Pulmonary Function Testing in Children
...hcare professionals and facilitate good laboratory practices by providing guidelines on how to perform the various techniques and how to interpret the measurements. Evaluating lung function in this age group is important, not only for clinical reasons, but also due to the considerable growth and development ...Desertification, a Major Threat, Says UN
...at effective policies and sustainable agricultural practices be put in place to reverse the decline of dry lands," says Hans van Ginkel, a professor at the United Nations University, which produced the report. "Addressing desertification is a critical and essential part of adapting to climate change and miti...Probiotic Drinks can Stave Off Hospital Infection
.... diff infections can be prevented by good hygiene practices in healthcare environments. However, it is extremely contagious and is spread very easily. Authorities assert that most people with a C. diff infection make a full recovery and fatalities are rare. But of late there has been reports of deaths resul...Interview With a Surgeon Hidden Hero of the NHS
...d when one can afford it. 2. What are the best practices in Medical Emergency Services that India could emu...should be seen as a long term asset to enhance the practices of existing networks rather than taking a short term view that the existing network many end up with...Digital Music Project Aims to Save Tibetan Folk Songs from Extinction
...Chinese government sought to wipe out all "feudal" practices and "make art serve politics." The biggest threat today, however, is modernization. "After we got electricity ten years ago, people began buying tape recorders, radios, and TVs, and then they began losing interest in traditional things," Drolma...Better Resources Needed To Control Hospital Infections
...control issues. 'We need basic infection control practices to be followed by all clinical staff and students enough equipment and supplies [available at all times] and adequate personnel in infection control, microbiology and environmental services,' says Professor Collignon. We need better hospital design...DelSite Working Toward Solving Delivery of Influenza Vaccine in Pandemic Situations
...n kilogram quantities under FDA good manufacturing practices for human drugs (cGMP) in an ISO-certified facility. Each kilogram of the GelSite(R) polymer can be used to manufacture approximately 5 to 8 million vaccine doses. Plant material used in the production of GelSite(R) polymer is recognized as certified...Hearts Saved As Doctors Put Cutting Edge Discoveries to Use
...vements are probably a "direct consequence" of new practices that follow updated guidelines from key organizations of heart doctors in the United States and Europe. The study "is the first report of what's actually going on in the real world," says Dr. Joel Gore, a co-author and cardiologist at the Universit...WHO Launches Effort to Stop Spread of HIV, Other Infections from Hospitals
...mendations for medical facilities to improve their practices in an effort to curb medical errors that contribute to the spread of infections, including HIV, Reuters reports. According to WHO, medical errors affect one in 10 patients worldwide and more than 1.4 million people at any given time develop hospital...Number of Syphilis Cases Rising Among MSM in U.S.
...l methamphetamine is associated with unsafe sexual practices linked to syphilis....Practicing Spirituality may Help Smokers to Quit
...the team, they used personal spiritual beliefs and practices in their quit attempts. This led the team to quest...th care providers to respect spiritual beliefs and practices that may be different from their own. Further investigation and program development on how to incl...Research Reveals Way to Speed Up Treatment of Deadly Malignant Hyperthermia
... Kevin Baker, CRNA, MSNA. "New discoveries of best practices such as this one will benefit patients for decades to come."...Government to Amend Birth Registration Act
...tates should implement a mechanism of sharing best practices with other high performing states such as West Bengal, Kerala and Punjab where the rate is 100 percent. He said the government proposes to set up about 100,000 government service centres across the country with the task of ensuring that birth regis...Government to Amend Birth Registration Act
...tates should implement a mechanism of sharing best practices with other high performing states such as West Bengal, Kerala and Punjab where the rate is 100 percent. He said the government proposes to set up about 100,000 government service centres across the country with the task of ensuring that birth regis...China Eyeing US Cooked Chickens Market
...ultry lobby is worried. It talks about such common practices among Chinese farmers, like flooding crops with un...can consumers would be safe from the "unacceptable practices of the Chinese farmer?" ask in anguished tones the poultry lobbyists. But who is listening?...Nurturing Our Nurses for Healthcare Par Excellence
...e of healthcare. We need to emulate worldwide best practices and spread this information so that others can follow. Sharon Hudacek, in 'A Daybook for Nurses' has summed up the life of a nurse wonderfully, 'Bound by paperwork, short on hands, sleep, and energy... nurses are rarely short on caring'. All we need...Survey Shows That Patients Have Trust and Confidence in Their Doctors
...ients, but the truth is innovative and progressive practices are often held back by the overwhelming focus on finance. Consultants, and healthcare workers in general, working together with patients can and do show the way forward, it is the political meddling that gets in the way, diverts attention and leads...US Hospital Group Offers Warranty on Surgeries
... with their list of 40 action items viewed as best practices like screening a patient for the risk of a stroke before surgery or administering beta blocker drugs after surgery to reduce the chances of an irregular heartbeat. Then they devised procedures to ensure the steps would always be followed, regardl...New Electro-chemical Biosensor to Check Food Contamination
... the rapid detection of 'risk' of contamination in practices based on Risk and Critical Control Point Analysis, Pividori said. The findings of the study have been published in the journals Analytical Chemistry and Biosensors and Bioelectronics....'wake Up and Breathe' Strategy Allows Patients to Come Off Ventilator Sooner
...ly spontaneous breathing trials and usual sedation practices (the SBT group). This group did not undergo formal awakening trials; their sedation was managed by their ICU doctors and nurses on a case-by-case basis. The patients in the SAT+SBT group were able to breathe without the ventilators assistance an av...