Childhood lead exposure linked to increased injuries as teens
... during childhood appear to suffer more accidental injuries than those who had lower lead exposure, according ...termine the relationship between lead exposure and injuries during adolescence. These included sprains and cuts, most of which occurred at home and affected the...Plastic surgery reflects on its past; Highlights innovations for the future of the specialty
...stic surgery began with the drive to repair brutal injuries in World War I and today this medical specialty re...et) to promote safety and the prevention of facial injuries and fractures. Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., Opening Ceremonies: Hear the inspirational stories of four reco...Using contrast enhanced sonography improves diagnosis of liver and spleen injuries
...ontrast-enhanced sonography shows liver and spleen injuries better than non-contrast enhanced sonography, acco...st-enhanced sonography depicted 20 (91%) of the 22 injuries while non-contrast-enhanced sonography revealed 11 (50%). "The main focus of sonography for patient...Heart Rhythm Society publishes final recommendations for heart patients
...h care systems are necessary to reduce the risk of injuries and deaths due to device malfunctions. "The next step is for the Heart Rhythm Society to work with Congress, regulators, industry, patients and other stakeholders to ensure that these recommendations will guide key policy decisions that will hel...Chronic diseases and injuries now number one killer in rural India
...ighlights the rapid growth of chronic diseases and injuries in developing countries. Published this week in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the report raises significant concerns for hundreds of millions of individuals living in rural India. The report highlights the need for the development of n...High-resolution CT accurately diagnoses shin splints
...l stress syndrome is one of many overuse lower leg injuries that may be found in athletes and accounts for between 13.2% and 17.3% of all running injuries. For the study, high-resolution CT of both tibiae (shin bones) was performed on 41 subjects: 20 distance runners with no symptoms of shin splints, 11 dis...September/October Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... NOT FACTORED IN Estimates of in-hospital medical injuries are inflated if comorbidity is not accounted for concludes this study. Using a sophisticated surveillance system, 562,317 acute care hospital discharges were evaluated and 13.8 percent (77,666) were associated with at least one medical injury. Pati...Serious knife injuries are increasing, say trauma experts at the Royal Lo...hs have fuelled the perception that forensic knife injuries have become an epidemic, resulting in a knife amnesty and government discussion of new punitive meas...'Egg on your face' may be more dangerous than you think
...ye treatment. Of these, 13 patients had sustained injuries as a result of being assaulted by a raw egg. Twelv...sight unaffected by the incident. Three people's injuries were classified as "minor," amounting to bruising and bloodshot eyes. The injuries were classed as m...Amateur boxing linked to brain cell injury
...nal fluid in the days following a bout, indicating injuries to neurons and other cells important to brain function, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. About 20 percent of professional boxers develop chronic traumatic brain injury, accordi...New approaches needed to promote worker health and well-being
...ers face, the hazards they are exposed to, and the injuries people sustain as a result of employment will continue to change. "Indeed the whole terrain of occupational health is transforming," he continues. "And concentration on problems such as absenteeism and accidental injury is giving way to a broader v...Pediatric neurosurgeons recommend banning children from ATVs
...by children under age 16 after a 10-year review of injuries caused by the vehicles. "Children have no experie...an increasing number of fatalities and devastating injuries with lifelong consequences for children and their parents." Park and colleagues reviewed all cases ...Injured, ill children treated at U.S. military hospital in Iraq
...cilities in the affected area, children with other injuries or illnesses may seek medical care at U.S. military hospitals as well. When U.S. and coalition forces entered Iraq in 2003, Iraqi civilian hospitals were already understaffed and lacked the supplies and infrastructure needed to effectively care for ...Why are so many people dying on Everest?
... for people dying while climbing Mount Everest are injuries and exhaustion. However, there is also a large proportion of climbers who die from altitude related illness, specifically from high altitude cerebral oedema (HACE) and high altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE). This year, the author was on the north s...NASA technology helping injured US troops
...tion process without a fear of falling and without injuries to the patient or staff." According to Messier, one active military patient at Walter Reed who was wheelchair-bound for two years due to a spinal cord injury is now up and walking with SAM. "When we first put him in the walker, he was up and going...Survey shows many teens injured on the job
...from this study clearly indicate that work-related injuries among youth are a significant health problem," rep...lly each year, "approximately 70 children die from injuries inflicted at work; hundreds are hospitalized and tens of thousands require treatment in hospital eme...Digital surgery with touch feedback could improve medical training
...riety of uses, from teaching anatomy to evaluating injuries in a variety of scenarios. In the long run, a better simulator could even help in the design of new surgical tools and techniques. ...Study finds safety intervention increases use of child safety restraints in shopping carts
...e solution to the problem of shopping cart-related injuries to children," said Smith. "Shopping cart redesign ...5%) diagnosis of those hospitalized. Head and neck injuries accounted for 79% of the injuries requiring emergency treatment. Deaths have been reported from fall...Study shows lawn mowers injure thousands of US children annually
...cy medical care for preventable lawn mower-related injuries each year. According to a study published in the ...tal emergency department annually, with 25% of the injuries incurred by children younger than five years. Using data from the National Electronic Injury Surve...Parents of teens more likely than parents of younger children to store firearms unsafely
Even though most youth firearms injuries involve teens, guns are more likely to be stored u...h children also contain firearms, and many firearm injuries among children take place in the home, according to background information in the article. Previous...