http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:35:00 PST kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 Biotethics, Biotech Policy, Regulation, and Legal Issues - GeneRef http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102406 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102406 Getting an autism diagnosis could be more difficult in 2013 when a revised diagnostic definition goes into effect. The proposed changes may affect the proportion of individuals who qualify for a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, according to prelimin Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:19:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102334 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102334 A Stanford University research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. The long-term goal of the research is to develop an Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:20:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102333 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102333 Most studies that have examined growing levels of health disparity in the United States have focused on the gap between the "haves" and the "have-nots" in terms of socioeconomic factors such as education and income. But a new study has found, for the firs Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:19:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102312 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102312 Consistent appraisals of real estate outfitted with photovoltaic installations are a challenge for the nation's real estate industry, but a new tool developed by Sandia National Laboratories and Solar Power Electric and licensed by Sandia addresses that Wed, 1 Feb 2012 06:20:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102306 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102306 In an effort to reduce the inappropriate use of medical imaging and improve quality of care, a large, tertiary-care hospital has successfully implemented a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with clinical decision support for radiology, acco Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102287 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102287 The system for allocating donated lungs based on proximity and not on need appears to decrease the potential benefits of lung transplantation and increase the number of patients who die waiting. In 2009, lungs were routinely allocated to less urgent, loca Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:19:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102288 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102288 In a cross-sectional analysis of WHO-AIMS data published in this week's PLoS Medicine, Ryan McBain of Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA and colleagues investigated the associations between health system components and access to psychotropic dr Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:19:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102289 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102289 A study published in this week's PLoS Medicine shows that commercial electronic prescribing systems (commonly known as e-prescribing, in which prescribers use a computer to order medications for their patients through a system with the help of prompts, a Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:19:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102280 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102280 Time can be important in an emergency department especially in a busy Level 1 Trauma Center like MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, when getting patients appropriate care is essential. However, when the quality of an emergency department is judged b Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:19:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102281 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102281 Compliance with proposed emergency department length of stay measures for admitted, discharged, transferred, and observed patients does not differ significantly between safety-net hospitals (which serve higher proportion of patients with poorer health car Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:19:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102236 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102236 A new NASA study underscores the fact that greenhouse gases generated by human activity -- not changes in solar activity -- are the primary force driving global warming. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102089 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102089 Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan in March could reach the United States as early as this winter, according to predictions by NOAA scientists. However, they warn there is still a large amount of uncertainty over exactly what is still floating, Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:20:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102071 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102071 Children with autism spectrum disorders tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new University of Missouri study found that adolescents with autism (64.2 percent) spend most of their free time using solitary, or non-social, screen-based media Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102061 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102061 While the rapid improvement in socioeconomic conditions is thought responsible for the high rates of cardiovascular disease in the Gulf states, deep-rooted cultural factors also play a part. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:19:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102035 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102035 On any given weekend, at least 10 percent of students at a single college could be hosting a party, and on average, party hosts who live off campus are drinking more and engaging in more alcohol-related problem behaviors than are the students attending th Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:19:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102027 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102027 Harold Garner, creator of eTBLAST plagiarism detection software, identified numerous instances of wholesale plagiarism among citations in MEDLINE. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102000 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=102000 Researchers at the University of Michigan analyzed the tremendous cost of diagnosing peripheral neuropathy and found that less expensive, more effective tests are less likely to be used. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:19:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=101995 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=101995 The overuse of health care services in the United States appears to be an understudied problem with research literature limited to a few services and rates of overuse varying widely, according to an article published in the Jan. 23 issue of Archives of In Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:19:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=101977 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=101977 An Indiana University School of Medicine study has determined that a patient's socioeconomic status has more influence than race on physician diagnosis of whether a child's injury was accidental or caused by abuse. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=101978 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=101978 A new study published online today in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds hospitals participating in a regional collaborative of the American College of Surgeon's National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, achieved substantial impro Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:19:13 PDT