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Parents Help Detect Sleep Problems In Children With Down Syndrome
Date: May-09-2013A recent study has found that parents play an important part in screening for sleep problems in children with Down syndrome. These children often suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, a condition which affects their breathing during sleep. Health professionals rely on parents' reports about their child's sleep, including restlessness, snoring and other forms of noisy breathing, when screening for the condition. In the past, there has been some uncertainty among health professionals about the accuracy of these reports...
EU Proposals On Medical Device Regulation Do Not Go Far Enough, Say Experts
Date: May-09-2013Current process "inconsistent, opaque, and operates in the interests of manufacturers," say experts As the EU debates new legislation to regulate medical devices, experts in this week's BMJ argue that the proposals do not go far enough to ensure safe and effective patient care. Medical devices range from bandages to life support machines. Within Europe, regulations require manufacturers to obtain a CE mark for a new device from any of the many "notified bodies" throughout the European Union...
Pitt's Serendipitous Scientific Discovery Holds Potential In Destroying Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Date: May-09-2013Through the serendipity of science, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a potential treatment for deadly, drug-resistant bacterial infections that uses the same approach that HIV uses to infect cells. The National Institutes of Health-supported discovery will be described in the June issue of the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. It is especially promising in the development of a potential treatment for lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis...
Study Suggests Only Half Of Americans With Hepatitis C Receive Complete Testing For The Virus
Date: May-09-2013CDC reinforces need for appropriate follow-up testing for current infection Only half of Americans identified as ever having had hepatitis C received follow-up testing showing that they were still infected, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of data from a multi-area study published today in the CDC report Vital Signs. "Many people who test positive on an initial hepatitis C test are not receiving the necessary follow-up test to know if their body has cleared the virus or if they are still infected," said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H...
A "FAST" Response To Stroke Can Reduce Long-Term Damage
Date: May-09-2013During National Stroke Awareness Month, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Stroke Centers Offer Tips on How to Recognize and Prevent Strokes A stroke can strike in an instant, but can change a person's life forever. Strokes -- 80 percent of which are caused by a blood clot that blocks blood flow to the brain -- are medical emergencies that require immediate attention. The earlier a stroke is recognized and treated, the greater the chance of recovery. Remembering the acronym FAST is an easy way to learn how to recognize a stroke and what to do to minimize its long-term damaging effects...
Call For Hospitals To Establish Drug, Alcohol Tests For Physicians
Date: May-09-2013To improve patient safety, hospitals should randomly test physicians for drug and alcohol use in much the same way other major industries in the United States do to protect their customers. The recommendation comes from two Johns Hopkins physicians and patient safety experts in a commentary published online recently in The Journal of the American Medical Association...
Problems Processing Everyday Events Linked To Older Adults' Memory Lapses
Date: May-09-2013Some memory problems common to older adults may stem from an inability to segment daily life into discrete experiences, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The study suggests that problems processing everyday events may be the result of age-related atrophy to a part of the brain called the medial temporal lobe (MTL)...
Antimicrobial Resistance Challenges Faced In Vietnam
Date: May-09-2013Heiman Wertheim and Arjun Chandna from Oxford University and colleagues describe the launch and impact of VINARES, an initiative to strengthen antimicrobial stewardship in Vietnam, which may be instructive for other countries struggling to address the threat of antimicrobial resistance...
Psychological Factors That May Hinder Women's Earning Power And Career Progress
Date: May-09-2013Working on a team is always a challenge, but a new study highlights a particular challenge to women: how much they credit themselves in a joint success. Women will devalue their contributions when working with men but not with other women, according to the new research. The study suggests yet another reason why women still tend to be under-represented at the highest echelons of many organizations. Michelle Haynes of the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, had examined how other people evaluate men and women working together...
Findings Pave The Way For Much-Needed Therapies For Ebola
Date: May-09-2013The Ebola virus is among the deadliest viruses on the planet, killing up to 90% of those infected, and there are no approved vaccines or effective therapies. A study published by Cell Press in the Biophysical Journal reveals how the most abundant protein making up the Ebola virus - viral protein 40 (VP40) - allows the virus to leave host cells and spread infection to other cells throughout the human body. The findings could lay the foundation for the development of new drugs and strategies for fighting Ebola infection...
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