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Studies support population-based efforts to lower excessive dietary sodium intakes

Recent studies that examine links between sodium consumption and health outcomes support recommendations to lower sodium intake from the very high levels some Americans consume now, but evidence from these studies does not ...

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hastings Center calls on health care professionals and organizations to meet standards for good care near the end of lif

People with chronic or life-threatening illnesses often experience problems with their care, including confusion and conflict over how to make good decisions, poor communication with care providers, inadequate pain and symptom ...

Health created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Healthcare professionals need more guidance on surrogate pregnancy, says new review

Additional legislation and guidance around surrogate pregnancy is needed for healthcare professionals, says a new review published today (19th April) in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG).

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tooth loss associated with cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic heart disease

Poor dental health, especially tooth loss, is associated with several established cardiovascular risk factors, including diabetes, smoking, blood pressure, obesity and other novel risk factors, according to research being ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic mother wins surrogacy lawsuit in Ireland

The genetic mother of twins born through a surrogate pregnancy has defeated the Irish government in a landmark lawsuit and won the right to be declared the mother on the children's birth certificates.

Other created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wombs for rent: Indian surrogate mothers tell their tales

As baby Lili celebrates her first birthday in Australia, far away in India her surrogate mother recalls the day the child was born—and on whom she never laid eyes.

Health created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Website launched to help patients prepare for complex medical decisions

A new patient-friendly online resource called PREPARE has been developed to help people make complex medical decisions. The website was developed by researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center, UCSF, and NCIRE - The ...

Health created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Similar oncologic efficacy for robotic, open cystectomy

(HealthDay)—For patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy, a robotic approach seems to have the same oncologic efficacy as an open approach and demonstrates potential perioperative benefits, ...

Cancer created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Let's talk: The nature of the health care surrogate-clinician relationship

A new study from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine examines the relationship between family members who make decisions for hospitalized older adults with impaired cognition and the doctors, ...

Health created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new model for predicting recovery after spinal cord injury

For more than 1 million people in the U.S. living with spinal cord injury, the frightening days and weeks following the injury are filled with uncertainty about their potential for recovery and future independence. ...

Neuroscience created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Family members of ICU patients too optimistic when faced with grim prognoses

Family members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) tend to be overly optimistic about the possibility of recovery despite being told that the prognosis is grim, according to a study led by researchers at the University ...

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

Writing DNR orders takes longer, death more likely when surrogate decision-maker involved

Indiana University and Regenstrief Institute researchers report that it takes significantly longer for orders to forgo resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest to be written for patients who had that decision made for ...

Other created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decision aid helps families, clinicians communicate about care decisions

Surrogate decision-makers faced with the difficult task of overseeing loved ones' medical care may find help thanks to a new decision aid aimed at patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation. According to a study conducted ...

Other created May 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0