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University of Maryland Health and Medical News: 10-28-2004
The rate of serious medical errors committed by first-year doctors in training (interns) in two intensive care units (ICUs) at a Boston hospital fell significantly when traditional 30-hour-in-a-row extended work shifts were eliminated and when interns' continuous work schedule was...
. . .The researchers found that levels of allergy antibodies in the cord blood could be a more important indicator of allergy risk than exposure to allergens such as pollen, pet hair and dust mites. . . The Washington Post...
Drinking red wine could protect against lung cancer, but white wine may increase the risk, Spanish scientists said on Thursday. . . The Washington Post - October 28, 2004 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4527-2004Oct28.html...
. . .David L. Murray, president and chief executive officer of Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland, said his company is seeing fewer baseless claims than it saw in the past, and never settles a claim it considers without...
. . .Doctors said yesterday that sildenafil citrate, the ingredient in Pfizer's impotence pill, had proven effective in a clinical trial as a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension - extremely high pressure in the artery carrying blood to the lungs....
For the first time in its history, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a permanent panel of ethicists on vaccine distribution, to help navigate the life-and-death questions of who should get flu vaccines in the current crisis...
Adults are roughly an inch taller than they were in the early 1960s, on average, but nearly 25 pounds heavier, the government reported Wednesday. . . CNN.com - October 27, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/10/27/taller.heavier.ap/index.html...
Widely used heartburn and ulcer drugs such as Nexium, Pepcid and Prilosec can make people more susceptible to pneumonia, probably because they reduce germ-killing stomach acid. . . CNN.com - October 26, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/10/26/heartburn.drugs.ap/index.html...
. . .Although his approach is generally supported by doctors and other health providers, his proposal was immediately condemned by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, who is aligned with trial lawyers on the issue. . . The Baltimore Sun...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an artificial spinal disc for use in treating pain associated with degenerative disc disease (DDD). The device is intended to replace a diseased or damaged intervertebral disc. . . The U. S....
A committee of experts meeting in Atlanta will debate today whether the government can afford to pay for a vaccine that could save the lives of nearly 3,000 people, many of them teenagers, from deaths caused over the next decade...
. . .Since the plans haven't been around long, few people report enough experience to vouch for their usefulness, though more businesses and insurers are expected to offer them in coming years. . . The Washington Post - October 26,...
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. sent a proposal to legislative leaders late yesterday that would hold down medical malpractice insurance premiums by limiting jury awards, encouraging the reporting of medical mistakes and creating a fund to stave off the 33...
. . ."These studies show that diets high in fat are a risk factor for not only heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, but for cognitive decline as well." . . The Baltimore Sun - October 26, 2004 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.fat26oct26,1,5909735.story?coll=bal-health-headlines...
While liability premium rates stabilized in some markets in 2004, physicians in some states are still seeing triple-digit increases. . . The American College of Physicians - October 26, 2004 http://www.acponline.org/weekly/?hp#malpractice...
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