Health News

Experienced Doctors Are Better At Predicting Violence Among Patients

Date: Sep-04-2012
New research from the University of Michigan and published in Psychiatric Services states that new psychiatrists are not as likely as experienced ones to notice signs of violence among their patients. However, a basic checklist may prove effective in helping doctors recognize if patients are violent. Alan Teo, M.D., a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar of the University of Michigan, and his team analyzed how well psychiatrists could predict violence in their psychiatric patients...

Pressuring Children To Eat Increases Risk Of Obesity

Date: Sep-04-2012
New research in the September issue of Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, suggests that children's risk of obesity may become reduced if parents join an education program that shows them how to take the pressure off their kids to eat. In order to take the pressure off of children to eat certain foods, parents should be educated in an approach based on "division of responsibility" (DOR) for eating, according to a team led by Dr. W. Stewart Agras of Stanford University...

Studies Suggest A Strong Link Between Sleep Apnea And Cancer Mortality

Date: Sep-04-2012
A new study, an addition to a trial from earlier in the year, was presented at the European Respiratory Society's (ERS) Annual Congress in Vienna today and reveals that sleep apnea is linked to a higher risk of dying from cancer. Sleep apnea is when a person has abnormal pauses in breathing or very low breathing during sleep. Two additional trials were also shown at the the Congress and highlighted the association between cancer and sleep apnea. For the first trial, the experts studied more than 5,600 patients from 7 sleep facilities in Spain...

More Non-Smokers Are Being Diagnosed With Lung Cancer

Date: Sep-04-2012
New research has found that the number of non-smokers being diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer has increased. The study, which will be presented today at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, also discovered that the the number of women being diagnosed with this type of cancer is increasing as well...

Problems Among Parents Can Harm Children's Asthma Treatment Adherence

Date: Sep-04-2012
According to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna on September 3, 2012, children's asthma symptoms can worsen if there are problems among their parents at home.  Although many asthma patients do not take their medication when and how they are supposed to, the reason for this, prior to now, has not been clear. Now, the experts have looked into the most common reasons that physicians believe are behind the patients not taking their medication correctly...

Implementation Of New Online Health Records Pilot At South London And Maudsley Trust To Be Discussed At 3rd Healthcare IT Exchange, 2-4 December 2012

Date: Sep-04-2012
In May 2012 the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust launched a personal online health record system for patients. The ultimate aim of the new system is to empower patients to be better informed not only about their health conditions but also about the service pathways available to them...

App On iPod Touch Helps Autistic Adults Work More Efficiently

Date: Sep-04-2012
With difficulties related to behavior, communication, cognition, and sensory processing, people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a hard time not only finding a job, but keeping the job as well. In the United States, just 15% of adults struggling with ASD are getting paid for some type of work. However, according to new research, people with the disorder are able to work more efficiently with the task management and organizational features on personal digital assistants (PDAs)...

Smoking History Can Predict Survival Time In COPD

Date: Sep-04-2012
Identifying an individual's the smoking history could help doctors to predict survival time in people with COPD. A new study, which was presented today (4 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, has identified that the measurement, pack-years, is a strong predictor for mortality in COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a term given to a group of conditions which cause a gradual restriction of airflow which gives people difficulty breathing...

Smoking And Natural Disasters: Christchurch Residents Increase Tobacco Consumption Post-Earthquake

Date: Sep-04-2012
The prevalence of smoking in Christchurch, New Zealand, increased following the 2010 earthquake, according to a new study. The results of the study was presented today (4 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna. The 7.1-magnitude Christchurch earthquake, and subsequent aftershocks, have caused a huge amount of damage and dramatically changed the social, working and living conditions for residents in the city...

Increase In Respiratory Symptoms Following Volcanic Eruption

Date: Sep-04-2012
Exposure to volcanic ash can increase respiratory symptoms such as an extreme cough, or phlegm, according to a new study. The research, which was presented today (4 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, investigated the effects of living close to the Icelandic Volcano, Eyjafjallajökull. Eyjafjallajökull erupted in April 2010 and created a huge ash cloud which spread across Europe, causing widespread disruption to air travel on the continent...