News tagged with medical clinic
Restricted working hours have had little effect in US
Reducing doctors' working hours from over 80 a week does not seem to have adversely affected patient safety and has had limited impact on postgraduate training in the United States, finds a study published in the British ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Terminolgy matters in parents' willingness to enroll their children in research
When presented with different terms to describe a clinical trial, parents were far more likely to consent to enroll their child if it was called a "research study" than if it was called a "medical experiment" or a "research ...
Mar 18, 2011 |
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Experts call for greater pain assessment in hospitals as 65 percent of patients report problems
Nearly two-thirds of the hospital in-patients who took part in a survey had experienced pain in the last 24 hours and 42% of those rated their pain as more than seven out of ten, where ten was the worst pain imaginable, according ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Chinese envoy arrives in Taiwan for talks
(AP) -- A senior Chinese envoy arrived in Taiwan on Monday to sign an agreement on sharing medical information and cooperating in the development of new drugs, amid rapidly improving ties between the once ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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Adding monounsaturated fats to a low-cholesterol diet can further improve levels
The addition of monounsaturated fat (MUFA) to a cholesterol-lowering dietary portfolio in patients with mild to moderate elevated cholesterol levels increased HDL by 12.5% and lowered LDL levels by 35%, found a study published ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Judge's innovation may offer malpractice fix
(AP) -- Part listening, part cajoling, an innovative approach to resolving medical malpractice cases could become a model for courts around the country thanks to a pioneering judge who invested his own time ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Study: Getting patients to take their asthma meds
Armed with the right information, physicians can play a stronger role in ensuring asthma patients don't waver in taking drugs proven to prevent asthma attacks, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Clinical Trial to Treat Brain Tumors with Electric Fields
(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago is taking part in an international, multi-center study for patients newly diagnosed with the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 04, 2010 |
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No clear criteria for diagnosing food allergies, researcher finds
A new study shows that confusion over how to identify and treat food allergies is creating the potential for misdiagnosis of this condition.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 11, 2010 |
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Revolution with a salad spinner (w/ Video)
A simple salad spinner will save lives this summer, if everything goes as planned by two Rice University undergraduates. The spinner has been turned, so to speak, into a rudimentary centrifuge that medical ...
May 03, 2010 |
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New emergency preparedness information available for dental offices
Best practices for managing medical emergencies in dental clinics have evolved over the past decade to account for advances in knowledge and the development of new medications and medical equipment. Morton Rosenberg, DMD, ...
May 03, 2010 |
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Scientists learn to block pain at its source
A substance similar to capsaicin, which gives chili peppers their heat, is generated at the site of pain in the human body. Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have discovered how to ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Computer model better than clinical judgment for diagnosing fever in young children
A computerised diagnostic model outperforms clinical judgement for the diagnosis of fever in young children, and may improve early treatment, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Rx for health: Engineers design pill that signals it has been swallowed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Call them tattletale pills. Seeking a way to confirm that patients have taken their medication, University of Florida engineering researchers have added a tiny microchip and digestible antenna ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 31, 2010 |
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Stopping clinical trials early often exaggerates treatment effects
An international study of nearly 100 clinical trials that were stopped early due to positive treatment effects has found that many of those effects were exaggerated. The authors of the study -- published in the current issue ...
Mar 23, 2010 |
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