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Copper Fixtures Dramatically Reduce Superbugs in Hospitals
Three papers scheduled for publication in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of Hospital Infection suggest that copper might have a role in the fight against healthcare-associated infections (HAI, or more popularly known as “superbugs“). In...
New National Guideline for Treatment of Hoarseness
The first – and only – national clinical practice guideline to help healthcare practitioners identify and manage patients with hoarseness, also known as dysphonia, is being issued by The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck...
New National Guideline for Treatment of Hoarseness
The first – and only – national clinical practice guideline to help healthcare practitioners identify and manage patients with hoarseness, also known as dysphonia, is being issued by The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck...
Health Concerns Over Popular Contraceptives.
The oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin are the top-selling pharmaceutical line for Bayer HealthCare, largely as a result of marketing that presents them as much more than mere pregnancy prevention. But recently, the Yaz line’s image has been clouded...
Exercise Training – Cardiovascular Benefits, Healthcare Cost Reduction
ESCardio.org – Western societies are struggling to pay for their ever increasing medical budgets. In the US up to 393 billion US dollars were spent in 2005 for cardiovascular diseases alone. Based on epidemiologic studies in primary prevention it...
Tips for Preventing Summer Injuries
Summer’s brutal heat brings with it the dangers of skin-scorching sunburn, heartbreaking accidents and deadly dehydration. Summer is also the time when travel season peaks, as people journey to various locations for rest and relaxation, to enjoy water...
Are Injectable Self-tans Safe?
The injectable Melanotan has recently been the subject of an urgent warning by the Government’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
DYNA-VISION – New Telemedicine Device for Remote Monitoring of Patients
RSTechMedic.com - Dyna-Vision®, a new and patented Bluetooth-connected telemedicine device, can increase patient comfort and reduce hospital and healthcare cost by greatly expanding the ability of doctors to monitor patients’s health status in...
New Online Guides to Prevent And Treat Blood Clots
AHRQ.gov – Two new guides to help consumers and clinicians prevent and treat the dangerous blood clots known as deep vein thrombosis were released recently by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and...