WHO lays down safety guidelines

Radiation lays down covering fire for viral shock troops

In a recent study of combined vaccinia virus (VV) and radiation therapy (RT) in BRAF-mutant melanomas, we dissected the precise events by which RT enhances viral cytotoxicity. Our studies revealed that the complex interplay between RT, virus and cell signaling pathways caused a completely novel synthetically lethal form of tumor cell death. We initially sought to assess the effect of combining ...

Balance Assessment in Children with Down Syndrome Who Practice Dance

Background. It is observed that dance delivers a valuable contribution to the development of bodily motor functions. Objectives. To evaluate the static and dynamic balance in children with Down syndrome - DS enrolled in a Dance Workshop for people with disabilities. Methods. Balance tests proposed by Oliveira (2009) were used on 14 children with DS aged between 8 and 12 (mean 9.36 ± 1.2 years...

Patient safety--who cares?

Medical errors and adverse events are a serious threat to patients worldwide. In recent years methodologically sound studies have demonstrated that interventions exist, can be implemented and can have sustainable, measurable positive effects on patient safety. Nonetheless, system-wide progress and adoption of safety practices is slow and evidence of improvements on the organisational and system...

WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care First Global Patient Safety Challenge Clean Care is Safer Care WHO GUIDELINES ON HAND HYGIENE IN HEALTH CARE

Improving surgical safety globally: pulse oximetry and the WHO Guidelines for Safe Surgery.

Access to safe surgery should be considered as part of the basic human right for health, but unfortunately, this ideal is far from being reached in many low-income countries. Pulse oximetry is recommended as a minimum standard of monitoring by all anesthesia organizations that have set standards, yet around 78,000 operating theaters worldwide lack this essential monitor. The WHO Safe Surgery Sa...