Penn School of Medicine awarded nearly $1 million for African AIDS program
...umed responsibility for a second inpatient medical ward at PMH and expanded to Francistown, which is the second largest city in the country. During the current academic year, more than 40 Penn residents and medical students, under the supervision of Penn faculty, will participate in clinical programs at b...Locked door psychiatric units have more disadvantages than advantages say staff
...at "it gives patients a sense of security when the ward is locked." Another said that family members were ...ironment that reduces the risk of them leaving the ward and harming themselves or others."...Pitt study offers new hope for people trying to quit smoking
...d no treatment was considered effective in helping ward off relapse. And, Shiffman calls the notion that a person who smokes while wearing a patch is risking a heart attack a "myth." The study also is significant because it analyzes mechanisms of action and could provide a better understanding of addictio...Social mealtimes boost wellbeing of nursing home residents
...part in the study. Each nursing home had a control ward and an intervention ward. The control wards maintained the pre-plated service, while the intervention wards introduced social family style mealtimes. All meals were similar in weight and nutrient content. The intervention lasted for six months and re...Message to older adults: embrace, don't fear the effects of sensible exercise
...efficiency and reducing body fat, factors that may ward off future health problems, such as heart disease and diabetes." A report on the Hopkins study, published in the July issue of the journal Heart, showed that after six months of aerobic exercise on a treadmill, bicycle or stepper, plus weightlifti...Breast cancer survivors change lifestyle after diagnosis
... behavior- such as consuming a healthy diet, could ward off a cancer recurrence - were more likely to say that they had adopted that behavior since their diagnosis." Due to advances in detection and treatment, there are now more than 10 million Americans who are cancer survivors, according to the Americ...Hopkins scientists link immune response to 'ghost' parasites and severely congested sinuses
...s may come at the expense of the nose's ability to ward off other invaders, such as bacteria, viruses or fungi. "The epithelial cells lining the nasal and sinus cavities play an important role as first responders of the immune system," he says. "But when they are distracted fighting non-existent para...Reconstructive surgeon aims for rejection-free limb transplantation
...er because the weakened immune system is unable to ward off these threats. Furthermore, immune suppression therapy eventually fails, and transplanted organs undergo rejection an average of 10 years after surgery. "The holy grail of transplantation research is to find a way to produce permanent tolerance ...H9N2 avian flu vaccine paired with adjuvant provokes strong human immune response at low doses
...u vaccine, should stimulate antibodies, which help ward off infection if the vaccinated person later encounters the flu virus. In general, the higher the level of antibodies made in response to a vaccine, the more protective the vaccine is, Dr. Atmar notes. "In our trial, a single inoculation of adjuva...58 percent of older hospital patients have problems eating, 31 percent leave most of their meal
... Nutrition should be given a higher priority in ward routines and staff training. Food intake needs to be monitored in the same way as urine output and drugs. The study found that monitoring was very patchy and often only covered fluid intake. Many patients were put off by large portion sizes an...Telemedicine robots help improve health
...is already a successful addition to the children's ward at the Gladstone District Hospital, in Central Queensland. The Xstrata funding will support the development of four new robots which will be deployed in selected central and north Queensland hospitals, as well as employment of a Senior Research Of...Doctors' extended duration work shifts are associated with medical errors and adverse events
...ilures, (i.e., dozing off) during lectures, during ward rounds and during clinical activities, including surgery, and reported 300 percent more fatigue-related preventable adverse events resulting in the death of the patient. A recent randomized controlled trial in critical care units showed that the el...Travelers need to know more about diarrhea
...zed that hand-washing was an effective way to help ward off the sickness and 25 per cent of those surveyed wrongly identified fungi as sources of the diarrhea. "The study showed that while these respondents are aware of the condition, they may not be aware of some important factors in avoiding and treat...Poor ward care is harming patients
Poor ward care is harming patients, warns a senior doctor in...dds. If the senior medical staff are rarely on the ward seeing what goes on, if they don't act as role models for their trainees, and don't make themselves ...Garlic hope in infection fight
...ed to prevent gangrene, treat high blood pressure, ward off common colds and is even believed by some to have cancer-fighting properties. Now, scientists at The University of Nottingham are leading a new pilot study to see if the pungent bulb could also hold the key to preventing cystic fibrosis patient...Alzheimer's weight gain initiative also improved patients' intellectual abilities
...n the ward, and a nurse researcher who visited the ward three to four times a week. "We felt that this l...e to the control ward. Staff on the intervention ward noted in their diaries that the changes increased the contact between patients and staff and created...Bali bomb lessons helped shape Australia's mental health response to terrorism and trauma
...em. "Some staff described the eeriness of the ward waiting to receive incoming patients and other were anxious about what to expect having been involved in caring for bomb victims three years earlier" says Guscott. "And a number of general nurses and support staff also experienced disturbing phenomen...