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Prayer on the hospital floor
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2009 |
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What happens when the families of sick and dying hospitalized children ask their physicians to pray with them, or for them? How do pediatricians respond to such personal requests? While increasing numbers of physicians say ...
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Medical simulators can breathe, bleed, give birth -- and help students hone skills
Dec 21, 2009 |
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It was a high-stress situation for three nurses who had never delivered babies: A woman was 32 weeks pregnant, in pain and having contractions.
Educational home visits can improve asthma in children, study suggests
Nov 30, 2009 |
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A few home visits by a health care specialist to educate children with asthma about basic strategies for earlier symptom recognition and improving medication use can lead to fewer flare-ups and less frequent trips to the ...
Simulated training for ultrasound-guided procedures improves safety without risk to patients
Nov 29, 2009 |
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Using mannequins to teach doctors-in-training how to do ultrasound-guided procedures is an effective way to improve their skills without compromising patient care and safety, according to a new study from ...
Poor face greater health burden than smokers or the obese
Dec 22, 2009 |
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The average low-income person loses 8.2 years of perfect health, the average high school dropout loses 5.1 years, and the obese lose 4.2 years, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. ...
NC State vets lead way in disaster response for animals
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Most people can picture the first responders who come to the rescue in the wake of a natural disaster. But who provides emergency help for the dogs, cats and horses that people love? And who takes care of ...
Researchers study psychological impact of casual sex
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 08, 2009 |
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University of Minnesota Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have found that young adults engaging in casual sexual encounters do not appear to be at increased risk for harmful psychological outcomes as compared to ...
Health care loophole would allow coverage limits
Dec 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer, prompting a rebuke from patient ...
Researchers creating model of HIV care for developing nations
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Expanding Michigan State University's global health outreach, a team of researchers is working in the Dominican Republic to establish a model for HIV/AIDS care that can be exported to other resource-limited ...
Electronic patient records are not a panacea
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Large-scale electronic patient record (EPR) programmes promise much but sometimes deliver little, according to a new study by UCL researchers that reviewed findings from hundreds of previous studies from all over the world.
Negative emotions outweigh intent to exercise at health clubs
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Time and time again, it has been documented that regular exercise has many health benefits including lowering risks associated with the comorbidities of obesity. With only 30% of Americans trying to lose weight meeting the ...
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