Education :: Limiting eligibility for medical studies can omit women and African-Americans
A new analysis has found that many alcohol treatment studies are designed in ways that inadvertently omit women and African-Americans from participation.
People
Relationship :: Want to improve your relationship? Do the dishes because you want to
If you do something positive for your mate, does it matter why? The answer is yes, according to new research from University of Rochester research assistant professor Heather Patrick.
Mental Health :: Sexual orientation affects how we navigate and recall lost objects, but age just targets gender
Researchers at the University of Warwick have found that sexual orientation has a real effect on how we perform mental tasks such as navigating with a map in a car but that old age does not discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation and withers all men?s minds alike just ahead of women?s.
Healthcare :: African-Americans perceive people with extreme health problems as less productive and valuable
African-Americans appear to perceive people with extreme health problems as less productive or valuable according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.
Colonoscopy :: Process Quality Indicators in a Series of 145,401 Outpatient Colonoscopies
As more and more people rely on colonoscopies for the prevention and early detection of colon cancer, it is crucial that researchers assess the process quality of colonoscopies and identify factors associated with poor quality, specifically in outpatient colonoscopies.
Nursing :: ICU nurse working conditions linked to increase in patient infections
Hospitals that have better working conditions for nurses are safer for elderly intensive care unit patients, according to a recent report, led by Columbia University School of Nursing researchers that measured rates of hospital-associated infections.
Esophageal Cancer :: New approach to treating precancerous esophagus condition
The use of concentrated radio waves appears to be a safe and effective way to “burn” away abnormal cell growth in the esophagus that can be a precursor of cancer.
Naprapathy :: Scientific breakthrough for naprapathy
Naprapathy works better on back and neck trouble than recommended and proven effective advice from doctors, according to a new study from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.
Colonoscopy :: New technique effective in closing accidental colonoscopy wounds
To prevent colon cancer, the second leading cause of United States cancer deaths, the American Cancer Society recommends that after age 50 people undergo colonoscopies every ten years to detect signs of that disease ? either actual tumors or precancerous polyps.
Heart Attack :: Fish oil good for heart attack patients
Fish oil supplements are considered good for heart attack patients, and could prevent a repeat attack of survivors of cardiac arrest, MI.