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Choice of Anesthesia in C-section

...t 20 years -- for delivery, regional anesthesia is safer than general anesthesia," said Charles J. Lockwood, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale University School of Medicine. "The studies in the review were generally small and there was ...

Battle against Skin Cancer must Target Tanning Salons

...rom people, hoping that the myth that sun beds are safer than natural sunlight would be dispelled. Over half of those who responded said there should be a targeted health campaign on the risks of using sun beds. According to research sun beds are responsible for an estimated 100 deaths in the UK each yea...

Doctor Dissuades Mothers from Umbilical Cord Banking

...ood transfusion is required as it is known to be a safer option and also more affordable. There are commercial companies which deal with personal cord blood banking services for a whopping fee of 2,784 pounds, which is not recommended by many organizations like the Royal College of Obstetricians, and Gynec...

NOTE surgery – to combat obesit

According to doctors, it would be safer to carry out a stomach-stapling surgery by introducing a tube through the mouth than using an incision. // Around 1 million bariatric surgeries have been carried out across the globe. This surgery is recommended for weight loss and it involves st...

Fight against HIV taken up by Zimbabwe's Hairdressers

...w infections by increasing testing and encouraging safer sex. The British government's policy of withholding funds from President Robert Mugabe's government has caused the grant to go to the non-governmental group Population Services International (PSI) that also receives funds from the US. With this gr...

Laser Surgery Safer Than Contact Lenses?

Contact lenses were assumed to be safer to use than laser surgery to correct vision impairment over the past years. However this view //is being contested by a physician William Mathers, M.D from Health & Science University Casey Eye Institute, Oregon who has been comparing data from many ...

Medical Center Tops 3 Million IV Syringes Using IntelliFill i.v. Robotics

...ality control protocols certainly contributes to a safer and more efficient environment for hospital pharmacies, nursing stations, and the patient bedside.” According to Kromelis, Children’s inpatient pharmacy currently operates the IntelliFill i.v. “around the clock” (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) in a...

New Antipsychotic Medications have Little Advantage Over Older Drugs

...on that second-generation antipsychotic agents are safer and more effective in treating patients with schizophrenia than the less-expensive first-generation class of medications. For almost 50 years, antipsychotic medications have been the primary method of treating schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder t...

All Intravascular Devices Pose Risk of Bloodstream Infection to Patients

...r wider scale, argue the researchers, to make IVDs safer for all hospitalized patients, as well as outpatie...ted more widely by health care providers to ensure safer IVD use. Reduced bloodstream infections will follow, predicts Dr. Maki. The article’s authors also...

Georgetown University Heads Alternative Tobacco Project

...ludes advocating the use of smokeless tobacco as a safer alternative to smoking. Some experts feel any reduction in risk is beneficial, while others feel that no tobacco should be the only position of the public health community. "There is a danger that may be broader than that for the individual smoker," ...

Infection Risk High With All IVDs

...r wider scale, argue the researchers, to make IVDs safer for all hospitalized patients, as well as outpatie...ted more widely by health care providers to ensure safer IVD use. Reduced bloodstream infections will follow, predicts Dr. Maki. The article's authors also ...

Compulsory Rural Stint for Doctors: Ramadoss

...ed monthly remuneration, Ramadoss said. For the safer motherhood programme, the government has decided to raise the incentive to mothers from Rs.700 to Rs.1,400. Funds provided to the district hospitals, particularly in the northeast, are being increased to improve the facilities. The rural developme...

UN Communiqué encourages programs to cut down HIV/AIDS infection rate

...include methadone replacement, needle exchange and safer injections, with a view to bringing down the rates of the disease. Taking cues from the report, countries in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa should begin to take up the clean needle and drug treatment programs, which are known to reduce the risks...

Doctors Unaware If Pediatric Dosages Are Safe

...gram itself has been a useful tool in making drugs safer for children through labeling changes, more can be done to make sure this information is getting into the right hands, said Benjamin. "Physicians are used to using peer-reviewed journals as a source for the latest medical information, so it makes se...

A young scientist recognized for biomechanics innovations

...s. Duma expects the study to result in designs for safer sports head gear, as well as new concussion treatment and evaluation methods. The Eye Injury Research Program established by Duma at Virginia Tech is the nation's largest research program for airbag-induced eye injuries and one of the largest for a...

Enoxaparin To Become The Standard Treatment During Procedures For Blocked Arteries

...e what has become a relatively safe procedure even safer by finding a drug that will effectively prevent blood clots and not put patients at risk for unnecessary bleeding. This study, which was designed to test the safety of Enoxaparin, is one of the first steps we as cardiologists are taking to reach that...

Amgen introduces Autoinjector For Treating Anemia

...njuries can potentially be prevented by the use of safer devices. To reduce these occupational hazards, the CDC has identified eight desirable characteristics for safety devices, and the Aranesp prefilled SureClick autoinjector has at least six of these characteristics. The FDA approval of the Aranesp pre...

Alternative therapy – an alternative to HRT

...p control menopausal symptoms believing them to be safer and 'more natural'. But in many cases appropriate research into their safety has not been done. I'm a strong supporter of an integrated approach using lifestyle, alternatives and HRT but it must be evidence-based to confirm both efficacy and long-ter...

Prenatal Test and Miscarriage

...imester for amniocentesis, which was thought to be safer but doesn't provide results until several weeks later, according to Norton. With more and more women undergoing first trimester screening, an increasing number of them will be faced with the choice between amniocentesis and CVS, she added. "If ther...

Proper Fitting Of Football Helmets Essential To Prevent Concussion

...ootball may make fitting helmets more accurate and safer and help protect young kids as they take to the field. Dr. Hong also recommended checking the helmets regularly throughout the season as the helmet fit keeping changing over the course of the season because of collisions, wear and tear, and the gro...

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