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Lifestyle choices, occupational factors may contribute to crashes among truck drivers

Truck drivers who are frequently fatigued after work, use cell phones while driving, or have an elevated pulse pressure - a potential predictor of cardiovascular disease - may be at increased risk for getting into truck accidents, according to a study by the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Utah School of Medicine and published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

22 Oct 2015

Early identification of physiological deterioration, appropriate care can improve outcomes in sepsis patients

Researchers from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, evaluated the rapid response system (RRS) training program on call rates and code blue events and found significant improvements were made in staff awareness and patient outcomes.

20 Oct 2015

New clique topology method can reveal geometric structure in neural activity in the brain

A newly-developed mathematical method can detect geometric structure in neural activity in the brain. "Previously, in order to understand this structure, scientists needed to relate neural activity to some specific external stimulus," said Vladimir Itskov, associate professor of mathematics at Penn State University.

20 Oct 2015

Melatonin and the circadian rhythm: an interview with Professor Kennaway, University of Adelaide

The production of melatonin is controlled by a part of the brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and its timing fine-tuned by our exposure to light during the morning.

20 Oct 2015

Intense education program can reduce use of indwelling urinary catheters in MICU setting

Many hospitalized patients have an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC), and previous studies have found up to one-third of IUCs are unneeded. A team of researchers from Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, implemented an intervention that decreased the use of IUCs in patients from 92.3 percent to just 15 percent, representing a 77.3 percent reduction in use.

20 Oct 2015

Mechanically ventilated patients with PTSD have higher sedation requirements, study finds

Researchers from the University at Buffalo at The State University of New York examined the effects of pre-existing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on mechanically ventilated veterans during ICU hospitalization. This retrospective cohort study found that mechanically ventilated patients with PTSD had higher sedation requirements.

20 Oct 2015

Standardized ICU admission criteria reduce costs, improve mortality in sepsis patients

Researchers from Northwest Hospital and Lifebridge Critical Care in Randallstown, Maryland, conducted a study of patients with sepsis admitted in the ICU and found that a significant decrease in mortality, ICU length of stay, and intermediate care unit-to-ICU transfers occurred when a collaborative culture was created between the ED and ICU.

20 Oct 2015

Researchers to present case report of acute inhalation lung injury related to use of e-cigarettes

Researchers from White River Junction VA Hospital, in Junction, Vermont, will present a case report of acute inhalation lung injury related to the use of e-cigarettes and a flavored e-cigarette liquid containing diacetyl.

20 Oct 2015

Being a grandparent good for your health, says SLU geriatrician

Note to Mimi, Didi, Gigi, G-Ma and the rest of the gang who have swapped out your own pet names for Grandma: Being a grandparent is good for your health. So says Angela Sanford, M.D., assistant professor of geriatrics at Saint Louis University.

20 Oct 2015

3D-printed airway models serve as low-cost bronchoscopy teaching models

Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, found that 3D-printed tracheobronchial tree models compared favorably against other more standard models in training pulmonary physicians to perform bronchoscopy.

20 Oct 2015

Yoga exercise as effective as traditional pulmonary rehab in improving pulmonary function in COPD patients

Researchers from the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, studied the effects of yoga as a form of pulmonary rehabilitation on markers of inflammation in the body.

20 Oct 2015

Text message reminders help to improve patient compliance to pre-operative instructions

Researchers from Toronto East General Hospital and Seamless Mobile Health have found that the use of text message reminders and having patients log post-operative progress significantly reduces the risk of cancellations for procedures and decreases post-op ER visits.

20 Oct 2015

Survey finds link between duty hours and prevalence of physicians who smoke

A survey distributed by researchers from the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center in Manila, Philippines, may have found a link between the number of duty hours and the prevalence of physicians who smoke.

20 Oct 2015

Noninvasive ventilation and supplemental oxygen during exercise training benefit patients with severe COPD

Researchers from Turkey's Ege University Department of Biostatistics evaluated the effects of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and supplemental oxygen during exercise training (ET) and found it to have multiple physiologic benefits in patients with severe COPD. Results showed that supplemental oxygen during exercise helped to reduce hyperinflation and improve respiratory muscle function and exercise capacity.

20 Oct 2015

Lung cancer patients undergoing LDCT experience elevated distress before screening

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening is recommended to screen patients with an increased risk of developing lung cancer, but little research regarding the emotional toll of screening has been conducted. Researchers from Stony Brook Cancer Center in Stony Brook, New York found 43 percent of patients undergoing LDCT experienced elevated distress before screening, and one-third of patients experienced continued distress even after being told there was no sign of cancer.

20 Oct 2015

Sleep apnea may increase gout risk

Sleep apnea may increase the risk of developing gout, a new study shows. Among 9865 patients with newly-diagnosed sleep apnea and 43,598 comparators of similar weight, investigators identified 270 new cases of gout over one year of follow-up, resulting in incidence rates of 8.4/1000 and 4.8/1000 person-years, respectively. The increased risk of gout was 60% higher among patients with sleep apnea.

20 Oct 2015

Psychological interventions may improve sexual health of men with sleep apnea

Burdens related to poor sleep may put men with sleep apnea at increased risk of erectile dysfunction. In a study of 713 male patients who visited Seoul National University Hospital for snoring and/or daytime sleepiness from 2006 to 2014, depressive symptoms and a low quality of life due to sleep problems were clearly linked to erectile dysfunction.

20 Oct 2015

Diabetic retinopathy therapy innovations: an interview with Richard Kirk, CEO of Polyphotonix

In the UK there are currently over 3.5 million people who have diabetes, with a growth rate exceeding 280,000 people per year. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common complication of diabetes.

19 Oct 2015

Dehaier secures medical device distribution bid for rural healthcare construction project supported by CDB

Dehaier Medical Systems Ltd., which develops, markets and sells medical devices and wearable sleep respiratory products in China, today announced that it has won a medical device distribution bid for a new rural healthcare construction project supported by China Development Bank Corp.

19 Oct 2015

Reward and daytime nap combo key to learning, new study suggests

A new study suggests that receiving rewards as you learn can help cement new facts and skills in your memory, particularly when combined with a daytime nap.

19 Oct 2015

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Latest Sleep News and Research

Lifestyle choices, occupational factors may contribute to crashes among truck drivers

Early identification of physiological deterioration, appropriate care can improve outcomes in sepsis patients

New clique topology method can reveal geometric structure in neural activity in the brain

Melatonin and the circadian rhythm: an interview with Professor Kennaway, University of Adelaide

Intense education program can reduce use of indwelling urinary catheters in MICU setting

Mechanically ventilated patients with PTSD have higher sedation requirements, study finds

Standardized ICU admission criteria reduce costs, improve mortality in sepsis patients

Researchers to present case report of acute inhalation lung injury related to use of e-cigarettes

Being a grandparent good for your health, says SLU geriatrician

3D-printed airway models serve as low-cost bronchoscopy teaching models

Yoga exercise as effective as traditional pulmonary rehab in improving pulmonary function in COPD patients

Text message reminders help to improve patient compliance to pre-operative instructions

Survey finds link between duty hours and prevalence of physicians who smoke

Noninvasive ventilation and supplemental oxygen during exercise training benefit patients with severe COPD

Lung cancer patients undergoing LDCT experience elevated distress before screening

Sleep apnea may increase gout risk

Psychological interventions may improve sexual health of men with sleep apnea

Diabetic retinopathy therapy innovations: an interview with Richard Kirk, CEO of Polyphotonix

Dehaier secures medical device distribution bid for rural healthcare construction project supported by CDB

Reward and daytime nap combo key to learning, new study suggests

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