Communication is key to medication adherence
(Medical Xpress)—Even the best medicines in the world can be rendered ineffective if they are not taken as prescribed. The problem known as medication "non-adherence" is a major health issue in the United ...
Health
Jan 02, 2013 |
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Big disappointment: Citicoline does not improve functional, cognitive status in patients with traumatic brain injury
Although approved for use for treating traumatic brain injury (TBI) in nearly 60 countries, use of citicoline in a randomized trial that included more than 1,200 participants with TBI did not result in improvement in functional ...
Neuroscience
Nov 20, 2012 |
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Preventing deadly blood clots: Study finds computerized checklist better at finding best preventive strategy
A computerized checklist system designed to help physicians identify and use the best methods of preventing potentially deadly blood clots in hospitalized trauma patients dramatically reduced the number of these dangerous ...
Cardiology
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Are people with HIV/AIDS more prone to sudden cardiac death?
What is the connection, if any, between sudden cardiac death and people with HIV/AIDS? And can that knowledge help prolong their lives?
Cardiology
May 14, 2012 |
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Blood transfusions still overused and may do more harm than good in some patients
Citing the lack of clear guidelines for ordering blood transfusions during surgery, Johns Hopkins researchers say a new study confirms there is still wide variation in the use of transfusions and frequent use of transfused ...
Other
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Research links childhood trauma to schizophrenia
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that children who have experienced severe trauma are three times as likely to develop schizophrenia in later life.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Study: Transport of trauma patients by helicopter costly but effective
Seriously injured trauma patients transported to hospitals by helicopter are 16 percent more likely to survive than similarly injured patients brought in by ground ambulance, new Johns Hopkins research shows.
Health
Apr 17, 2012 |
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New England Journal: 200 years of medical history
Unhappy with today's health care? Think of what it was like to be sick 200 years ago.
Other
Jan 04, 2012 |
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High levels of tau protein linked to poor recovery after brain injury
High levels of tau protein in fluid bathing the brain are linked to poor recovery after head trauma, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Fondazione IRCCS ...
Neuroscience
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Alternating training improves motor learning
Learning from one's mistakes may be better than practicing to perfection, according to a study in the Oct. 19 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. The study found that forcing people to switch from a normal walking patter ...
Neuroscience
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Gene flux can foretell survival for trauma patients
The onset of inflammation and infection in a person recovering from a trauma such as a car accident or severe burns can be as deadly as the incident itself. New findings from Princeton University researchers ...
Genetics
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Trauma drama: researches investigate 'drama queen' of immune system
Kansas State University's Sherry Fleming is investigating the factor that initiates the immune system's "drama queen": the one responsible for intestinal cell damage after hemorrhage.
Medical research
Aug 08, 2011 |
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New study examines cost-effectiveness of helicopter transport of trauma victims
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have for the first time determined how often emergency medical helicopters need to help save the lives of seriously injured people to be considered cost-effective ...
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Apr 25, 2013 |
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Degeneration doesn't progress to discs adjacent to burst fracture
(HealthDay)—For patients with traumatic burst fractures of the thoracolumbar spine who are treated with pedicle screw fixation and direct end-plate restoration, adjacent intervertebral discs do not routinely ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 06, 2013 |
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Electronic health communications often unavilable to lower income patients
Lower-income patients want to communicate electronically with their doctors, but the revolution in health care technology often is not accessible to them, due to inadequate health information services within the health care ...
Health
Feb 26, 2013 |
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