ESC releases updated Guidelines for the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris
...works with its National Cardiac Society members to facilitate national adaptations and translations of each Guideline issued....New biomarkers for improving treatment of spondylarthritis
...wiley.com/journal/arthritis ), hold the promise to facilitate the progress of clinical trials dedicated to impro...tient cohorts makes than interesting biomarkers to facilitate conclusive early phase clinical trials in SpA," he notes. "Further studies are needed to confirm th...Reconstructing a healthcare system in Iraq
... this study demonstrates clear priorities that can facilitate both the short-term working conditions of Iraqi nurses and the long-term plans for the development of the profession," Squires said. The study was made possible by a collaboration facilitated by the Yale World Fellows program along with Internet acc...New GI technologies improve internal organ visualization
...d sedation (CAPS), which uses computer software to facilitate precise control of drug delivery. Anesthesiologists and physician/nurse care teams in the study first injected 24 patients (12 colonoscopy and 12 endoscopy) with a single dose of fentanyl as pre-medication, then administered propofol using the CAPS...Children's emotional distress after hurricane linked with parents' stress levels
...ol District, where elementary school nurses helped facilitate the survey. "The document helps provide a clear understanding of how to address the emotional needs of our students in the aftermath of such devastation." The study's findings have implications for survivors of Hurricane Katrina now nine months ou...JCI table of contents, May 11, 2006
...al suppression due to antiretroviral therapy might facilitate specific restoration of the CD4+T cell population. TITLE: IL-15 induces CD4+ effector memory T cell production and tissue emigration in nonhuman primates AUTHOR CONTACT:Louis J. Picker Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Oregon Health & Science Uni...Home testing kit could help identify 'hidden' caffeine in beverages
...c antibody and combined it with other chemicals to facilitate caffeine detection. In early laboratory studies, the antibody mixture was used to measure the presence of caffeine in both caffeinated and decaf versions of coffee and cola. In general, the researchers found that test results were comparable to those...Human Factors research highlights ways to improve patient safety
... adhere to human factors principles if they are to facilitate training and improve patient safety....M. D. Anderson: Setting the benchmark in brain tumor treatment
... fibers of the brain, which serves to insulate and facilitate the transmission of nerve impulses. Patients often become slow and unmotivated. They may have trouble concentrating and remembering, become forgetful and distracted and experience personality changes and mood swings. These effects may be long-lasting...2006 European eHealth Conference and Exhibition unveils in Malaga, Spain
...eHealth policies in different European regions. To facilitate the objective this year, the content of the confer... Conference focused on the role of eHealth to help facilitate a patient's mobility through different countries, support more efficient health care services, creat...Pandemic challenges for Asia-Pacific region
...ve comprehensive operational guidance manuals that facilitate national responses to pandemic influenza. Plans prepared by China, Thailand and Vietnam were less operational but strategically plan for investment to develop future capacity. The regional as a whole drew from its previous experience of SARS. This r...UCI researchers to study health effects of exercise in children
...scientific interaction among the research studies, facilitate subject recruitment and regulatory compliance, and provide statistical expertise. In addition, a pediatric growth, stress and inflammatory mediator core laboratory will ensure optimal and efficient use of analytic resources. The laboratory will be di...Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Cleveland Clinic establish biomedical research collaboration
...t program, offer joint seminars and workshops, and facilitate joint proposals and briefings to the National Institutes of Health in areas of mutual interest. "As part of the Rensselaer Plan, we have made substantial strategic investments in bioscience, bioengineering, nanotechnology and information technology,"...Simplified dermoscopy techniques improve detection of malignant skin lesions in primary care
...re for basic health problems of the population and facilitate the referral to specialists, the second level of health care. That is to say, PCPs identify pathologies and help establishing a connection with the health system network. Dermatology is one of the public health areas where the ability of PCPs could c...Surgical critical care team at HUP earns Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence
...cal patients. On a daily basis, the primary nurses facilitate and coordinate the plan of care for patients and families, in collaboration with the healthcare team. "Our nurses do an amazing job in keeping the pieces of the puzzle together to provide the highest quality of care to our patients," said Iyoob. "Add...Landmark discovery of a Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus receptor
...d by KSHV itself. This suggests that the virus may facilitate its own infectivity and dissemination in the body by inducing a physiological state that results in increased numbers of its own receptor. "The advancement of knowledge achieved in this study highlights the outstanding intramural research that takes ......person shutting his or her eyes or looking away to facilitate the emergence into consciousness of the solution. The new study extends these findings by suggesting that mental preparation involving inward focus of attention promotes insight even prior to the presentation of a problem. Therefore, it may be that...Mayo Clinic leaders offer health reform vision, prescriptions
...ward to being part of that discussion, and hope to facilitate moving from discussion to concrete action."...Brain power combined to form new $125M institute
...imaginative Government led initiative will greatly facilitate our research efforts to discover new strategies for preventing, ameliorating and curing these crippling mental disorders". The four research institutes will combine their world-class research skills in brain and mind disorders to establish the basis ......lorimetric method to screen for molecules that can facilitate the formation of a special form of DNA called a triple helix. Triple helix DNA involves three strands rather than the two associated with normal DNA. However, unlike double helix DNA, the triple helix is unstable alone and requires a small molecule t...