One fourth of older patients receive catheters for no reason
...s that will get people to think three times before placing the catheter and once it's in, to think how quickly they can get it out." Landefeld says that he and his fellow researchers have completed a follow up study on what happens to patients who have been catheterized unnecessarily: "Are they more likely ...New Queen's study of hand-brain function offers insight into recovery for stroke survivors
...he index finger; picking up pegs one at a time and placing them into holes on a pegboard; and pushing with their index finger against a metal bar that measures force. Performance on these tests were linked to the ease with which brain cells that control muscle functions can be activated; how active the brain...Smell of success for nanobiosensors
...new nose biosensor is unusual in how it's made. By placing a layer of proteins that constitute the olfactory receptors in animal noses on a microelectrode and measuring the reaction when the proteins come into contact with different odorants, the system is capable of detecting odorants at concentrations that...Quick trip to cath lab best for women with acute coronary syndromes
...PCI as needed, inflating an angioplasty balloon or placing an expandable stent to open the arterial blockage. In women, studies have reported conflicting data on whether PCI is the best treatment approach. To answer that question, Dr. Elkoustaf and his colleagues analyzed data from 488 women and 1,036 men w...Antidepressant medication may prevent recurring depression in diabetics
... and their blood sugar levels generally increased, placing them at a higher risk of complications associated with their diabetes. Patrick J. Lustman, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, and colleagues studied 152 patients with diabetes (average age 52.8 years) who had recovered from de...Terahertz imaging may reduce breast cancer surgeries
...romagnetic spectrum. The researchers found that by placing a slice of excised breast tissue on a special quartz plate and exposing it to terahertz light, the light waves reflected from the tissue contained unique information about its state. The researchers were able to distinguish both invasive and noninvas...Probiotics ease gut problems caused by long term stress
...d to either water avoidance stress, which involves placing the rat on a small platform surrounded by water, or sham stress for one hour a day for 10 consecutive days. The stress sessions were designed to mimic psychological stress to produce the type of effects that would be seen in the human gut. Half the r...Studies evaluate health effects of dental amalgam in children
...ndomized clinical trials to evaluate the safety of placing amalgam fillings, which contain mercury, in the teeth of children. Both studies--one conducted in Europe, the other in the United States--independently reached the conclusion: Children whose cavities were filled with dental amalgam had no adverse he...Surgical critical care team at HUP earns Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence
..." "Our nurses act as advocates for their patients, placing themselves alongside the families," adds Victoria Rich, PhD, RN, Chief Nursing Officer at HUP. "The same nurse takes care of the same patient. Our nurses are not rotated from bed to bed. They develop a relationship and confidence with that patient. W...Parents need better education to reduce drug overdoses in feverish children
...r satisfactory, they seek professional assistance, placing burdens on already strained healthcare systems." Other key findings included: Today's parents have similar worries to their 1980's counterparts - including brain damage, febrile convulsions and death regardless of how well educated they are or th...Cincinnati surgeons report new treatment for often-fatal injury
...mergency setting. Dr. Giglia's team found that by placing a standard surgical stent--a tube-shaped metallic support structure--in the aorta and lining it with a series of small synthetic grafts (endografts) they could effectively protect the damaged area without stopping blood flow to the rest of the body. ...Poor, ethnic children at greater risk for exposure to toxic pollutants
...se children an unfair start in life in addition to placing additional burdens on schools serving disadvantaged populations," notes lead author Janean E. Dilworth-Bart, Ph.D., assistant professor of human development and family studies. However, she adds, strict enforcement of lead abatement policies reduces ...Jefferson neurosurgeons using innovative stent to open clogged brain arteries, prevent strokes
...ed similarly to coronary artery stent placement or placing a coil for an aneurysm. The surgeon snakes a catheter through the femoral artery and into the blood vessel in question. With the aid of X-rays, the surgeon navigates the stent device into the cerebral circulation to the precise location of the narrow...$10 million gift funds innovative predictive health study
...fying genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors placing people at risk for age-related illnesses. Health information exchange networks already in place in central Indiana will make it possible for the researchers to match biologic and lifestyle data to health information collected as part of regular medic...Mayo Clinic to host inaugural National Symposium on Health Care Reform in May
...complex issues of health care reform, while firmly placing the needs of the patient at the center of the discussion. This symposium, unlike others, will be highly participatory, nonpartisan and solution-focused. Leaders of national health care organizations, advocacy groups, associations, employers, insurers...The case of the 'second tongue'
...f body piercing is tongue piercing, which involves placing a "barbell"-type stud through the tongue. But wearing a tongue stud puts people at risk for chipped teeth, recessed gums, and nerve damage, warns the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). However, most people don't realize that getting an oral pierci...Complex artery disease best treated with simple approach
... two ways of treating severe diseased arteries: by placing stents in both the main artery and the side branch or by stenting the main artery alone with the option of stenting the side branch. Researchers looked at major adverse coronary events (MACE if some of the patients died, suffered from a heart attac...Esophageal stenting is a new non-surgical procedure that can cure the life-threatening complication
...of this procedure is an esophageal perforation. By placing a tube (also known as a stent) in the esophagus, the perforation can heal itself without surgery. After the esophagus has healed the stent is removed. Temporary esophageal stenting poses little threat to the patient and represents an alternative to ...Mother's depressive symptoms contribute unfavorably to parenting practices
...ering the temperature of the home water heater and placing the infant in the correct sleeping position. In these instances, the researchers did not find any significant differences between mothers with and without depressive symptoms after factors such as the mothers' age, income and level of education were ......lace or reduce the need for glasses by permanently placing the specially fitted artificial lens in front of the eye's natural lens, rather than replacing the natural lens as other implanted lens do, said Dr. Bowman, professor of ophthalmology. The lens, made of a special collamer material, corrects moderate ...