Study finds paramedics skilled in identifying strokes
(Medical Xpress) -- If a paramedic suspects a patient is having a stroke, the paramedic is probably right, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found.
Mar 28, 2012
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Methodological Innovation: Science’s Unsung Hero
(Medical Xpress) -- What’s more important to the progress of psychological science: theory or method? Both—and the synergy between the two, says University of Washington psychologist, Anthony G. Greenwald. But there’s ...
Mar 28, 2012
Researchers find new way to assess communication of people with severe disabilities
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of researchers led by University of Kansas scientist Nancy Brady has developed a new way to assess the communication capability of individuals with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities ...
Mar 28, 2012
Alcohol in moderation reduces deaths in men who have survived a heart attack
Men who are moderate drinkers and who have survived a first heart attack have a lower risk of death from heart disease or any other cause than non-drinkers, according to the results of a study of nearly 2000 men in the USA.
Mar 28, 2012
Stopping statin therapy increases risk of death for rheumatoid arthritis patients
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who discontinue use of statin therapy are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes. According to the findings of a population-based study now available ...
Mar 28, 2012
Elderly are almost 10 times more likely to die of malaria than younger tourists
Tourists who have visited a malaria-infected country and are over the age of 65 are almost 10 times more likely to die from the disease than those who are aged 18-35, reveals a study published in the British Medical Journal ...
Mar 28, 2012
Thyme may be better for acne than prescription creams
Herbal preparations of thyme could be more effective at treating skin acne than prescription creams, according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin this week. Further ...
Mar 28, 2012
'Resuscitating' antibiotics to overcome drug resistance
Combining common antibiotics with additional compounds could make previously resistant bacteria more susceptible to the same antibiotics. 'Resuscitation' of existing antibiotics has the potential to make infections caused ...
Mar 28, 2012
Reducing breath size/pressure from ICU ventilator increases survival in people with acute lung injury
Carefully adjusting mechanical ventilator settings in the intensive care unit to pump smaller breaths into very sick lungs can reduce the chances of dying by as much as 8 percent, according to a study by critical care experts ...
Mar 28, 2012
Malaria prevention saves children's lives
Malaria continues to be a major disease worldwide, but while funding projects are working hard to improve malaria prevention it is difficult to measure how effective these interventions are. New research published in BioMed ...
Mar 28, 2012
