Archive: 03/06/2014
Reduced neurosurgical resident hours: No significant positive effect on patient outcomes
In July 2003 the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) imposed a mandatory maximum 80-hour work-week restriction on medical residents. Before that time residents often worked in excess of 100 hours ...
Jun 3, 2014
New amyloid-reducing compound could be a preventive measure against Alzheimer's
Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have identified a compound, called 2-PMAP, in animal studies that reduced by more than half levels of amyloid proteins in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease. The researchers ...
Jun 3, 2014
Survey finds 'significant gap' in detection of malnutrition in Canadian hospital patients
A new survey of Canadian physicians shows a "significant gap" between optimal practices to detect nutrition problems in hospitalized patients and what action is actually taking place.
Jun 3, 2014
Screening has prevented half a million colorectal cancers
An estimated half a million cancers were prevented by colorectal cancer screening in the United States from 1976 to 2009, report researchers from the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center ...
Jun 3, 2014