News articles tagged with 'hospital' (Page 76)
Device prevents potential errors in children medications
— 10 Jan 2008 14:57 | HealthA device designed to eliminate mistakes made while mixing compounds at a hospital pharmacy was 100 percent accurate in identifying the proper formulations of seven intravenous drugs…
Loyola brings medical oncologists and research to Central DuPage Hospital
— 8 Jan 2008 23:34 | HealthLoyola University Health System (LUHS) and Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) have entered into a 10-year agreement that will bring medical oncologists from Loyola's Cardinal Bernardin Cancer…
Heart patients find education programs lead to better health
— 4 Jan 2008 19:52 | HealthOlder women heart patients benefit from educational programs as a supplement to clinical care to help significantly lower cardiac symptoms, lose weight and increase physical activity,…
Treatment with NAC is associated with better outcomes for children with liver failure
— 3 Jan 2008 17:34 | HealthA new retrospective study on the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on children with acute liver failure not caused by acetaminophen poisoning has found that the treatment was associated…
For hospital patients, defibrillation delays mean low survival
— 3 Jan 2008 17:34 | HealthAn estimated 750,000 hospitalised patients experience cardiac arrest and undergo CPR annually, and less than 30 percent of those leave the hospital alive. In a paper published in the…
Catheter chaos: hospitals lag in preventing common infection
— 3 Jan 2008 16:07 | HealthOne in four Americans in the hospital right now has a urinary catheter. One percent of them will get a urinary tract infection from that catheter. All of those will require antibiotics.…
Older surgical patients at greater risk for developing cognitive problems
— 3 Jan 2008 13:02 | HealthPatients over the age of 60 who have elective surgeries such as joint replacements, hysterectomies and other non-emergency, inpatient procedures, are at an increased risk for long-term…
Purified wastewater from hospitals
— 4 Dec 2007 18:05 | EnvironmentHospital wastewater is contaminated with drugs that can pollute the environment. A newly developed system deals with the problem at source, directly treating and purifying wastewater…
Chemistry turns killer gas into potential cure
— 16 Oct 2007 12:41 | ChemistryDuring Carbon Monoxide Awareness week, EPSRC highlights how researchers are harnessing the gas for beneficial use. Despite its deadly reputation, the gas carbon monoxide (CO) could…