Wolfowitz is the wrong choice for the World Bank
...Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank is the wrong choice and should be rejected, says an editorial in this week's BMJ. Wolfowitz's reputation as the chief mover for the war on Iraq a development disaster sits uncomfortably with a job whose main role is multilateral international development, writes Kamra...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...reasingly popular Atkins diet, may not be the best choice for everybody, according to a new study out of the Medical University of South Carolina. Analyzing population-based data from U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, Mainous and colleagues found that people with elevated levels of ser...Massive weight loss conference Dallas April 1-2
... surgery is increasingly becoming the treatment of choice for the morbidly obese, many patients are unaware that additional plastic surgery body contouring will likely be necessary to achieve their desired body shape. Body contouring following massive weight loss will be the focus of a conference sponsore...ESC releases the first European Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
...ter onset of chest pain should be the treatment of choice in patients presenting in a hospital with PCI facility and an experienced team. 7. Patients with contra-indications to thrombolysis or no signs that thrombolysis is working within 4560 minutes after administration should be immediately transferred ...Pushy parents can be bad for their children's health
.... Seven parents were subsequently unhappy with the choice of investigations and requested other procedures for which there was no accepted indication. Two families had their requests granted through referral elsewhere. Twelve families made a formal complaint to the hospital or their MP about some aspect of...Other highlights in the March 2 JNCI
...ecal occult blood test (FOBT), sigmoidoscopy, or a choice of the two methods, according to a new study. It i...ennial FOBT delivered through clinical practice; a choice of FOBT or sigmoidoscopy; sigmoidoscopy; or sigmoidoscopy followed by biennial FOBT. The participati...Investigational transplant drug effectively preserves kidneys while avoiding toxic side effects
...edication in humans to determine if it is a better choice than the current standard of care. Working with nonhuman primates enabled us to expedite the research process by four or five years." The research team recently completed a phase II clinical study comparing LEA29Y to cyclosporine in human kidney tra...New study tests amitriptyline for painful bladder syndrome
...all studies in IC suggested the drug may be a wise choice for this syndrome as well, because it blocks nerve signals that trigger pain and may also decrease muscle spasms in the bladder, helping to cut both pain and frequent urination. An average of 75 milligrams of amitriptyline a day may begin relieving I...Bone density returns when teens stop using Depo Provera, Group Health study finds
...sy-to-use, Scholes explained. It is also a popular choice among young women for whom other types of contraception have failed. How the study was conducted The researchers measured hip, spine, and whole-body bone densities in 170 healthy teen women, aged 14 to 18, who get their care at Group Health Coopera...Bone density appears to recover after adolescents discontinue injected contraceptive
...e consideration of the many that go into a woman's choice of contraceptive method," Dr. Scholes said. The researchers wrote that it is impossible to know what the women's bone density would have been if they had never taken the drug. They added, however, that 12 months after these women stopped using DMPA,...Early supported discharge services can reduce long term dependency for stroke patients
...lts, admission to ESD services will be the optimum choice for patients who no longer need medical and nursing treatment that only a hospital can provide; have moderate stroke severity; can return home because they can care for themselves or they have the help of professional care, family care, or both; need...From town planning to intimate sex: Understanding the risks in our lives
...perts. Risks are at the centre of virtually every choice we make in life, but a clear assessment of how psychology, economics and sociology can help governments manage new ones is overdue, according to researchers in a major new ESRC-funded programme. The ESRC Social Contexts and Responses to Risk network ...Risk and intimate relationships: Can hope triumph over experience in an age of 'messy' lives?
...rs pursue high-powered careers." People have more choice over partnering, reproduction and, to a lesser extent, the contribution they make to the family in the form of cash or care. But there is also more uncertainty. A more flexible labour market makes life more tricky for the individual. And the erosion ...Scientists identify brain regions that decide where we look
...cortex of the brain. One became active when a free choice was made, while the other responded to situations ... resulted in the brain region associated with free choice becoming active. When the volunteers had to change their minds and look elsewhere, a different part ...Study says 43% of US adults at risk of heart disease are not utilizing aspirin therapy
...han being asked about separately (e.g., a response choice for one question was worded as "preventing heart attack or stroke"). Therefore, it is not possible to determine how respondents would answer for each cardiovascular event separately....Type of weight loss surgery more effective at reducing insulin resistance
...pid malabsorption and insulin action. However, the choice of the optimal therapeutic strategy in these patients depends on a risk/benefit algorithm to be assessed in each patient."...Rebuilding wounded veterans: Annual review of limb loss & prosthetics research
...July/August 2004 (Volume 41, Number 4)Pg. 535 Shoe choice impacts soft tissue damage to residual limb of peo...n during lower-limb prosthesis fitting limits shoe choice later Investigators examine how shoe heel height affects the rollover characteristics of the biolog...Program effective at reducing depression in teens
...therapy for depression, with patient and clinician choice regarding treatment. Participating clinicians also received education regarding depression evaluation, management, and pharmacological and psychosocial treatment. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depressi...Collaborative care, training boosts adolescent depression treatment in primary care clinics
...herapy (32 percent vs. 21 percent). When offered a choice of treatments, there was a tendency to choose psychotherapy over medication, highlighting the value of increasing the availability of effective talk therapies. "Most teens visit a primary care doctor or nurse each year and these visits provide impo...... at 72 million. However, there were changes in the choice of CAM therapies used. The largest change was a 50 percent jump in the use of herbal supplements, growing over the five years from 12.1 percent of adults reporting usage in 1997 to 18.6 percent -- or 38 million adults -- in 2002. The practice of yo...