News tagged with medical clinic

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

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Belief in a caring god improves response to medical treatment for depression

Research suggests that religious belief can help protect against symptoms of depression, but a study at Rush University Medical Center goes one step further.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (14) | comments 46 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 03, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Innappropriate drug prescriptions wasting millions, raising health risks

A recent study in Oregon suggests that drugs designed for treating the most severe mental illnesses are often prescribed at inappropriately low doses and at considerable expense, for use in conditions where their benefit ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

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

created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Retail clinics less likely to be located in underserved communities

Despite reports indicating that placement of retail clinics are determined by physician shortages and higher uninsured populations, these clinics appear to be located in more advantaged neighborhoods, according to a report ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

created Mar 31, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

created Apr 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Gap exists between vision for EMRs to improve care coordination and clinicians' experiences

A gap exists between policy makers' expectations that current commercial electronic medical records (EMRs) can improve coordination of patient care and clinicians' real-world experiences with EMRs, according to a study by ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Managing doctors' practices made easier with new software

(PhysOrg.com) -- A McMaster University-led research team has developed an innovative software tool that gives family doctors up-to-date information on their patients in two seconds or less.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Half of depressed Americans go untreated, study finds

A national survey of 15,762 households by UCLA/Wayne State University researchers found that only 21 percent of Americans suffering from clinical depression receive medical care consistent with American Psychiatric Association ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Can we trust the results of research done on children?

Can we trust the results of research done on children?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Penn study shows how electronic medical records can be used to test drug efficacy

For years controversy has surrounded whether electronic medical records (EMR) would lead to increased patient safety, cut medical errors, and reduce healthcare costs. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1