Scientists show that tick-borne flaviviruses use a novel mechanism to evade host defenses
...rst appeared or emerged in the U.S. in 1999 should warn us about the potential for tick-borne flaviviruses to emerge on other continents." In preparation for such a development, Dr. Fauci notes that two other NIAID laboratories have similar flavivirus studies under way, and the three groups are building o...Orlando meeting highlights work about making systems, tools, and products safe and easy to use
...s developed a series of haptic pulse warnings that warn drivers of impending intersection violations via the car's brake uprights. Crew Resource Management Training and Young Driver Safety Michael Regan, Monash University Accident Research Centre, et. al. Friday, September 30, 10:30AM12:00PM The applica...Should the law on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide be changed?
...in another article, senior palliative care doctors warn that legalised euthanasia would leave vulnerable groups open to therapeutic killing without consent. Rob George and colleagues argue that assisted suicide cannot be separated from euthanasia, and reject the arguments that legalised euthanasia promot...Wheelchair technology & spinal cord injury
...e pushrim when not in contact with the wheel. They warn that weight gain can increase injury risk and suggest using a light-weight wheelchair with a forward-adjusted rear axle to ease propulsion and lessen stress on the upper limbs. Rehabilitation improves wheelchair propulsion capacity in persons with ...Study evaluates averted costs of neuroblastoma screening
...erused? If they are being underused, our results warn that the adverse health effects and wasteful health spending caused by the use of ineffective health services could be substantial." In an editorial, Isra G. Levy, M.B., B.Ch., of the University of Ottawa in Ontario and the Canadian Medical Associati...Polypharmacy in children on the rise in the US
... an increase in the practice. However, the authors warn there are almost no studies or published research on which to justify prescribing multiple medications for psychiatric disorders in children. According to the study, the most frequent combination were stimulants such as methylphenidate (Ritalin) or ...Patients receiving radioisotope scans could trigger false security alarms at airports
...deployed at airports worldwide. It is important to warn patients having had a thallium scan that they may trigger radiation detectors for up to 30 days. It should be standard practice to issue patients with an information card after diagnostic or therapeutic procedures involving radioisotopes. The card sh...Wealth doesn't always equal health
...e help point towards gaps in our understanding and warn against too simplistic a view of health inequalities....Unease over guidelines that label 9 out of 10 people as sick
...t 90% of people over 50 could be labelled as sick, warn doctors in this week's BMJ. The latest European guidelines on prevention of cardiovascular disease suggest blood pressure above 140/90 mm Hg, with no age correction, and serum cholesterol of 5 mmol/l as the appropriate thresholds for being labelled a...European working time directive may put doctors' and patients' lives at risk
...tive may put doctors' and patients' lives at risk, warn experts in this week's BMJ. Introduced in August 2004, it aims to reduce working hours in order to improve workers' health and safety, but the current NHS shift system could threaten doctors' and, moreover, patients' safety, argue Professor Roy Pound...National Service Framework for heart failure urgently needed
...lack of treatment, but also to society as a whole, warn the authors. "Heart failure is an enormous consumer of healthcare resources. The largest proportion of these costs is on inpatient hospital care, and heart failure patients have an extremely high readmission rate," they write. Structured management...Johns Hopkins study shows home test kits highly effective against sexually transmitted diseases
...tigators, also to be presented at the ASM meeting, warn that reinfection rates for Chlamydia were alarmingly high among middle- and high-school students in Baltimore, Md. "Teenagers and young adults are frequently left unaware for years that they have Chlamydia because symptoms may not appear for long per...Recreational use of an erectile dysfunction drug can be risky for some
...ature. The labeling for PDIs should be modified to warn users of an increased risk for STDs, including HIV infection. Educational programs, particularly among physicians, MSM, and methamphetamine users, should be implemented to increase awareness as to the use of these medications and their association wi...Premature use of stem cell therapy could put patients at risk
...es unless appropriate safety systems are in place, warn experts in this week's BMJ. The use of human embryonic stem cells has been hailed as the next major step in the battle against serious degenerative disorders, such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease. But is this just hype, and how much hope should p...Alcohol-impaired driving on the increase, study shows
...educe the prevalence of binge drinking." They also warn that their approach probably underestimates the magnitude of the problem. Many survey subjects, even though their identity remains confidential, are reluctant to admit that they drive while under the influence of alcohol. Those who do drink and dri...Can hospital data detect poor performing doctors?
... to deal with case mix variation. The authors also warn of the potential limitations of statistics, including missing or poor quality data that can hamper all analyses, and they stress that the interpretation of outlier status is still as yet unclear. They recommend a structured approach to seeking explan...UK approval procedures will drive research overseas
... of clinical studies to other parts of the world," warn researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ. They describe the problems experienced by a research team that wanted to assess the impact of modernising endoscopy services in 20 NHS trusts in England. Substantial variation occurred in the application p......tions unchaperoned risk allegations of misconduct, warn researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ. However, a recent study found that nearly half of male general practitioners never and rarely used chaperones when intimately examining women, while another found only 37% of general practitioners had a cha...