Archive: 24/02/2016
Attention bias modification treatment in depressed adolescents
A study to be published in the March 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that adolescents with major depression who performed a computer-based task designed ...
Feb 24, 2016
Antibiotic stewardship practices widely implemented in VA health-care system
New research highlights the robust presence of antibiotic stewardship practices in most Veterans Administration-affiliated facilities, manifested in both formal and informal policies. The study was published online today ...
Feb 24, 2016
Cardiovascular disease risk prediction models appear to work well in black adults
Although cardiovascular disease risk prediction models are developed with predominantly white populations, application of models to a large black population finds that they work well in black individuals and are not easily ...
Feb 24, 2016
Quality of care for in-hospital cardiac arrest varies among US hospitals
Adherence to recommended care following an in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) varies significantly among U.S. hospitals, and patients treated at hospitals with greater adherence to these recommendations have higher survival ...
Feb 24, 2016
Study examines heart structure, function of NBA players
An analysis of the cardiac structure and function of more than 500 National Basketball Association (NBA) players provides information that can be incorporated into clinical assessments for the prevention of cardiac emergencies ...
Feb 24, 2016
Malignant brain tumors most common cause of cancer deaths in adolescents and young adults
A new report published in the journal Neuro-Oncology and funded by the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) finds that malignant brain tumors are the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in adolescents and young ...
Feb 24, 2016