http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (Phys.org)—A pioneering mobile device using cutting-edge nanotechnology to rapidly detect malaria infection and drug resistance could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated. http://phys.org/news267868186.html Nanotechnology Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:49:59 EST news267868186 All medications have side-effects from common aspirin to herbal remedies and from standard anticancer drugs to experimental immunosuppressants. However, predicting important side effects, serious adverse drug reactions, ADRs, is with current understanding almost impossible. However, a neural network technology trained with past data could give drug companies and healthcare workers a new tool to spot the potential for ADRs with any given medication. http://phys.org/news220523323.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:29:01 EST news220523323 Healthcare workers can most directly affect quality of life (QOL) of patients with advanced stage lung cancer by helping manage symptoms such as pain, lack of energy, shortness of breath, coughing, difficulty sleeping and dry mouth, according to a study recently published in the journal Oncology Nursing Forum. http://phys.org/news214758341.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:05:58 EST news214758341 Faster and more widely available internet access has improved our lives in many ways but healthcare is lagging behind, according to researchers writing in the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics. http://phys.org/news207917014.html Technology Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:00:01 EST news207917014 Five American teenagers, all bullied because they were gay, have committed suicide over the past few weeks. The deaths have caused a media storm and raised a critical question: Did the social or healthcare system fail these adolescents? "Absolutely," says Concordia University Professor Deborah Dysart-Gale. "Bullying and such resulting suicides are avoidable. Healthcare workers have tools that can help queer teens – no one needs to die because of their sexual orientation." http://phys.org/news206111155.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:06:31 EST news206111155 The current UK screening scheme for TB, which targets newly arrived immigrants from countries where tuberculosis is endemic, doesn't work and should be scrapped, say leading specialist doctors in this month's Thorax. http://phys.org/news200074754.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:00:01 EST news200074754 A wireless monitoring system for people with debilitating conditions such as Parkinson's disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) could allow healthcare workers to assess a patient's health and the development of their disease without hindering their movements. Details of the system are reported in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology. http://phys.org/news194091395.html Technology Wed, 26 May 2010 11:16:54 EST news194091395 By using medications packaged just like fast-food ketchup, HIV-positive mothers in developing countries can more easily provide protection to newborn babies born at home. http://phys.org/news192977159.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 May 2010 14:20:02 EST news192977159 The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has completed a project to help a UK company diagnose medical conditions through monitoring patients' breath. http://phys.org/news187357261.html Technology Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:10:01 EST news187357261 Moca, an MIT student organization, today announced the release of the Moca source code, a set of foundational building blocks for telemedicine and mHealth applications that use wireless networks to connect rural healthcare workers to urban-area specialists. http://phys.org/news185729416.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:31:30 EST news185729416 Should the financial ties between doctors and drug companies be completely cut, or are healthy alliances between the two possible with the common aim of improving human health? A debate in this week's PLoS Medicine discusses whether the influence of drug company money on doctors is always a corrupting one. http://phys.org/news167376230.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:24:18 EST news167376230 A national public health campaign in France was associated with a marked reduction of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, particularly in children, says new research published in this week's open-access journal PLoS Medicine. The campaign, "Antibiotiques c'est pas automatique" (Antibiotics are not automatic), ran from 2002 to 2007 during the winter months when viral respiratory infections mainly occur. The campaign included an educational campaign for healthcare workers, the promotion of rapid tests for diagnosis of streptococcal infections, and a public information campaign about viral respiratory infections and about antibiotic resistance. http://phys.org/news163143366.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:36:28 EST news163143366 A survey of health care workers has revealed that as many as 85% may stay off work if an influenza pandemic did take hold of the country. The results of the survey, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, suggest that levels of absenteeism may be significantly higher than current official estimates and that 'willingness', rather than 'ability', plays the largest role in health care workers' decisions as to whether to go to work or not. http://phys.org/news161516852.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 May 2009 10:47:58 EST news161516852 Compassion fatigue in nurses, doctors and other front line cancer-care providers significantly impacts how they interact with patients, with patient families, with other healthcare workers, and with their own family, according to analysis by Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute researchers published in the March issue of the Journal of Health Psychology. http://phys.org/news157808604.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:44:21 EST news157808604