Breast cancer uses growth factors to lure stem cells
...ue type to get the cells to come and help form the environment that is called the tumor stroma that it needs to get beyond a certain size. That's really when cancer becomes clinically problematic." Knowing how tumors attract the stem cells they need to thrive opens up new avenues for earlier detection, better s...Home care managers should implement strategies to reduce high nurse turnover
... According to the survey, the most important work environment attributes include working with nurses who are clinically competent; a good orientation program for newly employed nurses; a plan of care that is accessible and up-to-date for all patients; and having enough registered nurses (RNs) on staff to provid...Occupational and Environmental Exposures of Skin to Chemicals-2005
...chemicals in the occupational and non-occupational environment may be hazardous to skin and health. This will be the topic for an international scientific conference "Occupational and Environmental Exposures of Skin to Chemicals-2005" in Stockholm, Sweden 12-15 June 2005. Wet work and skin exposure to solvents...New technology can boost bottom lines for US hospitals
...ncies within months of installing the system in an environment where the aphorism "time is money" is, without a doubt, appropriate....National medical and public health groups sue EPA
...highest risk of injury from a mercury-contaminated environment because their brains are still rapidly developing," said Katherine Shea, MD, MPH, of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "The EPA has failed to take the most protective actions available in reducing mercury exposure to children and women." "Many yo...Design of neonatal intensive care units critical to infant health
...e of the impact of design decisions on the sensory environment of the neonatal intensive care unit," Shepley says...heir families, she notes. For example, an improved environment can enable nurses to spend more time engaging in patient and family support activities instead of wa...Dartmouth study reveals flaws in screening for TB; Cases in 3rd world HIV patients may go undetected
...these samples, incubating them in a controlled lab environment a procedure used widely in the industrialized countries, but typically not available or recommended in resource poor countries . In 10 cases sputum culture was the only positive test. These patients with "subclinical" tuberculosis denied symptoms wh...Researchers discover 'window on the brain' that could help treat disorders
...ch," she says. The parallel process will create an environment that will bring new discoveries to the market quickly without shortchanging the rigor required to develop a safe and reliable product, she says. Tucker says CDS also will facilitate application of NIC discoveries to advance computation and telemedici...Voice-to-voice translation machine perfects bedside manner
...ety of words informally spoken in a noisy, chaotic environment (emergency room, ambulance) adds another level of difficulty. Extra-verbal communication: Humans speak not just with words, but also with intonations. A rising tone at the end of a sentence to express a question is one familiar example of this, one...... that collects thermal data without disturbing the environment of the highly automated modern production path. The wafer can return a contour map of temperature data to show hot or cold spots on bake plates, analyze trends in temperature and create an animated movie of temperature variations over time. Lauf, Bib...Television in the bedroom may hurt child's school performance
... "In this study, we found that the household media environment was related to a child's academic achievement," said Dina Borzekowski, EdD, lead author of the study and assistant professor in the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. "Among these third grade...TV has negative impact on very young children's learning abilities
... developmental assessment, family background, home environment and health history. The researchers assessed data on 1,797 children who were approximately six years of age at the time of one of the four most recent survey interviews in 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000. Scores in mathematics, reading recognition and read...A TV in the bedroom is associated with lower standardized test scores among third grade students
...nd 71 percent had access to a home computer. Media environment variables were not significantly associated with t...o spent 1.0 hours per week." "Looking at the media environment in spring 2000, students with a bedroom television scored significantly lower on all the tests compa...Household dust is main source of flame retardants in humans
...te in the environment. PBDEs are released into the environment at their manufacturing sources and also through everyday product wear and tear, which is the presumed source of the chemicals in house dust, according to Diamond. Asked if drinking water could be a possible source, Diamond said: No, its not a signifi...Carnegie Mellon psychologist receives NIH grant
...ions. One, what is the impact of a person's social environment on their health and well-being? The researchers wi...than others. "What we don't know is how our social environment gets 'under the skin' to influence our health," Cohen said. Cohen's co-investigators on the grant ar...Women cautioned against using herbal supplements
...lity and safety are not better controlled. Such an environment has set up a situation where there are potentially many accidents waiting to happen." However, he said, if women choose to use herbal medicines, they should do so cautiously because the quality of these medicines varies, and the safety, especially w...Rice nanophotonics lab gets $3 million training grant
...s for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. Halas credits her co-principal investigators with playing an instrumental role in the development of LANP's training program, citing their contribution of numerous strong...Swamped city: New Orleans and nature
...ffected by its precarious location and the wetland environment from which it emerged. "It basically tells the ...h the years, attitudes about New Orleans' physical environment have changed. He cites efforts in the modern era to accept and even celebrate New Orleans' unusual n...Massachusetts second state to consider nurse staffing ratios; experts to appear at public hearing
... doctors, and auxiliary personnel, and on the work environment or culture of the hospital. The current nursing shortage complicates the feasibility of increasing nurse-to-patient ratios. Massachusetts leads the nation with the most registered nurses per capita. However, the Health Resources and Services Adminis...National Academies advisory: Release of Coeur d'Alene superfund report
...tection Agency about risks to human health and the environment at a Superfund site in northern Idaho and Washington that is contaminated by years of mining for lead and other metals. A telephone news conference will be held on July 14 to release the report, and a public briefing will be held in Coeur d'Alene, I...