Posts Tagged ‘findings’
Acute Study Demonstrates Safety Of Vertos Medical’s Mild(R) Procedure; Findings Appear In Pain Physician Journal
Medical device company Vertos Medical Inc. has reported that an observational study on mild*, published in the January/February 2010 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Pain Physician, has demonstrated the acute safety of the procedure in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).1 The study, conducted by leading pain physicians Timothy Deer, M.D…
Amarillo Biosciences Comments On New Findings Of H1N1 In Animals And Potential Effect On Human Infections
Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (ABI) (OTCBB: AMAR) reported that the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recently confirmed that a household cat in Iowa developed signs of respiratory infection caused by H1N1 influenza virus. The AVMA report adds cats to the growing list of animals, including ferrets, hogs (most recently in Indiana and Taiwan) and turkeys reported to be infected by H1N1 influenza virus.
Developing the IDEFICS community-based intervention program to enhance eating behaviors in 2- to 8-year-old children: findings from focus groups with children and parents
One purpose of ‘identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants’ (IDEFICS) is to implement a standardized community-based multi-component healthy eating intervention for younger children in eight different countries. The present study describes important influencing factors for dietary behaviors among children aged 2–8 years old in order to determine the best approaches for developing the dietary components of the standardized intervention. Twenty focus groups with children (74 boys, 81 girls) and 36 focus groups with 189 parents (28 men, 161 women) were conducted. Only in two countries, children mentioned receiving nutrition education at school. Rules at home and at school ranged from not allowing the consumption of unhealthy products to allowing everything. The same diversity was found for availability of (un)healthy products at home and school. Parents mentioned personal (lack of time, financial constraints, preferences), socio-environmental (family, peer influences), institutional (school policies) and physical–environmental (availability of unhealthy products, price, season) barriers for healthy eating. This focus group research provided valuable information to guide the first phase in the IDEFICS intervention development. There was a large variability in findings within countries. Interventions should be tailored at the personal and environmental level to increase the likelihood of behavioral change.
New Guidance On Making Work Less Of A Pain In The Back – Findings Disclosed At Public Event On Tuesday May 5 At 5.30pm, University Of Leicester
New guidance for employers, patients and doctors on helping people with back pain return to work will be announced on Tuesday May 5 at the University of Leicester. It is estimated that it costs society in excess of £12 billion a year with people taking time off work because of back pain. Around 80% of these costs, were not associated with healthcare but due to lost work production and associated wage replacement benefits.
Study Findings Have Implications For Development Of Pain Relieving Drugs
Morphine and other opioids are widely used to treat both acute and chronic pain yet their benefits are often limited because some people experience side effects or do not respond to them efficiently. Now, new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Center for Neurosensory Disorders, based within the School of Dentistry, has identified genetic variants that offer insight into individual responses to morphine.
Towards a basic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in acute stroke ? identification of salient findings by the inexperienced examiner
Background:Dysphagia is common after stroke. Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is a powerful tool for dysphagia assessment. The purpose of this study was to assess whether a previously established endoscopic examination protocol based on the identification of typical findings indicative of stroke ? related dysphagia may be learned and adopted by clinicians so far inexperienced in this field.Methods:After receiving a structured lecture on this topic, participants were asked to rate video sequences of endoscopic swallowing examinations of acute stroke patients. The first part of the testing (“single findings-rating”) comprised of 16 single sequences, the second part (“complete examination-rating”) presented the key sequences of 8 complete examinations. Before the second part was started, results of the first were discussed.Results:At the “single findings-rating” 88.8% of video-sequences were assessed correctly, while at the “complete examination-rating” the average performance had improved to 96%. Furthermore, no overlooking of relevant pathologies was noted in the second part of the testing.Conclusion:This study suggests that the presented endoscopic examination protocol is reliably interpreted by inexperienced clinicians after a short lecture and may therefore easily and successfully be adopted in dysphagia management of acute stroke care.
Towards a basic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in acute stroke – identification of salient findings by the inexperienced examiner
Background:Dysphagia is common after stroke. Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is a powerful tool for dysphagia assessment. The purpose of this study was to assess whether a previously established endoscopic examination protocol based on the identification of typical findings indicative of stroke – related dysphagia may be learned and adopted by clinicians so far inexperienced in this field.Methods:After receiving a structured lecture on this topic, participants were asked to rate video sequences of endoscopic swallowing examinations of acute stroke patients. The first part of the testing (“single findings-rating”) comprised of 16 single sequences, the second part (“complete examination-rating”) presented the key sequences of 8 complete examinations. Before the second part was started, results of the first were discussed.Results:At the “single findings-rating” 88.8 % of video-sequences were assessed correctly, while at the “complete examination-rating” the average performance had improved to 96%. Furthermore, no overlooking of relevant pathologies was noted in the second part of the testing. Conclusion:This study suggests that the presented endoscopic examination protocol is reliably interpreted by inexperienced clinicians after a short lecture and may therefore easily and successfully be adopted in dysphagia management of acute stroke care.
Latest Research Findings At The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Leading orthopedic surgeons and other clinicians from Rush University Medical Center are presenting new basic and clinical research findings at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nev., on February 25-28. Highlights from some of the educational sessions led by orthopedic experts from Rush as well as some of the podium and poster presentations to be made by physicians from Rush include: Dr.
Disturbing Findings In Pain Relief And End-Of-Life Care For Hospitallized Children With Cancer
Though treatment of pain and attention to end-of-life care for pediatric cancer patients has improved over the last few decades, there is still work to be done. Additionally, opioid prescriptions for pediatric cancer patients while hospitalized during the last week of life vary greatly among hospitals. These were the findings of a study and editorial published in Pediatric Blood & Cancer.
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