Dialysis treatment choice affects risk of death in patients with end-stage kidney disease
...atment, patients choosing peritoneal dialysis were doing as well as patients on hemodialysis. Death rates early in the study were 21 percent and 24 percent, respectively, which were not different enough to be significant, statistically speaking. However, the Hopkins team noted that patients starting trea...LSUHSC innovation in patient safety training to improve surgical outcomes
...ersities are using simulators and still others are doing mock training exercises, there is not another program that has connected independent technologies to relate laparoscopic surgery to a "live patient" in an environment with the look, feel, and function of a real minimally invasive operating theater. ...Tsunami raises questions about disaster mental health, Science reports
...le in Sri Lanka and on the East Coast of India are doing better than might be expected. Many apparently are... people in the tsunami zones that you visited were doing reasonably well, psychologically, given the magnitude of what happened. What factors-social, cultura...Scientists harness the power of pee
... tested (urine) as the power source for the device doing the testing. The chemical composition of urine is widely used as a way of testing for tell-tale signs of various diseases and also as an indicator of a person's general state of health. The concentration of glucose in urine is a useful diagnostic too...Marijuana-derived drug suppresses bladder overactivity and irritation in animal models
...models without affecting bladder contractility. By doing this, IP 751 can ease bladder pain. By stopping the underlying cause of irritation - overactivity of the bladder - IP 751 is able to eliminate the associated pain. "Interstitial cystitis is a difficult disease to treat, and not all treatments wor...Key strategy to limit managed care drug costs failing, survey shows
...Doctors should not be held liable for the costs of doing the "right thing": If giving a prescription is the right thing to do, the costs should not be included in a budget target. Rather, the expenditure targets should be limited to situations in which medication use is more discretionary, such as whether ...At Johns Hopkins: Emphasis on improved care and faster access to services shortens hospital stays
... of the department's admissions to acute-care beds doing better than nationally published industry standards for length of stay for a variety of specific diagnoses. "Our results show that there is room for improvement in the way large teaching hospitals deliver high-quality care and that they can provide...Detecting Alzheimer's in the eye, lifting fingerprints without touching the surface
...investigators rapid feedback onwhether the drug is doing its job of removing the harmful proteinsfrom the body. Moreover, the researchers are using the sametechnologies to develop new tests for rapidly detecting amyloidplaques resulting from prion diseases, including mad cow, scrapie insheep, and Creutzfel...Rutgers-Newark psychology researchers reveal link between body and action perception
... weight. In some of the instances, the individuals doing the lifting were correctly informed of the boxes weight. In other instances, investigators misled the lifting person about the weight of the box. The patients and control group viewed videos and afterwards either estimated the weight of the box or re...Study shows Hurricane Katrina affected 20,000 physicians, up to 6,000 may have been displaced
...arly 6,000 is the approximate number of physicians doing primarily patient care in the 10 counties and parishes in Louisiana and Mississippi that have been directly affected by Katrina flooding," said UNC's Dr. Thomas C. Ricketts. "Over two-thirds -- 4,486 -- of those were in the three central New Orleans ...Groundbreaking consensus: pediatric cardiology training recommendations
...ainees spend at least 18 months, and ideally more, doing research. "The field of pediatric cardiology is absolutely dependent upon research, both basic and clinical, and there is a critical need for us to develop physician-scientists in our specialty to ensure future progress," Dr. Beekman explained. "Trai...Heavy smokers who cut their smoking in half may reduce their risk of lung cancer
...r cigarette consumption as much as possible, since doing so will significantly decrease their risk of lung cancer." (JAMA.2005; 294:1550-1551. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org )...Serving up suds a hazardous task
..., cooks and bartenders risk serious injuries while doing their everyday jobs serving up suds and finger foods. "The image of a pub environment conveys a homey, intimate atmosphere, but the physical demands associated with occupations in a pub have had little attention," said Dr. Shrawan Kumar, professor of...Scientists show that tick-borne flaviviruses use a novel mechanism to evade host defenses
...ork shows otherwise. "NS5 prevents interferon from doing its sentry job and allows the virus to take over cells," says Dr. Bloom. "This is the first definitive study that dissects where the failure occurs in the signaling pathway, and then identifies some of the interacting partners in the cell and virus."...New book explains age-old mystery of geometrical illusions
... that our theory runs counter to what they've been doing for the last fifty years," said Purves. "And their response has understandably been 'Well, OK, that's interesting. But how do you relate this concept of vision to physiology and this anatomy?' It's perfectly valid to say, 'You've got a nice idea and ...Adult stem cells aid recovery in animal model of cerebral palsy
...njury site, Dr. Carroll says. "If the ideal way of doing it scientifically doesn't work, why move on from h...he says. He and Dr. Borlongan note much work needs doing before their findings might move to clinical trials. But they are optimistic that the availability o...Altering time of breast biopsy may improve mastectomy reconstruction process
...dure a week or so prior to mastectomy, rather then doing the SLNB at the same operation as the mastectomy and reconstruction. According to the new study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Surgery, particular problems may arise with performing SLNB at the same time as the mastectomy ...Aussie blokes dying for a health policy, say UWS men's health experts
... we also recognised the services we do have aren't doing enough to engage with men. "We know that a lower proportion of males visit their GP than women, but instead of asking how can we adapt men to the health services, we should be asking how can we ensure that the service is adapted to men's needs?,"says...ACRF research funds critical to keeping international edge: Frazer
...nagement of cancer don't come only from clinicians doing cancer research. "If you can inspire bright people to tackle important issues, the improved understanding will lead eventually to practical benefits for patients," he said. "The critical and rate-limiting step is always funding - funding to provide...... professionals in the field - from neurobiologists doing basic science research to physicians and others providing frontline care."...