The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists launched a new online resource for patients and their health care professionals at its 17th Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress in Orlando.
A study in the May 14 issue of JAMA reports that it found no statistically significant association between exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution--such as from agricultural activities, windblown dust, and mechanical grinding--and emergency hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases among Medicare patients.
"If we can provide physical therapists and others the ability to anticipate, identify, and eliminate work-related hazards, we will get much closer to eliminating job-related injuries," said Michael Connors, OSHA's regional director in Chicago.
Started with an FDA white paper and a CMS regulation, the public-private scheme includes an electronic system to hunt for post-market adverse events and the ability to use Part D to aid health and safety research.
The Web site being plugged, "Hospital Compare," allows users to compare the quality of care provided in nearly 4,000 hospitals across the country. The newspaper ad was aimed at reaching areas covered by about 1,000 of these hospitals.
The company exposed an estimated 161 people to X-ray beams during mobile screenings conducted in Pennsylvania from Feb. 19-23, 2002, according to the state's Department of Environmental Protection.
Initially, the biosensor will be configured to detect the presence of common and rare strains of microorganisms associated with water-borne illnesses and fatalities, officials said.
A person with poor health literacy may not get good results from their health care and increase the risks of medical errors.
In an effort to better define and ultimately address fatigue more effectively, a qualitative study from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has identified three primary themes--loss of strength or energy, major effects of fatigue, and associated sensations--among patients being treated with standard radiation therapy.
People age 60 and older should be vaccinated against shingles, or herpes zoster, a condition often marked by debilitating chronic pain, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended yesterday.
Exposure to certain pollutants and chemicals is the cause examined in the UCSF study, which was presented yesterday at a urologists' meeting,
The familiar red cross, which has been part of the federally chartered American Red Cross since its origins with Clara Barton in 1881, may be licensed for commercial use by ARC, a federal judge ruled May 14.
Medications shared most often were allergy medications, pain medications, and antibiotics, according to the study's authors.
Additional highlights of the more than 75 topics on the week's agenda include "Treatment of MRSA Infections and Role for Decolonization" and "Surgical Center Hepatitis C Outbreak: Use of Unsafe Injection Practices."
Employees who rely on their employers for health care coverage and do not expect to receive employer-provided health benefits in retirement are 16.5 percentage points less likely to retire in any given year than workers with access to health care coverage through another source, the study found.
Circulation: Heart Failure is the second of six publications set to extend the American Heart Association's weekly journal.
The new data, including lists of toxic substances found at facilities covered by the compensation program, will help claimants get benefits faster, DOL said.