Melanoma :: Skin care safety in the sun
Physicians and staff at UCSD Medical Center say this is the perfect time to remind San Diegans that they can take care of their skin and still have fun in the sun.
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Respirator :: Fda clears first respirators for use in public health medical emergencies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared for marketing the first respirators that can help reduce the user’s exposure to airborne germs during a public health medical emergency, such as an influenza pandemic.
Stress :: VA should revise its methods for evaluating and rating PTSD in veterans
To ensure more consistent and appropriate disability compensation for veterans, the US Department of Veterans Affairs needs to revise how it evaluates former military personnel for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and determines the payment amounts they merit, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council.
Shoulder :: Poorer preoperative muscle quality negatively affects outcome of rotator cuff repair
Rotator cuff surgery typically leads to decreased shoulder pain and improved function.
Psychology :: Test improves prediction of self-injurious behavior
Researchers have found a better way to predict self-injurious behavior by using a test that does not rely on the individual to articulate their thoughts, but instead assesses their implicit attitudes towards self-injury. This procedure addresses a major challenge in the identification of people who engage in self-injurious behavior, because such individuals are often intentionally uncommunicative in order to avoid unwanted treatment as well as unable to articulate their feelings.
Melamine :: Very low risk to humans from food containing melamine
There is very low risk to human health from consuming meat from hogs and chickens known to have been fed animal feed supplemented with pet food scraps that contained melamine and melamine-related compounds, according to an assessment conducted by scientists from five federal agencies.
Heart Failure :: Blood test predicts mortality in hospitalized heart failure patients
A simple blood test ? beyond standard lab tests ? taken at hospital admission strongly predicted in-hospital mortality risk for heart failure patients and may be useful in helping doctors decide which patients need higher-level monitoring and more intensive treatment.
Cancer :: Cancer patients monitor fatigue in real time
Fatigue is one of the most common and distressing symptoms cancer patients experience during chemotherapy and radiation treatment, but it’s difficult for health care professionals to accurately assess its severity.
Lung Cancer :: Assessment model based on medical history gauges lung cancer risk
Clinicians may be one step closer to having a critical tool in identifying which smokers are at higher risk for developing lung cancer, the deadliest of all cancers, thanks to an assessment model generated by researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Asthma :: Web-based asthma program improves disease management for low-income black students
Low-income African-American high school students with asthma who participated in a specially designed, Web-based disease management program reported fewer days and nights with symptoms, fewer school days missed, fewer days of restricted activity, and less hospitalization for asthma during a 12-month follow-up period, as compared to nonparticipating asthmatic students.