Archive: 03/06/2013
Less than half of dying patients are placed on a nationally recommended care pathway
Less than half of terminally ill patients are placed on the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) despite it being recommended nationally, concludes UK research published online in the BMJ Supportive & Palliative ...
Jun 3, 2013
Surgery for obsessive compulsive disorder sufferers is safe and effective
Around half of people with an extreme form of obsessive compulsive disorder responded well to a type of psychosurgery that proved to be safe and effective, according to research published online in the Journal of Neurology, ...
Jun 3, 2013
Companies pay almost $6,000 extra per year for each employee who smokes, study finds
A new study suggests that U.S. businesses pay almost $6,000 per year extra for each employee who smokes compared to the cost to employ a person who has never smoked cigarettes.
Jun 3, 2013
Emergency C-section rates are climbing, as is the need for accompanying emergency anesthesia
There is an increasing need for safe emergency anaesthesia as cases of emergency Caesarean section (CS) continue to rise, say experts speaking at Euroanaesthesia, the annual congress of the European Society of Anaesthesiology ...
Jun 3, 2013
10 test positive for SARS-like virus in Italy
Around 10 people in Italy have tested positive for a SARS-like virus but have presented no symptoms and have not been quarantined, an infectious diseases specialist told the ANSA news agency on Monday.
Jun 3, 2013