Diagnostic Errors: the New Focus of Patient Safety Experts
• Public Health • Mar 11 09
Johns Hopkins patient safety experts say it’s high time for diagnostic errors to get the same attention from medical institutions and caregivers as drug-prescribing…
Expert Available to Discuss Status of Tuberculosis in America
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • • Public Health • Mar 11 09
Dr. Lee B. Reichman, MPH, an internationally recognized tuberculosis expert, holds joint faculty appointments in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Preventive…
Blink Often to Avoid Computer-related Eye Woes
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 11 09
Blink frequently while sitting in front of your monitor to reduce the risk of dry eyes from prolonged computer use, said an optometrist at…
New study identifies risk factors in severity of ‘flat head syndrome’ in babies
• Children's Health • • Brain • Mar 10 09
A new study by physician researchers from Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital Boston identifies risk factors for the severity of asymmetrical head shapes,…
Teenage stress has implications for adult health
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Neurology • Mar 10 09
Most of us remember our teenage years with a mix of fondness and relief. Fondness for the good memories, and relief that all that…
Broccoli sprouts may soothe airway inflammation
• Immunology • Mar 10 09
People with nasal allergies or asthma may want to add broccoli sprouts to their diets, if early research findings pan out.
In a…
Salt, sugar and water avert diarrhoea deaths - WHO
• Children's Health • • Bowel Problems • • Public Health • Mar 10 09
A pinch of salt, a handful of sugar and some clean water is all that is needed to save up to two million children…
Mental decline faster for fatter men, not women
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 10 09
Men in their 70s who are carrying more fat on their frames have a sharper decline in mental function over time than their slimmer…
Serious blood clots common in COPD
• Respiratory Problems • Mar 10 09
A review of prior research suggests that up to one in four patients who are hospitalized for worsening chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…
Vitamin C Intake Associated With Lower Risk of Gout in Men
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 10 09
Men with higher vitamin C intake appear less likely to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a report in the March…
Diabetes & Elevated Cholesterol Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Neurology • Mar 10 09
A history of diabetes and elevated levels of cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol, are associated with faster cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according…
Does Air Pollution or Weather Trigger Headaches?
• Headaches • • Migraine • Mar 10 09
A new study shows that higher temperatures and lower barometric air pressure may lead to a higher, short-term risk of headaches, but air pollution…
Teenage boys who eat fish at least once a week achieve higher intelligence scores
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Mar 09 09
Fifteen-year-old males who ate fish at least once a week displayed higher cognitive skills at the age of 18 than those who it ate…
Patients Being Discharged Against Medical Advice
• Public Health • Mar 09 09
When patients choose to leave the hospital before the treating physician recommends discharge, the consequences may involve risk of inadequately treated medical conditions and…
Regular family meals result in better eating habits for adolescents
• Dieting • Mar 09 09
Good eating habits can result when families eat together. In the March/April 2009 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers…
Never Ending Pursuit - Advancing Patient Safety, Satisfaction Throughout the Surgical Experience
• Surgery • Mar 09 09
In recognition of National Patient Safety Week March 8-14 the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Awareness Campaign, are working together to…
Statins help elderly as well as young after stroke
• Stroke • Mar 07 09
Elderly people who’ve suffered a recent stroke benefit almost as much from treatment with a “statin” drug as do younger stroke patients, researchers…
Optimists live longer and healthier lives: study
• Public Health • Mar 07 09
Optimists live longer, healthier lives than pessimists, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that may give pessimists one more reason to grumble.
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Children seriously affected when a parent suffers from depression
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 06 09
Life is hard for the children of a parent suffering from depression. Children take on an enormous amount of responsibility for the ill parent…
Mobile phones may be source of hospital infections
• Infections • Mar 06 09
Mobile phones used by hospital healthcare workers are often contaminated with germs, including those that can causes illness in hospitalized patients, a Turkish research…
It’s never too late to start exercise
• Public Health • Mar 06 09
People who put off regular exercise until they hit the age of 50 can still benefit from physical activity but it appears to take…
Acupuncture worthwhile for hay fever sufferers
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 06 09
Acupuncture added to standard treatment helps improve quality of life in people with hay fever, German researchers report.
Moreover, it’s worth the extra cost,…
Chewing tobacco use surges among boys
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 05 09
Use of snuff and chewing tobacco by U.S. adolescent boys, particularly in rural areas, has surged this decade, a federal agency said in a…
Researcher Collaborates to Identify New Gene Associated with ALS
• Genetics • • Neurology • Mar 05 09
A collaborative research effort spanning nearly a decade between researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), MIT, the Broad Institute, King’s College London (KCL) and…
Experts Examine Causes, Treatment and Prevention of Glaucoma
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 04 09
Although scientists know progressive degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and their axons is the primary cause of glaucoma, researchers have yet to identify a…