More Errors From Computerized Prescriptions
...earchers say doctors and hospitals need to quickly address problems with their computerized order systems, or medical errors will continue....Advent of New, More Effective and Personalized Medicines
..., biologics, and associated devices. FDA will also address ways to translate pharmacogenomics into medical product development and clinical practice. ...Gender difference in Pain Experience - Women feel More Pain than men
...w gender-specific interventions can be tailored to address these potentially important differences,” said Dr Keogh. “However, evidence is certainly converging to suggest that accounting for greater differences may increase the overall effectiveness of treatments.” Source of Press release: http://www.bath.a...PET Scan find the Area of Brain Responsible for Anorexia Nervosa
...w in child psychiatry. More research is needed to address the many questions that remain, including what causes the dopamine receptors to be overactive in the first place. Genetic studies could yield some answers. Indeed, a study supported by the Price Foundation, which was recently published in the online ...Link between Faith, Health and Healing
...n has revised hi classic “The Cancer Conqueror” to address this phenomenal health-faith chained relation. This has been done in conjugation with United Methodist Pastor Michael Gingerich. With the association of the church “The Cancer Conqueror” with Bible Study is an uplifting guide to cancer patients and...Folk medicine is given more to UTI patients
... feel that this brings out in the open the need to address efficiency and safety factors regarding treating children with folk medicines immediately and with all urgency. Researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, who did the study, feel that parents often ignore the side effects of th...Gene-Nanoparticle Gene Transfer Is Better Than Viral Vector Transfer System
...niques to study brain biology and new therapies to address some of the most debilitating human diseases." Viral vectors for gene therapy always carry with them the potential to revert back to wild-type, and some human trials have even resulted in fatalities. Viral vectors can be produced only by specialists...Athletes Warned Of Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia
...treatment of this potentially fatal condition. To address this need, the July/August Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine presents a position statement on current understanding of EAH in endurance athletes. The statement summarizes the conclusions of a panel of medical and scientific experts who met at the 1s...Suicidal Tendencies May Be Treated With Cognitive Therapy
...to the suicide attempt. Strategies were applied to address the identified thoughts and beliefs and participants were helped to develop adaptive ways of coping with stressors. Usual care included outpatient therapy and medication. From baseline to the 18-month assessment, 13 participants (24.1 percent) in t...FDA Diminish Hopes On ‘Female Viagra
... with the FDA, working out a practical approach to address their concerns about safety," said spokeswoman Elaine Plummer, adding that no studies to date have suggested serious negative effects. -(DPA) Medindia on Viagra: ViagraTM is the first approved non-surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction that ...Being together matters, both in marriage and smoking
...ke risk among their patients, they should not only address their patients' smoking habits but also those of their spouses or partners in view of the above finding. Description: Remember your promise to protect your wife by all means? You could be doing more harm to her than anybody through passive smoking. ...Breast Cancer in younger women can be detected at an early stage by mammograms
... However, Buseman concluded that the study did not address potentially harmful consequences of mammography among women in their 40s. She said that the test is less accurate in younger women, and in some cases, noninvasive (in situ) cancers might be treated more aggressively than is necessary. Breast cancer,...Reducing The Risk Of Death In Sickle Cell Disease
...ers say this study gives doctors an opportunity to address a major cause of disability and death in the adult sickle cell disease population and move forward with clinical trials to investigate therapies....Surgeons Presented Guidelines For Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
...of chronic AF, the new guidelines are the first to address AF associated with cardiac surgery, said the researchers. The guidelines were developed by a multidisciplinary panel of experts in the fields of cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, anesthesiology, and epidemiology. The panel included representatives...Physicians Lack Clinical Guidelines For Treating Elderly With Multiple Illnesses
...making about treating specific diseases. Most CPGs address single diseases in accordance with modern medicine...opkins University, Baltimore had examined how CPGs address co-morbidity in older patients and explored what happens when multiple single-disease CPGs are appli...Watch Out! Pollution hazard from E-waste recycling in India & China
...ing case for immediate action in both countries to address workplace health and safety issues, as well as waste management practices and reinforces the need for the electronics industry to eliminate the use of harmful substances in their products. Source: (IANS)...Researchers Relate Arthritis And Obesity With Baby-Boomers
...r much of their lives. Public health strategies to address obesity and arthritis management could have a major impact on the lives of aging baby-boomers in the years to come. The researchers had used data collected by the US Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Health Statistics. They had explor...Parents Should Beware of Violent Video Games
...es, and the current literature does not adequately address these issues," says Kieffer. "Imagine a child playing these very violent games from age 10 until adulthood. It's hard to speculate that he would not have some adverse effects as a result of this." The study say the only way to really answer this ca...Experts Insist That Neonatal Herpes Be Reported Regularly
...rs and some public health agencies to forthrightly address the potential of diagnosing STD in persons seemingly at low risk. The report calls on the central medical authorities to request reports of neonatal herpes cases from all states; on states to pass legislation and develop regulations requiring routin...Researchers Question The Effectiveness Of Homeopathic Remedies
...hemselves about the failings of modern medicine to address patients’ needs for personalized care.” Source: Newswise, TheLancet...