News tagged with medical community


Risk factors identified for prolonged sports concussion symptoms

Researchers have found clear, identifiable factors that signal whether an athlete will experience concussive symptoms beyond one week. The researchers sought to identify risk factors for prolonged concussion symptoms by examining ...

Health created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simple intervention helps doctors communicate better when prescribing medications

When it comes to prescribing medications to their patients, physicians could use a dose of extra training, according to a new study led by a UCLA researcher.

Health created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fruit in your holiday stocking can help keep bones strong

(Medical Xpress)—We know high-fat, high-sugar foods cause obesity and promote heart disease, but most people don't realize that sugar and fat also contribute to conditions like osteoporosis by weakening ...

Health created Dec 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The road to systems medicine

A large European consortium has joined forces in the Coordinating Action Systems Medicine – CASyM, supported by the FP7- Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, to develop a road map ...

Other created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet use can reduce fatalistic view of cancer

Many Americans have fatalistic views on cancer prevention—they believe that getting cancer is a matter of luck or fate. Recent research, published in the Journal of Communication, found that people who use the internet to inq ...

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

The effect of treating institution on outcomes in head and neck cancer

Patients with head and neck cancer receiving radiation treatment at an academic center have a higher survival rate than those receiving treatment at a community center, according to a study in the December 2012 issue of Otolaryngology–Head an ...

Cancer created Dec 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinicians and parents: Working together during invasive procedures

(Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing reports that parents present during a child's more invasive procedures reported higher levels of comfort, more procedural understanding ...

Health created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New software to detect overdose risk among drug users

A new e-health tool that could help reduce the number of drug-related deaths in Europe will be launched in Brussels today.

Medications created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Psychiatric wait times in emergency departments

Patients with mental illness visiting emergency departments in Ontario have shorter waits to see a doctor during crowded periods and only slightly longer waits during less busy periods, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart failure patients may be at higher risk for cancer: study

(HealthDay)—People suffering from heart failure may have a nearly 60 percent higher risk of developing cancer, a preliminary study suggests.

Cardiology created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New guide helps providers make effective connection with senior patients

"Communicating With Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Review of What Really Works," the latest report from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), provides 40 pages of recommended guidelines for health care providers i ...

Health created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Programs for treating addiction in doctors pose ethical issues

State physician health programs (PHPs) play a key role in helping doctors with substance abuse problems. But the current PHP system is inconsistent and prone to potential conflicts of interest and ethical issues, according ...

Addiction created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Retweeted health messages may not be what the patient ordered

(Medical Xpress)—People are more likely to trust health messages tweeted by doctors who have a lot of followers, but not the messages they retweet, according to researchers.

Health created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BMI, though national standard, just one piece of the weight-loss puzzle

At the center of a recently released study is an abbreviation that has been around since the 1800s, but many people have no idea what it means, or whether or not it matters.

Health created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines delayed, misdiagnosis of sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease

A medical record review study of 97 patients with the fatal, degenerative brain disorder sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (sCJD) suggests that a correct diagnosis of the disease was often delayed by a variety of misdiagnoses, ...

Neuroscience created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast