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Dedicated staff contribute greatly to successful screening of diabetic retinopathy

Once Rafael Duran, ophthalmology technician, positions patient Maria Cortez Orozco just right in front of the high-optic retinal scan camera, he turns off the lights and waits for Orozco's eyes to dilate.

30 Mar 2017

Adding anticoagulation medication use as EMS triage criteria could save lives of older adults

One change to field triage guidelines for emergency medical services responding to older adults with head trauma could make a "clinically important improvement over usual care," according to a study and accompanying editorial published earlier this month in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Out-of-Hospital Triage of Older Adults With Head Injury: A Retrospective Study of the Effect of Adding 'Anticoagulation or Antiplatelet Medication Use' as a Criterion" and "Can an Out-of-Hospital Medication History Save Lives for Injured Older Adults?").

30 Mar 2017

Study shows marathon participation causes temporary injury to kidneys

Researchers at Yale University have found that marathon runners can suffer Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), due to the physical tension they experience while running the race. Although AKI is a temporary injury that heals within a span of two days after the race, questions arise about the long-term impacts of this exhausting task over.

30 Mar 2017

Study: Logwood combustion emits substantial amount of secondary organic aerosols

Aerosol emissions from logwood combustion increase significantly when the emission ages in ambient air. A significant increase occurs already within three hours of aging, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

30 Mar 2017

Weston General Hospital switches to smartphone-based technology to simplify ward assessments

Medical staff at Weston General Hospital are switching to smartphone-based technology to communicate patient details as an ‘archaic’ paper-based system is dropped.

30 Mar 2017

Nurses volunteer to promote culture of health in their communities, study finds

More than 20,000 nurses currently serve as volunteers with the American Red Cross, supporting victims of natural and man-made disasters.

30 Mar 2017

Home neighborhood with higher walkability promotes physical activity among older people

A recent study, conducted at the Gerontology Research Center of the University of Jyväskylä, shows that walk-friendly environmental design may provide opportunities for physical activity in old age.

30 Mar 2017

WHO launches global initiative to reduce medication-related harm in next 5 years

WHO today launched a global initiative to reduce severe, avoidable medication-associated harm in all countries by 50% over the next 5 years.

30 Mar 2017

Virtual reality therapy effective in reducing pain for hospitalized patients

Virtual reality therapy is effective in significantly reducing pain for hospitalized patients, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study.

29 Mar 2017

EHR systems improve outcomes for weekend surgery patients, study shows

Electronic health record systems significantly improve outcomes for patients who undergo surgeries on weekends, according to a Loyola Medicine study published in JAMA Surgery.

29 Mar 2017

Researchers find biological basis for financial exploitation in older adults

Older adults who have been scammed by friends, relatives or strangers seem to behave just like elders who have avoided rip-offs. They are able to balance their checkbooks.

29 Mar 2017

New study reveals economic burden of emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury

A new study that looked at nearly 134,000 emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury, including concussion, during a one year period in Ontario estimated that those visits had a total cost of $945 million over the lifetimes of those patients.

29 Mar 2017

Researchers develop new method for measuring free radicals in cigarette smoke

Smoking cigarettes can lead to illness and death. Free radicals, which are atoms or groups of atoms with unpaired electrons, in inhaled smoke are thought to be partly responsible for making smokers sick.

29 Mar 2017

Caring about others can be reason behind choosing to get vaccinations, research shows

Since vaccines protect not only those who take them, but also the people who otherwise could have been infected, there are many plausible motives for choosing to get vaccinated.

29 Mar 2017

Scientists design new method to reduce noise problems caused by road traffic

Scientists from the universities of Granada and Southampton have designed a new method to reduce noise problems caused by road traffic, one of the main environmental impacts of said roads, and which has important effects on people's health and their physical and psychological well-being.

29 Mar 2017

University of Glasgow to open new state-of-art Imaging Centre of Excellence

The University of Glasgow will officially open its new £32M Imaging Centre of Excellence, on Wednesday 29 March 2017.

29 Mar 2017

Higher nut intake may help reduce risk of CVD, total cancer and all-cause mortality

In a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies published in BMC Medicine, researchers looked at the association of nut consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), total cancer, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in adults.

29 Mar 2017

Study finds broad support for larger health warnings on cigarette packs

Health warnings cover about 10 percent of a cigarette pack's exterior surface in the United States, but there is broad support, even among smokers, for making them significantly larger, a University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center study has found.

28 Mar 2017

High blood pressure not related to elevated mortality risk for older adults with weak grip strength

A study of nearly 7,500 Americans age 65 or older suggests that elevated blood pressure is not related to high mortality risk among people in that age group with weak grip strength.

28 Mar 2017

Survey finds alarming rates of shared decision making for prostate cancer screening

A new study finds that while a blood test that helps to screen for prostate cancer remains common, only 30 percent of men in a large national survey reported having a balanced discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the screening with their doctor.

28 Mar 2017

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Dedicated staff contribute greatly to successful screening of diabetic retinopathy

Adding anticoagulation medication use as EMS triage criteria could save lives of older adults

Study shows marathon participation causes temporary injury to kidneys

Study: Logwood combustion emits substantial amount of secondary organic aerosols

Weston General Hospital switches to smartphone-based technology to simplify ward assessments

Nurses volunteer to promote culture of health in their communities, study finds

Home neighborhood with higher walkability promotes physical activity among older people

WHO launches global initiative to reduce medication-related harm in next 5 years

Virtual reality therapy effective in reducing pain for hospitalized patients

EHR systems improve outcomes for weekend surgery patients, study shows

Researchers find biological basis for financial exploitation in older adults

New study reveals economic burden of emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury

Researchers develop new method for measuring free radicals in cigarette smoke

Caring about others can be reason behind choosing to get vaccinations, research shows

Scientists design new method to reduce noise problems caused by road traffic

University of Glasgow to open new state-of-art Imaging Centre of Excellence

Higher nut intake may help reduce risk of CVD, total cancer and all-cause mortality

Study finds broad support for larger health warnings on cigarette packs

High blood pressure not related to elevated mortality risk for older adults with weak grip strength

Survey finds alarming rates of shared decision making for prostate cancer screening

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