News tagged with current guidelines
Study finds ATV guidelines inadequate
Sep 17, 2008 |
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National size guidelines for all-terrain vehicles (ATV) are inadequate to ensure the safety of young riders, according to preliminary results from a study by researchers at the University of Kentucky.
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Most heart attack patients' cholesterol levels did not indicate cardiac risk
Jan 12, 2009 |
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A new national study has shown that nearly 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol levels that would indicate they were not at high risk for a cardiovascular event, according to current national ...
Safe for Passengers with Lung Disease to Travel by Air
May 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxygen levels while flying are substantially less than at ground level. Current guidelines for in-flight oxygen levels are sufficient to support the needs of passengers with non-obstructed lung disease. According ...
ENT Society releases novel clinical practice guideline manual
Jun 01, 2009 |
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The world's largest ear, nose, and throat professional medical association, the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), today released a manual detailing best practices for the creation of new ...
Regular sprints boost metabolism
Jan 28, 2009 |
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A regular high-intensity, three-minute workout has a significant effect on the body’s ability to process sugars. Research published in the open access journal BMC Endocrine Disorders shows that a brief but intense exerci ...
New clinical guidelines for exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Oct 22, 2009 |
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The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical guidelines for the treatment of exacerbations in cystic fibrosis based on a review of the literature on current clinical practices.
Statins pay off on a health-policy level, study finds
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Current guidelines for when to prescribe popular cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins would produce cost-effective results and would save thousands of lives every year if they were followed more closely by physicians ...
Health-care reform must respect patient autonomy
Aug 05, 2009 |
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As President Obama and Congress weigh changes in the nation's health care system they must avoid creating a system where physicians are financially motivated to pressure patients into mandated treatments that conflict with ...
Give children iron supplements: They don't increase malaria risk
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Iron supplements do not increase the likelihood of contracting malaria and should not be withheld from children at risk of the disease, despite World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines to the contrary, a new review by Cochrane ...
Team refines cancer treatments to reduce potential nerve damage
Dec 15, 2008 |
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While radiation treatments deliver precise doses of high-energy X-rays to stop cancer cells from spreading or to shrink tumors, oncologists have become increasingly concerned about inadvertent exposures during head and neck ...
Searching for predictors of asthma attacks
Aug 10, 2009 |
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A new study of persistent asthma in inner-city adolescents and young adults finds that an extensive set of clinical tests cannot successfully predict the future risk of asthma attacks in participants who both receive care ...
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