved index finger consistent with trauma," said Ginn. "There should be further study into glove design." The researchers used ultrasound and other testing to look at blood circulation in the hands. They also looked for enlarged fingers, a sign of injury, and asked players about ...Television in the bedroom may hurt child's school performance
...ng the same period. The researchers did not find a consistent negative association between test scores and the amount of television watched per week. "Educators and parents are looking for ways to improve children's standardized test scores. This study suggests that something as logical and straightforward as t...TV has negative impact on very young children's learning abilities
...om ages three to five. "This analysis has shown a consistent pattern of negative associations between television viewing before age three years and adverse cognitive outcomes at ages six and seven years," the authors report. "The inclusion of extensive controls for parental preferences, ability, and investment...Household dust is main source of flame retardants in humans
...gher levels of PBDEs than all other ages, which is consistent with earlier research revealing high levels of PBDEs in the breast milk of women across North America. We hypothesize that women with very high PBDE concentrations in breast milk may be super-exposed, Diamond says. Given evidence from the literature,...Nearly two million eye injuries in the US each year
...pattern of eye injury presented in this article is consistent with previous research from other settings, some important differences emerged. Private physicians represent an important source of care for eye injury in the United States, particularly for middle-aged adults. Future research should focus on a more ...Major heart failure quality of care variations found in US hospitals
... receive evidence-based treatment and care that is consistent with the national guidelines. Fonarow adds that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now provides a website called "Hospital Compare" where patients can check each hospital for their performance on quality measures for heart failure and o...Speed and endurance are doled out by the pound
... of the different runners, the researchers found a consistent relationship across all groups. Whether an athlete is male or female, a sprinter, a middle-distance or an endurance runner, the ideal massiveness for running was the same function of how much force the runners needed to apply to the ground at their r...Northwestern Memorial named among '100 Most Wired Hospitals' for sixth consecutive year
... of the American Hospital Association. Noted as a consistent leader in healthcare information technology, Northwestern Memorial is one of nine Illinois hospitals named to this year's list. It is the hospital's sixth consecutive year as a recipient of the prestigious honor. "We are truly honored to have our ef...