Animal study leading to new treatments for hemorrhagic shock and uncontrolled abdominal hemorrhage
Blood loss due to severe internal injuries requires rapid action to prevent mortality. Using ...hows promise as a life-saving treatment for severe injuries with major blood loss. The presentation is entitled Mesenteric Blood Flow During Hemoglobin-Based ...Obesity increases risk of injury on the job
...ed as overweight or obese. More than 28 percent of injuries occurred among employees classified as overweight,...who had a BMI of greater than 40 also had the most injuries to the hand/wrist/finger (22 percent) when compared to the same injuries in the other weight categor...Pediatricians and pathologists see traumatic brain injury differently
...the same hypothetical scenarios of traumatic brain injuries to children, pediatricians and pathologists were unable to agree half the time whether the deaths should be investigated as potential child abuse, researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine found. The study demonstrates the need for impro...Home improvement warning -- Ladder-related injuries increasing in the US
...d in U.S. emergency departments for ladder-related injuries from 1990 through 2005. That estimate exceeds an a...16-year study period, the number of ladder-related injuries increased by more than 50 percent. Nearly 10 percent of injuries resulted in hospitalization or tran...Biofeedback on abnormal mechanics lowers risk for stress fractures, pain under kneecap
...an injury over the course of a year, many of these injuries preventable without any adverse effects on running distance or performance, according to Dr. Irene Davis, director of the Running Injury Lab at the University of Delaware, and director of Research for Drayer Physical Therapy Institute. In earlier...Free weight training gets workers with rotator cuff injuries back on the job
...ing 90 percent of workers with severe rotator cuff injuries back to work, the majority (75 percent) at their p...ering work-related rotator cuff and lumbar fusion injuries at Experimental Biology 2007, meeting in Washington, DC. His presentations, on April 29, are part o...How plastic is your brain? UH engineer seeks answers
...plete recoveries, but adults with similarly severe injuries seldom recover as well. That's because babies' brains are in the process of organizing themselves and are able to assign tasks normally performed by the damaged areas to the still-functioning portions. Because adult brains are already organized,...Spinal manipulation in children studied
...llaborative registry to assess the risk of serious injuries when treating children using spinal manipulation. ...mbers of spinal manipulations performed. But those injuries that occurred, such as stroke and paraplegia, were serious enough to warrant further investigation a...Obesity increases workers' compensation costs
...or hand, and back. The most common causes of these injuries were falls or slips, and lifting. "We think these findings can be generalized to the community as a whole, since the demographics of Duke closely reflect the local area," said study co-author John Dement, Ph.D., professor of occupational and enviro...Consumer nail gun injuries spike
...ics that would make Bob Vila cringe, the number of injuries from nail guns has almost doubled since 2001. And... weekend carpenters treated each year for nail gun injuries in emergency rooms in U.S. hospitals more than tripled between 1991 and 2005, increasing to about 14...Mayo Clinic solves painful puzzle of UT ligament split tear in wrist
... joint is stable but painful. "Typically, ligament injuries involve a rupture in which the ligament is completely severed," he explains. "The joint is unstable because the ligament is no longer holding the bones in their proper positions, and the crosswise rupture is easily visible through magnetic resonance ...Slick and springy: Brown research reveals protein's role in joints
...other joints from wear, reducing the likelihood of injuries and arthritis. Scientists have long believed that synovial fluid gets its surface-slicking, shock-absorbing properties from the "goo molecule" hyaluronate. But new research led by Brown University physician and engineer Gregory Jay, M.D., shows tha...International study finds ways to maximize effective responses after terrorism incidents
... transport services depending on the nature of the injuries and the care required during transport. An important component of recovery is informing the general public of the extent of the event, where they can receive assistance if needed, whether there are continued risks and how to mitigate them. Further...MIT brace aids stroke recovery
...aralyzed victims with certain kinds of spinal cord injuries to move their arms. In 2004, Narendran and McBean won the MIT $50K business plan competition and shortly afterward started the Boston-based company Myomo (an acronym for "my own motion") to develop a new class of medical technology they call NeuroRob...Many injuries in elite soccer can be prevented
...are common among soccer players, but many of these injuries can be avoided, according to a new doctoral disser... players and two out of three female players incur injuries during a season. Pulled hamstring muscles are the most frequent injuries, followed by groin injuries...Black-white life expectancy gap narrows, but remains substantial
...ath rate from homicide, HIV disease, unintentional injuries - and among women, heart disease - have contribute...provements in homicide, HIV disease, unintentional injuries - and among women, heart disease. "For females, heart disease made by far the largest contribution...Emergency Medicaid for immigrants goes to childbirth
...-onset problems such as appendicitis and traumatic injuries and end-stage complications of chronic conditions ...spitalizations. Outside of pregnancy-related care, injuries accounted for 1/3 of spending and 1/5 of hospitalizations. Other common conditions requiring emergen...Uninsured often receive less medical care, take longer to improve after sudden health change
... for two months prior to one or more unintentional injuries (20,783 cases among 15,866 individuals) and onset ...ninsured individuals who experienced unintentional injuries or new chronic conditions runs counter to the perception that the uninsured receive care, either thr...Many Americans at high risk of vision loss do not have access to eye care
...uality of life. They also are causes of falls and injuries and can lead to depression and social isolation. Xinzhi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, and colleagues used data on vision from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey to estimate the number of U.S. adults...Study takes next step -- Why women suffer more knee injuries
...s are up to eight times more likely to suffer knee injuries during their careers than males, and now researche...n even consider trying to successfully prevent ACL injuries in both men and women, we need to clearly identify their underlying causes or mechanisms," McLean sa...