Medication errors continue even in highly computerized hospital
...ital offers an appropriate setting for testing the impact of computer systems on adverse drug events. Pharmacists used standardized criteria to classify adverse drug events. Among 937 hospital admissions, 483 clinically significant inpatient adverse drug events were identified. An adverse drug event was co...Metabolic syndrome prevalent in heart attack patients
...g patients with AMI and highlights the detrimental impact of metabolic syndrome on short-term outcomes, particularly heart failure," the authors write. "Finally, our study suggests that, among metabolic syndrome components, hyperglycemia has the strongest relation to increased incidence of congestive heart ...Relationships improve quality of life for prostate cancer patients
...t's quality of life. Some studies, focusing on the impact of support groups, have even suggested improved qu... to support groups, few studies have evaluated the impact of partnerships on quality of life. Led by John L. Gore, M.D. of the University of California, Los A......erally didn't think the terrorist attacks had much impact on their views of homeownership," Morrow-Jones said. "But people are linking high-density neighborhoods to cities and cities are seen as targets. Lower housing densities are seen as the cure." There was no difference between the pre- and post-9/11 ...Tobacco use persists after liver transplant for alcoholic liver disease
...mes, tobacco use may well outweigh alcohol use for impact on post-liver transplant morbidity and mortality," they conclude. "Tobacco use has become the next compelling issue for liver transplant candidates and one of the most important indications for treatment after liver transplant."...Facial trauma may cause significant social and behavioral problems
...ersing said he next will look at the psychological impact of body deformities as a result of diseases such as breast cancer and the impact of subsequent reconstruction. Co-authors include Elie Levine, M.D., Linda Degutis, Thomas Pruzinsky...Imaging may not be major driver of hospital cost increases
...." He adds that future research should look at the impact of imaging costs across a broader range of institutions and settings and throughout patients' entire course of care, not just during hospitalization. Gazelle is an associate professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School....Harvard Medical School and Project A.L.S. join forces to target ALS research
... needs, with an ultimate objective of reducing the impact of neurodegenerative disease, such as ALS. "At the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair, we believe that the fastest way to develop therapies for neurodegenerative diseases is through collaborative translational research," said HCNR direct...New Illinois coalition supports cigarette tax increase
...igarette use has an extremely broad and permeating impact on society. Smokers may suffer from and eventuall... "A cigarette tax increase would have a tremendous impact on the health of Illinois residents, particularly women, children, and minorities, groups that have,...Mayo Clinic creates 'Office of the Future'
...2005) show that genomic and biological differences impact how many calories a person burns during everyday tasks. It proved the long-discussed concept of a "slow metabolism" as a factor in obesity. It also showed that people can increase their caloric "burn rates" by integrating more movement into their dai...Transplanting kidneys which have stones poses little risk to organ's viability
...dney stones for living donor transplant has little impact on the organ's function one year later. "This shows that a small kidney stone should not preclude people from being donors," says George Chow, M.D., Mayo Clinic urologist and senior investigator of the study. "It's not likely for the stones to grow...Medical privacy vs. health care quality?
...national meeting I go to, HIPAA compliance and its impact on research is discussed," he says. "Interpretatio...and other studies into deliberations about HIPAA's impact on research. "The public's welfare is served by studying and reporting on the quality of health care...Study shows even limited training improves communication with patients from other cultures
...et a group of physicians or nurses, with a goal to impact minority health. The researchers ended up with 64...thodologically sound studies to determine the full impact and value of cultural competency training."...Depression is common in patients after heart attack, new Johns Hopkins study shows
...mportant to evaluate for depression because of the impact on the patient's quality of life and future medical health," says study co-lead author and cardiologist David Bush, M.D., an associate professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart Institute. He acknowledges that it can ...K-State researcher discovers compliments go a long way to improve body self-image in women
...her. "I hope they keep in mind we can have a great impact on those around us," Fea said. "I hope the impact will be for the better and not for the worse."...Teenage depression can be enduring, but is more often short-lived
...evere or mild. Mild depression does not have much impact on the child unless it is chronic, she said. Hammen and Brennan plan to study the link between maternal depression and youth depression, as well as interpersonal problems such as domestic violence and early pregnancy. Hammen has debunked myths about ...Fluorescence device to diagnose atherosclerosis and tumors described at optics conference
...sease processes, early detection and precision can impact patient outcomes. Atherosclerotic plaque builds up quietly, usually causing no symptoms until reaching an advanced stage, and the results take more than 1 million American lives each year. Malignant brain tumors called gliomas grow and spread into ne...Study examines NSAID use and breast cancer risk
...t further exploration because of the public health impact such readily available NSAIDs may have on breast cancer," the authors write. "Additional large-scale prospective epidemiologic studies may help clarify the findings by further examining the long-term effects of aspirin and ibuprofen, especially with ...Psychosocial aspects of genetic testing for hereditary cancers meeting at Jefferson June 9-10
... School of Medicine in Baltimore, will discuss the impact of testing for FAP, a type of hereditary colorectal cancer, on children and families. Mary Daly, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Margaret Dyson Family Risk Assessment Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, will discuss prevention strategi...Shorter course of radiotherapy effective for palliation of painful bone metastases
...their families to arrange and would also have less impact on the timing of other treatments. To determine whether a shorter course of radiation is equivalent to the standard treatment, William F. Hartsell, M.D., of Lutheran General Cancer Center in Park Ridge, Ill., and colleagues randomly assigned nearly ...