News tagged with hand
Research shows how a stroke affects hand function
BETHESDA, Md. (June 15, 2009) A person whose hand function has been affected by a stroke can release an object more quickly when the affected arm is supported on a platform, but the support does not make it easier to grip ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Soap-sniffing technology encourages hand washing to reduce hospital-acquired infections, save money
Call it a Breathalyzer for the hands. Using sensors capable of detecting drugs in breath, new technology developed at University of Florida monitors health-care workers' hand hygiene by detecting sanitizer or soap fumes given ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Surgery in patients with RA is often 'too little, too late'
A new study published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals that one of the most common conditions caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is best treated surgically, sooner rather than later.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Too many fail to follow hand-washing guidelines
Everyone knows how to wash their hands. Warm water, lots of soap, a vigorous and thorough scrubbing, a good drying. Moms pound it into us from the time we're toddlers.
May 30, 2009 |
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Partial bans on smoking don't save jobs in restaurants and bars
Some cities and states around the country have completely banned smoking in public places. Others have instituted partial bans to avoid negative economic consequences, such as loss of employment in restaurants and bars due ...
May 18, 2009 |
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Harvard survey: Swine flu in, affection out
(AP) -- Thanks to swine flu, there's a little less hugging and kissing in the United States.
May 08, 2009 |
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Double hand transplant patient recovering well
(AP) -- Valarie Kepner was so excited at learning last fall that doctors might be able give her husband new hands that she called the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center without telling him first.
May 08, 2009 |
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Double hand transplant taking place in Pittsburgh
(AP) -- The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital.
May 05, 2009 |
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Fear, anger and fatalism over swine flu in Mexico
(AP) -- The schools and museums are closed. Sold-out games between Mexico's most popular soccer teams are being played in empty stadiums. Health workers are ordering sickly passengers off subways and buses. ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 25, 2009 |
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Active smoking and second-hand smoke linked to breast cancer
There is now enough scientific evidence to link both active smoking and second-hand smoke to breast cancer, according to an international panel convened by the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, an affiliate of the Dalla Lana ...
Apr 23, 2009 |
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In double transplant, left hand works first
(AP) -- When patients had both hands transplanted, their brains re-established connections much more quickly with the left hand than the right, a team of researchers in France reports.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 07, 2009 |
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French hospital performs face, hand transplants
(AP) -- Paris' Public Hospital authority says a team of doctors has performed the world's first simultaneous partial-face and double-hand transplant.
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Handwashing more important than isolation in controlling MRSA superbug infection
Regular handwashing by hospital staff and visitors did more to prevent the spread of the MRSA superbug than isolating infected patients.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Marine moves fingers after rare hand transplant
(AP) -- Surgeons have transplanted a hand onto a Marine who was hurt in a training accident, and he has some movement in his fingers, according to the hospital where the operation occurred.
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Motor proteins may be vehicles for drug delivery
Specialized motor proteins that transport cargo within cells could be turned into nanoscale machines for drug delivery, according to bioengineers. Chemical alteration of the proteins' function could also help inhibit the ...
Mar 20, 2009 |
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