Stillbirths, Infant Deaths Lead To Anxiety, Guilt Among Obstetricians Nearly one in 10 obstetricians in a new study has considered giving up obstetric practice because of the emotional toll of stillbirths and infant deaths. Three-quarters of the 804 obstetricians who responded to a survey by researchers at the University of Michigan
Health System reported that the experience took a large emotional toll on them personally.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNews From The American Chemical Society, June 25, 2008 The tummy's taste for red wine with red meat What happens when red wine meets red meat? If the rendezvous happens in the stomach, scientists in Israel are reporting, wine's bounty of
healthful chemical compounds may thwart formation of harmful substances released during digestion of fat in the meat.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSenate GOP Continues To Block Bill To Reauthorize Global HIV/AIDS Bill Despite Bush's Support Several Senate Republicans on Friday blocked efforts to bring a bill (S 2731) to the Senate floor that would reauthorize funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief despite President Bush's support for the measures, CQ Today reports. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLa. Gov. Jindal Signs Ban On Funding For Research Involving Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) recently signed into law a bill (HB 370) that prohibits the use of state or federal funds for research involving human somatic cell nuclear transfer, the
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSpray Reduces Pain In Children Undergoing Intravenous Procedures A topical spray reduced pain by 34% in children undergoing intravenous procedures, such as injections and tube insertions (cannulation), compared with a placebo group. The findings from this double-blind, randomized controlled trial have clinical implications, write the researchers. "The vapocoolant spray that we used provided quick and effective reduction of pain due to intravenous cannulation without delaying the procedure," state Dr. William Splinter and colleagues.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLos Angeles Daily News Examines Connection Between High Number Of Minority Children In Foster Care System, Drug Tests Given To Minority Mothers Some
health care officials maintain that the high population of minority children in the foster care system can be attributed in part to hospitals and welfare agencies disproportionately administering drug tests to low-income, pregnant minority women who seek public
health care, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Reveals Potential For NT-proBNP As A Marker To Predict Cardiovascular Risks From Anti-inflammatory Drugs Roche has announced the results of a pilot study evaluating the use of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in predicting the risk of cardiovascular adverse events (CV-AE) in patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs of the COX inhibitor class. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) - for example, acetylsalicylic acid and ibuprofen - are the best known inhibitors of COX (cyclo-oxygenase), an enzyme involved in the inflammation pathway.
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