Take fatigue seriously, says University of Alberta researcher
...h fatigue and exhaustion and look for ways to help minimize stress." This work may also have applications to other population, such as students or individuals with chronic illnesses, who have not been studied to date. "Students tend to stay up late at night, studying hard," said Olson. "Some studies show ...Panel presents Agricultural Biosecurity & Sustainability Strategies at 2007 AAAS Meeting
...e contamination. Busta will present initiatives to minimize or eliminate vulnerabilities, and practical solutions to enhance the ability to rapidly identify, contain, respond, and recover from intentional contamination, both real and threatened. Jacqueline Fletcher, Oklahoma State University, The American...Medical, IT, engineering experts form advisory panel for electronic health record safety
...lieve strongly in the benefits of EHRs and want to minimize the risk that EHR use will have adverse effects." "The EHR Safety Institute's mission is to ensure that no patient is harmed by the use of an EHR," Walker said. "Our advisory board represents many of the country's leading experts on EHR safety. We ...Study finds antibiotic resistance in poultry even when antibiotics were not used
...other foods away from raw chicken, for example to minimize the risk of illness. "All foods have the potential to contain pathogens all of them," Lee said. "There's no substitute for good food handling and preparation." ...Study details catastrophic impact of nuclear attack on US cities
...atients, but the medical system could dramatically minimize fatalities by training staff and equipping non-medical people to treat second-degree burn victims in much larger numbers. Dallas said the focus must be on cleaning the wounds to avoid fatal infections, administering painkillers and then moving on to ...Studies highlight advances in diagnosis, medical therapy
...teries of the heart, a feature that is expected to minimize side effects. The RegEx study involved 60 patients, all of whom had an adenosine scan while lying at rest on their back. Patients were then randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to regadenoson plus radioactive tracer (in preparation for nuclear scannin...Pain control after surgery reduces days of hospitalization
...hat specialists in acute pain medicine can help to minimize the pain associated with surgery, these patients are less stressed and more willing to have the surgery they need." Dr. Chelly and his colleagues analyzed the hospitalization experiences of 1,527 patients, including 495 undergoing surgery between ...Rapid response was crucial to containing the 1918 flu pandemic
...za virus might spread and what interventions could minimize the impact. Although the MIDAS models cant predict the exact spread of a potential influenza pandemic, they have all suggested that introducing public health measures soon after the first cases appear could greatly reduce the number of people who ...Physicians should be able to review performance rates before release
...rate reconsideration process is yet another way to minimize unintended consequences that may compromise the ca... timely resolution of the contested matters and to minimize the delay of public reporting. 4. In submitting a request for reconsideration, physicians should b...Mice with a migraine show signs of brain damage
...ention, which will stop not only the pain but also minimize potential damage, said Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., Ph.D., the neuroscientist who led the research team. She is a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery and a member of the Center for Aging and Developmental Biology and worked closely with Takahiro ...Scientists from the CIMA investigate a molecule for diagnosing hypertensive cardiopathy
...or heart attacks) and cellular therapy in order to minimize its consequences....Percutaneous aortic valve replacement safe, successful in high-risk patients
...on a bypass pump for an average of 3040 minutes to minimize blood flow through the aorta and ease placement of the replacement valve. All 17 patients survived the procedure. One patient died 5 days later from stroke. Five additional patients died after discharge from the hospital from health problems unrel...Same-day coronary angiography and surgery safe for many patients
...e, Mayo physicians use other contrast agents. They minimize the total amount of contrast and carefully screen patients at risk for kidney disease. Different agents are used based on the patients kidney function, Dr. Holmes says. In addition, deciding which patients may benefit from this streamlined approac...Veterinarians at increased risk of avian influenza virus infection
...ian influenza is a crucial component in efforts to minimize the effects of the next pandemic. Health authorities worldwide are closely monitoring the H5N1 virus strain that emerged in Asia as a possible source of a pandemic. "While these avian influenza virus infections in veterinarians were likely mild or ...Highlights from the June 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...onsible practices that conserve natural resources, minimize the quantity of waste generated and support the ecological sustainability of the food system the process of food production, transformation, distribution, access and consumption. Additional research articles in the June Journal of the American Die...MU researchers find mechanisms that may unlock answers to Alzheimer's disease
...ion, Weisman hopes to identify new treatments that minimize A-beta production and inflammation. Gibson Wood, professor of pharmacology at the University of Minnesota, will lead the third project, which will study the role of cholesterol in the brain. Woods study will evaluate the effects of statin drugs, ty...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...y exposures for image guidance) it is important to minimize the x-ray dose to the patient and to maximize the sensitivity of the detectors recording the image. Usually an x-ray image intensifier (XII) or a flat-panel detector (FPD) is employed. These are devices used for converting the x-ray image into a digi...Stress may leave your mouth a mess
... author Daiane Peruzzo, PhD. However, patients who minimize stress may be at less risk for periodontal diseases. Researchers speculate that the hormone cortisol may play a role in the possible connection between stress and periodontal diseases. A study in the July issue of the JOP found that increased leve...Women with migraines and visual symptoms may have higher stroke risk
...o have migraine with associated visual symptoms to minimize other stroke risk factors, he said. More work is also needed regarding whether patent foramen ovale mediates the association between probable migraine with visual symptoms and ischemic stroke, Kittner said. We did not find evidence that this was th...