Counseling for spouses keeps Alzheimer's patients out of nursing homes
...hanced counseling and support intervention delayed placing their ailing spouse in a nursing home by one and a half years compared to caregiver spouses who received usual care. "Interventions that help reduce nursing home placement without overburdening family members will be essential for our society, which...ESSP launches project on the effects of global environmental change on human health
...ulation at risk of contracting malaria, as well as placing 840 million people at risk of malnutrition. A further 1 to 2 billion people living in mid to high latitudes face a higher risk of skin cancer and immune system depression due to depletion of stratospheric ozone. "Global environmental changes const...Heart failure: Mayo Clinic reveals abnormality in filling of the heart is frequent culprit
...eart failure -- and appear to be as significant in placing a heart patient at risk of death as are deficiencies in the heart's ability to pump blood, new research from Mayo Clinic shows. As a result of these findings, heart failure -- a leading and urgent public health problem in the United States and else...High-energy clamp simplifies heart surgery for atrial fibrillation
...s that cause the atria to contract irregularly. By placing roadblocks in the way of these misplaced electrical impulses, the Cox-Maze procedure redirects them down their normal route so that they stimulate regular heartbeats. The clamp-like jaws of the radiofrequency ablation devices latch onto a section o...Solvent exposure linked to birth defects in babies of male painters
Men who paint for a living may be placing their unborn children at increased risk of birth defects and low birth weight. A study of construction workers in the Netherlands, conducted in part by the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, links low birth weight and birth defects to pater...New international guidelines for heart transplant candidates standardize patient care
...nt medicine. The task forces reviewed criteria for placing patients on waiting lists for donor organs as well as pharmacological, surgical and device-based intervention to successfully bridge patients to transplant. International collaboration within ISHLT made possible a global perspective that takes int...Pre-clinical study suggests how steroid can reverse post-traumatic stress
...tivated. Giving it beforehand or giving it without placing the mice in the box had no effect when tested a day later. However, when the injections were given over four days, the timing became less important giving the steroid either before or after secondary exposure to the box reduced fear....Predicting an answer to the threat of flooding
...ading the research. Professor Pender's team is placing particular emphasis on acquiring reliable, up-to-date digital information describing rivers' catchments as well as their shapes. Recent developments in data collection using airborne mapping systems, such as LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), have ...Study finds cardiac toxicity rates high with herceptin use
...n that patients have other important comorbidities placing them at risk for cardiotoxicity," Esteva says. "It shows the need for good cardiac care for advanced breast cancer patients."...Oral bisphosphonate risk slight, but dental patients should be aware, ADA says
... involve the jaw bone, such as tooth extraction or placing implants, with their dentist. Dentists and their patients should carefully consider these procedures, as well as alternative dental therapies. Patients may also want to discuss this information in the context of their overall health and treatment o...Placebo study frames depression treatment puzzle
...sure brain function. Measurements are performed by placing recording electrodes on the scalp. The electrodes connect to the body through conductive paste or gel. It does not hurt and involves no radioactivity. The electrodes are connected to a computer, which measures the signals coming from the brain and pr...Tetracycline plus teeth equal gray smile
...'s new tooth whitening treatment protocol involves placing the patient on a prescription dose of fluoride toothpaste for two weeks in order to minimize tooth sensitivity from the whitening solutions. Then, the patient comes in for a one-hour tooth whitening session, where the enamel is painted with the white...Medical device test center expands capabilities to help reduce potential interference
...rs at the Center simulate real-world conditions by placing a medical device in a tank of saline solution that simulates the electrical characteristics of body tissue and fluid. The tank then moves along a track that exposes the medical device to nine different EAS systems and five tag deactivators that use v...Virtual realities against pain
...o move forward beyond its current initial phase by placing more emphasis on methodology and psychological aspects. ...Demand for community nurses grows
...f people living at home with chronic illnesses are placing increasing demands on Australia's community nursing resources. With the health care system becoming more reliant on community nurses to look after people with chronic and complex health problems such as dementia, diabetes and cancer, researchers at ...Studies evaluating health effects of dental amalgam fillings in children confirm safety
...ndomized clinical trials to evaluate the safety of placing amalgam fillings, which contain mercury, in the teeth of children. The findings will be presented today during the 84th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, convening at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. Bo...4x4 drivers more likely to flout mobile phone and seat belt laws
...vehicles are safer in a crash, their owners may be placing themselves and other road users at increased risk of injury, warn the authors....Stanford doctors advance in bid to turn mice stem cells into blood vessels
...one of the building blocks of blood vessels, after placing them in a life-like growth environment that the research team had created. The scientists hope to be able to eventually grow whole blood vessels that can be transplanted back into mice. The work is being performed in the laboratory of Christopher Zar...Two very different surgical procedures produce same results in often fatal intestinal disorder
...s making a inch incision in the lower abdomen and placing a small drain allowing egress of stool and pus from the abdomen without removing any intestine. The trial led by Moss included 117 premature infants at 15 leading pediatric academic medical centers from the United States and Canada. When a baby devel...First trial on life-threatening condition finds two surgical approaches have same results
...g a quarter-inch incision in the lower abdomen and placing a small bag, allowing stool and pus to drain from the abdomen without removal of any intestine....