News tagged with medical knowledge


Defining the scope of skills for family medicine residencies

Medical school graduates entering one family medicine residency program might receive training that is markedly different than another family medicine residency program. While these new medical school graduates, called residents, ...

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ethical oversight needed for social network health research

Participant-led research, such as studies conducted via social networks, are increasingly common and have several advantages over more standard research but there are some concerns about their ethical oversight, according ...

Other created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What is the cost of rare diseases such as Friedreich's Ataxia?

What is the cost of rare diseases such as Friedreich's Ataxia? By analyzing direct and indirect costs of care research in BioMed Central's open access journal Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases calculated that conservatively this r ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research connects early childhood with pain, depression in adulthood

(Medical Xpress)—It's common knowledge that a child who misses a meal can't concentrate in school. But what happens years down the road? Does that missed meal have any bearing on health in adulthood?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Medication: Take it, leave it or sometimes forget

Patients on medication for long-term conditions can often face difficulties with taking their medication as directed by their doctor.  In addition to the potentially detrimental effect on their health, the ...

Health created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infant gut microbiota influenced by caesarean section and breastfeeding practices

Method of birth (vaginal birth s. cesarean delivery) and feeding practices (breastfeeding v. formula-feeding) influence the development of gut bacteria in newborns and thus may affect lifelong health, according to a new study ...

Pediatrics created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The health-insurance markets of the (very near) future

With the recent launch of MIT's Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, MIT News examines research with the potential to reshape medicine and health care through new scientific knowledge, novel tr ...

Health created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study shows heart calcium scan predictive of diabetes-related death from cardiovascular disease

People with Type 2 diabetes have two to four times the risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people without the disease. The best way for doctors to predict which diabetes patients are at the greatest risk for heart ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

India's giggling guru says laugh yourself to good health

India's "guru of giggling" Madan Kataria, who has got thousands of people guffawing globally in pursuit of better health, has an unexpected confession—he hasn't got a very good sense of humour.

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

UK medical school teaching on physical activity virtually 'non-existent'

UK medical school teaching on physical activity is "sparse or non-existent," finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine today.

Health created Jul 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patient decision aid beneficial in papillary thyroid cancer

(HealthDay) -- Patients with early-stage papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) may benefit from the use of a patient-directed computerized decision aid (DA) to provide medical knowledge and resolve decisional conflicts ...

Cancer created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survey finds surgical interns concerned about training duty-hour restrictions

A survey of surgical interns suggests many of them believe that new duty-hour restrictions will decrease continuity with patients, coordination of care and time spent operating, as well as reduce their acquisition of medical ...

Surgery created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increasing clarity for medics in suspected physical abuse cases

Researchers at the University of Sheffield and The Children's Hospital, Sheffield, are developing techniques which will help clinicians more accurately identify whether injuries sustained by young children are as a result ...

Health created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inquests more likely for younger people and deaths from medical care complications

Coroners are more likely to hold inquests for deaths involving younger people or people who died of fatal complications from medical care, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Health created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early-stage breast cancer patients lack knowledge; may not receive treatment they prefer

According to the results of a new study published in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, many early-stage breast cancer survivors lacked knowledge about their disease and were not me ...

Cancer created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0