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Liver Transplantation After Drug Induced Acute Liver Failure Examined By Study
Liver transplantation offers a good chance for survival for patients with drug induced acute liver failure, however, certain pre-transplant factors are associated with worse outcomes. Patients who are on life support, who have elevated serum creatinine, and children whose liver failure was caused by antiepileptic drugs did not fare as well after transplantation. These findings are in the July issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons. The article is also available online at Wiley Interscience.
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New System May Allow Xenon Use To Protect Brain In Critically Ill Newborns
Breathing xenon gas can help protect the infant brain from damage caused by oxygen deprivation, but the xenon"s high cost and scarcity has precluded its widespread use. A newly developed "closed circuit system" may make xenon feasible, safe, and cost efficient for use in protecting the brains of critically ill infants, according to a study in the August issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry.
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August Is National Children's Vision And Learning Month
The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) is launching their annual campaign to educate the public on the steps they can take to ensure their children aren"t struggling with reading and learning because of undiagnosed vision problems.
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New Ways To Extend Professional Regulation

New alternatives to statutory regulation for currently unregulated health and occupational professions have been proposed by a specialist working group, Health Minister Ann Keen announced recently. The Extending Professional Regulation Working Group has recommended that unregulated groups could be covered by new licensing laws, which will reassure patients and the public that they are getting the highest quality of care possible. Recommendations in the Working Group"s report: Extending Professional and Occupational Regulation include: - Making safe, effective and high quality care the top consideration when deciding on the most appropriate form of regulation for each profession; - A suggested menu of regulatory alternatives to statutory regulation that are tailored to any risk posed by the particular profession or occupational group; - A new "Gatekeeper" role in which an existing or newly created organisation will act as an advisory body for future regulation and work in partnership with key stakeholders Health Minister Ann Keen said: "I welcome this report and thank the group, and the Chair Dr Moira Livingston, for their work in making sense of the complexities surrounding extending regulation to new health professions and occupational groups. "The working group has remained focused on the primary purpose of regulation which is to ensure safe and effective care for patients. "We want to develop alternatives to statutory regulation that will improve the quality and safety of care of patients without imposing unnecessary red tape." Chair of the Extending Professional Regulation Working Group, Dr Moira Livingston said: "This was a long and complex process but our recommendations are clear - future decision making should ensure that regulatory solutions are in line with the risks posed by such groups. "We look forward to seeing how the Department of Health will take forward this work." The report does not commit Government to firm changes in policy at this stage. The Department of Health will now assess their full implications before any implementation. Department of Health, UK


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