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Portable Recording Of Vital Signs Via "Life And Activity Monitor" published
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
Researchers have developed a type of wearable, non-invasive electronic device that can monitor vital signs such as heart rate and respiration at the same time it records a person's activity level, opening new opportunities for biomedical research, diagnostics and patient care...
Pedestrians Detected From Within The Car By A New System Of Stereo Cameras published
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
A team of German researchers, with the help of a lecturer at the University of Alcala (UAH, Spain), has developed a system that locates pedestrians in front of the vehicle using artificial vision. Soon to be integrated into the top-of-the-range Mercedes vehicles, the device includes two cameras and a unit that process information supplied in real time by all image points...
For Those With Low Self-Esteem, Facebook Is Not Such A Good Thing published
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
In theory, the social networking website Facebook could be great for people with low self-esteem. Sharing is important for improving friendships...
CPOE System With Clinical Decision Support For Radiology Successfully Implemented By Large Hospital published
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
In an effort to reduce the inappropriate use of medical imaging and improve quality of care, a large, tertiary-care hospital has successfully implemented a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with clinical decision support for radiology, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology...
Medication Errors In Hospitals Reduced By e-Prescribing published
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
A study published in this week's PLoS Medicine shows that commercial electronic prescribing systems (commonly known as e-prescribing, in which prescribers use a computer to order medications for their patients through a system with the help of prompts, aids, and alerts) could substantially reduce prescribing error rates in hospital in-patients...
Study Finds E-Prescribing To Be More Effective Than Typical Prescribing Methods published
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:00:00 PST
A recent study published in the journal PLoS Medicine has found that there are substantially fewer errors with the use of electronic prescribing systems (e-prescribing) compared to typical prescribing methods. E-prescribing - as it is commonly known - is where prescribers order medications for their patients on a computer with the help of additional aids and prompts...
Accuracy Of Mammogram Readings Improved With Visual Nudge published
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
In 2011 - to the consternation of women everywhere - a systematic review of randomized clinical trials showed that routine mammography was of little value to younger women at average or low risk of breast cancer...
Adolescents With Autism Spend Free Time Using Solitary, Screen-Based Media published
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of their free time using non-social media, including television and video-games...
Mathematically Modeling Tumor-Immune Interactions To Aid Cancer Therapy published
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Cancer is one of the five leading causes of death. And yet, despite decades of research, there is no standardized first-line treatment for most cancers. In addition, disappointing results from predominant second-line treatments like chemotherapy have established the need for alternative methods...
Recommendations For Tablet Computer Use To Avoid Shoulder Pain published
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
The sudden popularity of tablet computers such as the Apple iPadŽ has not allowed for the development of guidelines to optimize users' comfort and well-being...
Enhanced View Of Muscles Possible With New Tool published
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
Simon Fraser University associate professor James Wakeling is adding to the arsenal of increasingly sophisticated medical imaging tools with a new signal-processing method for viewing muscle activation details that have never been seen before...
New Malaria Maps To Guide Battle Against The Disease published
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PST
A new suite of malaria maps has revealed in unprecedented detail the current global pattern of the disease, allowing researchers to see how malaria has changed over a number of years...
At Annual Check-Ups Patients Receive Half Of Recommended Preventive Health Services published
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
More than 20 percent of U.S. adults receive periodic health examinations (PHE) each year, yet new research shows that patients who have an annual routine visit to their doctor may not receive recommended preventive screening tests and counseling services that could benefit their health...
Improvements To Search-And-Rescue Robots Inspired By Snakes published
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Designing an all-terrain robot for search-and-rescue missions is an arduous task for scientists. The machine must be flexible enough to move over uneven surfaces, yet not so big that it's restricted from tight spaces. It might also be required to climb slopes of varying inclines...
Technology That Predicts Disease Spread In Mass Gatherings published
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST
Hosts of mass gatherings (MGs) could benefit from new opportunities that would assist in the preparation and response to threats of infectious diseases, as revealed by the fifth paper on MGs health in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Series...
New Model Developed To Anticipate Disease Outbreaks At 2012 Olympics published
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
A research team led by St. Michael's Hospital's Dr. Kamran Khan is teaming up with British authorities to anticipate and track the risk for an infectious disease outbreak at the London Olympics this summer. For the first time, experts from around the world are working together to integrate technologies and disease surveillance at both local and global levels...
Dermatologists Find Telemedicine Effective For Patient Care published
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
UC Davis Health System dermatologists, using videoconferencing technology known as telemedicine, have determined that live interactive consultations can improve clinical outcomes for patients because they usually involve beneficial changes in medical diagnosis and disease management that otherwise might not occur...
A New Angle On Tennis Injuries Offered By Markerless Motion Capture published
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
Researchers studied three types of tennis serves, and identified one in particular, called a "kick" serve, which creates the highest potential for shoulder injury. The results, published in a recent issue of Annals of Biomedical Engineering, could aid sports training and rehab, said Alison Sheets, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio State University...
The RN And The EHR - Better Together published
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
With the prodding of new federal legislation, electronic health records (EHRs) are rapidly becoming part of the daily practice of hospital nurses - the frontline providers of care...
Bladder Cancer Marker Identified By Computer Algorithm published
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used an innovative mathematical technique to find markers that effectively predict how deadly a cancer will be. The discovery, which in this case concerned bladder cancer, could lead to faster, less expensive and more accurate analysis of cancer risk and better treatment of the disease...
Live Interactive Teledermatology Consultations Lead To Better Clinical Outcomes published
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:00 PST
According to a report in the January issue of Archives of Dermatology, the use of live interactive teledermatology consultations can lead to improved clinical outcomes for patients, with most the consultations resulting in changes in diagnosis and disease management...
'Virtopsies' Unlikely To Replace Traditional Physical Autopsies published
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PST
TV crime shows like Bones and CSI are quick to explain each death by showing highly detailed scans and video images of victims' insides. Traditional autopsies, if shown at all, are at best in supporting roles to the high-tech equipment, and usually gloss over the sometimes physically grueling tasks of sawing through skin and bone...
Cognitive Benefit For Older Adults From 'Exergames' published
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
Virtual reality-enhanced exercise, or "exergames," combining physical exercise with computer-simulated environments and interactive videogame features, can yield a greater cognitive benefit for older adults than traditional exercise alone, according to a new study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine...
Well-Informed People Eat Better published
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
A study by Italian researchers shows that the more people are informed by newspapers, television and the Internet, the more they stick to the Mediterranean diet, the healthiest eating pattern in the world It is time to leave behind the belief that mass media are always a source of bad habits...
'Open-Source' Robotic Surgery Platform Going To Top Medical Research Labs published
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Robotics experts at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Washington (UW) have completed a set of seven advanced robotic surgery systems for use by major medical research laboratories throughout the United States...
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