Israeli critical care specialists advise on how to deal with victims of terrorist attacks
...versity Hospital in Jerusalem, did a retrospective review of the hospital's response to the 33 multiple-casualty terror incidents that occurred in Jerusalem between October 2000 and September 2004. Following the incidents, 541 victims were admitted to the emergency department of the Hadassah Hebrew Universi...Researchers confirm increasing risk for heart failure in aging US population
...cs of the study sample were determined through the review of information contained in hospital medical records. The incidence rate (per 100,000) of HF was 213. Occurrence of acute HF increased markedly with advancing age and women were at greater risk for HF than men (incidence rates [per 100 000] = 246 and...New drug is effective in reducing rejection in heart transplantation
...l rather than opportunistic infections. A careful review found that the patients who received daclizumab a...this study to be published and to receive critical review by the transplant community before recommending we adopt it in our program, said Hershberger. Since...Harvard scientists report public health impact of 1990 Iraq invasion of Kuwait
...cts of exposure to smoke from the oil fires; and a review of trends in morbidity and mortality data from Kuwait's Ministry of Health. Phase I of the cohort study focused on individuals who were 50 or more years of age at the time of the invasion. Analysis of data for these older adults revealed that, in ...Radiation exposure during virtual colonoscopy doesn't significantly raise cancer risks
... trends report published by the AGA 1 provided a review of clinical trials and quantitative mathematical models to determine the potential role of CT colonography in colorectal cancer screening. Limitations of CT colonography included variation in results of clinical trials and limited data on its use in...New pediatrician workforce policy addresses growing challenges in health care
...the July 5 issue of the journal Pediatrics. "This review provides a timely, focused examination on the future of pediatrics in our country," said Dr. Goodman, who is a professor of pediatrics and of community and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, and a pediatrician at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical...Dr. Kountakis edits first textbook on the frontal sinus
...erican Journal of Rhinology. He is a member of the review board for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, an editorial board member of Ear, Nose & Throat Journal and a reviewer for The Laryngoscope and other journals in his specialty. Dr. Kountakis is a 1988 graduate of the University of Texas-Houston Medic...Postpartum treatment key for depression: U of T study
...f T nursing professor Cindy-Lee Dennis. "But in my review of studies from around the world, I found no preve...hundreds of studies, Dennis conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 randomized control trials focusing on prevention of postpartum depression. T...Early prostate cancer screening may reduce mortality rate
...vices. The researchers also received permission to review medical records and history of screening. They found that PSA screening of asymptomatic men reduced their risk of metastatic prostate cancer by 35 per cent. In North America, prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and the se...Parkinson's disease drugs may cause pathological gambling
...o had recently developed pathological gambling and review similar cases from the medical literature. Pathological gambling is defined as a failure to resist gambling impulses despite severe personal, family or vocational consequences The researchers describe the clinical features of 11 patients. Pathologica...New proton therapy, breast CT clinical trials, radiation-resistant tumors
..., david.jaffray@rmp.uhn.on.ca David Jaffray will review some of the latest developments in Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), a significant new technique that is springing up in cancer centers everywhere. IGRT combines two steps that were once separate in cancer therapy: obtaining good images of a tu...Time under general anesthesia associated with postoperative complications in head and neck surgery
...r of outcomes for major head and neck surgery. The review included 157 cases of patients who had undergone a major head and neck surgical procedure, of whom 31 (20 percent) were 70 years or older. The age of patients ranged from nine to 95 years, with an average of 56.1 years. Fifty-nine percent (92) were m...Hospital 'report cards' found not effective for quality improvement
...intensive interventions, which could include chart review and continuous and/or public data feedback accompa...possible that report cards constructed using chart review data may be more effective than those constructed using administrative data because physicians are l...Not enough is known about treating malaria in pregnancy, researchers say
...aria in pregnant women is scarce," Orton says. The review appears in the July issue of The Cochrane Library,...eatments evaluated, it is not surprising that this review was unable to demonstrate any clear direction for policy," Orton says. One of the surprising finding...Study warns against global use of old asthma medicines for kids' coughs
...benefit for that purpose and may cause harm, a new review of existing studies reports. The class of drugs kn...ican Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs. The review appears in the July issue of The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration, an i...Hepatitis C responds best to combo of ribavirin and interferon, study concludes
...isk of side effects, according to a new systematic review of recentevidence. "Adding ribavirin to any type ...t or who had not responded toother treatment. The review appears in the current issue of The Cochrane Library, apublication of The Cochrane Collaboration, an...Camera-guided colon surgery works best for most patients, study confirms
...seases, at least in the short term recovery, a new review of previous studies confirms. In the long term, researchers found no difference between the two. Researchers at Charit Universittsmedizin Berlin analyzed 25 randomized controlled trials in which the laparoscopic method or "keyhole" surgery -- was c...Doctors should stop prescribing antibiotics for the common cold, review advises
... outweigh the risks, according to a new systematic review of current evidence. "Antibiotics appear to have n...ls of antibiotic resistance in the community," the review advises. Colds are caused by viruses and not bacteria, upon which antibiotics act, yet, says Arroll,...Single-dose antibiotics reduce appendectomy complications
...g infections after an appendectomy, a new research review confirms. Researchers at Bispebjerg Hospital in C... 9,576 patients were included in the analyses. The review found that antibiotic injections do work no matter how diseased the appendix was or whether it was d...A new review of studies confirms that the drug metformin should...y weight, cholesterol levels and hypertension, the review found. The systematic evidence review included 29 trials comparing the benefits of metformin to plac...