Study shows quality-improvement effort saves lives
The same philosophy used to make better cars and computer chips can also save the lives of heart attack patients, a new study finds. In fact, 26 percent fewer patients died in the first year after their heart attack when hospitals used quality-improvement tactics to prevent crucial heart-care steps from “slipping through the cracks” — in much the same way a car company ensures that a car is made well before it leaves the factory.
Too much time in the tavern can be hazardous to your health–and not just for the drinkers bending their elbows or scrapping with the bouncer, according to a new study done in part at the University of Alberta.
A joint study published in the September edition of Applied Ergonomics by the University of Alberta and Napier University of Scotland, shows that servers, cooks and bartenders risk serious injuries while doing their everyday jobs serving up suds and finger foods.
Novel study, finding, receive additional attention from American Foundation for AIDS Research
A new weapon in the battle against HIV may come from an unusual source — a small tropical frog. Investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported this month in the Journal of Virology that compounds secreted by frog skin are potent blockers of HIV infection.
The findings could lead to topical treatments for preventing HIV transmission, and they reinforce the valu
What would you do if your appearance was suddenly altered forever?
The Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) at the University of the West of England, Bristol has been awarded a record-breaking half a million pounds by a new charity called the Healing Foundation to fund a new study into the psychology of disfigurement. This is the largest single investment in a study of this type that has ever taken place, not only in the UK, but in Europe. The study will provide valuable insights
New research just published by researchers at the University of Dundee demonstrates that the current system of free school meals is failing many of the most needy children.
Instead Dr Carlo Morelli and Dr Paul Seaman, both of the Department of Economic Studies at the University, conclude that there are direct advantages in providing free school meals for all children.
The researchers used data from the British Household Panel Survey to carry out their study. Their finding
One teenager likes to snowboard off a cliff. Another prefers to read a book and wouldn’t think of trading places. Why these differences exist is a mystery, but for the first time researchers have identified a possible genetic explanation behind risk-seeking behavior.
Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found that a specific neurodevelopmental gene, called neuroD2, is related to the development of an almond-shaped area of the brain called the amygdala, t
The juice of the pomegranate, say researchers at University of Wisconsin Medical School, shows major promise to combat prostate cancer – the most common invasive cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men.
With more than 230,000 new cases of prostate cancer expected to be diagnosed this year alone in the U.S. and the outlook poor for patients with metastatic disease, researchers are looking for new strategies to combat the disease. Earlier research at
Breast cancer is a very common malignancy with serious health effects that often involves women in the prime of their lives. Drolet and colleagues report on the work experience of women recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
Compared to matched health control women, women with breast cancer who remained free of the disease for at least 3 years after diagnosis were much more likely than healthy women to be absent from work for 4 weeks or more (85% vs. 18%). However, by the th
Genghis Khan and his troops may have unwittingly used more than just brute military force to conquer entire nations and to establish the infamous Mongolian empire. A report in the October issue of Genome Research suggests that Genghis Khan’s invasions spanning the continent of Asia during the 13th century may have been a primary vehicle for the dissemination of one of the world’s most deadly diseases: tuberculosis.
In this study, a team of scientists led by Dr. Igor Mo
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The world’s most comprehensive stalking survey carried out by Dr Lorraine Sheridan of the University of Leicester reveals the devastating impact of stalking in the UK and USA. Unfortunately, victims are not the sole casualties.
Results unveiled today (Friday September 23) reveal that virtually all victims of stalking suffer severe emotiona
First-ever Human Studies Show Bleach Solution
Reduces Allergenic Properties of Mold
Researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center have demonstrated that dilute bleach not only kills common household mold, but may also neutralize the mold allergens that cause most mold-related health complaints. The study, published in the September issue of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, is the first to test the effect on allergic individuals of mold spores treat
Magnetic shoe insoles did not effectively relieve foot pain among patients in a study, researchers report in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. And the results indicate that patients who strongly believed in magnets had pain relief even if they were given false magnets to wear.
“This study provides convincing evidence that use of these static magnets was not effective in relieving symptoms of nonspecific foot pain in the workplace,” says Mark Winemiller, M.D., the le
New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine points to the possible molecular origin of at least nine human diseases of nervous system degeneration.
The findings are currently in PLoS Computational Biology, an open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science (PloS) in partnership with the International Society for Computational Biology.
These neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington’s disease, share an
The doctoral dissertation of Gilad Sperling, MBA, “Product, Operation and Market Strategies of Technology-Intensive Born Globals. The case of Israeli Telecommunication Born Globals,” in the field of International Business, will be publicly examined on Friday, September 23, 2005, at the Helsinki School of Economics (HSE). The opponent is Senior Lecturer, Dr. Tamar Almor-Ellemers (Tel Aviv University, College of Management) and the custos is Emeritus Professor Reijo Luostarinen (HSE).
The st
University of California at Berkley and RIT release new findings on visual perception
A team of scientists has solved a key mystery of visual perception. Why do pictures look the same when viewed from different angles?
When you look at a picture, there is only one viewing position–the picture’s center of projection–that yields a correct image at your eye. For example, there’s but one place in the movie theater where the film creates the same image at your
For the first time, scientists have identified an ant species that produces its own natural herbicide to poison unwanted plants.
Stanford University biologist Deborah M. Gordon and her co-workers describe the findings in the Sept. 22 issue of the journal Nature. The discovery was made during a four-year field study led by Stanford graduate student Megan E. Frederickson in the Amazon jungle of western Peru. The research focused on devil’s gardens, mysterious tracts of vegetati
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