News tagged with clinical settings


New HIV testing guidelines helpful, but access to screenings still an issue

(Medical Xpress)—Beth Meyerson, health policy expert at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, said the new screening guidelines by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force represent an important shift ...

HIV & AIDS created May 02, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sound stimulation during sleep can enhance memory

Slow oscillations in brain activity, which occur during so-called slow-wave sleep, are critical for retaining memories. Researchers reporting online April 11 in the Cell Press journal Neuron have found that p ...

Neuroscience created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electroencephalography underused investigative tool in hospitals

A retrospective study of patients who had in-hospital electroencephalography (EEG) has established that EEG is a valuable tool that could be deployed more widely to identify treatable causes of impaired consciousness in the ...

Neuroscience created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows community approach effective in fight against diabetes

New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows that a diabetes prevention program led by community health workers is effective at reducing blood glucose and potentially reducing diabetes over the long term.

Diabetes created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Global consensus on concussion in sport

An international panel of concussion experts has provided new guidelines on evaluating and treating concussions during sporting events and in clinical settings.

Health created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Benefits, challenges of making health care safer and better: Study reviews a national initiative to 'retool'

Safety and quality seem like obvious goals for health care education. But improving the way budding doctors and nurses are taught, bringing those professions together in the classroom and clinical settings, and measuring ...

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New handheld mobile device performs laboratory-quality HIV testing

New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that a handheld mobile device can check patients' HIV status with just a finger prick, and synchronize the results in real time with e ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Real-world patient survival with defibrillators matches trial expectations

Patients who received an implantable heart defibrillator in everyday practice had survival benefits on par with those who received the same devices in carefully controlled clinical trials, according to a new study that highlights ...

Cardiology created Jan 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Use of clinical decision-support system can improve HIV care

(HealthDay)—Use of a clinical decision-support system (CDSS) appears to be beneficial in HIV care, with improvements noted in CD4 cell counts and clinic follow-up, according to a study published in the ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover new technique for detecting bone loss

Airing for the first time last night on KAET's "ASU Discovers," the work of scientists at ASU including Ariel Anbar, a professor in ASU's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the School of Earth ...

Medical research created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New test may uncover deadly hypertension disease in pregnancy

Collaborators at Cottage Health System and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) have identified biomarkers that may yield a revolutionary diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia, a complex and potentially ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Swiss assisted suicide laws do not necessarily promote desire for death, study finds

A study published in Frontiers in Psychology for Clinical Settings shows that while current Swiss law does not necessarily increase the desire for assisted suicide, patients wish to discuss the option with their physician. Ralf S ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antipsychotics accelerate patient sedation, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—A new study is shedding light on the use of sedative drugs in hospitals and has proven certain clinically used drug combinations to be faster and more effective in sedating highly aggressive ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mathematical model helps design efficient multi-drug therapies

For years, doctors treating those with HIV have recognized a relationship between how faithfully patients take the drugs they prescribe, and how likely the virus is to develop drug resistance. More recently, research has ...

Medical research created Sep 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Computer-based screening program for partner violence does not significantly improve quality of life

In a study that included more than 2,700 women receiving care in primary care clinics, those who were screened for partner violence and received a partner violence resource list did not experience significant differences ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0