Healthcare :: Communication of patient information in hospitals warrants rethink
The handover of patient information during nursing shift changes is a key area under investigation in a national effort to improve patient safety in hospitals.
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Healthcare :: Doctors and medical ethicist discuss whether doctors should participate in capital punishment
Should doctors be involved in the state-ordered administration of capital punishment? In the September issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, three anesthesiologists and a medical ethicist take an in-depth look at this question in a commentary and two editorials.
Height :: Genome study shines light on genetic link to height
It became clear nearly a century ago that many genes likely influence how tall a person grows, though little progress, if any, has followed in defining the myriad genes.
Genome :: First individual genome sequence published
Independent sequence and assembly of the six billion base pairs from the genome of one person ushers in the era of individualized genomics. Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), along with collaborators at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and the University of California San Diego (UCSD), have published a genome sequence of an individual, Craig Venter, that covers both sets of chromosomes that were inherited from each parent.
Weight Loss :: School-based overweight prevention program may cut risk of eating disorders among girls
Eating disorders among adolescent girls and boys can have substantial negative impact on their health and lead to dangerous weight-control behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting or abusing laxatives or diet pills to control weight.
ADHD :: 9% of US children age 8 to 15 having ADHD
An estimated 8.7 percent of U.S. children age 8 to 15 meet diagnostic criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, but fewer than half receive treatment, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Bipolar Disorder :: Rapid increase in youth bipolar disorder diagnoses
The estimated number of youth with office visits with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder substantially increased between 1994 and 2003, while adult visits with a bipolar disorder diagnoses appeared to almost double, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Heart :: Heart patients to get valves grown from their cells
Cardiac patients would soon be able to grow their own heart valves and have them transplanted within weeks of seeing a doctor, revealed by British researchers.
Breast :: Breast Disease Services at Barrington’s Hospital, Limerick
Statement by Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, TD in relation to clinical examination and investigation into Breast Disease Services at Barrington?s Hospital, Limerick –
Genome :: Genome study shines light on genetic link to height
Using a new “genome-scanning” method, a team of scientists has identified the first robust link between genes and stature in humans. A single letter change in a gene called HMGA2 enables people who carry it to gain as much as a centimeter in height. The work provides insights into how genes hardwire growth in humans and suggests that finding additional height-related genes may be feasible.