Before this study, entitled ?TRIPICU (Transfusion Requirements for Patients in Pediatric Intensive Care Units),? no precise data were available to guide intensive care specialists when deciding about whether or not to transfuse critically ill children. In fact, up until now, the optimal threshold for transfusion using packed red blood cells in children admitted to intensive care was not known.
Eat right. Exercise. Monitor blood sugar. Take medication regularly. This is the advice physicians give the more than 20 million Americans affected with diabetes. Yet implementation of these recommendations is often far from ideal, putting patients at greater risk for damage to the heart, kidneys, eyes, and feet.
A report of data from the National Cancer Institute?s Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that a decline in breast cancer incidence may be caused by a drop in hormone therapy use during the same time period.
As Cover the Uninsured Week approaches, a new Commonwealth Fund report by researchers at the National Women?s Law Center finds that even women with health insurance coverage are more likely than insured men to go without needed health care because of costs.
The “morning after pill” may be a good option for individual women in crisis, but advance access to emergency contraception is no antidote for the national problem of unintended pregnancy.
Where there is cigarette smoking there is probably misuse of alcohol too, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Sumner M. Redstone announced a commitment of $105 million in charitable grants to fund research and patient care advancements in cancer and burn recovery at three major non-profit healthcare organizations.
A survey by Harris Interactive? found that large numbers of people believe that they are influenced by the direct to consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs. Between 21 and 51 percent agree with 10 statements about how they are influenced by DTCA, with 30 percent or more agreeing with eight of the 10 statements.
The Australian Child Health and Air Pollution Study will investigate the relationship between air quality and respiratory health by testing 3,200 students from 60 primary schools across Australia.
Researcher Dr. Susanne Mertens-Talcott of Texas A&M University is looking into how plant-based phytochemicals, including antioxidants and herbal supplements, can be useful in the promotion of health and prevention of chronic diseases.