A 'Spirit at Work' intervention program, designed to engage employees and give a sense of purpose, significantly boosted morale and job retention for a group of long-term health-care workers at the center of the study.

The four basic rules of food safety are:

The combined solution is a fully integrated software package that consists of TomTec's Image-Arena™ and Medis' QAngio® XA quantification software. It will be available as one platform that can be integrated into the products of partnering medical device manufacturers and

New, effective and well-tolerated treatment options are critical for treatment-experienced persons living with HIV infection," said W. David Hardy, MD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School

But it added that the NHS must maintain the pressure because spotchecks have revealed gaps in many trusts' systems. It said that comprehensive and consistent systems are needed to ensure infection rates continue to drop.

Primary care physicians (PCPs) are often the first line of defense in the care and treatment of diabetes, its complications and related conditions. Until JPEC was launched earlier this fall, these physicians often did not have a convenient, reliable resource

The decision to use erlotinib or docetaxel should be made after a discussion between the patient and their clinician about the potential benefits and side effects of each treatment. The guidance does not recommend erlotinib for the second-line treatment of

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: PVCT), a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the first fifty percent (40 of 80) of melanoma subjects have been treated in its Phase 2 clinical trial of PV-10. Evaluation of new

Snoring and sleep apnoea, constant fatigue and daytime sleepiness may all point to obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, which is caused by repeated episodes of upper airway obstruction at night. Such interruptions to breathing lead to fragmented sleep and a reduction

Men who received vitamin K supplementation had less progression in their insulin resistance by the end of the clinical trial," said Sarah Booth, senior author and director of the Vitamin K Laboratory at the USDA HNRCA. "Conversely, we saw progression

Although current medications can help treat asthma, surveys show that only about 5% of European adults and children with asthma actually gain control of the disease according to Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) criteria. In addition, there is no definitive

High-resolution computed tomography (CT) images from 57 subjects with severe emphysema were obtained from nine North American clinical trial sites.

The report follows the publication of the government's first ever End of Life Care Strategy for England, earlier this year.

This study has been conducted in an experimental model of Escherichia coli antenatal infection in the rabbit. Pregnant rabbits were infected 3-4 days before the end of gestation and were treated by antibiotics (ceftriaxone) six hours after inoculation. The presence

Authors of the study also report that the universal voluntary testing followed by immediate ART could have additional public health benefits including reducing the incidence of tuberculosis and the transmission of HIV from mother to child. Additionally, the model suggests

OSAS has also been associated with high blood pressure, stroke and myocardial ischaemia in epidemiological and observational studies. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for OSAS, but the impact of this therapy on established risk factors

ALDE MEPs Elizabeth Lynne, Henrik Lax, Vittorio Prodi and Jules Maaten are organising a seminar to be held at the European Parliament on 10 December 2008. The topic of discussion will be whether or not Snus can lead to a

HIV/AIDS advocates on Tuesday called on President-elect Barack Obama to adopt a comprehensive approach to domestic HIV/AIDS policy when he takes office, CQ HealthBeat reports. The groups encouraged the incoming administration to develop a national strategy to address HIV/AIDS in

A new study published on Tuesday in the journal Pharmacotherapy lists 14 medications commonly prescribed for off-label uses that require additional testing to prove their safety and effectiveness for such uses, USA Today reports. According to the study -- led

Researchers at Germany's Robert Koch Institute recently announced that the rate of new HIV cases in Germany likely has stabilized for the first time since 2000, Bloomberg reports. From its latest findings, the institute expects 3,000 new HIV cases this