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Medics to Consider Cost-Benefit-Relation
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[03/07/2008] Cancer clinicians should understand and consider the economic impact of new interventions, which often have substantial costs, according to a recent report. Medics to Consider Cost-Benefit-Relation - read more
In the Focus of Research
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[18/06/2008] Ventilators used to keep patients alive on intensive care can cause lung injuries. In a new project, scientists seek the best way to use the ventilators, with the optimum treatment and the least risk of injury. In the Focus of Research - read more
Study Identifies Adverse Events in Children's Hospitals
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[12/06/2008] A study has measured adverse events that most increase length of stay and overall cost. The researchers say their findings provide useful targets for hospital programs aimed at preventing harm to young patients. Study Identifies Adverse Events in Children's Hospitals - read more
Work-Related Depression Widespread Problem
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[06/06/2008] Almost one in six cases of depression among working Victorians are caused by job stress. This means more than 21,000 cases of preventable depression are caused by job stress each year, as a new study shows. Work-Related Depression Widespread Problem - read more
E-Health Should Improve Health Care Quality
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[05/06/2008] Health care may be the fastest growing industry, but it has been slow to adopt the use of technology. While orders at fast food chains are now entirely automated, most physician offices and hospitals still maintain their records on paper. E-Health Should Improve Health Care Quality - read more
Concerned People Do One Month Less Work per Year
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[04/06/2008] Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than people who do not have the disorder. Concerned People Do One Month Less Work per Year - read more
Drug-Coated Cardiac Stents Save Costs
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[30/05/2008] Patients with the drug-coated stents were less apt to die, have heart attacks or require extra stents or bypass surgery in the two years following placement of the stent, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania. Drug-Coated Cardiac Stents Save Costs - read more
Workplace Initiative Can Reduce Pain
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[15/05/2008] Office staff who took part in an eight-month workplace initiative reported that headaches and neck and shoulder pain fell by more than 40 per cent and their use of painkillers halved. Workplace Initiative Can Reduce Pain - read more
Flexibility Associated With Reduced Absences
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[25/04/2008] Workers who reported increased work flexibility from one year to the next also had fewer absences for illness and improved job commitment, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Flexibility Associated With Reduced Absences - read more
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