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Adolescents with arthritis need more information when transitioning to adult care
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Helping adolescents with arthritis develop the skills and secure resources to assure that their health care needs are met as they transition to adulthood is an important issue in the U.S. In general, the frequency of which ...
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New guidelines for treating complicated skin and soft tissue infections
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New evidence-based recommendations developed by the Surgical Infection Society to guide physicians in the diagnosis and management of complicated skin and soft tissue infections have been published in Surgical Infections.
Patients can safely skip pre-surgery stress tests and beta blockers
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Physicians should "throttle back" from routinely ordering stress tests and prescribing beta blockers to patients before non-cardiac surgeries, according to a report by the University of Michigan released online this week.
Team approach results in dramatic improvement in timely heart attack care
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Healthcare professionals using new time-saving strategies to coordinate care for patients having a heart attack saw dramatic improvement in "door-to-balloon" (D2B) times—the time from when a patient enters the hospital to ...
Videos can help cancer patients choose level of care they prefer
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Patients with terminal brain cancer who watched a brief video illustrating options for end-of-life care were significantly more likely to indicate a preference for comfort measures only than were patients who listened to ...
Researchers plan DNA sequencing for entire Pacific island
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Florida researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of a massive effort to inventory the DNA sequence of every living species ...
Chances of surviving cardiac arrest at home or work unchanged in 30 years
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The chance of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has not improved since the 1950s, according to a report by the University of Michigan Health System.
Defining feeding milestones in neonates helps improve quality of life
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A recent study conducted by researchers and physicians at Nationwide Children's Hospital sheds new light on feeding challenges often faced by premature infants. Although the prevalence of this disorder is well recognized, ...
Down Syndrome becoming more prevalent in the U.S.
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study, aimed at estimating the prevalence of Down Syndrome in newborns, children and teenagers in 10 areas of the U.S., has found an increase in prevalence of more than 30 percent over ...
Doulas may indicate failings in patient care, warns doctor
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The presence of doulas (paid birth assistants) during labour may alter the doctor-patient dynamic and can compromise communication and therefore patient care, warns a doctor in the British Medical Journal today.
Targeted breast ultrasound can reduce biopsies for women under 40
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Targeted breast ultrasound of suspicious areas of the breast, including lumps, is a safe, reliable and cost-effective alternative to invasive biopsies for women under age 40, according to the findings of two studies presented ...
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