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Six sigma techniques improve operating room patient flow

(HealthDay) -- Adoption of strategies such as Six Sigma methodology in hospital operating rooms (ORs) leads to improvements in patient flow and employee engagement, according to a study published in the July ...

Surgery created Jul 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Waging war against rotavirus

Canada should show leadership in supporting adoption of the rotavirus vaccination in developing countries, but it must also ensure that all Canadian infants are vaccinated against the virus, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Me ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expectations, exhaustion can lead mothers to post-adoption stress

Fatigue and unrealistic expectations of parenthood may help contribute to post-adoption depression in women, according to a Purdue University study.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers report progress in cancer immunotherapy

In a bid to make cancer immunotherapy more effective, researchers report they have succeeded in halting the progress of aggressive melanoma in its tracks - at least briefly - in seven patients treated with an army of cloned ...

Cancer created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Risk for drug abuse in adopted children appears influenced by family, genetics

In a national Swedish adoption study, the risk for drug abuse appears to be increased among adopted children whose biological parents had a history of drug abuse, according to a report published Online First by Archives of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Over-reactive parenting linked to negative emotions and problem behavior in toddlers

Researchers have found that parents of young children who anger easily and over-react are more likely to have toddlers who act out and become upset easily.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PCs to blame for rise in stressed out workers

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers interested in stress at work have been concerned at the increased intensity of work in the EU over the past 20 years. A more detailed breakdown has shown that this increase ...

Health created Oct 02, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Stem cells, potential source of cancer-fighting T cells

Adult stem cells from mice converted to antigen-specific T cells -- the immune cells that fight cancer tumor cells -- show promise in cancer immunotherapy and may lead to a simpler, more efficient way to use the body's immune ...

Medical research created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Strong leadership necessary to provide more sophisticated care for aging population, study finds

Strong leadership, communication and teamwork are essential to successful organizations, especially health care facilities. However, how those organizations achieve improvement is not clearly understood, says ...

Health created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer-fighting cells' potency in melanoma patients extended by new technique

Like brainy bookworms unprepared for the rough and tumble of post-graduation life, white blood cells trained by scientists to attack tumors tend to fade away quickly when injected into cancer patients. Dana-Farber Cancer ...

Cancer created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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