Health
'Ghost pepper' burns hole in man's esophagus
(HealthDay)—A San Francisco man who joined an eating contest involving super-hot "ghost peppers" ended up with a hole in his esophagus, doctors report.
Oct 18, 2016
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Medications
Study finds opioid prescribing guideline significantly decreases prescription rates
Emergency medicine physicians at Temple University Hospital have found that an opioid prescribing guideline had an immediate and sustained impact on opioid prescribing rates for minor conditions and chronic noncancer pain ...
Dec 29, 2015
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Health
Temporary ambulance locations reduces response times and may save lives
Ambulances deployed at temporary locations that can be changed depending on the time of day and accident statistics can reduce response time and may save lives on the way to the hospital. Researchers at Sahlgrenska University ...
Nov 9, 2015
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Pediatrics
Vitamin K shots necessary to prevent internal bleeding in newborns
The growing trend of parents' shunning vaccines has crept into another area that has physicians recommending caution—forgoing vitamin K shots in newborns.
Sep 10, 2015
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Health
Anti-vaccine trend has parents shunning newborns' vitamin shot
(HealthDay)—With the recent U.S. measles outbreak, the issue of vaccine refusal has received growing scrutiny. Now doctors are calling attention to a similar problem: Some parents are shunning the vitamin K shot routinely ...
Jul 6, 2015
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Pediatrics
Vitamin K deficiency increasingly common as result of vaccine refusal
Vitamin K, which has been administered to newborns as an injection since it was first recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1961, is vital for blood to clot normally. Despite it being given as standard medical ...
Jun 22, 2015
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Pediatrics
Canadian children need improved pain management in emergency departments
A pediatrics professor at the University of Alberta has found that children in emergency departments across Canada are likely being undertreated for pain.
Jan 6, 2015
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Cardiology
Simple educational initiative dramatically reduces pre-hospital delay for patients with heart attack / angina
(Medical Xpress)—A new study, recently published in the leading international peer reviewed journal, The Journal of Emergency Medicine, has shown how a simple, individualised 40- minute educational session dramatically ...
May 2, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds seasonal trends in suicide attempts
Studying national records of suicide attempts by poisoning, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center researchers found trends in the season, week and day of suicide attempts.
Feb 27, 2014
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Cardiology
New study shows 'slow-onset' heart attack symptoms directly contribute to delay in accessing emergency treatment
A major new Irish study carried out by researchers at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin and recently published in the leading international peer reviewed journal, the Journal of Emergency Medicine ...
Nov 13, 2013
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