News tagged with patient room

Chest pain? New system helps to determine whether to head to ER

(PhysOrg.com) -- Currently, when heart patients phone a health-care professional complaining of chest pains, they are advised to call 911 for transportation to the local emergency room in case they’re having a heart ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New procedure alleviates symptoms in people with severe asthma

A new drug-free treatment for asthma has been shown to be effective in an international study of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma. The results showed statistically significant improvements in quality of life and ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Big VA study shows surgery checklist saves lives

(AP) -- Which hip is being repaired? Is this the right anesthesia? Do we have all the right surgery tools?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flowering plants speed post-surgery recovery

Contact with nature has long been suspected to increase positive feelings, reduce stress, and provide distraction from the pain associated with recovery from surgery. Now, research has confirmed the beneficial ...

Biology /

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Disparities in heart attack treatment may begin in the emergency room

The well-documented disparities in cardiac care may begin almost as soon as patients arrive at hospital emergency rooms. In a study published in Academic Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers report ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 24, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0