Hand-held signals (HHS) are used in signaling troop movements and aircraft. Meant to attract attention and to identify the positions of military personnel, HHS technologies find use in both training exercises and combat situations, and improvements are being sought to advance existing HHS technology. One of the most popular HHS items used by the US military for illuminating purposes is the M127...

Hypothenar hammer syndrome (HHS) is a rare condition of distal ulnar artery injury and thrombosis secondary to repetitive blunt trauma to the hypothenar area. We present a case of HHS for which point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) was used as the initial means of imaging, prompting management and disposition without further imaging studies ordered in the emergency department (ED). This case demonst...

Hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) is a benign indolent lesion despite the presentation of refractory epilepsy. Behavioral disturbances and endocrine problems are additional critical symptoms that arise along with HHs. Due to its nature of generating epileptiform discharge and spreading to cortical region, various management strategies have been proposed and combined. Surgical approaches with open cra...

To view the full product, including the scope and methodology, click on the link above. HHS reported that 47 states are developing or operating a SACWIS, but many states continue to face challenges developing their systems. Most state officials said they recognize the benefit their state will achieve by developing SACWIS, such as contributing to the timeliness of child abuse and neglect investi...

ON MARCH 22, 2007, the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) convened an invitational meeting to discuss the implementation of Title IV of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (P.L. 109-417, passed in December 2006), which seeks to improve the development of medical countermeasures for national security threats. The Act requires the Department of ...

Results: There were a total 162 patients of ONFH. The mean age of distribution was 34.71 yrs, with 61.1% cases with bilateral involvement in non traumatic ONFH.ONFH secondary to steroid intake was the leading cause, followed by idiopathic, then secondary ONFH secondary to alcohol consumption. The mean HHS was 80.9 in unilaterally affected patients of ONFH, mean HHS of 72.7 and 80.1 in more invo...

On April 27, 2004, the age of the electronic health records (EHR) in the United States took a major step forward. President Bush called for the creation, at the federal level, of a National Coordinator of Healthcare Information Technology within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Today, HHS has appointed the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) to coordinate...

published by admin on Mon, 08/19/2013 12:57pm Title Enhancing Exercise Adherence for the Breast Cancer Survivors. Publication Type Journal Article Year of Publication 2012 Authors Pekmezi, D, Martin, MY, Kvale, E, Meneses, K, Demark-Wahnefried, W Journal ACSMs Health Fit J Volume 16 Issue 4 Pagination 8-13 Date Published 2012 Jul 1 ISSN 1091-5397 DOI 10.1249/FIT.0b013e31825a6db6 Alternate Journ...