Certain Tests in ERs Raise Cancer Risk for Some

Study found too many X-rays, CT scans and nuclear medicine tests led to radiation buildup THURSDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term buildup of radiation resulting from repeated emergency room X-rays and scans may be placing some patients at an increased risk for developing cancer,...

Use of opioids for pain in ERs on the rise, but racial differences in use still exist

In the last 15 years, use of opioid medications to treat patients with pain-related emergency department visits has improved although white patients were more likely to receive opioids than patients of a different race/ethnicity, according to a study in the January 2 issue of JAMA. In the 1990...

Most ERs Not Fully Prepared for Pediatric Patients

Only 6 percent had all the recommended equipment, survey finds MONDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Parents who find themselves rushing a child to the nearest emergency room might want to keep a new finding in mind: Only 6 percent of emergency rooms in the United States have all the equ...

Researchers Produce First Nationwide Study of Homeless in ERs

MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first national study of homeless people's use of emergency rooms finds that homeless patients are more likely to arrive at the hospital by ambulance and more than twice as likely to be uninsured. One-third of homeless patien...

White Men With Chest Pains Treated Fastest in ERs

Government study found minorities, women not given heart treatments as quickly FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- White men who arrive in emergency rooms complaining of chest pains get treatments for heart trouble faster than African-Americans or women do, a new U.S. government study...

New Breastfeeding Supplement Designed to Improve Milk Production for Nursing Mothers

Fairhaven Health introduces Nursing Blend, a natural, non-prescription supplement to support breastfeeding women. Bellingham, WA (Vocus) August 4, 2009 -- Are breastfeeding mothers getting all the nutrients they need to ensure the optimal health of mom and baby? Surpris...

Study Suggests Preseason Shoulder Strength May Determine Injury Severity for Baseball Pitchers

Athletic injuries can derail any player's ability to compete, but for a baseball pitcher his shoulder strength and control is critical. Keystone, CO (Vocus) July 10, 2009 -- Athletic injuries can derail any player's ability to compete, but for a baseball pitcher his sho...

Exiqon Announces 2009 North American Grant Award Winners

Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: "EXQ") today announced the two winners of their 2009 North American Grant Program. Exiqon had recently announced the development of a new research grant program, open to researchers from academic and non-profit institutions across North America, engag...

Online Store Offers Affordable Digital Hearing Aids For Baby Boomers

MyHearPod.com provides digital hearing aids for a reduced price by allowing the customer to service and clean the hearing aids themselves. (PRWEB) June 3, 2009 -- As people born in the generation called the "Baby Boomers" continue to age, hearing loss is becom...

Know Your Asthma Triggers

Tips for keeping wheezing at bay this spring SATURDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Spring brings many good things, but allergens are not among them, especially if you have asthma. Pollen from blooming flowers, trees and grass is a common asthma trigger that sufferers must learn to co...

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ERS in Biological News

ESA satellites focusing on the Arctic

... The Arctic is undergoing rapid transformation due to climate change, pollution and human activity. ESA's ers and Envisat satellites have been providing satellite data of the region for the last 17 years. These long term data sets in combination with ESA's fut...

Wilkins Ice Shelf hanging by its last thread

... is connected to Charcot and Latady Islands, had been stable for most of the last century before it began retreating in the 1990s. By studying ESA ers SAR satellite images since the 1990s, Braun and his colleague Dr Angelika Humbert from the Institute of Geophysics, Mnster University, have found the ...

UN climate conference hears how EO can help

...tent cloud cover, which prevents traditional satellite sensors from making regular acquisitions. Satellite radar sensors flown aboard ESAs Envisat and ers satellites are able to produce reliable high-quality images of these areas because they are able to peer through clouds, haze and smoke. Using Env...

Space technology put into service for global water resources observations

...d to provide real-time information for flood forecasting. Among the most promising space missions are satellite altimetry missions, such as ESA's ers and Envisat and NASA-CNES Topex-Poseidon, that provide surface water levels (lakes, reservoirs, rivers, wetlands and floodplains) and space gravity mi...

Birth of an iceberg

...rises 10 percent of the WAIS. According to a study by scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and University College London (UCL) using ESA's ers satellite data, a loss of 31-cubic km of ice from the WAISs interior from 1992 to 2001 was pinpointed to the Pine Island Glacier. The thinning cau...

EC unveils new EU maritime policy

...r, which ESA has been actively involved in over the last 25 years. ESAs ers satellites have been the main vehicles for testing and demonstrating the fe...tellite Earth Observation (EO) data in different maritime policy areas. The ers missions supported developments in oil slick detection, sea ice monitoring,...

Satellites shed light on global warming

...accelerated retreat and break-up of the Larsen Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula in the face of this warming through radar images acquired by ESA’s ers and Envisat satellites. The retreat has been accelerating since 1992 and has culminated in two collapse events: Larsen-A in January 1995 and La...

U-M team recovers ancient whale in Egyptian desert

...oxygen dependence ?could be replicated in humans, it could help buy time for critically ill patients on organ-transplant lists and in operating rooms, ers and battlefields, Roth said. "Manipulating this metabolic mechanism for clinical benefit potentially could revolutionize treatment for a host of hu...

Buying Time Through Hibernation on Demand

...oxygen dependence ?could be replicated in humans, it could help buy time for critically ill patients on organ-transplant lists and in operating rooms, ers and battlefields, Roth said. "Manipulating this metabolic mechanism for clinical benefit potentially could revolutionize treatment for a host of hu...

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ERS in Biological Definition

Evolutionary biology

...Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Ronald Fisher (1930) The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection John Maynard Smith and ers Szathmry (1997) The Major Transitions in Evolution Important publications in evolutionary biology . Category:Notable publications in ...