“By any measure—such as the return of pulse and circulation or improved brain recovery—we found that implementing the new guidelines in these patients resulted in better outcomes from cardiac arrest,” said Peter J. Kudenchuk, M.D.
Dogs in the workplace may buffer the impact of stress during the workday for their owners and make the job more satisfying for those with whom they come into contact.
One of Secretary Eric Shinseki's highest priorities has been eliminating a large backlog of disability claims.
Researchers looked for first-time diagnoses of melanoma in patients 18 to 39 from 1970 to 2009. The study found the incidence of melanoma increased eightfold among young women and fourfold among young men.
The U.S. Postal Service's plan to consolidate 233 mail processing plants nationwide triggered a fierce debate about the future of one of the largest federal employers.
Health care might feel exempt, but it looks like we finally got OSHA's attention.
Nearly 70 percent of stroke and TIA patients with persistent depression still weren’t treated with antidepressant therapy at either the 3 or 12 month intervals.
The framework document is a 2012-2022 strategy calling for a 20 percent reduction in work-related deaths and a 30 percent reduction in injuries.
For more than 30 years, excess weight, insufficient physical activity, and an unhealthy diet have been second only to tobacco as preventable causes of disease and death in the United States.
Physicians are seeing new cases of tick-borne illness several weeks earlier than usual, likely because a mild winter in much of the country made life easier for ticks and their offspring.
“These results indicate that first responders are doing a good job of protecting their patients,” said James Rago, Ph.D., lead study author and assistant professor of biology at Lewis University.
The food safety scientific community knows about them, but the public's knowledge isn't as good.
"There are close to 11,000 deaths from injury each year. Most of these are preventable, making injuries a serious public health concern,” said South West Public Health Observatory Director Julia Verne.
Replacing one serving of total red meat with one serving of a healthy protein source, such as fish, poultry, and nuts, was associated with a lower mortality risk.
"Understanding that certain patients are at greater risk for MCI or Parkinson's disease will allow for early intervention, which is vital in the case of such disorders that destroy brain cells," said co-author Brad Boeve, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist.
Poor communication persists between deaf people and mental health professionals, according to a review and an editorial published by the influential medical journal The Lancet.
"In our study, a brisk one-hour daily walk reduced the genetic influence towards obesity, measured by differences in BMI by half,” said said Qibin Qi, Ph.D., study author and a post doctorate research fellow in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
The researchers found clear differences in dietary patterns across demographic and socioeconomic groups.
The sleep-deprived group, which slept one hour and 20 minutes less than the control group each day consumed an average 549 additional calories each day.
From 2005-2010, 39 outbreaks and 2,348 illnesses were linked to imported food from 15 countries.