Monday, August 4, 2014

Premature gather at East

Premature gather at East

Next year collecting Sahlgrenska University Hospital, all care of premature infants to a place that they will not have to be transported unnecessarily.

Today conducted neonatal care at Ostra Hospital in Gothenburg and Mölndal Hospital, approximately one mil farther. For next summer, all the care of premature shift to Eastern Hospital.

Obesity decreases among Swedish children

Obesity decreases among Swedish children

Child Obesity decreases in Sweden for the first time, a new study shows. Most apparent trend in Stockholm.

Overweight and obesity among eight year old girls in Stockholm has decreased from 17 to 10 percent between 2003 and 2011, according to a national study at the Karolinska Institute, writes Dagens Nyheter.

With small steps and very game teaches Eva Stag Ling child to urinate with catheter or get enema

With small steps and very game teaches Eva Stag Ling child to urinate with catheter or get enema

There is no doubt that soon four-year Alwin Grip will be pleased to meet with Eva Stag Ling. She is a pediatric nurse and waiting for him at the entrance to the Folke Bernadotte Regional Habilitation in Uppsala, when he comes with his mom. He will play and train in the art of pee with catheter. To pee as usual, he can not.

New dengue vaccine gave relatively protection

New dengue vaccine gave relatively protection

A new vaccine against dengue fever have shown promise, according to the researchers behind a new study.

In the current situation there is no vaccine against dengue, a flu-like illness with fever. In light of the results from the new study, to be regarded as positive: vaccine candidate said to provide 56 percent protection against the disease.

Newborns infected with MRSA

Newborns infected with MRSA

Three cases of MRSA infection has been detected in people who were treated in BB in Kristianstad. More potential vehicles are investigated.

It was in mid-July as the first case of MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, was discovered. A culture of a little difficult healed wound of a woman who remained inside the BB showed that she wore on the multi-resistant bacteria. Then found by plantations also infection in two children, who lived in the same room. The woman is not the mother of the infected children.

More cancers found by mammography in three dimensions

More cancers found by mammography in three dimensions

A follow-up from the United States indicate that more invasive cancers found during screening mammography since called tomosynthesis introduced. In addition, the technique seems to lead to fewer false positives.

The results, published in a new study in the journal JAMA, based on analysis of over 450 000 mammograms.

First hand prosthesis with sensory

First hand prosthesis with sensory

The 36-year-old Dennis Aabo Sørensen from Denmark regained feeling in his arm amputated by a new type of prosthetic hand, which so far only works in the laboratory.

Thanks to the new prosthesis, he could talk about how different objects looked like and if they were soft or hard - without looking at the objects. He could also customize the grip strength for this information.

Obesity uncharted world

Obesity uncharted world

The prevalence of overweight and obesity have risen sharply in recent decades among both children and adults. But in developed countries, the trend started to level off, according to a major new analysis in the journal Lancet.

Dental health is highlighted in new guidelines


Dental health is highlighted in new guidelines

Increased focus on the prevention of periodontal disease is one of otherwise receive news in preliminary version of the new national guidelines for diabetes care, the National Board will present today, Wednesday 18 June.

The Lancet demonstrates the link between hard rock and brain injury

The Lancet demonstrates the link between hard rock and brain injury.

The Lancet demonstrates the link between hard rock and brain injury.

It starts in January 2013 A previously healthy man in his 50s seeking treatment for headache and end up in the department of neurosurgery at the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany. In two weeks time the man has been a persistent and increasing pain in the head. He has not hit his head and denies abuse. However, he states that he has been head banging, that is thrown headfirst into step with the music, in a concert by the British band Motörhead four weeks earlier.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

County require cessation of smoking at surgery

County require cessation of smoking at surgery
Patients in Västmanland County Council must not smoke during the period surrounding the surgery, according to a new policy.
Västmanland County Council has banned smoking for patients about to undergo surgery. The ban applies to four weeks before and four weeks after surgery, according to Sveriges Radio P4 Västmanland.

Five new threads drugs classified

Five new threads drugs classified
On August 19, gets five new substances classified as narcotics in Sweden. The topics reminds including ecstasy and methamphetamine.

Long queues at the eye clinic

Long queues at the eye clinic
Patients may have to wait a long time before receiving treatment at the eye clinic in Lund. The poor staffing has led to long waiting lists.
Staffing levels at the eye clinic at Skåne University Hospital, Sus, has been a lack of time, which has led to medical injuries, according Sydsvenskan. The problem is so large that the Inspectorate for Health Care, Ivo, have oversight of patient safety.

Paracetamol does not treat lumbago

Paracetamol does not treat lumbago
The drug paracetamol does not help improve the back pain than placebo, a new study shows.
Paracetamol has been compared with placebo in acute lumbago, ie lumbago, in a new study from Australia. The results of the study, published today in the scientific journal The Lancet, showed that the drug was not more effective, writes Dagens Nyheter.

Poppi for health people to get KD-politician


Poppi for health people to get KD-politician Hundreds of health workers want to venture into politics in the fall. The county council and regional elections is the Christian Democrats who have received the most from the services professions to get involved.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

"Children with mental disabilities can be captured by school doctors"

"Children with mental disabilities can be captured by school doctors"
All children should have the right to meet with a school doctor for a check - at least once during their twelve-year schooling, consider pediatrician.

Therefore not killed HIV virus

Therefore not killed HIV virus
Researchers at Karolinska Institute have come up with what happens when the immune system can not be bothered to knock out HIV virus.

"Government must stop suicides"

"Government must stop suicides"
Establish a new agency to stop the suicides, requiring representatives of psychiatry and the non-profit Mind.

Municipalities also have a shortage of nurses

Municipalities also have a shortage of nurses
Not only county councils the nursing shortage in summer. In Blekinge, all municipalities had problems with recruitment in the summer.

Social Democrats criticized for wasting

Social Democrats criticized for wasting
Two Moderates in Västmanland County Council criticizes in a letter to the newspaper VLT how the red-green majority handled the tax money, and writes that they have notified the county council to "Waste Ombudsman".

Long wait may give ten patients but

Long wait may give ten patients but
Every third patient has to wait too long for surgery at Skåne University Hospital. Right now in danger ten waiting patients to receive permanent disability.

Poor security in psychiatry

Poor security in psychiatry
Safety in psychiatry in Gothenburg and Malmö has serious shortcomings. Among other dangerous items left in front, showing the magazine Faktums review.
160 serious incidents that show the lack of security in psychiatry has been found in the survey conducted by the magazine fact. In fact, writes that many more adverse events than has been reported, but the newspaper chose to focus on the more serious cases. The survey, which included both the psychiatric and forensic psychiatric care, was based on adverse events reported by staff and interviews with staff and patients.

Long queues at the eye clinic

Long queues at the eye clinic
Patients may have to wait a long time before receiving treatment at the eye clinic in Lund. The poor staffing has led to long waiting lists.
Staffing levels at the eye clinic at Skåne University Hospital, Sus, has been a lack of time, which has led to medical injuries, according Sydsvenskan. The problem is so large that the Inspectorate for Health Care, Ivo, have oversight of patient safety.

Four out of ten Englishmen can get statins

Four out of ten Englishmen can get statins
Forty percent of the adult English population will be offered lipid-lowering statin drugs on prescription.

The research ethics committee left out bogus documents

The research ethics committee left out bogus documents
GRANSKNING. Saxen togs fram för att ändra i beslut när Centrala etikprövningsnämnden lämnade ut handlingar till Dagens Medicin.

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