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Fruit consumption may protect against age-related maculopathy (ARM)

Eating fruit may help protect against the development of age-related maculopathy (ARM), an eye disease that can cause blindness, according to an article in the June issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

15 Jun 2004

New program aimed at increasing blood donations among federal government employees

In commemoration of World Blood Donor Day, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson launched “Donation Nation,” a new program aimed at increasing blood donations among federal government employees to reduce chronic blood shortages in communities across the country.

14 Jun 2004

Wireless patient monitoring system using mobile phone technology

Your doctor may soon be able to check on your recovery after a hospital stay by texting your mobile phone. Researchers, writing in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making today, have developed and tested a wireless patient monitoring system that could help detect patient suffering at a distance.

14 Jun 2004

Topiramate may protect newborns from brain injury and long-term neurologic problems caused by excitotoxicity

An existing drug already approved by the FDA may protect newborns from brain injury and long-term neurologic problems caused by excitotoxicity, or over-activation of neurons, report two NIH-funded studies from Children's Hospital Boston.

14 Jun 2004

Mercy & Unity Hospitals to become completely tobacco free

Beginning July 1, Mercy & Unity Hospitals will be tobacco free. This means that smoking or the use of tobacco products will not be allowed in the buildings, on the grounds or in parking areas of the hospitals or its owned and leased facilities.

14 Jun 2004

New guidelines over the rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual partners over hospital visiting and involvement in treatment decisions

The guidance compiled by UNISON and the Royal College of Nursing provides detailed information on how healthcare workers can give confidence to lesbian, gay and bisexual service users and has been endorsed by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, College of Occupational Therapists, Royal College of Midwives and the Society of Radiographers.

14 Jun 2004

Seasons may be involved in onset of menopause

Research by Hungarian fertility experts published (Thursday 10 June, 2004) in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction, has revealed that the onset of the menopause may not be dictated only by the fact that a woman’s lifetime supply of eggs are running low, but also by changes in the seasons.

14 Jun 2004

For nearly 50% of women, hair loss was the most distressing side effect of chemotherapy

Information and support charity CancerBACUP has dramatically revised its booklet on hair loss - the most traumatic side effect of cancer treatment for many women. The revamped booklet also now includes practical advice for patients from minority ethnic groups.

14 Jun 2004

AMA urges physicians to contact their U.S. senators to voice support for a patient safety bill

The AMA urges all physicians to contact their U.S. senators to voice their support for a patient safety bill that the Senate is expected to act on soon. The House passed this legislation by a wide margin in 2002.

14 Jun 2004

Chairman's speech at consultants conference 2004

Put patients first. That's what Mr Reid says. That's fine. Consultants do this every day. We don't need a politician to say it, like it's something we never thought of. When a consultant is working 50 hours a week despite only being paid for 35, that is putting the patient first. When a consultant is operating on an emergency patient in the middle of the night, that is putting the patient first.

12 Jun 2004

Kids as young as 6 who get frequent headaches may be using over-the-counter pain relievers too much

Kids as young as 6 who get frequent headaches may be using over-the-counter pain relievers far more than they should, and often without their parents' knowledge, suggests a study being presented at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society (AHS).

11 Jun 2004

Nearly a quarter of all UK's violent crimes are committed by the 2% of people who seriously misuse alcohol or drugs

Nearly a quarter (23%) of all violent crimes are committed by the 2% of people who seriously misuse alcohol or drugs, found a study by Oxford and Swedish researchers in the British Medical Journal.

11 Jun 2004

Enbrel therapy allowed more rheumatoid arthritis patients to achieve clinical remission

New results from TEMPO (Trial of Etanercept and Methotrexate with Radiographic Patient Outcomes) demonstrated that Enbrel® (etanercept) therapy allowed significantly more rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients to achieve clinical remission at two years compared to patients treated with methotrexate alone.

11 Jun 2004

The mother of four boys with one of the world's rarest illnesses has donated her bone marrow to her eldest son

A mum whose four sons all suffer from a rare life threatening disease yesterday donated her bone marrow to her eldest son Josh. Allison Hartley was found to be a match for 12-year-old Joshua, who has the rare degenerative condition XLP.

11 Jun 2004

15 of Sydney’s 24 hospitals could accept only life-threatening cases last night

Reports that ambulances had to bypass or wait almost three hours at 15 overloaded Sydney emergency departments last night will become even more common, particularly as winter approaches, warns AMA (NSW).

11 Jun 2004

Children in hospitals often experience adverse patient safety events

Children in hospitals often experience adverse patient safety events—such as medical injuries or errors—in the course of their care, with those in vulnerable populations, including children under 1 year old, at highest risk

11 Jun 2004

Second opinion from another obstetrician could reduce the frequency of caesarean births in Latin America

Latin America has the highest rate of caesarian sections-around a quarter of all deliveries-than any other part of the world. Fernando Althabe from the Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatologia, Montevideo, Uruguay, and colleagues assessed whether a compulsory second opinion from another obstetrician could reduce the frequency of caesarean births.

11 Jun 2004

First robotic heart operations in the southern hemisphere

Monash University Department of Surgery staff have made history by performing the first robotic heart operations in the southern hemisphere.

11 Jun 2004

U.S. team to battle malaria in Peru

In the middle of the Peruvian Amazon, a battle against malaria – the second largest killer of people worldwide – will be undertaken by an international team of researchers led by tropical disease specialist Joseph Vinetz, M.D., from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine.

11 Jun 2004

Docetaxel decreases the chance of dying by 24 percent in advanced-stage prostate cancer patients resistant to hormone therapy

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center clinicians were among those at leading institutions that have completed a three-year international study showing that docetaxel, a drug made from yew tree needles, decreases the chance of dying by 24 percent in advanced-stage prostate cancer patients resistant to hormone therapy.

11 Jun 2004

Hospital News and Research

Fruit consumption may protect against age-related maculopathy (ARM)

New program aimed at increasing blood donations among federal government employees

Wireless patient monitoring system using mobile phone technology

Topiramate may protect newborns from brain injury and long-term neurologic problems caused by excitotoxicity

Mercy & Unity Hospitals to become completely tobacco free

New guidelines over the rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual partners over hospital visiting and involvement in treatment decisions

Seasons may be involved in onset of menopause

For nearly 50% of women, hair loss was the most distressing side effect of chemotherapy

AMA urges physicians to contact their U.S. senators to voice support for a patient safety bill

Chairman's speech at consultants conference 2004

Kids as young as 6 who get frequent headaches may be using over-the-counter pain relievers too much

Nearly a quarter of all UK's violent crimes are committed by the 2% of people who seriously misuse alcohol or drugs

Enbrel therapy allowed more rheumatoid arthritis patients to achieve clinical remission

The mother of four boys with one of the world's rarest illnesses has donated her bone marrow to her eldest son

15 of Sydney’s 24 hospitals could accept only life-threatening cases last night

Children in hospitals often experience adverse patient safety events

Second opinion from another obstetrician could reduce the frequency of caesarean births in Latin America

First robotic heart operations in the southern hemisphere

U.S. team to battle malaria in Peru

Docetaxel decreases the chance of dying by 24 percent in advanced-stage prostate cancer patients resistant to hormone therapy

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