News articles tagged with 'healthcare'
Predicting serious drug side effects before they occur
— 29 Mar 2011 17:22 | HealthAll medications have side-effects from common aspirin to herbal remedies and from standard anticancer drugs to experimental immunosuppressants. However, predicting important side effects,…
How do people respond to being touched by a robot?
— 9 Mar 2011 19:17 | HealthFor people, being touched can initiate many different reactions from comfort to discomfort, from intimacy to aggression. But how might people react if they were touched by a robot?…
The sorry state of health of US medicine
— 8 Mar 2011 14:05 | HealthAs the debate about healthcare in the United States rages, four insightful articles in the March 2011 issue of The American Journal of Medicine strive to add reasoned arguments and…
1 in 3 doctors afraid to report underperforming colleagues
— 8 Mar 2011 13:47 | HealthAlmost one in five UK doctors has had direct experience of an incompetent or poorly performing colleague in the past three years, finds a survey of professional values, published online…
Health care disparities seen in epilepsy patients with low socioeconomic status
— 22 Feb 2011 23:21 | HealthA newly published report reveals patients with epilepsy and low socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to have uncontrolled seizures, drug-related side effects, and a lower overall…
A better way to diagnose pneumonia
— 19 Feb 2011 10:09 | HealthResearchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a new sampling device that could prevent thousands of people worldwide from dying of pneumonia each year…
Researchers develop outline that may help weigh benefits of new imaging technologies
— 8 Feb 2011 16:18 | HealthA new article in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology provides a roadmap for imaging manufacturers to navigate the unique and increasingly complex…
Research shows single-patient rooms reduce hospital infections in ICU
— 12 Jan 2011 18:07 | HealthA research team from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University has demonstrated that private rooms in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) play a key role in reducing…
Does it hurt?
— 11 Jan 2011 16:26 | HealthIt is well known that pain is a highly subjective experience. We each have a pain threshold, but this can vary depending on distractions and mood. A paper in the International Journal…
Nasal congestion can mean severe asthma
— 3 Jan 2011 16:32 | HealthNasal congestion can be a sign of severe asthma, which means that healthcare professionals should be extra vigilant when it comes to nasal complaints. Furthermore, more severe asthma…