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Pediatrics: Kids need specialized care in hospital emergency departments
According to a recent IOM report, only 6 percent of U.S. hospital emergency departments are fully equipped to properly care for children. With high rates of novel H1N1 (swine) flu expected this winter, the time to address ...
Medicine & Health / Pediatrics
Sep 21, 2009 |
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New material could offer hope to those with no voice
In 1997, the actress and singer Julie Andrews lost her singing voice following surgery to remove noncancerous lesions from her vocal cords. She came to Steven Zeitels, a professor of laryngeal surgery at Harvard ...
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Drug therapy shows significant benefit in treating a leading cause of childhood blindness
A readily available, inexpensive drug therapy showed a significant benefit in treating premature infants with the worst and historically most difficult-to-treat cases of retinopathy of prematurity.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Treatment for stroke-related blood clots shows promise
Devices for removing or destroying blood clots in stroke victims may improve medical outcomes for some patients, but further research is needed to show who might benefit most from the treatment and when it ...
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Jan 31, 2011 |
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Are on-scene IV fluids for trauma patients lifesavers or time-wasters?
Severely injured patients who are routinely given IV fluids by paramedics before transport to the nearest trauma center are significantly more likely to die than similarly injured patients who don't get the time-consuming ...
Jan 07, 2011 |
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New colonoscopy skills assessment tool developed for trainees
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed a new skills assessment tool for colonoscopy trainees. A report outlining the development and validation of the Mayo Colonoscopy Skills Assessment Tool (MCSAT), ...
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Identifying a role for cellular CO2 sensor
UCD Conway researchers have found that carbon dioxide (CO2) is not only involved in climate change and a waste product of respiration in cells but also plays an active role in regulating the genes involved in inflammation and innate ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 21, 2010 |
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A new order for CPR, spelled C-A-B
The American Heart Association is re-arranging the ABCs of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in its 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, published ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Studies show improved patient tolerance for unsedated colonoscopy using novel water method
The October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), features the results of two randomized controlled trials of uns ...
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Hospitals provide inadequate medical care in 40% of overdose deaths
Almost 40 per cent of people admitted to hospital after taking an overdose received sub-standard care that may have contributed to their death, a new study by researchers at the Universities of Manchester and Bristol has ...
Aug 06, 2010 |
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Study shows splitting bowel preparation dosage is most effective cleansing method before colonoscopy
A new study from researchers in Italy has found that a split-dosage schedule of bowel (colon) preparation is the most effective method for bowel cleansing before colonoscopy. Colonoscopies performed within six to eight hours ...
Aug 05, 2010 |
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