Airway Abnormalities Appear To Be Uncommon Among Well-Appearing Babies With Apparent Life-Threatening Events
Airway abnormalities were uncommon among well-appearing infants hospitalized with apparent life-threatening events, and pediatric otolaryngology service was involved in their care only a small proportion of the time during five years after the episode, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Otolaryngology -Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Screening Begins For Active Ingredients For The Treatment Of Batten Disease
It is a rare disease with devastating consequences: Around first grade, the children start experiencing vision impairments, which two to three years later progress to complete blindness. This is the first indication of a progressive destruction of brain cells. Later on, the patients experience hallucinations, epileptic seizures, dementia and, finally, failure of all motor abilities.
Health Minister Announces Funding For New Pathways’ Centre Of Excellence In Merthyr, Wales
Health Minister Edwina Hart has announced a capital grant of ВЈ93,050 for New Pathways, a charity that provides rape and sexual abuse support services throughout South Wales. The money will be used to renovate and convert sections of their Merthyr Tydfil Centre of Excellence premises to provide more counselling rooms and therapy services for children.
$3 Million In Medical Research Grants To Support Projects Targeting Brain Injuries, Pain Management, And Innovations In Healthcare Delivery Systems
A wide variety of early-stage, healthcare technology innovation projects in NeuroHealth, Traumatic Stress Disorders, and integrated clinical environments were among those chosen to receive more than $3 million in CIMIT seed grants for FY11. From seeking novel approaches in the Interoperability of portable X-Ray machines with ventilators in monitored settings to a pilot telehospice project
Trauma Center At SLU Hospital Receives ACS Verification
The trauma center at Saint Louis University Hospital has been verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACSCOT). This achievement nationally recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients. The verification makes the SLU Hospital trauma center the first dual state certified
Slips, Trips & Falls Caused 1,117 Injuries To Workers In The East Midlands – Health And Safety Executive, UK
Slip, trip and fall incidents in the workplace caused injuries to 1,117 workers and cost a worker’s life in the East Midlands last year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warned today as it launched a hard-hitting campaign. HSE figures show that slips and trips are the most common cause of major workplace injury in
Acetaminophen Protects Kidneys After Muscle Injury
Severe muscle injuries – such as crush injuries suffered in earthquakes, car accidents and explosions, and muscle damage from excessive exercise or statin drug interactions – can cause life-threatening kidney damage. Treatment has been limited to intravenous fluids and dialysis, but a new study suggests that the commonly used pain reliever acetaminophen may protect the
Internists Remind Public To Get H1N1 Flu Shot
Joseph W. Stubbs, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and a practicing internist, knows all too well that the number of people who get vaccinated against the flu typically drops after November. But flu viruses can circulate into February – even into the spring and summer. “National Influenza Vaccination Week (January
Rural Doctors Call For Urgent Solutions In 2010 Budget Submission, Australia
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) is urging the Federal Government to make a significant investment in some of the most critical areas of rural healthcare in its May budget, warning that failure to do so will severely compromise the ability of many rural communities to attract and retain much-needed doctors. RDAA says that
Study Finds Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometry Accurate On Newborns
Measuring the body temperatures of newborns with temporal artery thermometry (forehead scanning) provides readings comparable to results obtained by axillary (under arm) thermometry, the clinically recommended method for this patient population, but causes less discomfort, according to a new study reported in Advances in Neonatal Care. The study(1), the first published clinical analysis evaluating the