More exhaust inhaled by kids inside school buses than by others in the area, says new UC study
...raction level of 10 per million, equivalent to the value for a trap-equipped bus with windows open. The researchers said this may be because the exhaust is leaking into the cabin of the bus further up the system than the tailpipe, which is where the particle trap is located. Exactly how that exhaust is en...Painless test using teardrops may speed diagnosis of Sjgren's syndrome
...nostic test [for Sjgrens] would be of considerable value in the clinical field, Tomosugi says. Early diagnosis is considered key to reducing the severity of disease symptoms and its complications, which can include debilitating fatigue and joint pain. Although the disease has no cure, its symptoms can be m...Blood test can accurately diagnose heart failure in emergency patients
...oBNP performed exceptionally well and confirms the value of the natriuretic peptide class of cardiac biomarkers as a whole. We believe NT-proBNP testing should now become a routine component of evaluation for patients with shortness of breath in emergency department settings." Januzzi is an assistant pro...New recommendation encourages more activist approach to lung cancer screening
...ging uncertainties and controversies regarding the value of screening for lung cancer, the position statement asserts that "it is wrong for these discussions not to take place." The position statement concludes that "after discussion of the current state of knowledge, it is reasonable for an individual at ...Cost-effectiveness of drugs may vary across borders
...tomatically assume that a new drug that gives good value for money in one country will do so an another," states Professor Michael Drummond, co-author of the study. Study results emphasized the fact that economic evaluations in one country give little basis on which to predict cost-effectiveness across bo...Can hospital data detect poor performing doctors?
...tics have been widely perceived as being of little value because of problems with completeness and accuracy, and the Department of Health has in the past dismissed their use for identifying poor quality services. But, despite these concerns, hospital episode statistics data were used to investigate hospit...College students likely drink much more alcohol than they think they do
...ers to questions about how much they drink at face value until we are certain that all students are being taught how to better define standard drinks." "We need to improve the accuracy of self-reported drinking, so that our research can be as precise as possible," added Tapert. "Furthermore, I would be ve...American Dietetic Association statement on new 'MyPyramid'
...y the U.S. Department of Agriculture: The ultimate value and success of the new "MyPyramid" Food Guidance System graphic will be measured by whether it can serve as an effective tool to help people eat according to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Time will tell if MyPyramid will convey to consum...No improvement in overall survival with lymph node removal in treatment of advanced ovarian cancer
...o remove the cancer--may improve survival, but the value of the procedure remains controversial. To determine whether systematic aortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy improves progression-free and overall survival, Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, M.D., of "La Sapienza" University in Rome, and colleagues conducted ...ANNA awards Nurse Researcher of the Year to Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member
...m to see researchers awarded for their work and to value the use of research findings in clinical practice," she said. Thomas-Hawkins is currently focusing her research on the study of illness perceptions and interpretations of elderly individuals with chronic kidney failure. The Burlington,...'Virtual colonoscopy' effective in finding most polyps but may miss small ones
...o remove the polyps, there is controversy over its value both to the individual and to the health care system. Although the review included 23 studies of CT colonography, only one study, of 1,123 patients, directly compared colonoscopy and CT colonography in patients without any previous history of colorec...Breakthrough for kids with epilepsy
...answered in our study have a significant every day value for counseling parents whether their child should undergo epilepsy surgery," states corresponding author, Ingrid Tuxhorn, MD. Twelve months post-surgery, 82% of children showed stable improvements in development and three children showed gains of gre...'Fickle' enzyme helps protect, but also can promote heart failure, animal study shows
...onclude that the enzymes had lost their protective value to the heart during hypertrophy. Biochemical analysis revealed that mice with NOS3 had a mix of two chemical forms of the enzyme. The form of NOS3 that works best with the BH4 cofactor dominated in the non-enlarged hearts but uncoupled when levels...New prognostic markers help identify risk of relapse
...ctive clinical trial now be undertaken to test the value of these findings for clinical practice. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the most common cancer in children, accounts for about 30% of all deaths from childhood cancer in Australia. While almost all children treated for ALL respond well initiall...Health-care ethics practical, smart: U of T study
...ystem, it is possible to effectively integrate and value ethical decision-making," says nurse and bioethicist Susan MacRae, the Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) deputy director. MacRae, who also teaches at U of T's Faculty of Nursing, is lead author of a paper describing this ethics model, published today ...Treating children with chronic hepatitis C
... until now, no published studies have examined its value of for children. To address this lack of information, researchers, led by Stefan Wirth of HELIOS Children's Hospital Wuppertal, Germany sought to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the therapy in infected children based on HCV genotype, liver ...Attention full-time workers: Get off the computer and out to exercise in your free time!
...ty activity such as watching TV or sleeping; a MET value of 3-6 corresponds to moderate-intensity activity such as walking or cycling; and a MET value of 6 and over corresponds to vigorous activity such as running or skiing. Then, for each leisure-ti...Health and environmental sciences director named DuPont 'Distinguished Scientist'
...e to work to provide important perspectives on the value of sustainable and responsible science." Rickard, 52, has over 25 years of experience in various research and management positions at the world-renowned Haskell Laboratory with emphasis on biochemical toxicology, chemical carcinogenesis and the safet...Low-fat dairy may lower risk of type 2 diabetes in men
...tial importance of dairy intake and the continuing value of research in this area." (Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:975-976. Available post-embargo at www.archinternmed.com )......at test. He believes that revalidation has immense value for individual doctors. "As a practising doctor I would like to be able to show my patients that I am practising at a standard which is safe and up to date," he says. "I do not fear revalidation and, like the majority of doctors, would welcome it." R...