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New strep throat guidelines tackle antibiotic resistance

(HealthDay)—Doctors need to accurately diagnose and treat strep throat in order to avoid inappropriate use of antibiotics that can lead to drug-resistant bacteria, according to updated guidelines from the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experts recommend screening adults for hypertriglyceridemia every five years

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertriglyceridemia. Triglycerides are a type of fat found in the blood and are associated with cardiovascular risk. ...

Other created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Iowa study aimed at making tractors safer for kids

(AP)—Researchers who hope to keep children from dying in tractor accidents are using a state-of-the-art driving simulator to help determine when kids can safely operate farm equipment.

Health created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New physio guidelines for the elderly at risk of falls

Taking a fall in older life can not only result in injury, but also a potentially debilitating loss of confidence. But new guidelines for physiotherapists, co-compiled by a leading academic in the field from the Peninsula ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lyme retreatment guidance may be flawed

(Medical Xpress)—Most doctors treat Lyme disease with antibiotics for two to four weeks after diagnosis, but if symptoms persist after that, medical guidelines recommend against antibiotic retreatment. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

WMS issues important new practice guidelines for prevention and treatment of lightning injuries

About 24,000 people are killed by lightning every year, with about 10 times as many people injured. The Wilderness Medical Society has issued important new practice guidelines for precautions that can lower ...

Other created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Single hospital rooms ensure a good death? Think again

Over recent decades, we have seen a growing tendency for including more single rooms in hospital ward design. Single rooms are often favoured by patients, are highly sought after and rarely empty.  Infection control guidelines ...

Health created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Updated recommendations for sleep apnea in children

(HealthDay)—The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is revising its recommendations for the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children and adolescents, according to ...

Sleep apnea created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coronary artery calcium scan most effective in predicting risk of heart disease: research

Heart calcium scans are far superior to other assessment tools in predicting the development of cardiovascular disease in individuals currently classified at intermediate risk by their doctors, according to researchers at ...

Cardiology created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Middle-aged adults help their hearts with regular leisure-time physical activities

Middle-aged adults who regularly engage in leisure-time physical activity for more than a decade may enhance their heart health, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

Cardiology created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experts issue recommendations for treating thyroid dysfunction during and after pregnancy

The Endocrine Society has made revisions to its 2007 Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for management of thyroid disease during pregnancy and postpartum. The CPG provides recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of patients ...

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

High-risk heterosexuals should take HIV prevention pill, too

(HealthDay) -- Doctors should consider prescribing the HIV prevention pill Truvada to their heterosexual patients who are at high risk for the virus, not just high-risk gay and bisexual men, experts from ...

HIV & AIDS created Aug 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

DMP module on heart failure: Current guidelines indicate some need for revision

The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of people with heart failure. The aim of ...

Cardiology created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity in type 2 diabetes: Recommendations from guidelines are largely consistent

On 10th July 2012, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of obesity in type 2 diabetes. The aim ...

Diabetes created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Canada: Parkinson's guidelines set standard for care

(Medical Xpress) -- It’s been five years in the making but health-care workers across the country now have guidelines on how to diagnose and treat patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0