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Boeing awards scholarships to engineering students
Two undergraduate students at the University of Bristol have been awarded scholarships by the Boeing Company for their outstanding academic performance in the fields of Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Source: University of Bristol news - February 13, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news

Upstate now offers 3D mammography, giving radiologists a more detailed look at breast tissue
The acquisition of this technology is timely. A state law that took effect Jan. 19 requires mammography centers to notify women with dense breasts, alerting them that this condition may put them at increased risk for breast cancer.
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - February 13, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Lessons from 12 Years of Blogging (from woodtang)
Spoken like a true blogger: "I started this site 12 years ago. That’s longer than my marriage, longer than any job I’ve held, longer than I’ve lived anywhere since I was a kid. Even though I stopped a started blogging here too many times to count, that’s a long time. I feel like that counts for something on the web and I ought to give it some love. My interest in blogging waned when I started using Twitter, but I’ve always felt something missing when I wanted to write a few paragraphs about something and be done with it." Read the rest at woodtang.com http://bit.ly/VPuEaP “Painting is just another way of k...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - February 13, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Blogging Social Media Source Type: news

Chemistry on the Go: Review of Chemistry Apps on Smartphones
Journal of Chemical EducationDOI: 10.1021/ed300329e
Source: Journal of Chemical Education - February 13, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Diana Libman and Ling Huang Source Type: research

Memorial service for student climber killed on Ben Nevis
A memorial service is to be held in Bristol Cathedral for 22-year-old Ben St Joseph, the Bristol student killed on Ben Nevis.
Source: University of Bristol news - February 13, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Staff notices Source Type: news

Study Reveals Effects Of Meningitis And Septicaemia On Learning In School Children
A Meningitis Research Foundation funded study has shown that meningitis and septicaemia have a significant impact on children's school performance. Their ability to learn and their behaviour are especially affected and are worse than for children treated in intensive care with other critical illnesses. The new research, from Imperial College London, conducted at St Mary's and Great Ormond Street hospitals and just published in the journal Critical Care Medicine, looked at children aged 5 to 16 years old who had been in paediatric intensive care...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

Public Participation in Research Back in Vogue with Ascent of "Citizen Science" (preview)
In the 230-acre forest beyond steve kelling's wall-to-wall office windows, 50 species of migratory birds--warbling vireos, rose-breasted grosbeaks, cedar waxwings--have arrived overnight. On this early May afternoon their calls ring through the forest in a giant songbird mash-up. How Kelling, or anyone here at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, N.Y., can concentrate on work is a mystery. [More]
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - February 13, 2013 Category: Science Tags: More Science,More Science,Computing,Evolutionary Biology,Communications,Everyday Science,Science Education Source Type: research

Interviews for all student nurses
Students of healthcare related courses, including nursing, medicine and physiotherapy will be subject to “assessment of their values of behaviours” You must sign in to continue reading this article read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 13, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: abrewerton Tags: Professional Editor ' s pick Featured Articles Latest News Source Type: news

Providers Turn to Consultants for ICD-10 Prep
Providers are turning to third-party consulting firms to prepare for ICD-10, including help with training, roadmaps and documentation, according to KLAS.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - February 13, 2013 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Aurora's Anderson guiding future of an industry: Health Care Guide - People
Annemarie Anderson has joined Aurora Health Care as senior director of operations for the Aurora Accountable Care Network. She brings 15 years of experience at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin, now Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, where she moved up the ranks to vice president of sales, marketing and retention for senior services. NEW POSITION: Senior director, Aurora Accountable Care Network operations HOMETOWN: Bloomington, Ill. EDUCATION: Bachelor of science degree, Illinois State…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 13, 2013 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Barb Zaferos Source Type: research

Allegany hospital to pre-test athletes for concussions
Jones Memorial Hospital is offering free screenings for area youth prior to the start of the spring sports season. The pre-season concussion screenings are part of a larger effort to better assess injuries suffered during the course of the game. Using Wellsville High School as a pilot participant, the hospital’s Biodex Concussion Management Program will provide free screenings and assessments for students planning to play soccer, football and other physical contact sports. Plans call for expanding…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 13, 2013 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tracey Drury Source Type: research

Ghana: Support for Health Assistants Training School
[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Health Assistants Training School (HATS) at Anyinasuso in the Ahafo Ano North District has received massive infrastructural support from the Ahafo Ano North District Assembly.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 13, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Bringing the field to the farmers: how video is transforming agriculture
Farm yields are low not because improved practices do not exist, but because farmers are unaware of themAccording to estimates from the International Fund for Agricultural Development, as much as 80% of all farmers in sub-Saharan Africa farm less than two hectares of land, which in some countries accounts for as much as 90% of the total agricultural output. Despite this, roughly one in four of Africa's close to 1 billion people are undernourished. Why this is the case is obviously a complex issue that includes a whole host of contributing factors, such as government policies, poor infrastructure, limited access to credit, ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 13, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Blogposts Farming Guardian Professional New development models hub Global development professionals network Agriculture Source Type: news

Chinese culture comes to life at special gala performance
Chinese New Year celebrations will continue in Bristol this weekend as students from the University of Bristol put on a vibrant performance to showcase Chinese culture. Around 20 members of the Bristol Chinese Students and Scholars Association (Bristol CSSA) will present a Chinese New Year Gala Performance on Saturday [16 February] at the Victoria Rooms.
Source: University of Bristol news - February 13, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news

Study finds middle class kids more likely to be fat
Conclusion This research describes a non-linear relationship between area-level deprivation (at a local level) and childhood obesity. It suggested those in the middle range of deprivation were the most likely to be obese, more so than children living in the most deprived or least deprived areas. As the news headlines suggest, this appears to go against other evidence and the commonly held assumption that childhood obesity increases as deprivation increases in a relatively linear (one-to-one) fashion. The study has important strengths, including its large sample size and use of multiple measures of childhood fatness to est...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Pregnancy/child Source Type: news

The wind in the willows
Wetland trees are a significant overlooked source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, according to a new study by researchers at The Open University and the Universities of Bristol and Oxford.
Source: University of Bristol news - February 13, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news

Depressive Symptoms In Young Adults May Be Reduced Through Interaction With Avatars
Young adults, in a period of transition, are often reluctant to seek treatment for mental health problems because of the stigma, inadequate insurance coverage and difficulty finding a mental health care provider. But a new preliminary study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University suggests that depression symptoms may be significantly reduced when 18- to 25-year-olds interact with computerized avatars - virtual 3D images of a healthcare provider like a nurse practitioner or physician - as a way to rehearse office visits ahead of time and learn self-management skills...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news

Computer Simulations Set To Save Health Care
New research from Indiana University has found that machine learning -- the same computer science discipline that helped create voice recognition systems, self-driving cars and credit card fraud detection systems -- can drastically improve both the cost and quality of health care in the United States...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news

Bed Bug Actions Study Offers Hope For New Management Tactics
Learning more about the behavior of bed bugs is one approach being used by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists to identify compounds to help control these pests. The resurgence of bed bugs over the last decade has caused problems in major U.S. cities where they infest homes, apartments, hotels, shelters and even places of work. The small, blood-feeding insects are not known to transmit diseases, but they can cause severe reactions in people who are allergic to them. Bed bugs usually go unnoticed until their numbers increase significantly, and getting rid of them can be costly...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

Bhutanese Midwife Learns from Thailand’s Experience - 21 January 2013
LOEI, Thailand — After four days of trekking from his village by foot, a two-day bus ride across Bhutan, an international flight to Bangkok and a long van ride, Sonam finally arrived at this mountainous province in northeastern Thailand. The midwife from Gelephu, a small village in eastern Bhutan, was one of more than 20 Bhutanese health professionals selected to participate in a technical training on reproductive health care services.
Source: UNFPA News - February 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Getting More Health for the Money: Burkina Faso Tries Outsourcing - 24 January 2013
SABLOGO, Burkina Faso — Although Solange Lamoussa Sawadogo has no medical training, the 28-year-old mother of two is fondly called 'loctoré' – doctor in English – in her village 200 kilometres east of Ouagadougou, the capital. With the nearest health centre in Moaga, eight kilometres away, Solange, a volunteer Community Health Worker, promotes reproductive health, encourages couples to get family planning counselling – something rather new in this traditional community – and dispenses condoms and some contraceptives.
Source: UNFPA News - February 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Johnson Named One of the Top U.S. Sports Medicine Specialists
Dr. Darren L. Johnson, professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Kentucky, has been named one of the top U.S. sports medicine specialists by Orthopedics This Week, the most widely read publication in the orthopaedics industry.
Source: UK College of Medicine News - February 13, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: 7H000 ranking/rating Source Type: news

Early experience with laparoscopic lavage for perforated diverticulitis
ConclusionLaparoscopic lavage for perforated diverticulitis was feasible in the majority of patients, but identification of an overt sigmoid perforation and patient selection are of critical importance. © 2013 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Source: British Journal of Surgery - February 13, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: H. A. Swank, I. M. Mulder, A. G. M. Hoofwijk, S. W. Nienhuijs, J. F. Lange, W. A. Bemelman, Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Political Science at the Guardian: introducing our new bloggers
Interested in science? Then you may be interested in the politics of science, too. You've come to the right placeAbout a year ago, a colleague and I unsuccessfully pitched a feature article to a well known science-focused magazine. They agreed the topic was interesting and had even been following it themselves. They also liked our writing but, with regret, had to turn down the idea because they knew their readers "weren't interested in the politics of science". I printed out that rejection and stuck it on my desk as a reminder that, no matter how many books and reports and student essays on science policy I might pile upon...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 13, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Alice Bell Tags: Blogposts Science policy guardian.co.uk Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: UZ Students to Graduate in Epidemiology
[The Herald]ABOUT 20 students from the University of Zimbabwe will soon graduate in disease surveillance and outbreak responses. This is expected to see a quick reaction to recurrent diarrhoeal and other diseases outbreaks .
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 13, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

University Chancellor named in BBC Radio 4’s top five of country’s most powerful women
The University’s Chancellor, The Rt Hon. The Baroness Hale of Richmond has been named in BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour top five of the UK’s most powerful women.
Source: University of Bristol news - February 13, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: In the media Source Type: news

Kids of helicopter parents less satisfied
FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Feb. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. college students with so-called helicopter parents are more likely to be depressed and less satisfied with their lives, researchers say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A Rural School District Rattles the Ivy Cage
Daily Yonder article reports that high-achieving students from rural schools rarely apply to prestigious colleges, but a community in South Texas opened doors, sending its teenagers to universities and bringing their talents back home.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 13, 2013 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

USDA Officials Meet with Community College Presidents; Highlight Support for Rural Education
Top USDA officials today met with community college presidents from across the country to discuss ways they can work together to support and strengthen rural community colleges.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 13, 2013 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Rwanda: Is Sex Education the Solution to Teenage Pregnancies in Schools?
[New Times]With one single school reporting over 25 pregnancy cases, education experts say there is urgent need to revive sex education in schools. The recent pregnancy scandal demonstrates how important it is to discuss abstinence and safe sex practices with teens both at school and home, writes Maria Kaitesi
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 13, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Socioeconomic status and differences in medication use among older people according to ATC categories and urban-rural residency.
Conclusions: There are unexplained regional differences in medications use, from categories B and C, by older Icelanders. Further studies are needed on why urban residents used equal number of medications, or even more medications, compared to rural residents, despite better socioeconomic status and fewer diagnosed diseases. PMID: 23406652 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - February 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sigurdardottir AK, Arnadottir SA, Gunnarsdottir ED Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research

Survey About the Use of Lung Function Testing in Public Hospitals in Catalonia in 2009.
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study have identified areas for improvement in spirometry programs. PMID: 23414603 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Archivos de Bronconeumologia - February 13, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Roger N, Burgos F, Giner J, Rosas A, Tresserras R, Escarrabill J, el grupo de trabajo de Función Pulmonar del Plan Director de las Enfermedades del Aparato Respiratorio (PDMAR) Tags: Arch Bronconeumol Source Type: research

Using the theory of planned behaviour and self-identity to explain chlamydia testing intentions in young people living in deprived areas.
CONCLUSIONS: The study identified the key determinants of intention to get tested for chlamydia regularly in a sample of young people living in areas of increased deprivation: a hard-to-reach, high-risk population. The findings indicate the key variables to target in interventions to promote motivation to get tested for chlamydia regularly in equivalent samples, amongst which self-identity is critical. STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTION: What is already known on this subject? Young people living in deprived areas have been identified as an at-risk group for chlamydia. Qualitative research has identified several themes in relation t...
Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - February 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Booth AR, Norman P, Harris PR, Goyder E Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: research

Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Intake: "Five a Day" Versus "Just One More"
Abstract The present randomized controlled intervention study tested the hypothesis that a personally adaptable and realistic "just 1 more" goal would be more effective for increasing fruits and vegetables (FV) intake compared to the common "5 a day" goal. Study participants (N = 84 students, 85% female) consumed less than 4 servings of FVs per day at recruitment. During the 1-week intervention, participants randomized to the 5aday-group were asked to eat 5 servings of FVs/day; participants of the just1more-group were asked to eat 1 serving more of FVs than they usually did, and participants of the control group we...
Source: Appetite - February 13, 2013 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ungar N, Sieverding M, Stadnitski T Tags: Appetite Source Type: research

Medical residents¿ perceptions of their competencies and training needs in health care management: an international comparison
Conclusions: A majority of the residents in all countries felt the need for specific training in developing their management competencies. The adoption of the CanMEDS framework alone seems to be insufficient in meeting residents’ perceived educational needs in this area.
Source: BMC Medical Education - February 13, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Lizanne BerkenboschSuzanne Gerdien SchoenmakerSusannah AhernCharlotte SøjnæsLinda SnellAlbert J J A ScherpbierJamiu Busari Source Type: research

Impact of epilepsy on employment in Malaysia.
CONCLUSION: Patients with epilepsy have high unemployment rate in Malaysia despite a robust economy and minimal social security. Besides those who were unemployed, many were in part-time or low-income employment. PMID: 23416283 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - February 13, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Lim KS, Wo SW, Wong MH, Tan CT Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research

Facilitation of extinction and re-extinction of operant behavior in mice by Chlordiazepoxide and D-cycloserine.
Abstract The aim was to compare operant extinction with re-extinction following re-acquisition and to investigate neuropharmacological mechanisms through administration of drugs potentiating GABAergic or glutamatergic systems. Groups of C57Bl/6 mice were trained to lever press for food on a fixed ratio schedule, then extinguished with or without pre-session chlordiazepoxide or post-session D-cycloserine administration (15 mg/kg in each case), then re-trained to lever press for food, then re-extinguished with or without pre-session chlordiazepoxide or post-session D-cycloserine. Under vehicle injections, extinction ...
Source: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory - February 13, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Leslie JC, Norwood K Tags: Neurobiol Learn Mem Source Type: research

Susceptibility to interference and intrusion errors in consequence of the dominant hemisphere's hippocampal infarct: A case report.
We present a case of a man with an ischemic lesion of the left hippocampus. Detailed neuropsychological assessment revealed susceptibility to retroactive interference and a tendency to make intrusion errors in addition to mild deficits in the verbal memory processes. Although retroactive interference and intrusion errors are normally considered to be the manifestations of frontal lobe dysfunctions, the idea of susceptibility to interference has recently begun to emerge in the literature, as an explanation of medial temporal lobe amnesia. Our data support this new theory, suggesting that one role of the hippocampus is to de...
Source: Neurocase - February 13, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Andrejkovics M, Balla P, Bereczki D Tags: Neurocase Source Type: research

How does the medical graduates' self-assessment of their clinical competency differ from experts' assessment?
Conclusion: There was a wide discrepancy between the graduates' self-assessment and experts' assessment, particularly in the level of inadequate performance. Graduates in general, and those of younger age groups in particular, tend to overestimate their clinical skills and competency.
Source: BMC Medical Education - February 13, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Fatima AbadelAbdulla Hattab Source Type: research

Adverse Oral Health and Cognitive Decline: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study
ConclusionPeriodontitis may be a risk factor for cognitive decline. Gingivitis is reversible, and periodontitis to some degree is preventable and controllable when manifest. Therefore, further research is needed to clarify potential underlying mechanisms and oral health interventions that might ameliorate cognitive decline.
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - February 13, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Robert Stewart, Robert J. Weyant, Melissa E. Garcia, Tamara Harris, Lenore J. Launer, Suzanne Satterfield, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Kristine Yaffe, Anne B. Newman Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research

Immunity to hepatitis B virus infection two decades after implementation of universal infant hepatitis B vaccination: the association of detectable residual antibody and response to a single hepatitis B vaccine challenge dose.
Abstract Most persons who receive hepatitis B vaccine during infancy will have a level of antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) <10 IU/L if measured 10-15 years later; however, most will demonstrate immune memory by an anamnestic response to a vaccine challenge dose. To determine whether there was a difference in anamnestic response among college students vaccinated during infancy, we compared anti-HBs levels after a dose of Engerix-B 20 μg between those with a residual anti-HBs level of 0 IU/L versus those with a level of 1-9 IU/L. Anti-HBs was measured before (baseline) and two weeks after a chal...
Source: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology - February 13, 2013 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Spradling PR, Xing J, Williams R, Masunu-Faleafaga Y, Dulski T, Mahamud A, Drobeniuc J, Teshale EH Tags: Clin Vaccine Immunol Source Type: research

Culturally Responsive Instruction for English Language Learners With Learning Disabilities.
This study was situated in a social constructivist research based framework. In investigating this instruction with ELLs, this study focused on how one teacher's knowledge of culturally responsive pedagogy affected her special education instruction. Findings resulted in three major themes that were aligned with the current literature in this area: Cultural Aspects of Teaching Reading, Culturally Relevant Skills-Based Instruction, and Collaborative Agency Time. The results indicated that the success of special education with ELLs at the elementary education level might be dependent on how well the special education teacher ...
Source: Journal of Learning Disabilities - February 13, 2013 Category: Disability Authors: Orosco MJ, O'Connor R Tags: J Learn Disabil Source Type: research

Outcomes from a Postgraduate Biomedical Technology Innovation Training Program: The First 12 Years of Stanford Biodesign.
Abstract The Stanford Biodesign Program began in 2001 with a mission of helping to train leaders in biomedical technology innovation. A key feature of the program is a full-time postgraduate fellowship where multidisciplinary teams undergo a process of sourcing clinical needs, inventing solutions and planning for implementation of a business strategy. The program places a priority on needs identification, a formal process of selecting, researching and characterizing needs before beginning the process of inventing. Fellows and students from the program have gone on to careers that emphasize technology innovation acr...
Source: Annals of Biomedical Engineering - February 13, 2013 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Brinton TJ, Kurihara CQ, Camarillo DB, Pietzsch JB, Gorodsky J, Zenios SA, Doshi R, Shen C, Kumar UN, Mairal A, Watkins J, Popp RL, Wang PJ, Makower J, Krummel TM, Yock PG Tags: Ann Biomed Eng Source Type: research

Medical students in the exam room - help or hindrance? Patients' perspective (Sharon Kim MD)
This poster discusses the results of a study to determine patients' perspectives with the presence of medical students in the office of the family medicine primary care physicians; and, if patients are not satisfied with medical students, to understand the reasons.
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - February 13, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Implementation and Evaluation of a PCMH Curriculum for Medical Students in a Community Setting (Michelle Cardona MD)
Poster prsentation from STFM Medical Student Education conference, San Antonio, January 2013. Poster summarizes a pilot project evaluating a PCMH Curriculum implemented at a community residency program where medical students rotate for their M3 and M4 clerkships.
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - February 13, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Are You Depressed?
Do you think you may be depressed? Although a screening test cannot be used to diagnosed you with clinical depression, it can help you learn whether you have depression symptoms and should seek further evaluation from a doctor. Our screening tests are free, simple to use and can be taken right now in the privacy of your own home....Read Full Post
Source: About.com Depression - February 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Maternal obesity, folate intake, and neural tube defects in offspring
CONCLUSIONSThese results support previous studies suggesting maternal obesity as a risk factor for NTDs. Higher intakes of dietary folate were associated with decreased NTD risk that was stronger in overweight and obese women. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - February 13, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Daria M. McMahon, Jihong Liu, Hongmei Zhang, Myriam E. Torres, Robert G. Best Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

The impact of glaucoma referral refinement criteria on referral to, and first‐visit discharge rates from, the hospital eye service: the Health Innovation & Education Cluster (HIEC) Glaucoma Pathways project
ConclusionThe results support that referrals for a raised IOP alone or in combination with an abnormal VF be classified as low‐risk and undergo referral refinement. Adherence to the JCG and the NICE commissioning guidance as onward referral criteria for specialist optometrists in this referral refinement scheme would result in fewer referrals.
Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - February 13, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Gokulan Ratnarajan, Wendy Newsom, Karen French, Jane Kean, Lydia Chang, Mike Parker, David F Garway‐Heath, Rupert RA Bourne Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy: A Meta‐analysis
ABSTRACT Secondary dystonia encompasses a heterogeneous group with different etiologies. Cerebral palsy is the most common cause. Pharmacological treatment is often unsatisfactory. There are only limited data on the therapeutic outcomes of deep brain stimulation in dyskinetic cerebral palsy. The published literature regarding deep brain stimulation and secondary dystonia was reviewed in a meta‐analysis to reevaluate the effect on cerebral palsy. The Burke‐Fahn‐Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale movement score was chosen as the primary outcome measure. Outcome over time was evaluated and summarized by mixed‐model repeate...
Source: Movement Disorders - February 13, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Anne Koy, Martin Hellmich, K. Amande M. Pauls, Warren Marks, Jean‐Pierre Lin, Oliver Fricke, Lars Timmermann Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

The adult seizure and social outcomes of children with partial complex seizures
Most intellectually normal children with focal epilepsy have partial complex or focal with secondary generalization seizures without a precise epilepsy syndrome. Their long-term outcome is largely unknown. Cases were identified from the population-based Nova Scotia Childhood Epilepsy cohort. Those eligible had seizure onset at 1 month to 16 years between 1977 and 1985, normal intelligence, ≥10 years of follow-up, only focal seizures and no benign epilepsy syndromes. There were 108 patients with partial complex with or without secondary generalization as the only seizure type(s) throughout (partial complex group) and 80 ...
Source: Brain - February 13, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Camfield, C. S., Camfield, P. R. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research