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Researchers determine where best to place defibrillators

TORONTO: Prompt use of an automated external defibrillator, or AED, can greatly increase the survival rates of people who suffer a cardiac arrest. And MIE Professor Tim Chan, working with Dr. Laurie Morrison at St. Michael's ...

Cardiology created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Individual donation amounts drop when givers are in groups

In December of last year the New York Post published images of a man about to be killed by a train while several bystanders did little to help him. Numerous studies have provided evidence that people are less likely to help ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beaumont doctors call for training to reduce sudden cardiac arrest fatalities in schools

One of the leading causes of death in the United States is sudden cardiac arrest, which claims the lives of more than 325,000 people each year. In a study published in the April issue of the journal Resuscitation, Beaumo ...

Cardiology created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stayin' alive—delivering resuscitation messages to the public

Four out of five cardiac arrests happen at home, and unless the public are trained in resuscitation many people die before emergency services get to them.

Other created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Overheard phone calls more memorable, rated more distracting than other background talking

A one-sided cellphone conversation in the background is likely to be much more distracting than overhearing a conversation between two people, according to research published March 13 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Ver ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Targeting CPR education in high-risk neighborhoods could save more lives

Targeting CPR education in high-risk neighborhoods could increase the number of bystanders giving CPR and decrease deaths from cardiac arrest, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published in ...

Cardiology created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Compound stimulates tumor-fighting protein in cancer therapy

A compound that stimulates the production of a tumor-fighting protein may improve the usefulness of the protein in cancer therapy, according to a team of researchers.

Cancer created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New national PSA campaign launched to help bystanders recognize and respond to warning signs of stroke F.A.S.T.

Every 40 seconds a stroke occurs in the United States, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. To raise awareness about F.A.S.T.—an acronym to recognize and respond to the sudden warning ...

Cardiology created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Investigating the bystander effect: Virtual Reality as a viable platform for experimental psychology

The bystander effect is well-known in behavioural psychology and suggests that the more people who witnessing a violent emergency the less likely it is that someone will intervene. It was first identified ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The 'bystander effect' in crime also applies to medicine

(Medical Xpress)—The "bystander effect," which refers to people standing by and doing nothing while an emergency situation takes place, can also apply to medical care, according to two Yale doctors. Their ...

Health created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New technique catalogs lymphoma-linked genetic variations

(Medical Xpress)—As anyone familiar with the X-Men knows, mutants can be either very good or very bad—or somewhere in between. The same appears true within cancer cells, which may harbor hundreds of mutations that set ...

Cancer created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Eliminating mouth-to-mouth boosts CPR results, study shows

(HealthDayNews)—Bystander CPR saves more lives when just chest compression is performed without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, a new study from Japan shows.

Cardiology created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Putting electronic cigarettes to the test

Electronic cigarettes are experiencing somewhat of a boom at the moment. An estimated two million people in Germany have already turned to the vapor cigarette, which many view as a healthy alternative to ...

Addiction created Dec 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers find chemical 'switches' for neurodegenerative diseases

By using a model, researchers at the University of Montreal have identified and "switched off" a chemical chain that causes neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and dementia. ...

Neuroscience created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Japanese family members less likely than others to give CPR for cardiac arrest

Family members didn't give CPR for cardiac arrests as often as passers-by or friends in a Japanese study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.

Cardiology created Nov 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bystander

A bystander a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator.

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