Study shows promise in identifying kidney failure
...sing kidney failure before it progresses will most likely result in a significant health care cost savings....Sexual lifestyles vary among ethnic groups in Britain
...behaviours than other ethnic groups, but were less likely to report STIs than black Caribbean and black Afri...cultural and demographic influences, other factors likely to influence risk of infection are how people choose sexual partners, the background level of untrea...UMaine study looks at infants and chronic nighttime crying
...t sleep-related night-time crying (SRNC) were more likely to have irregular bedtimes and to have non-parenta... slept 9.5 to 10.5 hours per night were found less likely to experience SRNC than children with longer or shorter sleep periods. In addition to preventing par...It's winning, not losing, that triggers violence at sports events
...ther research shows that domestic violence is more likely when the male assailant's local team wins. Winning is also likely to be associated with the celebratory downing of alcohol, a factor that is well known to increase th...Late developers may run higher risk of infection than sexually mature younger teens
...l cycles (oligomenorrhoea) were significantly less likely to have any of the infections. After taking account of age, number of sexual partners, and behavioural risk factors, young gynaecological age remained a strong predictor of infection risk. The authors say that early maturers, who start their perio...UCSF study offers insight into human circadian rhythms
...n on the region of DNA within the chromosomes most likely to reveal the relevant gene, based on what was known about other genetic markers related to circadian rhythms. The gene was found on chromosome 17. (The mutated form was compared to the gene in family members who did not have FASPS.) Next, they deter...Patients newly diagnosed with HIV are more likely to enter outpatient care with case management
...mmunodeficiency virus (HIV) are significantly more likely to seek medical treatment if they are followed eve...who worked with case managers were 40 percent more likely to visit an HIV clinician in the outpatient setting at least twice within the first year following d...UW study shows blacks and Latinos are more satisfied with physicians of the same race
...e racial preferences for their physicians are more likely to rate their physician highly if they are in a ra...d have a black physician are nearly three times as likely to rate their physician as excellent than are blacks who prefer a black physician and have a non-bla...Study finds that coordinating care of chronically ill patients does not increase liability
...luded. Patients with chronic illness are not more likely to sue. Also, courts will not hold primary care physicians automatically responsible for mistakes made by specialists just because the primary care physician is coordinating the patient's care. "Courts hold doctors responsible only for what the do...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...e racial preferences for their physicians are more likely to rate their physician highly if they are in a ra...d have a black physician are nearly three times as likely to rate their physician as excellent than are blacks who prefer a black physician and have a non-bla...Physicians may not be accurate in their confidence levels of their diagnoses, says Pitt study
...correctness were not aligned, physicians were more likely to lack confidence in a correct diagnosis than the reverse." Nonetheless, he added, residents and more experienced internists were "overconfident," believing they are correct when in fact they were not, in 12 to 15 percent of the cases overall. "Over...Do minorities survive hospitalization better than others?
...these patients had DNR orders. Women were 19% more likely to have DNR orders than men and non-Hispanic whites were 43% more likely to have DNR orders than other ethnicities. Those with a DNR were more likely to die during their hos...OHSU scientists test medication to treat involuntary weight loss
..., is now developing a related medication that will likely be tested in patients suffering from a common, disease-related form of malnutrition and involuntary weight loss called cachexia. The results of the research are published in the current online edition of the journal Endocrinology . "We've all seen ...Cultural and social factors influence prostate cancer treatment
...ucasian, black, and Hispanic patients were equally likely to receive curative treatments over "watchful wait...ng" but while Caucasian and Hispanic men were more likely to choose prostatectomy, black men were more likely to be treated with radiation. Independently, ma...Consumers with disabilities empowered by American Disabilities Act
...as the ADA. Those that did name the ADA were more likely to perceive positive changes and improvements over those who could not name it or were unaware of a law being passed. Yet, the respondents' level of life satisfaction did not vary with their awareness of the ADA. Their level of satisfaction and dis...Lack of clinical trial participation may contribute to lower survival rates
...oup is one of the least studied and also the least likely to be treated at a large health care institution that offers clinical trials. Participation in cancer clinical trials has been shown to improve survival. Young adults with Kaposi Sarcoma have shown significant survival and mortality benefits after im...Protecting children from industrial chemicals in the environment
American children are likely to face serious health consequences from new and existing industrial chemicals in the environment, argue a group of researchers in a report in this month's premier open-access global health journal PLoS Medicine . Women exposed to industrial chemic...Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening
CHICAGO Patients are more likely to receive colorectal cancer screening when primary care practices use an office systems approach, according to an article in the March 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Screenings for colorectal cancer (C...Professionalism and professional ethics in medicine
...erceived. Black and Hispanic respondents were less likely to express satisfaction or trust and more likely to disenroll or seek a second opinion," the authors found. (Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165: 625 630. A...Advertising by academic medical centers may risk eroding public trust, says study
... promote evidence-based services or at least those likely to improve overall public health. Ideally, ads would be presented in ways that assisted the public in making good health decisions by providing balanced and objective information."...