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Study aims to cut deaths from severe infection in hospital wards
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are aiming to reduce the risks posed by a life-threatening condition which affects four in ten of Scottish intensive care patients. view more (2006-06-08)
Feelings of stigmatization may discourage HIV patients from proper care
The feeling of stigmatization that people living with HIV often experience doesn't only exact a psychological toll -new UCLA research suggests it can also lead to quantifiably negative health outcomes. view more (2009-10-22)
The social care function of farm animals
Farm animals can play a valuable role in the lives of children and adults with psychological problems or a mental handicap. Social care farms and children's farms can improve the quality of their life, as shown by interviews with counsellors and managers of children's farms and social care farmers. The interviews were conducted by researchers from... view more... (2002-04-22)
Urgent action needed to improve maternal care in Latin America
Unnecessary caesarean section is known to increase health risks for both mother and infant, while routine episiotomy has no benefit. Two studies in this week’s BMJ illustrate the gap between evidence and practice in maternal care. The first study shows that many poor women in Brazil actively seek a caesarean section because of fear of... view more... (2002-04-16)
Unlocking the secrets of tooth enamel could improve dental care products
Materials scientists in the UK are using their expertise to probe the chemical and mechanical properties of the enamel surface of the human tooth. The research is shedding new light on how tooth enamel responds to attack by acids and could lead to new dental care products that help teeth to replace mineral that has been lost. The work is being... view more... (2002-05-28)
ICT and telemedicine help out health care
Waiting lists will not be eliminated by makeshift measures like a policy on absenteeism or recruiting people returning to work after having a family. The best way to balance supply and demand in the health care services is the application of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and in particular telemedicine. These are care innovations... view more... (2002-04-16)
2 nondrug treatments appear to reduce depression after heart surgery
Two non-pharmacological interventions-cognitive behavior therapy and supportive stress management-appear more effective than usual care for treating depression after coronary artery bypass surgery. view more (2009-04-07)
Battling with fatigue
Exercise is an important part of staying healthy and reducing the societal cost of health care. We tend to stop exercising when our bodies signal that we are tired or fatigued. Previously, it was thought that fatigue happened when our energy store became depleted or when the waste products from producing energy accumulated in our muscles causing... view more... (2003-03-03)
Study examines factors associated with survival in advanced laryngeal cancer
Type of treatment, sex, race and insurance status are associated with survival rates among patients with advanced laryngeal cancer, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2007-12-18)
Babies born during shift changes are at higher risk of early death
Babies born between the hours of 5pm to 1am and around 9am are at higher risk of early death, suggesting that shift changes and the hours immediately after are high risk periods for neonatal care, finds a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2001-12-05)
Invitation to the Press - Heart Failure Update 2002, 8-11 June 2002, Oslo
Heart Failure Update 2002, `From Damage to Defence`, is soon to take place in Oslo, Norway, from 8-11 June 2002 and is the official update meeting of the ESC Working Group on Heart Failure, The meeting will present an update on all aspects of heart failure from basic research to clinical care. Key features of the scientific programme will include:... view more... (2002-05-28)
Undiagnosed diabetes takes economic toll
Approximately 6.3 million adults-or one fourth of the people in the U.S. with diabetes mellitus-are unaware they have the disease, and this undiagnosed population accounts for an estimated $18 billion in health care costs each year. view more (2009-05-08)
Housebound Elderly Benefit from Early Social Care Intervention
New research shows that older people who have become housebound can benefit from social care services even when they find it hard to acknowledge that they need them. Contact with care services, even when relatively unwelcome, appears to have positive effects on levels of self-esteem and on morale. Researchers in the 'Growing Older' programme... view more... (2002-09-23)
More intense bladder cancer treatment does not improve survival, U-M study finds
Despite enduring more invasive tests and medical procedures, patients who were treated aggressively for early stage bladder cancer had no better survival than patients who were treated less aggressively. view more (2009-04-08)
Computerised guidelines are no "magic bullet"
Computerised guidelines do not improve care for patients with chronic diseases, and are unlikely ever to be the "magic bullet" that answers all questions, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Martin Eccles and colleagues set out to evaluate the use of a computerised decision support system delivering evidence based guidelines for asthma and... view more... (2002-10-22)
The British Psychological Society welcomes the National Service Framework for Mental Health
The Government has recognised the high prevalence of mental distress and ill-health suffered by significant numbers of our population, many of whom do not fall into the category of the very needy minority of people with severe mental illness. view more (1999-10-05)
Telemedicine may improve care for school children with diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is the most common chronic childhood disease. The management of this serious medical condition includes regular fingerstick glucose measurements, multiple daily injections of insulin, and frequent insulin dose adjustments. view more (2009-05-21)
Study suggests new therapy for lung disease patients
A new study by researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine may change current thinking about how best to treat patients in respiratory distress in hospital intensive care units. view more (2008-02-11)
NORTH KOREA'S PUBLIC-HEALTH TRAGEDY (p 628)
Former Reuters journalist John Owen-Davies describes the recent decay in North Korea's health-care system in this week's issue of THE LANCET. He comments how the country's economic decline after the break-up of the Soviet Union, and the devastation caused by flooding in 1995, has transformed the health-care system of a nation that was once the... view more... (2001-02-21)
Breast cancer conference calls for support for elderly patients and for independent academic research
Safeguarding academic research, improving individual risk assessment, greater attention to elderly cancer breast cancer patients, and a rethink on care after breast cancer were the four areas highlighted by participants at the 4th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-4) in Hamburg today (20 March 2004). Delegates used an electronic voting... view more... (2004-03-20)
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