Lowering body temperature could aid standard stroke treatment
... scientists have developed a model that could help physicians combine current clot-busting medication with below-normal body temperatures (hypothermia) to improve the treatment of ischemic stroke patients. Thought to be first report of the temperature dependence of the standard, FDA-approved stroke medicatio...Why Lincoln fell gravely ill after delivering his Gettysburg Address
...th century when Lincoln became ill." "Lincoln's physicians attempted to reassure him that his disease was a mild form of smallpox," Goldman noted, "but that may have been to prevent the public from fearing that Lincoln was dying." Such fears, however, would have been well-founded: If Lincoln had the variol...Ulcerative colitis sufferers find UC quite disruptive to many aspects of daily life
...stroenterologists also done as part of UC: NORMAL, physicians reported that a "typical" number of flare-ups per ...e-ups to their physicians, making it difficult for physicians to understand the impact of UC on their patients' lives. One-third (34 percent) said they are someti...Tests show healthy humans not harmed by Taser
...results of a study conducted by emergency medicine physicians at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center showed no lasting effects of the Taser on healthy test subjects. "Evaluating in-custody deaths following use of a Taser is a process that requires looking at the totality of the eve...Ruling out pulmonary embolism with a simple bedside protocol
...ilable. Importantly, the study design captured the physicians "gestalt" or gut instinct of how likely they thoug...ument PERC rule negative on the chart will provide physicians with the scientific and medicolegal backstop they need to justify not ordering a test on every patie...Infants with bronchiolitis may benefit more from albuterol
...ll but real advantage in using albuterol may force physicians to reassess their treatment choices. Principal Investigaor, Paul Walsh, MD, originally preferred epinephrine prior to conducting this study. The other investigators were Kemedy McQuillan MD, John Caldwel Pharm Dl and Stephen J Rothenberg PhD. The p...Clinical guidelines for blood conservation during cardiac procedures developed
...s established a set of clinical guidelines to help physicians decrease the need for blood transfusions in high-risk patients during cardiac operations. The team, led by Bruce Spiess, M.D., professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the VCU School of Medicine and director of VCURES Shock Research Center,...Violent sleep disorder linked to a form of dementia
... many with Lewy body dementia. The quandary facing physicians is whether to inform patients that they have an in...ict what will happen in each individual case. Some physicians choose to tell very little of this to their patients. I try to explain this, but also emphasize the ...Thymus transplants gives hope to babies with fatal immune disease
...l for two to three months after transplantation as physicians work to keep infections at bay as the child's immune system develops. In Dave'yana's case, Harding returned to the hospital in Missouri after about a month. She received treatment for a viral infection at the Children's Hospital of St. Louis for fou...Study finds women less likely than men to have their cholesterol controlled
...ut for us in terms of raising awareness among both physicians and patients." "Women must know their risk for heart disease and how to manage it," said Ileana L. Pia, MD, National Go Red For Women Spokesperson and Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. "These study findings show an opportunity...New update of international health system comparisons: US continues to lag on most measures
...r all and encourage stable, long-term ties between physicians and patients shows in our poor performance on measures of quality, access, efficiency, equity, and health outcomes. In light of the significant resources we devote to health care in this country, we should expect the best, highest performing health s...Psychosocial support for cancer survivors needs strengthening
...ronic conditions. Dr. Owen also found that while physicians passively supported patient use of support groups, only one in ten cancer patients in this study had received a physician recommendation. Dr. Owen concludes, "This study sheds light on which individuals with cancer use these services." This study w...Anxiety hikes risk of heart attack, death
...of anxiety but also suggests an important role for physicians in reassuring anxious patients, Dr. Blatt said. Spending extra time with patients and families gives the cardiologist an opportunity to talk about heart disease, adjust medications, encourage exercise, and come up with effective strategies to improve...Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet for May 15, 2007
...ians and Physician Organizations Examination of physicians prescribing patterns and accumulation and sale of ...e industry with active participation by practicing physicians and their organizations. For example, the American Medical Associations Physician Masterfile, inform...Older patients with major depression live longer with appropriate treatment, Penn study shows
... patients with major depression whose primary care physicians team with depression care managers are 45% less likely to die within a 5-year time period than older adults with major depression who receive their care in primary care practices where there are no depression care managers. This study, conducted by ...A self-fulfilling prophecy in bleeding stroke?
...scoring tools can be adjusted, "this suggests that physicians should be more humble about our ability to predict an ICH patient's prognosis, particularly in the first day," says Zahuranec. In short, families whose loved ones have suffered an ICH should seek to get them to a specialized center as soon as poss...Stenting of abdominal arteries offers welcome relief for 'intestinal angina'
...ronic mesenteric ischemia," he said. "Patients and physicians need to know that this condition exists, is common, and is often confused with other conditions of the digestive tract."...Online education program better source of information for patients
...eart Profilers can serve as a powerful adjunct for physicians to recommend to their patients, as well."...Study offers clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'
... patients can be difficult to manage for emergency physicians and cardiologists alike," said cardiology fellow Richard Regnante, M.D. "They may be in cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, or severe heart failure. They may require advanced life support with airway management and medications to support blood pressur...Panel offers expert analysis on causes, prevention of stent thrombosis
...ory Panel and release of a clinical alert advising physicians on practical steps for reducing the risk of this potentially life-threatening late complication. "The issue of stent thrombosisespecially late stent thrombosis after placement of a drug-eluting stentis critically important," said Gregory J. Dehmer,...