The general public are worryingly ignorant about the symptoms and risk factors that contribute to serious medical conditions such as stroke and HIV/AIDS, according to a study published in the online open access journal BMC Medicine.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease typically characterized by the slow but progressive onset of shortness of breath or cough. Most patients live about five years after diagnosis.
On April 23, the AIUM?s third annual Ultrasound Practice Forum, entitled “Patient Safety and Quality: The Role of Ultrasound” took place in Baltimore, Maryland. Fifty-six individuals representing 30 organizations joined in discussions on training and exam guidelines, scope of practice, and the potential impact of reimbursement on accreditation in ultrasound.
The June 2007 issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (JUM) will contain substantial content focusing on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).
Cancer survivors may be considered by many as ?the lucky ones?, but new research reveals that many continue to struggle with physical, emotional and psychological problems well after the disease has left them.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) confirms that a letter to the editor summarising additional Avandia cardiovascular safety data from several large-scale clinical trials was published online today in The Lancet.
A simple exercise test may help predict mortality risk in patients with heart failure and help doctors to better tailor treatment strategies, according to new research from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
A survey of 1,812 patients with moderate-to-severe asthma revealed that the disease was not controlled in 55 percent, despite the fact that most had health insurance and visited their health care providers regularly.
States that set high staffing standards for elder care in nursing homes are the only ones that come close to having enough staff nurses to prevent serious safety violations, according to a new study by a professor in the UCSF School of Nursing.
The quality of life for older people in care homes across England will benefit from a ?67m refurbishment fund from the Department of Health, care services Minister Ivan Lewis announced today.