Binge drinkers have highest risk of alcohol-related injury
...tive in reducing injuries, because the majority of injuries occur in the much larger population of moderate drinkers. "There are many effective preventive measures, including strict enforcement of drinking driving policies and responsible beverage serving," he said. "The most effective strategy would be a co...Helmet use associated with reduced risk of head injury for skiers and snowboarders
...ldwide. However, the injury risk is high, and head injuries are common in alpine skiers and snowboarders, acco...ing a helmet is assumed to reduce the risk of head injuries in alpine sports, this effect is not certain. Steinar Sulheim, M.D., of the Norwegian School of Spor...Corticosteroids associated with poor outcomes, death in the trauma intensive care unit
...100 control patients who were the same age and had injuries of the same severity, but did not receive corticosteroids. More patients in the corticosteroid group than those in the control group developed pneumonia (26 percent vs. 12 percent), bloodstream infection (19 percent vs. 7 percent) or urinary tract in...New, expensive, widely-used drugs continue to cause liver problems, says Jefferson liver specialist
...rson University in Philadelphia, writes that liver injuries continue to plague the nation's drug development s...ated by the FDA, and individuals can develop liver injuries from taking these. What's worse is that some people will continue to take these because they fail to...Boys face greater burns risk than girls, says new research
... children were boys. 80 per cent of the children's injuries were scalds, with 71 per cent of those caused by h...ll hot food or liquid off a stove. The non scald injuries included a child putting its hand on a stove, standing in hot candle wax and sitting down on a barbe...Home paper shredders pose serious injury risk to toddlers
...lenged to observe possible trends and prevent more injuries by educating the public. In a new case report pub...d. Twenty-two (71%) of the 31 home paper shredder injuries involved children under 12 years of age and over half of those injuries involved children under 3 ye...Receptor critical in neurodegeneration reduces Alzheimer's plaque
...ein that plays a key role in traumatic spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis reduces the concentration of disease-causing plaque in Alzheimer's disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Journal of Neuroscience. "Our new findings indicate that pharmacological methods to increase the pro...Jan/Feb Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...st, anger was strongly associated with intentional injuries inflicted by another person in both men and women. These findings provide insights into the complex associations between state anger and injury risk. State Anger and the Risk of Injury: A Case-Control and Case-Crossover Study Daniel C. Vinson, M.D., ...NYU medical experts analyze subway injuries
A new survey of subway injuries provides a rare glimpse into what happens to peopl...extremities during the accident. Among the others, injuries varied from the loss of a single finger, for six patients, to the irreparable damage of an arm or le...Study finds nerve damage in previously mysterious chronic pain syndrome
...vestigate why some people are left with CRPS after injuries that do not cause long-term problems for most patients, determine the best way of diagnosing the syndrome and evaluate potential treatments. "Investigations that identify the causes of disease are only possible if patients are willing to come to th...Trauma-center care significantly lowers risk of death
... levels to assure that patients who suffer serious injuries get to a trauma center where they are afforded the best possible care." The National Study on the Costs and Outcomes of Trauma analyzed the outcomes of 5,190 adult trauma patients who received treatment at 18 level 1 trauma centers (the highest level...Tufts University receives federal grant to address occupational risks among immigrants
..., and as a result frequently develop illnesses and injuries that are often unseen and unmet," said Dr. Rose Goldman, chief, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, who will provide clinical care for workers in the study. Youth educators as change agents The Tufts-led study will inc...For orthopedic injuries, a robot that follows patients as they move
...w and shoot X-ray video of sufferers of orthopedic injuries as they walk, climb stairs, stand up from a seated...ical setting as well." Complaints about orthopedic injuries are among the most common reasons people visit the doctor, according to the American Academy of Orth...Monitoring system needed to prevent safety hazard of problem physicians
... has shown that "the vast majority of mistakes and injuries can be attributed to faulty systems that cause injuries or lead even competent, careful people to make errors," the authors write. And hospitals have begun ...Mountain bikers are cautioned to ride with care - major injuries do happen
...rown from a pastime to an Olympic sport, and major injuries are becoming more prevalent. In an article from Th...injury cases that resulted in acute cervical spine injuries resulting in tetraplegia, commonly called quadriplegia, are reported. Previously published research ...Trusted head injury prevention technique debunked
... that women are more susceptible to these types of injuries than men. Before Tierney's latest findings, many scholars and trainers believed that resistance training could reduce these instances among drivers, firearm users and those who participate in sports. Though traditional resistance training failed w...Education needed to reduce snowmobile injuries in children
...ever, with the number and severity of snowmobiling injuries increasing during the last decade, there has been ...e high, the Mayo Clinic study notes. This includes injuries involving long-term disabilities and follow-up. As a result, in addition to the safety recommendatio...Harry Potter protects children from injury
... the impact of these books on children's traumatic injuries during the peak of their use. They reviewed all ch...ed their emergency department with musculoskeletal injuries over the summer weekends of 2003-5. The launch dates of the two most recent Harry Potter books (The...Bayer launches Phase III clinical study of Trasylol in elective spinal fusion surgery
...n between the vertebrae allowing surgeons to treat injuries to the spine, repair broken vertebra, correct deformities, adjust abnormal curvatures, stabilize weakness and remedy slipped or herniated disks. Approximately 300,000 spinal fusion surgeries take place each year in the United States, a figure that ha......eveloping therapeutic remedies for traumatic brain injuries and concussions. "The most immediate application of our data will be in the development and validation of computer simulations of traumatic brain injury, which may ultimately reduce the need for direct experimentation." Bayly and Genin are collabora...