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Successful resuscitation rates doubled after upgrade to automated external defibrillators

Successful resuscitation rates more than doubled after the Atlanta VA Medical Center instituted a program of upgrading existing defibrillators and placing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) throughout the hospital, while also educating staff, according to a new study in the Aug. 18, 2004 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

18 Aug 2004

Catheter delivered devices may be just as effective as drug therapy in treating strokes of unidentified origin

A percutaneous catheter procedure to correct a heart abnormality caused by an open patent foramen ovale (PFO), a flap that should be closed in an adult heart, may be just as effective as drug therapy in treating patients who have had strokes of unidentified origin, perhaps caused by this condition.

18 Aug 2004

Combination therapies improve prostate cancer survival rates

The addition of six months of androgen suppression therapy (AST) to radiation therapy improves survival of patients with clinically localized prostate cancer, according to a study in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

18 Aug 2004

In the fragmented European hospital information systems market, established vendors have a distinct advantage

New vendors are therefore finding it extremely difficult to break through the barriers and reach potential clients. While some cash-rich vendors have attempted to address this issue through the acquisitions route.

18 Aug 2004

Mixed effects for vitamin E against respiratory infections

Vitamin E does not appear to have a beneficial effect on lower respiratory tract infections in elderly nursing home residents, but it may help them ward off upper respiratory tract infections, according to a study in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

18 Aug 2004

Walking to school doesn't have a major affect on overall physical activity in children

The proportion of children traveling to school by car in the United Kingdom almost doubled from 16% in 1986 to 30% in 1998. Not walking to school is perceived as a compromise to physical activity.

18 Aug 2004

Analysis of the vibrato, one of the most important tools of classical singers

As her PhD defended at the Public University of Navarre, telecommunications engineer Ixone Arroabarren has analysed the vibrato, one of the most important tools of classical singers.

18 Aug 2004

Mother’s milk may not be best for preterm babies

The study by Lydia Furman, M.D., of Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland and colleagues found that other influences, such as health problems at birth and social factors like the mother’s race, marriage and education were more important in predicting any mental and motor development problems among the infants.

17 Aug 2004

Two more drugs added to Medicare demonstration program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced it is adding two more drugs to the list of drugs covered under a Medicare demonstration program providing substantial savings to beneficiaries with serious diseases, including cancer, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

17 Aug 2004

2004 AIDS Vaccine Conference has announced it's forthcoming programme

The Conference will examine the entire spectrum of issues in AIDS vaccine development and deployment, including the global effort in preventative and therapeutic vaccines, immunology, pediatric and adolescent vaccines, clinical trials in emerging countries and the need for strong political and financial commitment.

17 Aug 2004

Large-scale computer simulations help understand SARS

A Mayo Clinic researcher is the first to develop a series of three-dimensional (3D) models of an enzyme responsible for the replication of the deadly SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory syndrome) virus.

17 Aug 2004

Wearable computer which can remotely monitor the performance of athletes

As Greece is in full swing with Olympic fever, engineers at the University of Birmingham, England, have teamed up with researchers in Athens to design a wearable computer which can remotely monitor the performance of athletes.

17 Aug 2004

Critical shortage of support services for parents raising children with autism

The findings come hard on the heels of controversy over the tragic death of autistic ten-year-old Jason Dawes at the hands of his mother, who had received only three of the 20 hours per week of early intervention that her child needed since the age of 18 months.

17 Aug 2004

Methods using preventive analgesia to treat pain after surgery before it develops

York University Professor Joel Katz is studying methods of preventing or significantly reducing pain after surgery by employing preemptive or preventive analgesia to treat pain before it develops.

17 Aug 2004

Contract for the production of an investigational vaccine based on an H9N2 strain of avian influenza virus

In 1999 and 2003, an H9N2 influenza strain caused illness in three people in Hong Kong. Scientists are concerned about H9N2 and other emerging types of avian influenza viruses because as they spread—most commonly through poultry—they continually mutate, increasing chances that they may infect humans, evade the body’s immune response and become more lethal.

17 Aug 2004

Wireless breakthrough for home health monitoring and remote disease management

The device provides immediate benefits to patients by utilizing advanced wireless and Internet technologies, carefully implemented for seamless and automated operation with a minimum need for patient interaction to improve patient quality of life, convenience and compliance in their daily monitoring.

17 Aug 2004

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Successful resuscitation rates doubled after upgrade to automated external defibrillators

Catheter delivered devices may be just as effective as drug therapy in treating strokes of unidentified origin

Combination therapies improve prostate cancer survival rates

In the fragmented European hospital information systems market, established vendors have a distinct advantage

Mixed effects for vitamin E against respiratory infections

Walking to school doesn't have a major affect on overall physical activity in children

Analysis of the vibrato, one of the most important tools of classical singers

Mother’s milk may not be best for preterm babies

Two more drugs added to Medicare demonstration program

2004 AIDS Vaccine Conference has announced it's forthcoming programme

Large-scale computer simulations help understand SARS

Wearable computer which can remotely monitor the performance of athletes

Critical shortage of support services for parents raising children with autism

Methods using preventive analgesia to treat pain after surgery before it develops

Contract for the production of an investigational vaccine based on an H9N2 strain of avian influenza virus

Wireless breakthrough for home health monitoring and remote disease management

Initiative to develop medicines designed specifically for use in children welcomed by BNF

Public scandal - People with Alzheimer’s disease being denied essential drug treatments

Scientists visualise protein complex responsible for looking after out of shape proteins

Scientists have successfully filmed individual cells migrating within a functioning lymph node

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology

Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Genomic conservation in Thailand's mangroves

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