Ovary removal surgery elevates risk for dementia
...r physicians in the context of the woman's overall situation -- such as medical history, genetic makeup and other factors. "Like any medical or surgical decision, there is a trade between risk and benefit," says Dr. Rocca. "Our findings are important for situations where the removal of the ovaries is elective...Europe slow to add infant pneumococcal vaccine to national programmes despite strong US results
...ell disease, HIV or diabetes. The general European situation contrasts with the United States, which adopted universal vaccination with the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in August 2000, following the advice of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatr...Study: Paramedics save more lives when they don't follow the rules
...mmended for respiratory arrest, a much less common situation following, for example, drowning or drug overdose." As a cause of death, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is second only to all cancer deaths combined, taking the lives of 490,000 Americans every year. Unlike the impression created by TV shows such as...Massive German floods monitored from space
...res. ESA's ERS-2 satellite has been monitoring the situation from space. The medieval city of Hitzacker, located in Lower Saxony about 100 kilometres from the Baltic Sea, was one of the hardest-hit areas with the Elbe reaching 7.63 metres almost three times its normal level on Sunday, threatening severe dama...Directly observed therapy does not help fight tuberculosis
...o advocate its routine use until we understand the situation in which it may be beneficial," says lead Author Professor Jimmy Volmink, Deputy Dean of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Until that evidence is available, the authors recommend that attention is focussed o...Uncertainty over give antibiotics in exacerbations of COPD
...sts that the data is contradictory. To clarify the situation the Cochrane Review Authors performed a systematic review of available data, and identified 11 trials involving 917 patients. "The review showed clearly that antibiotic therapy, regardless of which antibiotic was used, reduced the risks involved in ...Study highlights gaps in Europe's preparedness plans for pandemic influenza
... coverage. However, the authors note that the true situation in countries remains unclear and is constantly changing. Most countries' plans estimated death rates between 230 and 465 per 100 000. Expected hospital admission rates varied between 40 and 2707 per 100 000. Few countries addressed the need for coll...Survey finds care for Europe's adults with congenital heart disease is inadequate
...cific help and trained healthcare professionals a situation that was recognised in the 1990s. Most healthcare ...care they could, but were not always helped by the situation in which they found themselves. He said that governments should review the international guidelines ...Cultural approach holds the key to tackling obesity, says Yale research
...tes obesity" she says. "I'm glad to say that that situation is changing and there is a move towards standardised measurement of what is obese and what is overweight. For example the International Obesity Task Force is helping to address the need for a global objective measurement based on BMI." The findin...Technology to improve learning for visually-impaired children
...ng workshop was held in Stockholm where the school situation for such pupils was addressed. Various hapitc and auditory applications developed within MICOLE were assessed and new designs formulated. He notes there are no specific requirements for the users of the system. "The system adapts to the users. It is ...Does IQ drop with age or does something else impact intelligence?
...a perception deficit would view the test. The lab situation controlled for lighting and other environmental factors that might skew the test results. Similarities in performance were found in the normal college students in both experiments and between the college students taking the test with simulated percep...Children's Hospital uses latest CT technology in ER for better diagnoses
...equires specific knowledge, especially in a trauma situation where every moment counts." Barnes and three other pediatric radiologists use these high-tech tools to give physicians a 360-degree view of the patient's body, helping pediatric surgeons and pediatric emergency room physicians make an accurate diagno...Physician approaches to patient spirituality vary according to doctors' religious characteristics
...t said say they "try to make sense" of a difficult situation and "decide what to do without relying on God," versus only 29 percent of the general population. "What this survey told us," said Curlin, "is that we don't entirely agree." Perhaps that is OK, he suggests, presenting patients with options. But o...Urgent action required to tackle escalating road-traffic crashes worldwide
...Cross and Red Crescent Societies has described the situation as "a worsening global disaster destroying lives and livelihoods, hampering development and leaving millions in greater vulnerability". Without appropriate action, road-traffic injuries are predicted to escalate from the ninth leading contributor to ...Mayo Clinic study finds coma grossly misrepresented in the movies
...t form, but we want them to appreciate the serious situation of those in a coma and to be sensitive to how they might be leading viewers astray." Dr. Wijdicks' concern lies primarily in what he found in the second part of his movie study, which revealed that lay viewers could not always identify inaccuracy in...Doctors widely prescribe drugs without adequate scrutiny, Stanford scientist finds
...d uses have been," Stafford explained. "While this situation is more risky, some patients might have conditions where taking such risks might be warranted." For patients with severe medical conditions, the potential benefits of treatment might outweigh the increased risk associated with off-label use. A physic...HIV Medicine Association applauds crucial HIV/AIDS bill
..."ADAPs need much more funding to avoid worsening a situation HIVMA has called on lawmakers to end," Dr. Kuritzk...eir places. "In many areas, it's becoming a crisis situation to find qualified medical providers to care for people with HIV/AIDS," Dr. Vaughn said. "New trainin...Millennium development goals ignore health of indigenous people worldwide
...ous peoples in Asia, Latin America, and Africa the situation is even more severe: routinely they face expulsion from their lands, human rights abuses, the introduction of 'new' diseases, and exploitation of the natural resources they have protected. In their paper 'Disappearing, displaced, and undervalued: a ...Embargoed materials for Complementary & Integrative Medicine Conference
... drug-herb interactions in patients. To assess the situation in patients with osteoporosis, researchers conducted a study on the prevalence of potential drug-herb interactions among participants in the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study, a prospective cohort study evaluating prevalence, incidence, and det......d support to management functions such as updating situation reports. Equally important was REMSAT II's ability...e progress of the disaster and provided up-to-date situation reports. Both digital still and video images were fed back to these centres from crews working in th...