ISHLT updates guidelines for heart and lung transplants
...rovide new, clear guidelines to help these centers update their policies in regard to waiting lists and mana... to throw wisdom out the window, rather we want to update widely held beliefs and offer continued support of relevant concepts," Mehra says. "There is a lot o...ACP releases 5th Edition of its respected ethics manual
...s Manual was published in 1984. This edition is an update of the 1998 fourth edition. "ACP's Ethics Manual provides an ethical framework to help physicians make complex decisions related to clinical practice and medical research in a changing environment," said William E. Golden, MD, ACP Regent and chair o...Probable cause sequences for WTC collapses finalized
...d buckled." The probable collapse sequences, which update and finalize hypotheses released by NIST last October, were presented by Sunder at a press briefing in New York City. The specific factors in the collapse sequences relevant to both towers (the sequences vary in detail for WTC 1 and WTC 2) are: Eac...The World Congress on Cornelia de Lange Syndrome in Italy
...unity for professionals and parents to refresh and update their knowledge about this specific syndrome. In fact, on the one hand, the rare nature of the condition makes it difficult to find doctors and therapists expert in the rehabilitation, educational, preventive and therapeutic approach; on the other h...Too many doctors fail to follow guidelines and to prescribe best treatments for heart patients
..., which all doctors should attend so that they can update and extend their knowledge. "Doctors at the national level, health authorities and industry need to work together to make sure that these guidelines are implemented, with incentives towards medial practices that apply evidence-based medicine in their...CPR instructions should focus on continuous chest compressions, UT Southwestern physicians recommend
...rnal Resuscitation. The council had been asked to update and modify protocols for emergency dispatchers who may need to give rapid telephone instructions on how to perform CPR. The council's recommendations were based largely on experimental data and a supportive clinical trial that found improved survival...Weighing the evidence: A forum to examine the latest news about overweight, obesity and mortality
...earch at the American Cancer Society, will give an update on weight and mortality in ACS studies. Donna Stroup Director, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control will provide perspective on bodyweight from CDC studies. Scott Grundy Director, Center for Human Nutrition at...Procedure setting, technique and cost are key for effective colorectal cancer screening
... CTC technologies are rapidly evolving, we plan to update our analysis as significant technological advances are achieved." Predictors of Missed Colorectal Cancer During Colonoscopy: A Population-Based Analysis (Abstract SP751) Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the...ESC releases new chronic heart failure guidelines
... exceptionally well formulated and presented. Any update is usually better than the original, but these Gui... (ICD), which are appropriately represented in the update with practical recommendations. Furthermore, studies such as CHARM and VALIANT have demonstrated th...ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations
...edical Oncology (ESMO) is continuing to expand and update its internationally respected collection of Minimum Clinical Recommendations for the treatment of cancer ― a set of documents that provide up-to-date information free of charge for oncologists around the world. A new issue of ESMO's scientific ...International committee of medical journal editors updates requirements for clinical trials registry
...5 issue of JAMA. The current joint editorial is an update and clarification of several points made in the IC...edical intervention and a health outcome." In an update to their 2004 definition, the editors add: " that a trial must have at least one prospectively assig...Tercica presents pharmacokinetic and safety data from several studies at Endocrine Society Meeting
...tehereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forwardlookingstatement....Invasive treatment may be more effective for heart attack patients presenting late to hospital
...Schomig et al, the BRAVE-2 trial. "Should the next update of STEMI Clinical Practice Guidelines consider PCI to be generally indicated (a class I indication) for all patients presenting with STEMI after 12 hours? Probably not yet. Existing guidelines consider the presence of ongoing symptoms after 12 hours ...'Hospital-at-home' concept does not save money or improve outcomes, study finds
...e burden on caregivers is greater. The review, an update of previous studies on the subject, appears in the July of The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization that evaluates medical research. Systematic reviews draw evidence-based conclusions about medi...National Institutes of Health accept clinical study of Zestra(TM) for women
...onsideration for publication. QualiLife intends to update the trial data as the study progresses and to publish the results in a prominent peer-reviewed journal. Zestra TM feminine arousal fluid is topically applied, hormone-free and is not a drug. Zestra TM is a patented formulation (U.S Patent 6,737,08.......S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an update to the Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) prescribing information to include data from a landmark Phase 3 study demonstrating the white blood cell booster helps protect patients with most types of cancer undergoing moderately myelosuppressive chemotherapy from...NIH launches National Commission on Digestive Diseases
...ted National Commission on Digestive Diseases will update the findings of the original Commission and will be composed of scientists, physicians, patient advocates and representatives of federal agencies. According to "The Burden of Gastrointestinal Diseases," a study conducted by the AGA in 2001, disorde...At Johns Hopkins: Emphasis on improved care and faster access to services shortens hospital stays
... waits for ultrasound results, which are needed to update a patient's condition before discharge. In response, the Department of Radiology agreed to a policy of "same-day" discharge service for ultrasound procedures and revised its lab hours when necessary to accommodate the workload. As a result, length ...Pfizer unites cancer care leaders to introduce novel tool to improve cancer outcomes
... 2005. The events keynote speakers will provide an update on issues facing cancer care delivery, especially for the poor and medically underserved, discuss the significance of patient navigator programs, and introduce the new multimedia tool kit. WHO: Keynote Speakers: Dr. Harold Freeman, President and Fo......( http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/ana ), update the "McDonald criteria," created five years ago and named after the chair of the previous panel, Prof W. Ian McDonald of the Institute of Neurology in London. "We hope, and trust, that these revisions will allow an even earlier diagnosis of MS, witho...