Lifespan again named among 100 Most Wired and 25 Most Wireless hospitals
..., thus getting quicker test results and delivering medication to the patient more quickly. Physicians are also able to view test results from wired or wireless computers whether in the hospital, at their private offices, or from home. "Our wireless infrastructure provides physicians, clinicians, and caregiver...SCAI news: Drug-eluting stents prove mettle in heart attack patients
...dis Corp.). This stent is coated with sirolimus, a medication that prevents the overgrowth of scar tissue from the arterial wall into the center of the stent. Patients treated with the Cypher stent were compared to 504 heart attack patients who had been treated with a bare metal stent in the preceding five year...Malpractice litigation wrongly blamed for inconsistent health care
...rder entry systems greatly reduce the frequency of medication mistakes, but do not use them because they are expensive. Doctors know that electronic medical records improve the quality of care, but do not use them because most independent practices are too small to afford the technology. Few emergency rooms hav...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for July 2005 (second issue)
...per kilogram of body weight, those who receive the medication for longer than 2 months, and patients with renal insufficiency since the compound is cleared by the kidneys. According to the investigators, the central fibers of the optic nerve are most commonly affected. The drug can cause blurred vision, decrea...Why were the HIV prevention trials in commercial sex workers abandoned?
... epidemic is to give commercial sex workers an HIV medication (such as the drug tenofovir) before they have high risk sex in the hope of reducing their chances of becoming infected, an approach called "pre-exposure prophylaxis" (PREP). But activist groups, including Act Up-Paris have "halted the progress of at ...Camera-guided colon surgery works best for most patients, study confirms
... less pain medication, which translates into fewer medication side effects. One of the side effects of pain medications is ileus, in which the gut slows down its passage of food particles." Another factor is that the small intestine is less traumatized during a laparoscopic operation. "We put the patient in a ...Halt NSAIDs use before gum surgery, Case researchers say
...lood loss is two times greater for those using the medication than those not taking it. In the study, the Case r...profen, a popular and widely used over-the-counter medication taken to relieve inflammation in arthritis and prevents blood clots associated with heart disease, c...Bone loss after liver transplants can be prevented
...lant. In order to determine the effectiveness of medication in preventing bone loss after liver transplants, researchers led by Gunda Millonig of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Innsbruck Medical University in Innsbruck, Austria, assessed osteoporosis in 136 pre-liver transplant patients ...The XXth Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis & Haemostasis
...REGNANCY outcomes and for people taking preventive medication such as ASPIRIN, ANTI-COAGULANTS (such as warfarin) and ANTI-OXIDANTS, will be presented. Further information about the ISTH Congress is available at http://www.isth2005.com . Media releases will be loaded on the web-site daily during the Congress...Evidence that arsenic was responsible for the madness of King George III
... with arsenic. The authors believe that the King's medication was the source of the arsenic found in the hair sample. Professor Warren states: "The presence of arsenic in a sample of the King's hair provides a plausible explanation for the length and severity of his attacks of illness; and contamination of his ...FDA approved ROZEREM (ramelteon)
.... ROZEREM is the first and only prescription sleep medication that has shown no evidence of abuse and dependence...onally, ROZEREM is the first prescription insomnia medication with a new therapeutic mechanism of action in 35 years, and will be available for patients by late S...FDA expands indication for ADDERALL XR (CII) confirming safety and efficacy in adolescents
...rrently the most commonly prescribed brand of ADHD medication in the United States. "There has long been an unmet need for ADHD research and treatment among the adolescent population despite an increasing awareness of ADHD's potential impact on quality of life. Therefore, approval of an ADHD treatment for this ...High blood pressure not well controlled among older men and women
...ssure greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg, or taking medication for reducing blood pressure. Normal blood pressure is less than 120 mm Hg systolic and less than 80 mm Hg diastolic. According to the authors, the data suggest that the poor control rates may be due in part to poor selection of drug classes or from ...Drug used to treat Parkinson's disease may be beneficial in treating fibromyalgia
... of which was violating protocol by starting a new medication during the study period. None withdrew because of side effects. The pramipexole group noted significantly decreased pain compared to the placebo group at the end of the study: at least a 50% decrease in pain was achieved by 42% of this group compared...Polypharmacy in children on the rise in the US
...label prescriptions the practice of prescribing a medication to children when there is not a FDA approved indic... to the data available on the efficacy of a single medication in the pediatric age group, the authors express deep concern over the rise in polypharmacy because i...Researchers model avian flu outbreak, impact of interventions
.... Containment strategies included giving antiviral medication to people in the same social networks, vaccinating before an outbreak with a vaccine that is not well matched to the strain that emerges, quarantining the houses or neighborhoods of infected people, and combinations of these approaches. Giving a l...Why don't some patients take their medicines?
...-patient relationship can greatly affect patients' medication use when drug costs become a burden. The study rei...tions when that patient faces pressures from their medication costs," says lead author John Piette, Ph.D. Piette is a member of the VA Ann Arbor Center for Practi...Standardized guidelines improve outcomes in stroke care
...rior to discharge, receipt of cholesterol-lowering medication at discharge, and receipt of anticlotting medications at discharge. Results showed patients were more likely to receive optimal treatment after the standardized guidelines were implemented, with rates improved significantly in four of the six treatm...'Heroes of Chemistry' honored for improving health, environment
...ze anti-psychotic therapies. It is a prescription medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of bipolar I disorder, or to treat acute to manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder. FDA also recently approved it for treating bipolar mania. RISPERDAL® is approve......ticles may some day target tumor cells and deliver medication to specific body locations, according to Penn State chemical engineers. "Mainly we have focused on chemotherapy drugs," says Dr. Michael Pishko, professor of chemical engineering and materials science and engineering. "But others are considering us...