Personal comments by physicians distract from patient needs
...ussions generally should be very short and clearly tie into a patients concerns, the authors of the article concluded. Those involved in the investigation said the findings have affected how they conduct their practice. McDaniel, for example, now takes breaks between patient visits to discuss the days ...Commonly used drug offers promise for premature babies
...e baby's brain literally does not have the time to tie up its loose ends before blood vessels never intended to exist by the time an infant breathes on its own are suddenly required to carry blood. In the case of a bleed, the blood vessels break, cutting off the supply of oxygen to some brain tissue and ...Men with no sons more at risk for prostate cancer, according to Mailman School of PH Study
..., our findings are consistent with hypotheses that tie Y chromosome loci to prostate cancer, although other explanations cannot be excluded," implies Dr. Harlap. The researchers also looked at men lacking daughters. For example, in men with exactly two offspring, those with no daughters had an 11% inc...Snake-like robot and steady-hand system could assist surgeons
...in the narrow throat region, to make incisions and tie sutures with greater dexterity and precision. Another robot, the steady-hand, may curb a surgeon's natural tremor and allow the doctor to inject drugs into tiny blood vessels in the eye, dissolving clots that can damage vision. These and other proje...New family health history projects focus on Alaska Native, Appalachian communities
...of family history. Utah is in a unique position to tie their efforts with their population's strong interest in genealogy. This year, the state health department is sponsoring a "Tell Us Your Story" contest that encourages families to order Utah's family history materials, learn about their family histor...Researchers discover mechanism that determines when detailed memories are retained
...nce being remembered. The results are the first to tie levels of acetylcholine to memory specificity and could have implications in the study and treatment of memory-related disorders. The findings appear in the November issue of the journal Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. "This is the first tim...New study adds weight to argument for steroid injections in patients with hip osteoarthritis
...fness and might find it difficult to reach down to tie shoe laces, or put on socks and shoes. The functional ability may also progress to difficulties in rising from a chair, using stairs, walking and dressing. The 52 patients enrolled in the trial, received fluoroscopically guided IA injection and were ...Students' device may improve chest closure after heart surgery
... piece extends from the handheld tool to guide the tie between and under the ribs, enabling a surgeon to ...rnum parts toward one another. When one end of the tie is reinserted into the tool and the handles are squeezed, the device operates like a ratchet, tighte...Type of stress, not duration, key to heart enlargement
...for inducing hypertension in mice. The researchers tie a "slipknot" around each mouse's aorta with a suture, which they manipulate from outside the mouse through a small incision in the back. For their experiments, the researchers tied off, or occluded, the aortas in one group of mice for 90 minutes twic...UC Berkeley study finds in utero arsenic exposure tied to lung disease and cancer in adults
...f working with arsenic exposure in India and Chile tie in with this study perfectly." The paper will appear in the July print issue of Environmental Health Perspectives and will be posted on its Web site today, Monday, March 27. Classified as a semi-metal, the element arsenic is one of the most potent ...Minimally invasive approach can work for many thyroid patients
...e blood vessels in small spaces without needing to tie the vessels," Dr. Terris says. "You reach up and ligate vessels through endoscope guidance." Slender instruments also enable surgeons to push aside muscles rather than cut through them. Video monitoring equipment attached to the endoscope magnifies t...Vertebroplasty heals fractures but may cause others, Mayo Clinic study finds
...simple, everyday movements such as bending over to tie their shoes or turning over in bed, because their bones are weakened. Each year, 700,000 people suffer this injury. For four out of five patients, the fracture heals and the accompanying pain goes away in approximately four weeks with bed rest and an...Increase in death rates from liver cirrhosis in Britain largest in western Europe
... the national government has also done its best to tie the hands of local government on this issue."...Vertebroplasty improves back pain, activity level, Mayo Clinic study reports
...minimal injury. For example, while bending over to tie their shoes or turning over in bed, patients' vertebrae may fracture because their bones are weakened due to osteoporosis. Each year, 700,000 people suffer this injury. For four out of five patients, the fracture heals and the accompanying pain goes ...Arsenic discharged from landfills, says Dartmouth research
...collected since 1994, the researchers were able to tie changes in arsenic levels over time to the degradation of benzene and other organic wastes....Federal grant to expand MCG pipeline programs for minorities
...wo-week Summer Science Camp. The new PIPS programs tie in well with Beulah Grove's plans to help children learn more about career opportunities, Ms. Cayruth said. "We already have a program in place where we bring in celebrities and dignitaries to talk with children," she said. The science camp will ena...UIC researchers show how cancer-preventing foods work
...cancer-preventing compounds worked by severing the tie between Keap1 and Nrf2, freeing Nrf2 to take action," Mesecar said. "But the signaling doesn't happen this way in humans." The scientists found that in humans the connection between the two proteins is not broken. What's important, the researchers s...Brain function in schizophrenia can improve with support, holds promise for cognitive rehabilitation
...healthy controls. Thus, there seems to be a strong tie between the strategies used to remember words and the brain activity that results when people try to remember information." How to reduce, eliminate memory problems Researchers have long recognized that schizophrenia is associated with a wide range...New guidelines: Common drugs can calm essential tremor
..., 2005) -- Imagine not being able to hold a glass, tie your shoelaces or write a check. For people with the common movement disorder known as essential tremor, simple tasks requiring fine motor coordination become increasingly difficult, sometimes even impossible. Three times more prevalent than Parkinso......nal instruments. They were also able to suture and tie knots deep in the mannequin's throat with relative ease a task exceptionally challenging without the aid of robotic technology. In the second study, the surgeons performed a variety of surgical procedures on a human cadaver. They concluded that ro...