Wheelchair technology & spinal cord injury
... report lower quality of life This study reviews literature on the quality of life (QOL) of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and discusses the validity of some QOL measurement tools. Three types of definitions of QOL are used in health services and medical and rehabilitation research. Published resea...Medical students at risk for influence from pharmaceutical companies' marketing efforts
...ut these interactions. "Our study adds to previous literature by demonstrating experiences and attitudes among large numbers of students at a variety of medical schools and indicating acceptance of the value of drug company-sponsored gifts and activities. Research should focus on evaluating methods to limit the...Babies born at night have greater risk of death, study finds
...it is supported by previous studies in the medical literature that were carried out in Europe," said Diane M. Ashton, M.D., M.P.H., associate medical director of the March of Dimes. "More research needs to be done to identify the causal factors that underlie this greater risk. This would be an important next ...Common C-section method leads to unnecessary scars, Stanford study finds
...en two parts of the body) runs contrary to current literature on the drawbacks of the procedure in non-pregnant ... each year. However, Lyell said there is a lack of literature on the long-term impact of various parts of the procedure, including the closure of a woman's perito...Delivery of routine preventive services suboptimal for medicare beneficiaries
...in the July 27 issue of JAMA. An emerging body of literature suggests that quality of care may vary in association with the characteristics of individual physicians and their practices, according to background information in the article. Hoangmai H. Pham, M.D., M.P.H., of the Center for Studying Health System ...July/August 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...s of tools and techniques, expert consultation and literature review, the authors conclude that in a team setting, little should be left to chance. The goal should be to foster team processes for efficient, rigorous and thoughtful analysis. Enhance Your Team-Based Qualitative Research By Douglas Fernald, M.A...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
...lucose and lipids, and body weight. "Our review of literature suggests that metformin is a good first line thera...The Cochrane Review Authors therefore searched the literature to examine the evidence regarding the use of inhaled magnesium sulphate as an additional therapeutic...Study warns against global use of old asthma medicines for kids' coughs
...death. Chang and colleagues searched the published literature for studies that analyzed methylxanthines' effectiveness for children suffering from coughing not related to disorders like cystic fibrosis or asthma. They found four studies, but they were of a limited design, not solid enough to suggest methylxanth...Every second counts for shaken babies
...l cause damage," Dr Albermani said. "Some medical literature says even normal baby handling like tossing or swinging could cause these injuries. Others say, no, there has to be impact." The team will give its second presentation about its progress to the Abused Child Trust next month but it is seeking further...Women cautioned against using herbal supplements
...o decrease breast cancer risk. Warren reviewed the literature on herbal supplements and breast cancer risk for his report, which was reviewed by two international experts in the field as well as the five scientists on the BCERF staff. "Just because herbal medicines are 'natural' products does not mean that they...Patient navigation provide tools to address barriers to care but need standardization and assessment
...emorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center reviewed the literature on navigation systems and described care processes...n programs. The authors found a dearth of research literature on navigation programs in general and noted that program efficacy had yet to be evaluated using rigo...Parkinson's medication appears to trigger excessive gambling
...searchers located existing case reports in medical literature associating Parkinson's disease treatment with pathological gambling, and they compared their patients' experiences with those reported in this literature. Dr. Ahlskog and colleagues then found that some of the patients stopped gambling when they dis...Quality measures need to be field-tested, researchers find
...ations from published guidelines and the available literature and investigating the scientific evidence to determine how well each performed. A panel of experts then judged the indicators' relevance to patient health, reduction of drug resistance and cost-effectiveness. The best indicators combine "the availabl...Large-scale trial indicates no benefit from low-dose aspirin in preventing cancer in healthy women
... in the July 6 issue of JAMA . A growing body of literature has supported a protective effect of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on the development of cancer, according to background information in the first article. Observational epidemiological investigations suggest a strong...Does manganese inhaled from the shower represent a public health threat?
... shower. It was conducted by reviewing the medical literature and calculating, based on animal studies, the amount of manganese people would absorb by showering 10 minutes a day. Because manganese is monitored in public water supplies, high levels of this naturally occurring metal are especially found in wells ...Northwestern Memorial neurologist is lead author of comprehensive stroke center recommendations
...a week, when feasible." The BAC reviewed medical literature and surveyed expert physicians nationwide to arrive at the consensus statement. Dr. Alberts said the key areas that characterize a CSC are: Health care personnel with specific expertise in a number of medical disciplines, including vascular neurol...Panel calls for a new look at treatments commonly used for chronic insomnia
...s, the panel considered a comprehensive systematic literature review prepared by the University of Alberta Evidence-Based Practice Center, under contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The panel's statement is an independent report and is not a policy statement of the NIH or the Fed...Many drugs prescribed for chronic insomnia are not approved for that purpose
...porting this practice." So he searched the medical literature for all 10 drugs, looking for randomized controlled trials, especially those in which the drug being tested was compared to an inert placebo. He said he found one study that showed that trazodone was superior to placebo in the first week of treatment...News briefs from the journal CHEST June 2005
...ared with patients having strong lung function. A literature review of 12 large cohort studies, which included 83,880 participants, supported the notion that those with reduced FEV1 were at higher risk of cardiovascular mortality. This association was found to be independent of smoking status, age, gender, an...Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity, expert panel says
...trol and Prevention. "We were asked to review the literature and find evidence of the impact of physical activi...en perceive themselves. Most of the studies in the literature had children performing 30 to 45 minutes of continuous moderate to vigorous physical activity three ...