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Antibiotics could be preventing thousands of deaths a year in intensive care units worldwide

Trials done in over 7,000 people prove conclusively that antibiotics could prevent deaths in intensive care units, but many hospitals aren't using them because of unproven fears that it might increase antibiotic resistance.

27 Apr 2004

UK, new guides help people with learning disabilities live more independently in the community

The UK Department of Health has launched two new guides to Direct Payments to make them more accessible for people with learning disabilities. Because Direct Payments allow individuals to choose what services they want and how and when they want them it can empower people with learning disabilities to live more independently in the community.

27 Apr 2004

A high rate of marriage among deaf individuals can explain the increased frequency of connexin deafness in the United States

A high rate of marriage among deaf individuals can explain the increased frequency of connexin deafness in the United States and may have led to a doubling of its occurrence during the past 200 years, according to a study by hereditary deafness experts at Virginia Commonwealth University.

27 Apr 2004

Hand surgeons warn of gardening dangers

The American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) recommends gardeners take the proper precautions to prevent hand-related injuries before digging or planting in the garden this spring. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), emergency rooms treat more than 400,000 outdoor garden-tool-related accidents each year.

27 Apr 2004

Britain wheezes at bottom of European lung league

Data from The European Respiratory Society’s (ERS) new European Lung White Book shows that the death rate from respiratory diseases in the UK is 105 per 100,000 people, which is twice the EU average. The only countries with a higher rate are former Soviet Union countries - Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – and Ireland.

27 Apr 2004

How clean are your lungs?

The airways that conduct air into and out of the lung contain secretions - mucus - that trap inhaled particles. These are removed from the lung by a process called mucociliary clearance that moves the mucus, dead cells and inhaled particles and microorganisms towards the throat from where they are swallowed.

27 Apr 2004

Compulsory community treatment orders (CTOs) alone do not reduce admissions to psychiatric hospital

Compulsory community treatment orders (CTOs) alone do not reduce admissions to psychiatric hospital, according to an important new study from Australia, published in the May issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.

27 Apr 2004

NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue to examine health issues in hispanic population

Renowned Latino leaders in the health and political community will gather at a free two-day conference to discuss issues affecting the community at “Latino Health: Progress through Action”.

27 Apr 2004

Women who have migraines with aura have a more than 50 percent increased risk of total stroke and 70 percent increase of ischemic stroke

Women who have migraines with aura have a more than 50 percent increased risk of total stroke and 70 percent increase of ischemic stroke compared to those without migraines, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 56th Annual Meeting

27 Apr 2004

Biological bandages are being successfully used to treat patients with severe burns

Doctors have been impressed with the rapid recovery rates instigated by the ‘tailor-made ’ discs, which have been devised by a research team at the Sheffield company, CellTran, with financial support from the Wellcome Trust biomedical research charity and the White Rose Technology Seedcorn Fund. They will be officially launched at the British Burn Association’s annual meeting in Manchester tomorrow (28th).

27 Apr 2004

Illinois, hospital beds and other health care services to be monitored

Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich today announced the launch of a $450,000 Web-based system that provides the state with up-to-the-minute information from more than 200 hospitals in Illinois on the availability of beds and other critical health care services necessary to guide the response to an act of terrorism or other public health emergency.

27 Apr 2004

Landscape architects brighten life of elderly patients with schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease

Landscape architects at Manchester Metropolitan University have designed a special garden for elderly patients with schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease.

27 Apr 2004

Upsurge in people with mental illness seeking treatment in emergency departments is taking toll on patient care

A recent upsurge in people with mental illness seeking treatment in emergency departments is taking a significant toll on patient care and hospital resources nationwide, according to a new survey of emergency physicians conducted by the nation's leading mental health organizations and the American College of Emergency Physicians.

27 Apr 2004

Current situation on SARS outbreaks in China

On 22 April, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a case of SARS in China, who was a 20-year-old nurse from Beijing. She was admitted to Jiangong Hospital on 7 April, transferred to Remin Hospital (Beijing People's Hospital) on 14 April and then to Ditang Hospital (in Beijing) on 19 April.

27 Apr 2004

SARS experts head to China

At the request of the Chinese Ministry of Health, WHO is today sending the first members of an international team to help investigate the source of SARS cases recently reported in Beijing and the eastern province of Anhui. The team, which is expected to begin work on Wednesday, will include experts in epidemiology, virology, infection control, and laboratory biosafety.

26 Apr 2004

Give your mum a mammogram for mothers day

This Mother's Day the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) and Commerce Bank invite you to think of all the women in your life: mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, daughters, and friends.

26 Apr 2004

UK vital ageing research

Researchers at the University of Reading are setting up a clinical database of healthy older people willing to take part in a wide range of important research projects which could help shape the future of healthcare for senior citizens.

26 Apr 2004

Smoking tobacco with a water pipe increasingly popular among women

Smoking tobacco using a water pipe - also called a hookah -- generally is viewed in a more positive light than smoking cigarettes, particularly for women, according to one of the first studies on water pipe and cigarette smoking to look at social attitudes and gender.

26 Apr 2004

Irish minister empowers nurses and midwives

The Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Ireland, Mr. Tim O´Malley, T.D. today (26th April 2004) launched the final report of the Empowerment of Nurses and Midwives Steering Group - An Agenda for Change.

26 Apr 2004

Oxford researchers find possible new type of antibiotic

Dr Ben Davis in the Department of Chemistry at Oxford University, England and his collaborators have discovered a possible new route to antibiotics.

26 Apr 2004

Hospital News and Research

Antibiotics could be preventing thousands of deaths a year in intensive care units worldwide

UK, new guides help people with learning disabilities live more independently in the community

A high rate of marriage among deaf individuals can explain the increased frequency of connexin deafness in the United States

Hand surgeons warn of gardening dangers

Britain wheezes at bottom of European lung league

How clean are your lungs?

Compulsory community treatment orders (CTOs) alone do not reduce admissions to psychiatric hospital

NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue to examine health issues in hispanic population

Women who have migraines with aura have a more than 50 percent increased risk of total stroke and 70 percent increase of ischemic stroke

Biological bandages are being successfully used to treat patients with severe burns

Illinois, hospital beds and other health care services to be monitored

Landscape architects brighten life of elderly patients with schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease

Upsurge in people with mental illness seeking treatment in emergency departments is taking toll on patient care

Current situation on SARS outbreaks in China

SARS experts head to China

Give your mum a mammogram for mothers day

UK vital ageing research

Smoking tobacco with a water pipe increasingly popular among women

Irish minister empowers nurses and midwives

Oxford researchers find possible new type of antibiotic

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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