Quality versus quantity -- transforming kidney transplant policy
... vice-versa, but it would ensure that the decision rests with the patient, in contrast to a system where quantitative benefit would always take priority with no patient or care giver input....Is the UK prepared for pandemic flu?
...for planning and responding to any major emergency rests with local organisations. But the author questions whether timely and effective implementation in a time of crisis can be achieved under a devolved system and whether the documents offer enough guidance for local planners on issues such as how to ...Experts urge strongest isolation for new drug-resistant tuberculosis cases appearing in South Africa
...e situation as is currently the case. This failure rests upon us all. We should begin to contemplate the response when we move to the predictable next phase: completely drug resistant tuberculosis (CDR-TB)." "Given the South African government's poor track record in dealing with the country's HIV/AIDS epi...Water fluoridation in New South Wales
...1957, the responsibility to implement fluoridation rests with local government authorities who manage water supplies. Adoption in currently non-fluoridated communities is hindered due to organized community opposition to water fluoridation. However, since 2003, NSW Health has developed a well-coordinated, ...Surgical plugs in ear's bone stops strange form of severe dizziness
...wider than a toothpick, the canal bone in question rests at the top of the inner ear's three semicircular canals. Thinning due to failure of bone to develop properly and maintain its strength over time makes the ear hypersensitive to sound and motion. A common complaint is autophony, where patients hear ...Sustained blood pressure treatment lowers dementia risk in elderly
...stolic blood pressure (the pressure when the heart rests between beats). This cutoff is higher than the current definition of high blood pressure (140/90 mmHg) but is the same as treatment guidelines used when the men were first evaluated (from 1965 to 1974). The study did not assess the type of blood pre......his issue in recent years. The sleep-behavior link rests on the concept that snoring, sleep apnea and other breathing problems during sleep diminish the quality of sleep, repeatedly reduce oxygen levels, and affect daytime behavior. Data from small groups of children who received treatment for their sleep-...