New Device To Monitor Diabetics' Blood Sugar
...evice to monitor diabetics' blood sugar levels and administer insulin, raising the possibility//of freeing patients from reliance on finger-prick blood tests and injections. The device, developed by scientists at Cambridge University, uses a computer to monitor the patient's blood sugar levels and administers...Nanoparticles Used by Researchers to Attack Brain Tumours
...rchers determine when to deliver a drug or when to administer the next dose. Further lab research is necessary before clinical trials of nanoparticle technology can be undertaken. It has been estimated that more than 18,800 people will be diagnosed with brain cancer this year, and 12,820 will die from it. ...First Aid Training for Allergies a Must for Teachers
...e a way to authorise school and childcare staff to administer vital medication in case of a life-or-death emergency. 'And they must provide legal protection for staff members who need to take emergency action – a ‘Good Samaritan’ clause, if you will, protecting teachers who act in good faith.' Dr Haikerwal ...British Heart Experts Use Cricket To Target South Asians
...emergency response, and with paramedics trained to administer lifesaving clot-busting drugs. With 76 percent of patients reached by an ambulance within eight minutes of a call, we can justifiably be proud of the way the NHS provides urgent care. "The crucial factor for patient survival, however, is for a pers...Dr. Reddy's To Launch 'Polypill' For Treating Heart Disease
...loped countries.' The new drug will be cheaper to administer and more effective in preventing strokes and heart attacks, said Anthony Rodgers, a researcher at Auckland University. The trial aims to confirm that the polypill is effective in lowering cholesterol and blood pressure - known causes of heart attac...Simple Steps to Safe Guard Patients from Bloodstream Infections in ICU
... terminates close to or within the heart itself to administer treatment. They are often the cause of over 28,000 deaths annually in the U.S. This catapults the medical costs incurred by the health care system. Billions are lost each year. Simple steps to prevent blood stream infections can cut the costs in a ...IMA Oppose Introduction of Polio Injections
...th injections.// "The IMA will oppose the move to administer injections instead of drops for polio pulse immuni... feedback that a section of people have refused to administer drops to their children due to various fears. "The current immunisation drive has been able to red...Simple Steps to Safe Guard Patients from Bloodstream Infections in ICU
... terminates close to or within the heart itself to administer treatment. They are often the cause of over 28,000 deaths annually in the U.S. This catapults the medical costs incurred by the health care system. Billions are lost each year. Simple steps to prevent blood stream infections can cut the costs in a b...Migration is the Cause for Fresh Polio Cases in the Capital: Sheila Dikshit
...d. Health teams would make door-to-door visits to administer drops to children left out, she said. "It has become imperative to repeat the dose of polio drops regularly and up to 10 to 12 times after occurrence of fresh cases." Source-IANS......software company to maintain it. That company will administer and update software, maintain data about medications in the software library and collaborate with pharmacies to implement the software and improve patient safety and compliance with medications. Eventually, Dr. Guion says, the program could be tail......une response." Dr Lynam added: "We don’t want to administer carbon monoxide in its normal toxic gaseous form; rather we want to develop molecules that will release it in a sort of slow trickle feed. We aim to make tuneable compounds, which allow you to alter the rate at which carbon monoxide is released, whic...MDCT Accurately Locates Bowel Perforation: Study
...best way to find a perforation in the bowel was to administer oral or rectal contrast media then watch to see if...ve, he said. In addition, it is often difficult to administer oral or rectal contrast media to a patient with acute abdominal pain or with penetrating injuries, D...Scientists Find Potential Weakness In Plague Germ
...leaves a very narrow window of time that you could administer antibiotics and hope for good results," said William Goldman, the study's senior author. Goldman said it might be possible to develop a drug that could slow progression of the disease so antibiotics can work. Plague is uncommon now, but worth stu...World Must Act Quickly To Control Spread XDR-TB
...gimens, according to Fauci. It also is "crucial to administer second-line TB drugs under very tightly controlled conditions so they retain their potency," Fauci writes. In addition, rapid and easy-to-use diagnostic tests need to be developed to "ensure that patients are treated with effective drugs from the ...Senate Committee Approves Telemedicine Mental Health Bill
...of the three subsequent fiscal years. HHS would administer the demonstration projects for the expanded telemedicine systems, which would allow mental health professionals to conduct psychotherapy and assessment interviews over long distances and offer advice to onsite health care providers. In addition, t...National Plan Needed for Severe Allergy Kids
...y. · Pre-authorisation of school staff to administer medication if necessary. · Protection for employees who administer medication in the belief it is a medical emergency. “Many schools are already doing a great job i...New Vaccine to Tackle Rabies in Dogs
..., besides being more effective, is also simpler to administer than the present tedious system of two intra-muscular anti-rabies injections, to be given after in a gap of six months, said Pradhan. Source-IANS...Green Tea and COX-2 Inhibitors Combine to Slow Growth of Prostate Cancer
...a powerful combined therapy that is both simple to administer and relatively cost effective.” Source-Nwswise SRM...Using Morphine to Hasten Death Is a Myth, Says Doctor
... The principle of double effect allows a doctor to administer treatment that hastens death, providing the intention is to relieve pain rather than to kill. Evidence over the past 20 years has repeatedly shown that, used correctly, morphine is well tolerated and does not shorten life or hasten death, he expla......rs go into preterm labor, obstetricians will often administer only a single course of steroids to help strengthen the baby’s lungs upon birth. But if the birth is successfully held off for more than seven days, the mother does not receive another course of medication and the baby’s lungs may not be protected. ...