Need of updating – Guidelines for children’s heart and breathing rate reference ranges
Posted by: admin on: May 24, 2011
Researchers who reviewed 69 studies that included a total of about 143,000 children said that the Guidelines for children’s heart and breathing rate reference ranges need to be updated.
The reference ranges are used for assessing and resuscitating children, the review of which produced new reference ranges that differ widely from existing published guidelines, according to Dr Matthew Thompson, of Oxford University in the United Kingdom and colleagues.
X-rays, Scans unnecessary to diagnose most lower back pain
Posted by: admin on: May 23, 2011
The American College of Physicians stated in new practice guidelines that Imaging scans to diagnose lower back pain are unnecessary in most cases and may do more harm than good. On the contrary, the scans may pick up unrelated abnormalities, leading to additional tests or procedures that are of no benefit and some scans expose patients to high levels of radiation.
AACE and ADA published guidelines – Insulin therapy for hospitalized patients should not be abandoned
Posted by: admin on: May 23, 2011
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have published updated guidelines for treating high blood glucose while avoiding low blood glucose in hospitalized patients.
Weight Loss – The Lap Band way
Posted by: admin on: May 20, 2011
Weight loss surgery has been set aside always for the morbidly obese. Now, with few changes by the FDA, new surgery avenues will open up for people who earlier did not qualify for lap band. Earlier this month, the FDA lowered the weight standards for surgery, making the lap band procedure more accessible to people.
Lack of sexual interest is the most common sexual complaint in women
Posted by: admin on: May 20, 2011
The latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), which defines psychiatric disorders, defines Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) as ‘‘persistently or recurrently deficient (or absent) sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity’’ that causes ‘‘marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.’’
Search
- drchasrani: Difficult to get such a data, authenticated at that. Try Times of India online library
- rakesh pore: hi, where can i get genuine information about "10 most common drugs sold in india?" i want it for a local project
- nilesh dutta: sir, Plz give detail about MBA Sports Management Thanks and Regards
