Testing for tuberculosis has revealed that nearly 40 percent of the doctors in one Russian city have latent infection, with even higher levels in those who work in TB clinics. The research has been published in PLoS Medicine.
New research published in the February issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), suggests that high-risk smokers with acute cardiovascular disease are three to four times more likely to quit smoking when treated with an intensive smoking cessation program.
Although Medicare coverage for colorectal cancer screening has increased, there are still significant disparities in screening practices by ethnicity, sex, age, education and income level, according to a report in the February 12, 2007 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
When employees become romantically involved, there can be potential drawbacks. romance can be ever present within the workplace and may be no further away than the next desk. And while to some, workplace romances may seem harmless, they, in fact, can lead to serious problems.
World energy experts meet in Houston this week for the Strategies for a High Stakes World: Innovation, Investment, and the Future of Energy conference. Participants will discuss issues involving the future of oil and gas security and the burgeoning role of alternative fuels.
A novel experiment conducted by Carnegie Mellon University Professor George Loewenstein and colleagues may explain why people try a drug, such as heroin, for the first time despite ample evidence that it is addictive. The results of the study, which are being published in the Journal of Health Economics, reveal that even longtime addicts underestimate the influence that drug cravings have over their behavior.
A new oral blood thinner is being compared to an old standby to see if it works as well and is easier to manage long term, researchers say.
Although working very long hours is linked to an increased risk of certain types of health and safety problems for particular groups of industrial employees, other factors?such as previous health problems?have a much stronger effect on overall health, safety, and productivity, suggests a study in the February Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
A quarter of patients given clot-busting drugs directly into a blood clot in an artery within six hours of stroke experienced such a rapid recovery ? major improvement within a day after stroke ? that it was called an example of ?Lazarus Phenomenon,? researchers reported at the American Stroke Association?s International Stroke Conference 2007.
Blood vessels may rupture earlier in life from one generation to the next in those who inherit brain aneurysm, researchers reported at the American Stroke Association?s International Stroke Conference 2007.