Duke engineers develop new 3-D cardiac imaging probe
...sharp, high-contrast images of the whole heart and position heart catheters and ablation devices at the same time. We have already done so in laboratory tests on animals." Smith and his team, including biomedical engineering graduate student Chris Pua, developed the probe specifically for use in hospitals an...Swedish researchers first in the world to gain access to BIMS
...e gives the Karolinska Institutet Biobank a unique position in biobank-related research. Since the information is highly sensitive and authorised data access unacceptable, the biobank system is protected by tight security. "We're the first institute in the world with such an informatics system," says Professo...High cost of malpractice insurance threatens supply of ob/gyns, especially in some urban areas
...," Pearlman and Gluck wrote. "Our specialty should position itself among the leaders of the patient safety movement. Engaging ourselves fully in this effort is not only our moral imperative, it will bring us back to what motivated us to go into obstetrics and gynecology--to help women get well and stay well."...Research into the role of friendship among gay and lesbians
...De Vries. DeVries says friends occupy an ambiguous position in North American society, particularly when it comes to those who care for one another but who are not formally or legally related. This ambiguity, he says, is often exacerbated in the case of gay men and lesbians, especially among the older cohort...Digital mammography does not improve breast cancer detection rates, study finds
...p" to digital mammography for marketing reasons to position themselves as offering the best women's care services. Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and the third most frequent cancer throughout the world. More than 1 million new cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2002, and incidence rates ...Can't serve an ace? Could be muscle fatigue
...mb was. "In the absence of sight, people judge the position of their limbs based on the amount of effort requi...atigued, the effort required to maintain a set arm position was much greater. When asked to keep both arms in a similar position, where one arm was fatigued and...Female volunteers prepare for a second 'bedrest'
...sed' as they were gradually returned to an upright position at the space medicine clinic at the French Institute for Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES) in Toulouse.For two months, the twelve women hade been lying in beds inclined at an angle of 6, with their feet slightly higher than their heads, to induce...Study examines characteristics of cancers of the esophagus
...differently. The major evidence in support of this position has been that the second type of tumor has a worse prognosis. Guiseppe Portale, M.D., of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and colleagues compared demographic information, clinical features and tumor characteristics in 215 patients ...'Hollow-face illusion' affects estimates of distance and reaching tasks
...verbal estimate of the distance from their viewing position to either the nose or the cheek of the faces. In the reaching task, participants touched either the nose or cheek of the face within a certain period of time. The time limit was imposed to ensure the response time was similar to that of the verbal t...Catchers mitts don't provide enough protection
...the hand. Catchers were more likely than any other position to have hand weakness, with 44 percent reporting this symptom. Catchers reported more symptoms of weakness, numbness, tingling and pain in their gloved hands (56 percent) versus than throwing hands (11 percent). Because these symptoms occurred duri...Bedsharing, even with non-smoking parents, may increase risk of SIDS
...rents may put extra stress on the infant and could position the baby too close to or underneath pillows or blankets. Dr. Tappin reminds caregivers of the advice given by the U.K. Department of Health: "The safest place for your baby to sleep is in a cot [crib] in your room for the first six months."...Computers: Poor placement does not compute in medical exam rooms
...placed on a moveable arm that can be swiveled to a position that allows for eye contact between the doctor and patient, he said. Eventually, he hopes that medical school students routinely will be taught how best to use computers when interacting with patients....American Academy of Neurology supports embryonic stem-cell research bill
... American Academy of Neurology (AAN) delivered its position statement on embryonic stem-cell research to all m...fertility treatments. Last year the AAN approved a position statement that makes the case for passage of ethically responsible pro-research legislation. The pos...16-MDCT can efficiently scan ER patients; repositioning patients may improve image quality
...ises image quality because of artifacts due to the position of arms, electrodes and cables in the scan field," said Dr. Gralla. "We scanned the patient's head and cervical spine, then turned them and scanned them feet-first. Due to the repositioning procedure, the image quality of multiple trauma cases was c...Quitting smoking could save your teeth, study shows
... into old age. "Often the dentist is in the best position to help them stop smoking, because most people, if they are going for regular dental appointments, have more contact with him or her than with their doctor. "Dentists have known for some time that smokers have worse oral and gum health than non-smok...IEEE-USA advocates protecting personally identifiable health information, development of NHIN
...ity and confidentiality of that data," according a position adopted 17 June by the IEEE-USA Board of Directors. IEEE-USA recommends, among other things, that DHS implement procedures to ensure that personally identifiable health information is not inadvertently used to discriminate against someone in employme...Camera-guided colon surgery works best for most patients, study confirms
...a laparoscopic operation. "We put the patient in a position so that gravity causes the small intestine to fall away from where we're operating," explains Stamos. "When you do conventional surgery, you use retractors to hold the abdominal wall apart and you also have to pack the small intestine out of the way ...Spousal violence affects one in three Albanian wives
...have a sense of powerlessness because their social position makes them feel "unsuccessful" as men, say the authors. Research from other countries has often shown that the most educationally and socially empowered women gain a level of protection, but such protection is not seen among the women of Tirana, poss...Eight million dollar commitment to schizophrenia research
... Professorial Chair of Schizophrenia Research. The position will be based at the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (POWMRI) in a joint program with the University of New South Wales (UNSW). The Board of the Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders (NISAD) awarded the Chair to the ...Study on female twins finds occupational class influences adult health, above early life conditions
...rovides novel evidence that lifetime socioeconomic position including after educational attainment influence...d physical activity. The twins' adult occupational position was categorized as either working class (non-supervisory employee) or professional/non-working class...