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Whether you set specific New Year's resolutions or not, diet, an active lifestyle and a commitment to healthier living can be yours in 2010.
British Medical Journal (General medicine) - Mon, 1 February 2010
http://www.bmjjournals.com
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One of the unfortunate effects of large-scale disasters is mass casualties; often, first responders don't know what to do with the dead bodies of victims when morgues--if they are even available--fill up. PAHO/WHO has published Management of Dead Bodies after Disasters, a field manual for first responders that presents simple recommendations for non-specialists to manage the recovery, basic identification, storage and disposal of dead bodies following disasters.
World Health Organization (General medicine) - Fri, 15 January 2010
http://www.who.int
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Over-the-counter drugs may provide some relief from the symptoms of acute sinusitis.
MayoClinic.com (General medicine) - Thu, 17 December 2009
http://www.mayoclinic.com
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As the nation once again engages in discussions of health reform, issues of quality and cost containment are high on the agenda. One approach to addressing these challenges is team-based delivery of health care services, including physicians and allied health professionals working collaboratively. The imperative to consider team-based care is fueled by the unrelenting escalation in health care costs in the care of the chronically ill covered by Medicare; in the error-prone features of the current fragmented delivery system; and by the shortage of primary care physicians. In 2003, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended that "all health professionals should be educated to deliver patient-centered care as members of an interdisciplinary team, emphasizing evidence-based practice, quality improvement approaches, and informatics."
Archives of Internal Medicine (General medicine) - Fri, 27 November 2009
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Forskningsstrategiska kommittén (FSK) at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm County Council has decided to establish/support eight translational medical research centers 2010-2012.
Karolinska Institutet (General medicine) - Fri, 27 November 2009
http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&l=en
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Medical technologies that until now have been slow to be introduced to the NHS will get a boost with the launch of a new NICE programme to assess innovative and cost effective devices and diagnostics, and speed their uptake by hospitals.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (General medicine) - Tue, 24 November 2009
http://www.nice.org.uk
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Perceived poor managerial leadership increases not only the amount of sick leave taken at a workplace, but also the risk of sickness amongst employees later on in life. The longer a person has had a "poorer" manager, the higher his or her risk of for example suffering a heart attack within a ten-year period, according to a new thesis from Karolinska Institutet.
Karolinska Institutet (General medicine) - Fri, 6 November 2009
http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&l=en
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Global life expectancy could be increased by nearly five years by addressing five factors affecting health – childhood underweight, unsafe sex, alcohol use, lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene, and high blood pressure, according to a report published by WHO today.
World Health Organization (General medicine) - Fri, 30 October 2009
http://www.who.int
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Dozens of hospitals and heath facilities each year are themselves impacted by floods, hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes and other natural hazards because safety measures were not integrated in their design, location or construction. Today, the International Day for Disaster Reduction showcases progress made in making hospitals safer from disasters and underscores the work still to be done.
World Health Organization (General medicine) - Fri, 16 October 2009
http://www.who.int
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Is it really healthy to do physical exercise? In Sweden, a prospective population trial was performed, examining the consequences of physical exercise and smoke cessation on 2205 males (average age 50 at the beginning of the trial, in 1970-1973).
MedNews (General medicine) - Fri, 9 October 2009
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/