MUHC announces a transplant first in Quebec
... liver transplant teams at the MUHC is one of many reasons why the planning, surgery, and follow-up care of Mr. Dionne was so straightforward and uncomplicated." The patient has now fully recovered and is again living a full and rich life. "I am extremely impressed with the doctors at the MUHC; from the onse...Program reduces hospitalizations and costs for nursing home residents with pneumonia
...omes. These infections are among the most frequent reasons for transferring residents to a hospital, according to background information in the article. Hospitalization can lead to a reduction in quality of life, a decline in functional status, falls, and other hazards. The economic costs associated with su...Enhanced brain response to smoking cues found in African American compared with caucasian smokers
...nses." "This study further sheds light on possible reasons for lower success rates in smoking cessation in African Americans," said Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, M.D., M.P.H., co-author and executive director of Office of Clinical Research in the University's Academic Health Center. "These findings add to the body of...Fatigue a lasting problem after liver transplantation
...owing transplant, fatigue is one that remains, for reasons as yet unclear. The strengths of the current study, according to the author, are that it used valid instruments to measure fatigue, it confirmed the role of physical function in fatigue, and it described the strong relationship between fatigue and l...Moderate alcohol intake associated with better mental function in older women
... and are not restricted from drinking for medical reasons moderate alcohol intake is not harmful for cognit...rinking patterns. "Until we better understand the reasons why alcohol consumption is associated with better cognitive functioning, these results on their own ...Disparities among children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
...gnificant, but clinically significant as well. The reasons why insurance status is associated with disability and HRQOL in JRA is not clear, since health care resource utilization did not appear to be affected by the type of health insurance the children were using. The authors hypothesize that non-treatment...Lower literacy means poor health and poor health care access for older people
...esign of the study precluded an exploration of the reasons for the links between literacy, health, and health access, says Sudore, but she offers some possible explanations: "Patients with limited literacy may not understand instructions given to them by their clinicians, or grasp the importance of follow-up...Worsening anemia signals poorer outcomes in men treated for advanced prostate cancer
...or black men than their white counterparts and the reasons behind this have not been fully understood," Beer said. "Differences in anemia could help us understand why blacks do worse and maybe make it possible to do something about it." Overall, researchers found that anemic blacks fare worse than anemic ...Early treatment favored for multiple sclerosis
...d colleagues (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN) cite the reasons for delaying treatment until the course of MS becomes more apparent in an article titled, "Not Every Patient with Multiple Sclerosis Should Be Treated at Time of Diagnosis" (Archives of Neurology 2006;63:611-614): If left untreated, MS often run...One fourth of older patients receive catheters for no reason
...notes. "It's something that happens frequently for reasons that have not been fully teased out." When the reasons are eventually determined, he says, the next step would be think about ways to decrease unnecessary ...Millions squandered in unnecessary tests ordered in routine doctor visits
...renstein and his two co-authors say among the many reasons that diagnostic interventions which lack evidence of benefit in asymptomatic patients are used are: Studies have shown that many patients have expectations of receiving particular tests when visiting physicians. It is possible that physicians are ...New data finds recalls of automated external defibrillators to be common
...ctrical and software problems were the most common reasons for the advisories being issued. In addition, he adds, the number of devices that were recalled increased significantly over time. In a separate analysis of publicly available FDA data, the authors found that during the same 10-year period, 370 co...Hysterectomy type makes little difference in later sexual function
...ctomy for noncancerous conditions. The most common reasons for hysterectomy in these trials were fibroids and heavy menstrual bleeding. There was no evidence in these trials that total hysterectomy increased the risk of urinary or bowel problems. In the two years following surgery, women receiving a total h...Sick of being pregnant? Inducing labor carries risks, Saint Louis University research finds
...ing pregnant and looking at induction for elective reasons need to closely consider that an elective induction may have more risk than spontaneous labor," she said. "So, enjoy the pregnancy. You won't be getting lots of rest after delivery." Chorioamnionitis can lead to severe infections in the mother with r...Family refusal is biggest obstacle to improving UK organ donor rate
...al of 41% of the families denied consent. The main reasons given included "relatives did not want surgery to the body," "relatives not sure whether patient would have agreed to donation," and "relatives divided over decision." The refusal rates for families of potential donors from ethnic minorities was 70%,...Increase in thyroid cancer in US attributed to improved early detection
...changes in diagnostic criteria. Examination of the reasons underlying an increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer is important, because if there is an increase in the true occurrence of disease, efforts should be made to address its cause and aid those at greatest risk of developing the disease. Louise D...Human Factors research highlights ways to improve patient safety
...ors predict serious events are not widely used for reasons that are not well understood. Lai et al. developed a Web-based tutorial that physicians said increased their level of understanding of one such tool. The special section also includes these important studies: Using a qualitative user-center desig...M. D. Anderson: Setting the benchmark in brain tumor treatment
...n brain tumor development. They have other reasons to be optimistic. A vaccine that tricks the immune... them. They are also looking at potential genetic reasons why some brain tumor patients develop more severe neurocognitive symptoms than others, to allow trea...Pediatricians fail to screen for autism, Hopkins study finds
...,000 children, has grown over the last decade. The reasons behind the higher prevalence have flamed an ongoing debate. Some researchers attribute the increase to an actual jump in the incidence of the disorder, while others claim it is because of more aggressive screening and new diagnostic criteria, which l...Doctors widely prescribe drugs without adequate scrutiny, Stanford scientist finds
...ting specific indications only, and there are many reasons why a drug might not have been approved for treating a particular condition, Stafford said. Undergoing the trials necessary for approval, for instance, can be time-consuming and expensive. If a drug's patent has expired, a pharmaceutical company is u...