Wiley-Blackwell and the Cochrane Collaboration extend publishing partnership Jan 16, 2008
As interest in, and commitment to, an evidence-based approach to medicine continues to grow, the Essential EBM Collection from Wiley-Blackwell provides healthcare professionals with up-to-date, unbiased and independently reviewed medical information to facilitate diagnosis and improve patient care. . (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Experimental Biology and Medicine announces expansion into Asia, opens new office Jan 5, 2008
EBM Asian Editor: Professor Huan-Yao Lei. The Editor-in-Chief of Experimental Biology and Medicine (EBM), Dr. Steven R. Goodman, has delineated a plan for expansion of the journal and enhancement of the activities of the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM) into Asia ... The plan, which is strongly supported by the SEBM Council, involves bringing outstanding Asian researchers onto the EBM Editorial Board, naming Associate Editors from amongst the leaders in Asian Biomedical... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Wiley-Blackwell and U. of Penn Health System's Center for Evidence-Based Practice launch InfoPOEMs Dec 5, 2007
InfoPOEMs (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters) are summaries of evidence-based medical (EBM) research filtered from more than 120 leading peer-reviewed journals that are graded for validity and relevance to patient outcomes ... InfoRetriever is a web-based software tool that enables access to EBM resources at the clinical point-of-care ... In addition to InfoPOEMs and InfoRetriever, Essential Evidence Plus will incorporate two new content resourcesEBM Guidelines and e-Essential... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Wiley-Blackwell to relaunch InfoPOEMs with InfoRetriever Nov 28, 2007
Hoboken, NJ, November 27, 2007 Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley Inc. (NYSE: JWa), (NYSE: JWb), today announced the relaunch in January 2008 of an enhanced version of its evidence-based medicine (EBM) content resource InfoPOEMs with InfoRetriever under the new name Essential Evidence Plus. Essential Evidence Plus will continue to feature InfoPOEMs, the highly-regarded daily EBM content alerting service, and the robust EBM search... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Drugs to treat Alzheimer's denied after legal bid fails Aug 13, 2007
"Does this mean nose to tail? ARW, Glasgow / 9:50pm 11 Aug 2007 #10 - You're quite right, I had forgotten the orodispersible form of Aricept. However, abbreviated submissions to SMC are not assessed in terms of cost-effectiveness because they are meant to be a minimal change to the "main" medicine, in this case providing it in an easier-to-swallow form. So the SMC guidance doesn't say whether Aricept is a good idea or not, just that if its going to be prescribed then this is an acceptable... (Scotsman)
Track, state harness records fall at fair Aug 2, 2007
EBM Cheyenne (o-Cedric Daniels, Jackson, Miss. d-Brandon Simpson; t-Shawn Nessa); 4. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Organization Halts Clinical Trial For Potential Microbicide For Preventing HIV Infection Feb 3, 2007
Family Health International (FHI) announced that it has halted a Phase III clinical trial of cellulose sulfate a potential microbicide being tested for HIV prevention in women in Nigeria. Simultaneously, CONRAD, a health research organization based in Arlington, Virginia, has announced it is halting its Phase III clinical trial of cellulose sulfate at sites in Benin, India, South Africa, and Uganda. (Science Daily)
Antipsychotic Drug Controls Some Symptoms In Autism Disorder Feb 1, 2007
Risperidone, a drug used to control schizophrenia symptoms, may also help treat behaviors found in autism spectrum disorder, according to a new review of studies. The reviewers looked at three randomized, placebo-controlled studies of risperidone (Risperdal) involving 211 participants, including 31 adults. (Science Daily)
Creatine Supplement May Help People With Muscular Dystrophies Feb 1, 2007
Creatine, a popular nutritional supplement used by weightlifters and sprinters to improve athletic performance, could lend muscle strength to people with muscular dystrophies. Muscle strength increased by an average of 8. (Science Daily)
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Prove Effective, Safe For Men With Diabetes, Review Finds Jan 25, 2007
Popular drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction -- Viagra, Levitra and Cialis -- are safe and effective for men with diabetes, a new review has found. The introduction of the medications known as phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors to the market has changed the way physicians manage their patients with erectile dysfunction. (Science Daily)
Is Exercise Really Good For Heart Failure Patients? Jan 21, 2007
ScienceDaily: Is Exercise Really Good For Heart Failure Patients. Is Exercise Really Good For Heart Failure Patients. (Science Daily)
2006—the Year the Superstar DJ Died Dec 27, 2006
By 2000, European electronic dance music evolved into dozens of microgenres from the various species of house music, techno, and EBM. Pioneering DJs such as Oakenfold and Fatboy Slim found they could press their popular discs and also attract respectable concert attendance numbers through careful marketing of their riveting live sets, which blended their own compositions with remixes of other artists' tracks. Meanwhile, in the States, dance music factions were essentially limited to house and... (City Pages)
Clinical Simulation Technology Used To Improve Communication Of Medical Teams Dec 27, 2006
Doctor, the patient's blood pressure is 80 over 60," says the nurse. But, focused on the patient's breathing difficulty, the doctor misses the blood pressure number and orders the nurse to inject a drug that may cause the blood pressure to drop even lower. David Murray demonstrates defibrillation techniques to a group of students in the Clinical Simulation Center. (Image courtesy of Washington University School of Medicine) This example is only part of a clinical simulation scenario, but such... (Science Daily)
Magnets May Pose Serious Risks For Patients With Pacemakers And ICDs Dec 1, 2006
Magnets may interfere with the operation of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), according to a study published in the December 2006 edition of Heart Rhythm. Researchers found that while common magnets for home and office use with low magnetic strength posed little risk, stronger magnets made from neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) may cause interference with cardiac devices and pose potential hazards to patients. (Science Daily)
Hi-Tech Initiative in Quest for Better Drugs Dec 1, 2006
Breast cancer sufferers could eventually benefit from high-tuned, tailor-made drug treatments that minimise side effects as a result of a joint initiative between computer scientists in Edinburgh and cellular biologists in Japan. Igor Goryanin, director of the Edinburgh Centre for Bioinformatics and Dr. Yoshiyuki Sakaki, head of Riken Genomic Research Centre. (Science Daily)
Grace Under Pressure: Researchers Analyze Effects Of Stress On Decision-making Ability Nov 14, 2006
A nursing student assigned to check a heart patient's vital statistics enters the patient's room. Suddenly, the patient stops breathing and exhibits an erratic heartbeat. (Science Daily)
Internet Of Long-term Benefit For Depression Oct 13, 2006
Mental health researchers at The Australian National University have found that brief Internet-based interventions for depression are not only immediately effective, but have a significant positive long-term benefit that may be as effective as active psychotherapies. The yet-to-be-published findings by Professors Helen Christensen and Andrew Mackinnon and Dr Kathy Griffiths at the Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) at ANU demonstrate that the Internet is can, in some cases, be as effective... (Science Daily)
Blood Clots Can Be Treated By Injections At Home Aug 26, 2006
Treatment of blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or the lungs with an older, less expensive form of the anticoagulant medication heparin can be just as safe and effective as similar treatment with a newer and more expensive heparin, according to a study led by Clive Kearon, professor of medicine at McMaster University, published in the August 23 issue of JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association). When injected subcutaneously (beneath the skin), unfractionated (regular) heparin... (Science Daily)
Bad science: Ben Goldacre Aug 19, 2006
EBM is about using quantitative information, in concert with all other forms of knowledge, sensibly, in a clinical context. It does not denigrate other forms of knowledge. (Guardian Unlimited)
Confusion, Not Stress, Keeps CPR Volunteers From Responding Aug 2, 2006
-- Evidence-based medicine (EBM) applies the scientific method to medical practice. Using techniques from science, engineering and statistics, such as meta-analysis of scientific literature, risk-benefit. (Science Daily)
Clean Water: Clean Wounds Jul 26, 2006
Posted: July 25, 2006. Drinking water could be a simple, cheap and effective way to clean wounds according to a recent study by the University of Western Sydney and Sydney South West Area Health Service. (Science Daily)
DOES ACUPUNCTURE REALLY WORK?click to play audio Jul 26, 2006
ID3 PGTRCK 263TIT2 % Slate: Does Acupuncture Really Work. TPE1 Andy BowersTALB Slate Magazine PodcastsTYER 2006TCON PodcastCOMM eng Your Health This Month: Pains and Needles. (Slate)
Dietary Modifications May Not Benefit Cancer Patients Jul 20, 2006
Posted: July 19, 2006. One study, a meta-analysis of 59 trials, found little evidence that diet is associated with survival or prognosis. (Science Daily)
Researchers fashioning body parts Jul 5, 2006
The university does not own the intellectual property rights to the machine, called an electron beam machine, or EBM. But NCSU can lay claim to the processes and technologies the researchers develop using the machine, as well as software enhancements they create and recommend to the manufacturer. What's more, Harrysson is working on an implant surface material that would allow the bone implants to fuse with organic tissue, making the implants function more effectively in the body. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Individualized Health Care in Jeopardy Jun 29, 2006
EBM transfers clinical decisions from those with the clinical training, experience, and extensive knowledge of health and disease, the physicians, to "systematic reviewers" from the disciplines of biostatistics, epidemiology, and health economics ... Physicians who actually care for patients and who have been trained their entire professional lives to use the best medical information available are skeptical of EBM and have been slow to accept it ... As a result, EBM and its resulting "practice... (Newsmax)
