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• TransCelerate offers its position on RBM

  Author:Lisa HendersonFrom:Applied Clinical Trials (Vol. 22, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2013285 words Brief article 1410LRisk-based monitoring was in TransCelerate BioPharma's sights since the pharmaceutical company collaborative was announced in September 2012. TransCelerate made good on its promise and delivered its first position paper...

• 08 Health risk assessment of heavy metals in urban soil of Karachi, Pakistan

  Authors:Zahida Karim and Bilal Aslam QureshiFrom:Journal of Asian Medical Student Association (Vol. 2, Issue S3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2013255 words Author abstract, Bri... 1110LThe potential health risk due to lifetime exposure to copper, lead, chromium, zinc and iron in urban soil of Karachi was evaluated. Mean concentrations of Cu, Pb, Cr, Zn and Fe in topsoil samples were 33.26 [+ or -]...

• Assessment of emotional distress in children and young people: Suzy O'Connor explains how the Paediatric Index of Emotional Distress can be used to identify and alleviate mental health problems among school-age patients

  Author:Suzy O'ConnorFrom:Mental Health Practice (Vol. 14, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2011590 words Report 1490LSummary It is widely accepted that most adult mental health difficulties originate in childhood so it is essential that they are detected and treated early to prevent them from becoming more serious later in life....

• Lipoprotein(a) is the best single marker in assessing unstable angina pectoris

  Authors:Vidosava B. Djordjevic, Vladan Cosic, Ivana Stojanovic, Slavica Kundalic, Lilika Zvezdanovic, Marina Deljanin-Ilic, et al.From:Cardiology Research and PracticePeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20115,111 words Report 1520LThis study evaluated whether statin therapy changed a diagnostic validity of lipid and inflammatory markers in ischemic heart disease (IHD) patients. Levels of lipids, lipoproteins, apolipoproteins, inflammatory...

• Caries-risk assessment with a chairside optical spectroscopic sensor by monitoring bacterial-mediated acidogenic-profile of saliva in children

  Authors:Annie Shrestha, M. Mohamed- Tahir, Jayshree Hegde, Amir Azarpazhooh, and Anil KishenFrom:Journal of Conservative Dentistry (Vol. 14, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  October-December 20113,374 words Report 1690LByline: Annie. Shrestha, M. Mohamed- Tahir, Jayshree. Hegde, Amir. Azarpazhooh, Anil. Kishen Objective : This study aimed to evaluate the ability of an optical spectroscopic sensor (OSS) to monitor bacterial-mediated...

• Risk assessment and treatment of venous thromboembolism: Jean Rogers considers two forms of emergency prophylaxis for one of the most common preventable causes of patient death in hospital

  Author:Jean RogersFrom:Emergency Nurse (Vol. 18, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20101,649 words Report 1540LSummary This article argues that the number of deaths caused by venous thromboembolism (VTE) can be reduced if all patients in emergency departments are assessed to identify those who are most at risk of developing...

• Urinary levoglucosan as a biomarker of wood smoke exposure: observations in a mouse model and in children

  Authors:Christopher T. Migliaccio, Megan A. Bergauff, Christopher P. Palmer, Forrest Jessop, Curtis W. Noonan, and Tony J. WardFrom:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 117, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20096,465 words Clinical report 1400LBACKGROUND: Biomass smoke is an important source of particulate matter (PM), and much remains to be discovered with respect to the human health effects associated with this specific PM source. Exposure to biomass smoke...

• Assessment initiative enhances delivery of intravenous therapy

  From:Cancer Nursing Practice (Vol. 8, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 2009130 words Brief article 1420LAN INNOVATIVE cancer nurse has developed two assessment tools to help nurses choose the most appropriate device to deliver medication directly to a patient's veins. The venous assessment tool (VAT) and deciding on...

• Assessment and treatment of suicide risk in bipolar disorders

  Authors:Maurizio Pompili, Zoltan Rihmer, Marco Innamorati, David Lester, Paolo Girardi, and Roberto TatarelliFrom:Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 200925,766 words Report Author(s): Maurizio Pompili [[dagger]] 1 , Zoltán Rihmer 2 , Marco Innamorati 3 , David Lester 4 , Paolo Girardi 5 , Roberto Tatarelli 6 Keywords: bipolar disorder; risk factors; suicide; therapy Bipolar...

• The effect of graphical and numerical presentation of hypothetical prenatal diagnosis results on risk perception

  Authors:Michael Siegrist, Pascale Orlow, and Carmen KellerFrom:Medical Decision Making (Vol. 28, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20085,669 words Report 1300LByline: Michael Siegrist, PhD (Institute for Environmental Decisions, Consumer Behavior, Zurich, Switzerland, msiegrist@ethz.ch); Pascale Orlow, MSc (Institute for Environmental Decisions, Consumer Behavior, Zurich,...

• New tool to help identify patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease

  From:Practice Nurse

  July 27, 20071,388 words Report 1670Lhe DoH is evaluating a new scoring system1 that could give practice nurses a more accurate measure of how many UK adults are at risk of developing heart disease and which adults would most benefit from treatment. The...

• A diagnostic study using a modified risk assessment tool to rule out DVT in patients presenting to an emergency department. (SSL Prize Session)

  Authors:S.R. Jones, B. Lane, and K. Mackway-JonesFrom:Emergency Medicine Journal (Vol. 19, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2002230 words Brief article Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the validity of a modified risk assessment tool in patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms and signs suggestive of a DVT. Methods: Consecutive patients...

• Audit and risk management in community child health: a focus on preventive care programmes. (Leading Article)

  Authors:D.M.B. Hall and T.H.J. MatthewsFrom:Archives of Disease in Childhood (Vol. 87, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20023,869 words Article The widespread acceptance of clinical governance as a tool for improving the quality of health care delivery means that consultant community paediatricians share responsibility for setting and maintaining standards of...

• Community participation in health impact assessments: intuitively appealing but practically difficult.

  Authors:Jayne Parry and John WrightFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 81, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2003982 words Editorial Health impact assessment (HIA) attempts an extremely difficult task. It tries not only to project the impacts of policies, programmes and developments on public health but to influence the political decision-making...

• HIV Infection and Risk Behaviors in Two Cross-Sectional Surveys of Heterosexuals in Alcoholism Treatment(*)

  Authors:WILLIAM J. WOODS, CHRISTINA P. LINDAN, ESTHER S. HUDES, JOSEPH A. BOSCARINO, WAYNE W. CLARK, and ANDREW L. AVINSFrom:Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Vol. 61, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20003,898 words Article Objective: To measure the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and high-risk behaviors among heterosexuals in alcoholism treatment, comparing two cross-sectional surveys completed 2 to 3 years...

• Risk assessment in primary prevention of coronary heart disease: randomised comparison of three scoring methods

  Authors:Christopher G Isles, Lewis D Ritchie, Peter Murchie, and John NorrieFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 320, Issue 7236) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20001,047 words Article That lipid lowering with statins benefits even those at low risk of coronary heart disease is no longer open to question. The challenge now is for clinicians to strike a balance between what is desirable, affordable,...

• Heterosexual AIDS: setting the odds

  Author:Booth, William (English archbishop)From:Science (Vol. 240, Issue 4852) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 29, 1988794 words Article Heterosexual AIDS: Setting the Odds Norman Hearst and Stephen Hulley of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California in San Francisco recently performed a series of calculations that have...

• A high-risk screen for psychiatric discharge planning

  Authors:Winifred R. Christ, John F. Clarkin, and James W. HullFrom:Health and Social Work (Vol. 19, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 19945,377 words Article This article tests the hypothesis that psychiatric inpatients at high risk for presenting difficulties in aftercare planning can be accurately identified on admission to an inpatient unit. A 16-item high-risk screening...

• Chronic disease, functional health status, and demographics: a multi-dimensional approach to risk adjustment

  Authors:Mark C. Hornbrook and Michael J. GoodmanFrom:Health Services Research (Vol. 31, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 19968,109 words Article Objective. The goal of this study was to develop unbiased risk-assessment models to be used for paying health plans on the basis of enrollee health status and use propensity. We explored the risk structure of adult...

• A window on Washington policy-making

  From:Science (Vol. 273, Issue 5283) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 27, 19961,044 words Article The AAAS-EPA Environmental Fellowship is the newest addition to the AAAS Science and Engineering Fellowship program. The five fellows in the new program will learn methods for risk assessment and for ecological and...