SecondhandSmokeHikesTots’RiskofHeartDisease
Mar 15th 2008Drug InformationAllergies
Title: SecondhandSmokeHikesTots’RiskofHeartDisease
Category: Health News
Created: 3/14/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/14/2008
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Archive for March, 2008
AntibioticsNoHelpforSinusCold
Mar 15th 2008Drug InformationAllergies
Title: AntibioticsNoHelpforSinusCold
Category: Health News
Created: 3/14/2008
Last Editorial Review: 3/14/2008
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GovernmentToughensSmogStandards
Mar 15th 2008Drug InformationAllergies
Title: GovernmentToughensSmogStandards
Category: Health News
Created: 3/14/2008
Last Editorial Review: 3/14/2008
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Neck Injuries In Young Sports Athletes Require The Same Emergency On-Field Treatment As Adults
Mar 15th 2008Drug InformationSports Medicine / Fitness
New guidelines for on-field treatment and emergency transport of young athletes with suspected neck injuries should recommend keeping both helmet and shoulder pads on for initial stabilization and transport, followed by removal of both, once the patient is in a controlled setting, according to new research released at the 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day at The Moscone Center.
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University Of Leicester Medical Team Announces ‘Predictor’ For Pregnant Women Who May Have Miscarriages
Mar 15th 2008Drug InformationPregnancy
A medical team from the University of Leicester has been able to establish for the first time a predictor for pregnant women who may have miscarriages and those who won’t. Their research is published in the highly prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Arthroscopic Surgery Successful In Active Patients For Over A Decade
Mar 15th 2008Drug InformationSports Medicine / Fitness
Young, athletic, first-time shoulder dislocation patients benefit from arthroscopic surgery long term, according to a study released at the 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day at The Moscone Center. The study found that for highly active patients, surgery, rather than conservative methods, yielded excellent results.
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Republicans Unveil Budget Plan That Includes Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid, As House Prepares To Debate Legislatio
Mar 15th 2008Drug InformationMedicare / Medicaid / Tricare
Republicans have unveiled a fiscal year 2009 budget plan that includes cuts to Medicare and Medicaid in response to the Democrats’ $3 trillion budget proposal (H. Con. Res. 312) that would increase funding for many domestic programs, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting Pelvic Organ Neurophysiology: Implications For Chronic Pelvic Pain And The Overlap Of Chronic Pelvic Pain
Mar 15th 2008Drug InformationConferences
UroToday.com - Chronic pelvic pain is a prevalent and costly problem affecting an estimated 15% of men and women in the United States and costing greater than $2 billion annually. Dr. MIchael Pezzone presented an informative overview of the current theories regarding chronic pelvic pain that prompted the recognition of the importance of a multidisciplinary strategy for this difficult condition.
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A New X-Ray System For All Of The Clinical Requirements In Radiography
Mar 15th 2008Drug InformationMRI / PET / Ultrasound
At the European Congress on Radiology 2008 in Vienna Siemens Healthcare introduced the new system for digital radiography (DR), Ysio. The concept of Ysio is to offer one DR solution for virtually all clinical demands. By selecting modules from a program, users can create their own Ysio X-ray system exactly customized to their needs.
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Blood Pressure Vaccine
Mar 15th 2008Drug InformationHypertension
The development of a new vaccine that can treat high blood pressure has received widespread media coverage. The Guardian reports that the vaccine works by targeting and “mopping up” the hormone, angiotensin 2, which causes blood vessels to tighten and so raise blood pressure.
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