Emergency department guidelines enhance quality patient care
...a comprehensive, evidence-based online system that covers numerous conditions from triage and diagnosis to treatment and discharge. Weve been developing a system for the last three years to establish evidence-based guidelines and forms for nurses and physicians to use for every aspect of the patients path...Policy changes have direct effect on nursing home care
...sing home residents in the United States, but only covers 51 percent of the $103 billion in total nursing home costs. Medicare covers 12.5 percent of those costs, private insurance pays 7 percent and consumers pay 29.5 percent. In 2...Vacuum cleaning ineffective in allergy avoidance
...illows and doonas and/or purchasing mite-resistant covers Washing any stuffed toys ...Atypical pathogen treatment vital in hospitalized CAP patients
...ts of Latin America recommend using a regimen that covers atypical pathogens in all hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia. According to the American Thoracic Society guidelines for CAP, clinical stability is defined by the following factors: improved clinical signs (improved cough and sh...Thymus transplants gives hope to babies with fatal immune disease
...rgoing heart surgery. Since the gland is large and covers the heart in infants, surgeons must remove all or part of it to gain access to the heart. The removed thymus tissue is grown in culture for several weeks in a laboratory while researchers ensure that there are no diseases present in the tissue. Strip...Novel catheter technique successfully patches holes in the heart
...ed forward again, releasing the second disc, which covers the rupture on the right side of the heart. Implantation of the VSD occluder was performed by Donald J. Hagler, M.D., FSCAI, a professor of pediatrics in the Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Diseases at the Mayo Clinic. The pro...Percutaneous aortic valve replacement safe, successful in high-risk patients
...attached to its core. As it expands, the CoreValve covers the diseased natural valve leaflets. During the procedure, the patients were placed on a bypass pump for an average of 3040 minutes to minimize blood flow through the aorta and ease placement of the replacement valve. All 17 patients survived t...Comparison of patients' access to new and better cancer drugs reveals inequalities between countries
...e same authors published in 2005. The new report covers 25 countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa and the USA, as well as 19 European countries, with a total population of 984 million, and it looks at access to 67 innovative cancer drugs. It reveals that Austria, France, ...Acrux completes enrollment in key phase 2 trial
.... Acrux has an international patent pending, which covers the application to the armpitof a number of drugs, including testosterone, combined with a skin penetrationenhancer and a volatile liquid. Once granted, the patent will provide protectionagainst competing products until at least 2026 in all major mar...Panbio files first patent application for Homogenous Assay Technology
...tional patent cooperation treaty (PCT) application covers the core developmentsin panDA Homogeneous Immunoassay technology as well as the novel aspects relating tothe HSV 1 & 2 prototype assays that were announced on 14 February 2007.panDA is at the forefront of Panbios investment in developing new and impr...Researchers discover gene crucial for nerve cell insulation
...es interact to create myelin, a fatty coating that covers nerve cells and increases the speed and reliability of their electrical signals. The discovery has implications for understanding disorders of myelin production. These disorders can affect the peripheral nervous systemthe nerves outside the brain...US child health system needs total overhaul, UCLA researchers say
...he State Childrens Health Insurance Program, which covers low-income uninsured children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, our leaders are not tackling more fundamental challenges facing the nations child health system. According to the authors, the current system is failing to produce...New study cautions states on changes to Medicaid
...e nations children; the authors note that Medicaid covers about one-quarter of all children in the United States, and Medicaids EPSDT program is the only major insurance benefit package specifically designed to meet the needs of children. State EPSDT programs currently have great flexibility and can tak...Vaginal birth increases risk of hemorrhage in newborns
...ding between the brain and the thick membrane that covers the brain below the skulland a majority of them were located in the lower, back part of the brain over the occipital lobe or the cerebellum, which is below the occipital lobe. Typically, small bleeds resolve over time without causing problems, thou...Medicare facing future bankruptcy: 'IEEE-USA Today's Engineer' cites $30 trillion unfunded liability
...of future healthcare costs, Medicare Part A, which covers hospital services, is expected to run out of money by 2018. The prescription drug program (Medicare Part D) is also unfunded. To prevent the projected shortfall, some combination of cutting benefits, raising premiums or increasing the payroll tax wil...Trans fat ban: Watch saturated fats and calories too
...the home is so large, even if this regulation just covers a fraction of food service establishments, it can have a tremendous impact on caloric intake." "Trans fat," says Lichtenstein, "is a double whammy, because like saturated fat, it raises levels of LDL or 'bad cholesterol,' but it also lowers levels o...Springer and the Royal Academy of Medicine of Ireland enter into publishing partnership
... articles written by international specialists, it covers all branches of medicine and publishes papers relevant to the daily practice of the medical professional. IJMS will be published quarterly and will contain reviews, original articles and commentaries. The Editor-in-Chief is Professor David Bouchier...Dragon training in China focuses on atmosphere
...ic temperature and a number of key trace gases and covers a height range from the upper troposphere to the lower mesosphere. Dragon Programme highlights In addition to organising training courses, the Dragon Programme brings Sino-European teams to work together and to report on the progress and results...American College of Physicians publishes 'Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students'
...edicine clerkship. "Internal Medicine Essentials" covers the common problems and disorders a student is likely to see on the internal medicine rotation. The textbook has a publicly accessible Web component with additional clinical photos, tables, screening tools and other instruments. "Internal Medicine ...Latest influenza science and recommendations presented in new release
..."Pandemic Influenza: The State of the Science." It covers similar material, but is aimed at a lay audience of policymakers and members of the media. The JID supplement is available at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JID/journal/ . The IDSA/TFAH issue brief is available on the IDSA website, www.idsocie...