Faster stroke diagnosis via remote ambulance imaging trial
University of Maryland researchers test new technology allowing doctors miles away to virtually peer inside speeding ambulances. The aim is to speed diagnosis of stroke patients and hasten treatment by starting assessments en route to the hospital.
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University of Maryland
University of Iowa
Maryland Ambulance
LaMonte
Ambulance ER video speeds stroke care nationwide
A telemedicine ambulance links a paramedic and patient to a neurologist en route to the ER, enabling early neurological exams and rapid treatment decisions for suspected strokes. University of Maryland researchers hope moving telemedicine can expand access, improve timely TPA use, and save brain tissue for distant patients.
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Washington
Marian LaMonte
University of Maryland
Michael Ackerman
National Library of Medicine
Ackerman
Blood thinner Plavix shown to cut heart emergencies
A major study in Orlando found Plavix reduces death strokes and new heart attacks by 20 percent in patients with acute coronary syndrome. If used widely it could prevent 50,000 to 100,000 US cases annually, and 250,000 to 500,000 worldwide.
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Orlando, Fla
United States
Valentin Foster
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York
Christopher Cannon
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston
Plavix
Salim Yusuf
McMaster University
Hamilton
Ontario
Orlando
American College of Cardiology
Sanofi-Synthelabo
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Yusuf
Robert Califf
Duke University
China
Cardiology College
Acc.org
CDC Heart Disease
Cde
Study finds older monkeys as susceptible to vCJD as young
Research in PNAS shows older monkeys develop brain plaques and disease from vCJD as readily as younger ones, though severity is greater in the young. French and UK scientists injected monkeys, observed symptoms, and performed autopsies, warning that older humans may also be at risk.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
France
United Kingdom
Paul Brown
National Institutes of Health
Brown
Europe
Britain
Italy
Germany
Spain
Limits urged on antibiotics for colds and coughs
Philadelphia doctors urge limiting antibiotic use for most colds coughs and sore throats noting little help and rising resistance. The American Academy of Physicians American Society of Internal Medicine advocates OTC remedies for bronchitis sinus infections and viral illnesses while CDC estimates half of 133 million daily outpatient antibiotic doses are unnecessary. FDA proposes labels to remind clinicians to reserve antibiotics for true need.
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Philadelphia
American Academy of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
Ralph Gonzales
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
The
Food and Drug Administration
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