Blinking rate, not just pupil response, an important measure of alterness
The speed and degree to which the pupil of the eye responds is a standard test for alertness. It has also been used to assess how sleepy or exhausted a person is. Now, research to be published in the International Journal of ...
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Oct 10, 2012 |
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Viewpoint: Patient identified with illness similar to SARS
A new respiratory illness, similar to SARS, has been identified in a man who is being treated in the UK.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 27, 2012 |
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UNICEF studies highlight the importance of equity in maternal and child health improvement strategies
Two studies from UNICEF, forming The Lancet Series on equity in child survival, health, and nutrition, provide compelling evidence for the strategic importance of focusing global health improvement efforts on the poorest and ha ...
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Sep 19, 2012 |
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Uganda Ebola outbreak 'coming to an end': WHO
Uganda's latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus appears to be over, the World Health Organisation said Monday, pointing out that no new cases had been confirmed for the past month.
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Sep 03, 2012 |
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Severe reactions to food more common than thought in young children (w/ Video)
Young children with allergies to milk and egg experience an unexpectedly high number of reactions to these and other foods, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. More than 70 percent of preschool children with ...
Pediatrics
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Wide variation in emergency service response to elderly falls patients
The ambulance service response to emergency calls for elderly falls patients varies widely across the UK, reveals research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Health
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Belief that flu jab really works boosts uptake among health-care workers
A belief that the seasonal flu jab really works is far more likely to sway healthcare professionals to get vaccinated than the potential to protect at risk patients from infection, finds research published in Occupational an ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Pyramax receives positive opinion from the EMA
Pyramax, a fixed-dose combination of pyronaridine and artesunate, becomes the first antimalarial to be granted a positive scientific opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) under Article 58. This once daily, 3-day ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 21, 2012 |
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New cases of rare genetic disorder identified
Scientists at the University of Liverpool, working with international partners, have shown a rare genetic disease, that causes crippling osteoarthritis in the spine and major joints, is far more prevalent worldwide than previously ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Gates, Canadian NGO offer $32 mn for research
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and a Canadian NGO announced Friday $32 million to fund research for the discovery and development of affordable tools for rapidly diagnosing diseases in developing nations.
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Dec 16, 2011 |
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Latex gloves lead to lax hand hygiene in hospitals, study finds
Healthcare workers who wear gloves while treating patients are much less likely to clean their hands before and after patient contact, according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Ep ...
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Nov 03, 2011 |
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Acinetobacter baumannii found growing in nearly half of infected patient rooms
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) was found in the environment of 48 percent of the rooms of patients colonized or infected with the pathogen, according to a new study published in the November issue of the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Study reports predictors of poor hand hygiene in an emergency department
Researchers studying hand hygiene of healthcare workers in the emergency department found certain care situations, including bed location and type of healthcare worker performing care, resulted in poorer hand hygiene practice. ...
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Oct 03, 2011 |
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Flu vaccines for nursing home workers effective in reducing outbreaks: study
Higher flu vaccination rates for health care personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak among nursing home residents, according to a study published in the October issue of Infection Control and Hospital Ep ...
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Sep 12, 2011 |
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Being female or less affluent still linked to early death in cystic fibrosis
Despite improvements in survival for people with cystic fibrosis over the last 50 years, females and individuals from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds continue to die younger than males and the more privileged ...
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Aug 24, 2011 |
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