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Tag: "service" at medical news

Biotechnology industry expected to grow into a three billion dollar industry by 2002

...turing entities being supported by large number of service providers....

Detecting anomalies in heart rythm

... Fraunhofer Institute ITWM together with a private service company, developed a new method called alphacardio in order to overcome the problems experienced with the test. Many of the programmes in use today only look at the linear relationship between data. The approach is to use model of non-linear ...

Emotional callers hamper speedy ambulance dispatch

...cy calls were monitored at West Midlands ambulance service and Derbyshire ambulance service, representing both an urban and a rural mix. A total of 26.3% of all the calls were subject to communication difficulties. Of those, 33.4% were attributed to the emotional state of the caller and 10% were related to t...

Generic drug costs remain shackled

...d of holding the NHS to ransom, and to protect the service from spiralling high prices the government began a maximum price scheme in August 2000. The measures had saved the NHS about ￡240 million during 2000 and 2001, and restored stability to the generics market. Under the European Directive the scheme mus...

Alzheimer's followed by head injury

...erans who were hospitalised during their period of service with a head injury. They found that those who suffered mild head injuries - who had lost consciousness for no more than 30 minutes and had no skull fractures - were twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Those who had suffered more severe h...

Meningitis C vaccine a cost-effective success

... The researchers say the annual cost to the health service of treating these cases was around ￡4.88 million. The team calculated that the campaign would prevent 9,980 cases of meningitis C and 666 deaths over the cohort’s lifetime, resulting in almost 23,000 discounted life years saved. That saving would avo...

DNA of deceased ones stored in Funeral Homes

Some social service providers, are volunteering to help store the DNA ...o clients, said Janet Klett, director of community service for the funeral home, which has locations in Wethersfield and East Hartford. Klett felt that this fa...

Vacuum device increase breasts

...15 to 30 minutes on a biweekly basis with customer service to help them through the process. The system can be worn during sleep but an alarm will sound if the user inadvertently rolls over the cord, Greco said. This can result in sleep deprivation, a reason one woman cited when she dropped out of the study....

Depression Weighs Heaviest on the Elderly

...ector of the consultation and emergency psychiatry service at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. "The person may also look apathetic rather than overtly depressed and is likely to deny he or she is depressed," he says. Risk factors are also often different for older people. Also, people who aren't...

Return of SARS possible this fall

...nes were the highest profile economic victims, but service industries like tourism and supply chains in industries as diverse as seafood and microchips also were affected," the report says. "The suspicion of Asians as carriers of the disease reduced patronage of Asian businesses and communities in the United...

WHO and UNAIDS unveil plan to get 3 million AIDS patients on treatment by 2005

...ised tools to deliver antiretroviral therapy A new service to ensure an effective, reliable supply of medicines and diagnostics Rapid identification, dissemination and application of new knowledge and successful strategies Urgent, sustained support for countries Global leadership, strong partnership and advo...

Mental Health Services for Children

...lso wanted to see if mental health problems elicit service use in the same way as physical health or developm...m recognition, defined as thinking about seeking a service or talking to a professional about a problem. Interestingly, researchers report mental health proble...

Suicide Prevention Program – Having its Intended Effec

...s analyzed suicide rates among more than 5 million service men and women before and after the Air Force implemented a program aimed at reducing an alarmingly high rate of suicide seen among Air Force personnel. // The suicide rate had been particularly higher for black and white males ages 24 to 35, betw...

Head injury X-rays may actually be causing harm

... tests given when they were called up for national service at 18. Treatment to the front of the skull tended to have greater effects than to the back because more critical parts of the brain are towards the front. The team points out that the radiation levels experienced during CT scans are similar to th...

WHO acts to reduce the maternal death toll

...ision-makers, national health planners and medical service providers. This will take place in 20 high-priority countries. Funds will also be used to measure progress. "Each time, such a gathering reminds us vividly of the loss of lives of those we cared for and our beloved ones. It is time for all of us to ...

London Emergency Services Receive Wide Appreciation

... station and a call was received .by the ambulance service ”reports of an incident". Within the next 60 minutes many more calls were received from various parts of city as serial bomb blasts affected many locations. Within minutes all elective surgeries were postponed. All staff on post duty off were calle...

Preserving the DNA of a loved one

...ved one's DNA// through a new profile preservation service offered by a US genetic testing company. The service is being offered by a New Jersey-based firm called Orchid Cellmark . Orchid says the DNA information...

Link between Faith, Health and Healing

...piritual practices, including prayer, worship, and service to others, influence our health. The new age healing mantra is not “take medicines and get well” but a “holistic approach to wellness”, which unites the science of medicine with that of the spirit. It is an amalgamation of body, mind and soul. In th...

Patients Suffering From Severe Mental Diseases Are At Risk Of Being Crime Victims

...ate existing disorders, increase the likelihood of service use and hospitalization, and substantially diminish quality of life. Moreover, victimization increases the likelihood of re-victimization and is associated with perpetration of violence among persons with SMI, just as in the general population. Sour...

Magsaysay Award for Dr.Shanta from Chennai Cancer Institute

...wards. Dr.Shanta was awarded the prize for public service and her "untiring leadership of the Cancer Institute as a centre of excellence and compassion for the study and treatment of cancer// in India." She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1986. She has also won a number of national and international awards. ...

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