Comparison of obstetric outcomes between on-call and patients' own obstetricians
.... They performed a cohort study of all live single term births between 1991 and 2001 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montral. In all, there were 28,332 eligible deliveries attended by 26 obstetricians; 21,779 (76.9%) of the women were attended by their own obstetrician and 6,553 were attended by an on-c...Stomach cancer rate set to fall further 25 percent over next decade
...in the world. The findings are based on the long term monitoring of the three types of cell changes indicative of subsequent stomach cancer. The authors tracked all new cases of atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and dysplasia recorded in the Dutch national registry of diseased tissue samples....New research discovers independent brain networks control human walking
...adaptations studied here represent a form of short term learning from practicing on this unusual treadmill...showing that these children can adapt in the short term and improve their walking patterns. These and other similar studies are leading researchers down the...Rutgers professor Bart Krekelberg is named 1 of 20 US Pew Scholars for 2007
... the pieces fit together, says Krekelberg. My long term goal is to take off the blindfolds to provide a more complete picture of how the neural mechanisms of visual perception deal with all those eye movements we make. The human eye is designed with the most sensitive photoreceptors at the center of the...ACC/AHA release revised UA/NSTEMI guidelines
...fter placement of a drug-eluting stent and shorter term for bare metal stent and with medical therapy. In addition we are emphasizing the value of intensive, long-term platelet therapy, said Wenger. Additional updates to the guidelines include recommendations to discontinue the use of hormone replaceme...Inhaled nitric oxide safe for tiny preemie lungs, UCSF study finds
... of inhaled nitric oxide for infants born close to term who suffer from the lung disease known as pulmonary hypertension has been known for some time, but the effect in preemies had not been clearly determined, according to Ballard. Nitric oxide is a gaseous compound normally produced by the body, howev...Postpartum hospital discharges -- when is the 'right time?'
...the postpartum decision-making process for healthy term newborns and its consequences during the neonatal period. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires completed by the mother, pediatrician and obstetrician on the day of discharge. A mother-infant dyad was determined unready for pos...It's time to look at health risks in a new light, authors say
...a different measure: relative risk reduction. This term compares only the raw numbers of people who died in each instance. In the above example, because half as many people (one versus two) died in the group that took the medication, the relative risk reduction is 50 percent. By this measure, the patient ...Many heart attack patients still not getting emergency clot-busting treatment
...ensive look at the use of emergency reperfusion a term that describes treatments that can break up blood ...o of arrival at the hospital do better in the long term than those who wait longer for angioplasty. But the fact that 10 percent of possible emergency an...Brief motivational interviews work best long term for college students sent to alcohol counseling
... important effects of interventions. She used the term "sleeper effects" to describe clinical improvements that are not apparent right after treatment, but emerge some time later. "Furthermore, whereas a few other studies using samples of high-risk college student volunteers have found written feedba...Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows
...ty. For their analysis, researchers defined the term organic as: practices referred to as sustainable or ecological; that utilize non-synthetic nutrient cycling processes; that exclude or rarely use synthetic pesticides; and sustain or regenerate the soil quality. Perfecto said the idea that people ...Global warming's threat to New York region and how to avoid severe consequences
... Rohit Aggarwala, New York City's director of long term planning and stability Pete Grannis, New York Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Peter Frumhoff, director of science and policy at the Union of Concerned Scientists and a lead author of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Clima...Environmental inequality study finds no direct links to segregation, income
...ghly contingent on local conditions." Since the term "environmental racism" was coined in 1987, researchers have investigated why minorities are more likely than whites to reside in areas where there is more pollution, with many arguing that environmental racial inequality is due to racial income inequ...LSUHSC awarded designation resulting in improved patient safety and outcomes
...ness of the curricula must be demonstrated by long term follow-up, research, curriculum validation, expansion of practice and the introduction of new skills. Level 1 institutes offer collaboration with other institutes, remediation of practice, and interdisciplinary team training. Ongoing training/educat...Hib vaccine: A critical ally in Asia's effort to reduce child deaths
...million cases of serious illness resulting in long term consequences such as deafness, learning disabilities, paralysis and mental retardation. This simple, life-saving vaccine can prevent Hib pneumonia and meningitis in children, often called the invisible cause of forgotten child killers in Asia, sa...Damon Runyon renews its $2.25 million investment to support young clinical cancer investigators
...ncer, are effective but have severe short and long term side effects. More targeted and less toxic therapies are needed. Dr. Graham has identified the Mer tyrosine kinase as a critical mediator of leukemogenesis and has developed two new drugs that block Mer action. Under the mentorship of Dr. James De...How to market diet pills: Prescription and over-the-counter pills may increase unhealthy behavior
...front in educating consumers that the road to long term weight loss goals requires hard work and a long term commitment. Its effectiveness is maximized in conjunction with other behaviors. Bolton cautiously...Cedars-Sinai researchers present new endocrine findings at 2 international conferences
...s, and the publication of new data reflecting long term medical treatment outcomes in patients with acromegaly. Melmed, who is president and founding member of the Pituitary Society and president of the International Society of Endocrinology, will also highlight challenges scientists continue to face con...Antipsychotic drugs increase risk of death in older people with dementia
...therapists improved pain and function in the short term (Article, p. 787). At six weeks, patients who received real exercise and real advice had less pain and more mobility than a group who received sham exercise and sham advice, but at 12 months, these positive effects had almost disappeared. Change......ners and building owners are required in the short term if cities are to avoid becoming ever more vulnerable in the long term. For climate change adaptation strategies to be developed for cities and regions in the UK, there is an urgent need for decision support tools to appraise and design adaptation o...