Obstetrics & gynaecology
New paper on activity restriction in pregnancy
In a new guideline, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine has recommended against the routine use of bed rest in pregnancy.
Sep 2, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Predictors ID'd for mortality in elderly with cervical spine injury
(HealthDay)—Preexisting comorbidities (PECs), spinal cord injury (SCI), and age are all strong predictors of mortality in elderly patients with trauma-related cervical spine injury (CSI), although the evidence is not conclusive, ...
Nov 15, 2012
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Neuroscience
Study suggests 'rest is best' for carpal tunnel and similar injuries
In a new study conducted in rats, researchers found a four-week period of rest was nearly as effective as an experimental drug at reducing discomfort and regaining function after an injury from repeated moderate-strain activity. ...
Apr 9, 2019
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Cardiology
Know your numbers: What is your heart rate?
Your heart rate, or pulse, is the number of times your heart beats per minute. Your resting heart rate is when the heart is pumping the lowest amount of blood you need because you're not exercising.
Feb 26, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Consensus grows that bed rest could hurt pregnant women
For much of his 20-year career as a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, Anthony J. Sciscione has been criticizing something obstetricians routinely prescribe to try to prevent premature birth: bed rest.
Sep 16, 2014
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Health
Longer stay in hospital ICU has lasting impact on quality of life
Patients have substantial physical impairments even two years after being discharged from the hospital after a stay in an intensive care unit (ICU), new Johns Hopkins research suggests.
Apr 2, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study questions if bed rest prevents prematurity
New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies—bed rest—doesn't seem to prevent premature birth, and might even increase that risk.
May 14, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Keeping it simple: Can resting heart rate and hand grip strength predict future pulmonary health problems?
Two studies will be presented during the CHEST Annual Meeting 2016 in Los Angeles that illustrate how something as simple as a patient's resting heart rate or handgrip strength can predict future pulmonary health problems.
Oct 18, 2016
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Health
Insomnia linked to mortality risk
Insomnia, the most common sleep disorder, affects up to one-third of the population in the United States. In new findings, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have found that some insomnia symptoms are associated ...
Nov 20, 2013
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Medications
Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata: What are the 'Z meds' for sleep?
Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata: Millions of bleary-eyed Americans turn to this class of so-called "Z-drugs" to get restful sleep.
Mar 8, 2024
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