A set of quality measures used to evaluate the quality of care received by patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer has been created by UCLA…
In the days following a heart attack, patients who have no or mild symptoms and undergo a procedure called angioplasty to mechanically open their totally…
Investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a model to identify patients at high risk of developing glaucoma. Their…
For patients with stage II or stage III colon cancer, the difference in long-term survival for leaner patients compared to those with a body mass index (BMI)…
Preeclampsia is thought to be more common in parts of the world where there is a serious malaria problem and it has often been speculated that there might be a…
If a screening strategy for cervical cancer were introduced, it might provide a good opportunity to offer women other health checks, but it is unclear which…
The award was for runner up in the category of Excellence in learning, teaching, development or mentorship in the Allied Health Professionals & Health…
It is hoped that implementing the plan would not only improve patient health outcomes but also improve patients' quality of life, reduce the expenses they…
“Because television is so commonplace in our society, we don't realize how much of an impact it has on youth,” says co-author Professor Ken Allison of the…
Neuroblastoma is unique in the sense that at least ten percent of tumors regress spontaneously without treatment, even if they have already started to…
A team of experts from across the Netherlands studied the medical profiles of 4,245 adults who had received kidney transplants, using data from the Netherlands…
The prize is to be bestowed at the Karolinska Stroke Update congress in Stockholm, Sweden, on 12-14 November 2006. A new study on thrombolysis treatment that…
45 participants from 15 countries attended the first joint COST – NATO strategic expert meeting that was held on 6 and 7 November 2006. The NATO Science for…
The points system may steer doctors toward considering more aggressive treatments such as implantable defibrillators and pacemakers for those at low risk of…
Laboratory scientists have observed that RA and other diseases can cause multiple systems within the body to age more rapidly than expected. Cells affected by…
By developing new types of therapy, the high-tech company AIRNERGY from Hennef, near Bonn, has created a completely new standard: with its supplementary…
Feedback
