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Electronic Health Records Shows No Improvement in Quality of Outpatient Care

...ed to a patient's condition. Which brings up the second theory: No matter how sophisticated the system, it can't dictate a course of action to a physician, Stafford said. And in many cases, he added, physicians don't see any incentive for heeding the input of an electronic system. "We're still on a lear...

Fat Tax Could Avoid Considerable Amount of Heart Attack and Stroke Deaths Annually

...butter and cheese, baked goods, puddings. In the second approach, they applied the tax to foods attracting an SSCg3d score of more than 9. This is a validated measure of the healthiness of a food. For example, spinach scores -12, while chocolate digestive biscuits score +29. In the third approach they w...

'Rehab Changed by Life' Says Lindsay Lohan

...he added. The actress checked into rehab for the second time earlier in June, after she was arrested for drunk driving....

Smokers may Develop Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

...is the volume of air that can be forced out in one second after taking a deep breath. Jill Ohar, M.D., senior researcher and a professor of internal medicine-pulmonary, said its likely that 1112C/T is one of several genetic variants that influence the risk of a smoker developing COPD. About 25 percent of ...

Drinking More Milk may Lessen Type 2 Diabetes Risk

... the primary beverage source of magnesium, which a second meta-analysis found may also decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes (2). The analysis concludes that for every 100 milligram increase in magnesium up to the recommended dietary intake, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes decreased by 15 percent. ...

Urine is a Rich Source of Phosphorus

... that the urine passes to a holding tank through a second set of pipes. Farmers empty the holding tank at regular periods by using the urine as fertilizer. She insists that the recycling systems provide additional benefits to the environment because the toilets use less water, and less energy is needed a...

Tumor Blood Flow can Improve Chemotherapy

...oma that lands a one-two punch works best when the second punch is timed to take maximum advantage of the first one, according to results of studies at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital. Neuroblastoma is a pediatric solid tumor that arises from cells in the peripheral nervous system. The finding holds...

Kenyan Capital Bans Smoking in Public

...according to official figures. Kenya is Africa's second country to introduce a partial smoking ban after Tanzania, which banned smoking in many public places in 2003. Norway, Italy, Ireland and Britain are among a number of European countries to ban smoking in the workplace and confined public spaces li...

Autoimmune Response in Multiple Sclerosis

...d to transfer disease to other healthy mice. The second clonotype, BV16/BJ2S5, persisted following recovery, consistent with the hypothesis that the other, BV8S2/BJ2S7 T cell clonotype, is the driver of disease and necessary for EAE/MS persistence. The identification of this T cell subset suggests that th...

EPA to Improve Nanotechnology

...nt items used by manufacturers today. In addition, second generation usesin electronics, sensors, targeted drugs and active nanostructureshave already begun. In May 2007, Davies authored the first in-depth analysis of EPAs nano-tech readiness, EPA and Nanotechnology: Oversight for the 21st Century. The ...

Bed Side Robot Gets You Home Back Faster

...hysician rounds during the postoperative period. A second group (n=92) was assessed by traditional surgeon bedside visits, supplemented by robotic telerounding. Patients who suffered from postoperative complications during the same admission were omitted from the study. The robotic assessment included r...

Genetic Variation in Some Smokers Increases Chances of Developing COPD

...is the volume of air that can be forced out in one second after taking a deep breath. Jill Ohar, M.D., senior researcher and a professor of internal medicine-pulmonary, said it's likely that -1112C/T is one of several genetic variants that influence the risk of a smoker developing COPD. About 25 percent o...

Three Doctors Charged So Far in the UK Bombing Case

...kless" in giving the SIM card to the two men - his second cousins - but defence barrister Stephen Keim, SC, says the case against him is "extremely weak". Besides Haneef e-mailed an associate shortly after the failed British terrorist attacks, saying he would have to leave Australia in a hurry, and did no...

Trip to Baby Boutique Fuels Nicole Richies Pregnancy Rumours

... might be true after all, for the socialite made a second trip to trendy West Hollywood baby boutique Petit Tresor on July 12 . The Simple Life star is yet to confirm or deny reports that she's expecting rocker Joel Madden's baby, but gossips and tabloids are certain about the news. And it certainly look...

Los Angeles Diocese Opts for Huge Payout in Sexual Abuse Cases

...uled that Mahony could be called to testify in the second trial on schedule, and attorneys for plaintiffs wanted to call him in many more. The same judge also cleared the way for four people to seek punitive damages something that could have opened the church to tens of millions of dollars in payouts if ...

Indian Researcher Duo Finds Automated Tailgating can Save Fuel, Cut CO2 Emissions

...ect but no more than if it were driving alone. The second car has a much lower drag coefficient than the first car in a two-car platoon. The middle car experiences the lowest drag in a three-car platoon and the third car in the platoon, starting from the front, experiences the least drag in a four-car plato...

Doctor Pours Ethics Down The Drain In A Bid To Make A Quick Buck

...reds of customers. Ana Maria Santi has become the second doctor to plead guilty in the federal investigatio...e and then forwarded their requests to Santi and a second doctor, Victor Mariani. Mariani pleaded guilty in March.Prosecutors say the scheme spanned from Apri...

C -reactive Protein is the Marker for Cardiovascular Disease

...dysfunction. These findings were published in the second issue of the July American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic Society. To identify children for the study, parents in the Jefferson County (KY) Public School system were invited to complete a questi...

Prostitutes Fume as Norway Bids to Criminalise Sex Purchases

...elp centre for sex workers in Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city. "We can focus solely on indoor prostitution, which covers most prostitution, whereas before all our resources were focused on street prostitution," he told AFP. He disagrees that violence against prostitutes increases when buying se...

Nasal Cannula Treatment for Sleep Apnea Patients

... Allergy Center. The research was reported in the second issue for July 2007 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine published by the American Thoracic Society. The proof of concept study included 11 patients with mild to severe apnea-hypopnea disorders, who were selected to prov...

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