Millions of patients with advanced disease in palliative care settings receive oxygen therapy to help them breathe more easily. But a new study from Duke University Medical Center says roughly half of them don’t benefit from the intervention, and among those who do benefit, it doesn’t make a bit of difference whether they get pure oxygen or just plain old room air – both offer equal benefit.
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Study challenges value of oxygen therapy in end-of-life care
September 3rd, 2010 — Science
Dell’s enterprise challenge remains after 3Par
September 3rd, 2010 — Science
(AP) — Dell Inc. doesn’t have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.
Roll-out of electronic patient records likely to be a long and complex process
September 3rd, 2010 — Science
Interim results from the first comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of electronic health records in secondary care in England have found delays and frustration with the system, according to research published in the British Medical Journal today.
Long term use of oral bisphosphonates may double risk of esophageal cancer
September 3rd, 2010 — Science
People who take oral bisphosphonates for bone disease over five years may be doubling their risk of developing oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet), according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Science’s policy clout diminished, but oil risk looms large
September 3rd, 2010 — Science
More people are likely to believe scientific studies claiming that oil drilling is riskier, not safer, than was previously thought, according to a new study of attitudes in California. What’s more the findings, which appear in the journal Public Understanding of Science (PUS), published by SAGE, show that scientists’ efforts to influence public opinion have a limited effect.