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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Efforts to steer patients to lower-cost physicians may be based on misleading rankings, study finds, RAND Corporation, Posted 2:19:15 PM PT
Prescribed burns may help reduce US carbon footprint, National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmosph, Posted 9:20:22 AM PT
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Depression: Antidepressants beneficial in physically ill patients, Wiley-Blackwell, Posted 4:19:02 PM PT
Severe acid reflux: Stomach wraps effective in short to medium term, Wiley-Blackwell, Posted 4:19:02 PM PT
Novel 'medical home' program for pediatric patients, families cuts ER visits in half, University of California - Los Angeles, Posted 12:19:14 PM PT
UV exposure has increased over the last 30 years, but stabilized since the mid-1990s, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Posted 11:20:22 AM PT
Urban CO2 domes increase deaths, poke hole in cap-and-trade proposal, Stanford University, Posted 6:20:22 AM PT
Monday, March 15, 2010
Panel: Properly designed pay-for-performance models can support medical professionalism, American College of Physicians, Posted 2:19:13 PM PT
Inappropriate uses of frozen plasma, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Posted 9:19:14 AM PT
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Communication often fumbled during patient hand-offs in hospital, University of Chicago Medical Center, Posted 6:19:13 AM PT
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
UC Davis researchers demonstrate link between brain chemical, cognitive decline in schizophrenia, University of California - Davis - Health System, Posted 2:19:16 PM PT
The smell of salt air, a mile high and 900 miles inland, University of Washington, Posted 10:20:03 AM PT
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Sources of pollution in waterways, American Society of Agronomy, Posted 1:20:21 PM PT
A full house raises risk of hospital deaths, University of Michigan Health System, Posted 6:19:15 AM PT
Monday, March 8, 2010
Study suggests need for broader use of individualized learning plans for physicians, University of California - Davis - Health System, Posted 9:19:15 PM PT
New approaches to neonatal sepsis needed and screening adolescents for alcohol problems, Public Library of Science, Posted 5:19:03 PM PT
Inadequate surgical provision in African district general hospitals, Public Library of Science, Posted 5:19:03 PM PT
Carbon emissions 'outsourced' to developing countries, Carnegie Institution, Posted 12:20:21 PM PT
Computer reminders for physicians less effective than expected, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Posted 9:19:14 AM PT
Physician-pharmacist collaborative care plans have little impact on clinical outcomes, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Posted 9:19:14 AM PT
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Women's support groups make dramatic improvements on neonatal survival rates, Wellcome Trust, Posted 4:19:02 PM PT
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Community involvement important in fight against childhood obesity, according to UTHealth researchers, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Posted 9:19:12 AM PT
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Europe's top football venues are not prepared for treating spectators who suffer heart attacks, European Society of Cardiology, Posted 4:19:16 PM PT
Case Western Reserve University research examines how blood drives motivate blood donation, Case Western Reserve University, Posted 8:19:15 AM PT
Study finds dirty air in California causes millions worth of medical care each year, RAND Corporation, Posted 12:20:21 AM PT
Monday, March 1, 2010
Thiopurine therapy improves quality of life, BioMed Central, Posted 4:19:13 PM PT
Increasing dissolved oxygen concentrations in alcohol may reduce negative side effects, Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, Posted 1:19:14 PM PT
No more dithering on e-health, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Posted 9:19:16 AM PT
New tool to predict early death or hospital readmission, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Posted 9:19:16 AM PT
Atmospheric nanoparticles impact health, weather professor says, Texas A&M University, Posted 7:20:21 AM PT
Thursday, February 25, 2010
How health care is paid for appears to impact outcome, Indiana University School of Medicine, Posted 9:19:18 AM PT
Avoiding dairy due to lactose intolerance is unnecessary in most cases, Weber Shandwick Worldwide, Posted 7:19:15 AM PT
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Going green in the hospital, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Posted 3:19:03 PM PT
Health care volunteers and disasters: First, be prepared, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Posted 2:19:14 PM PT
UI study measures levels of PCBs flowing from Indiana canal to air and water, University of Iowa, Posted 1:20:18 PM PT
New Business Horizons special issue on US health care, Elsevier, Posted 7:19:12 AM PT
An emotion detector for baby, Inderscience Publishers, Posted 6:19:17 AM PT
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Study shows that suffocating head lice works in new treatment, Wiley-Blackwell, Posted 9:19:02 PM PT
Startling new childhood asthma data, The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc., Posted 6:19:14 AM PT
Do recreational drugs make us fail to remember?, SAGE Publications UK, Posted 6:19:14 AM PT
Monday, February 22, 2010
Packages of care for ADHD in low- and middle-income countries, Public Library of Science, Posted 5:19:16 PM PT
Diabetes complications a huge health care burden in poorer countries, not just the developed world, Public Library of Science, Posted 5:19:16 PM PT
Predicting the progression of Alzheimer's, BioMed Central, Posted 4:19:12 PM PT
Short on specialized intensive care physicians, team-based approach improves ICU outcomes, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Posted 1:19:03 PM PT
New study shows sepsis and pneumonia caused by hospital-acquired infections kill 48,000 patients, Burness Communications, Posted 1:19:03 PM PT
Husbands' hostile, anti-social behaviors increase wives' symptoms of depression, researchers find, University of Missouri-Columbia, Posted 10:19:15 AM PT
Friday, February 19, 2010
Springtime ozone increases over western North America linked to emissions abroad, DISCLAIMER, Posted 9:20:21 AM PT
Thursday, February 18, 2010
'Main Street' economic conditions misread by GDP, University of Maryland, Posted 1:20:20 PM PT
Exercise helps protect brain of multiple sclerosis patients, Ohio State University, Posted 11:19:12 AM PT
Resilience therapy empowers family violence survivors, University of Missouri-Columbia, Posted 9:19:15 AM PT
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Telenurses face conflict between what is best for patients and what services are available, Wiley-Blackwell, Posted 10:19:14 AM PT
New drug for kidney transplant recipients effective in humans, Wiley-Blackwell, Posted 6:19:15 AM PT
Monday, February 15, 2010
Developing guidelines for better reporting of health research, Public Library of Science, Posted 5:19:03 PM PT
Charging less for more effective treatments could reduce health care costs while improving health, Public Library of Science, Posted 5:19:03 PM PT
Neonatal and infant circumcision: Safe in the right hands, BioMed Central, Posted 4:19:12 PM PT