New depression and anxiety treatment goals defined
...s improved evaluation of illness severity, greater acceptance of remission and recovery as the desired outcome for patients, and better consideration of patients culture, age, gender and quality of life. In addition to the need for mental health professionals to communicate that recovery is possible, stated the...Hospitalist care destined to become dominant model of inpatient care in the US, say UCSF researchers
...uality. Despite initial concerns regarding patient acceptance of hospitalists, surveys of patients show high lev... available. Recent physician surveys also indicate acceptance of the model. As primary care physicians get used to the system, many are choosing to partner with h...Concerta approved for ADHD in first European market
...ective, once-daily medication can increase initial acceptance of medical treatment and improve longer-term compliance." Research has shown that Concerta can effectively control ADHD symptoms for 12 hours in adolescents and children as young as age six. This eliminates the need to take medication for the condit...ACP-ASIM updates ethical advice for relationships between physicians and industry
...es from industry. However, rather than prohibiting acceptance of any gifts, the organization encourages physicians to make decisions on a case-by-case basis. ACP-ASIM advises physicians to determine the purpose of the industry offer and ask what patients and colleagues would think if they knew of the offer o...UCSF study shows breast cancer screening programs that interpret the most mammograms
...ne of the reasons sometimes cited for the relative acceptance in the U.S. of false positives. This study maintains that minimizing false positives has not been shown to be associated with a lack of thoroughness in detecting cancer. The bias for more biopsies in the U.S. may actually reflect a cultural bias rath...Eye drops to treat childhood eye disorder work as well as patching the eye
...w study found that atropine eye drops had a higher acceptance rate and better compliance by children and their parents than did patching. This may well become a new standard treatment for some forms of amblyopia. Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is a condition of poor vision in an otherwise healthy eye because the brain...Emory studies COGNIShunt device for Alzheimer's treatment
... produce dramatic benefits and are rapidly gaining acceptance for related neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinsons disease." In a pilot study of the COGNIShunt, the device was well tolerated by individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimers disease.As with most surgical procedures, there are some risks as...Medicalising sex damages relationships
...s. The last century saw a considerable increase in acceptance of diversity of sexual expression. It would be a shame if this century saw diversity replaced by uniform expectations of performance and desire, they conclude....Stanford study shows now-familiar medications at core of better outlook for depressed patients
...heir promotion by manufacturers and greater public acceptance of these medications." The study also shows that the number of physician visits by patients for depression increased from 14.4 million in 1987 to 24.5 million in 2001. Although Stafford said this increase was likely due to a number of factors, the ad...Study examines issues faced by teen-agers who move to the U.S.
...rassed by American peers, yet all reported gaining acceptance through participation in sports. "Sports promotes assimilation," said Stodolska, who teaches a course on international sports and leisure, and added that the assignment of a high value on athletic prowess is "a uniquely American thing." All intervi...Methods used in reporting results of new treatments may be misleading
... the way that information is presented affects the acceptance of treatment for both patients and physicians," Nuovo said. Nuovo also suggested that medical journals should require their authors to follow the established guidelines that include these additional measurements. Number-needed-to-treat and absolute-r...First pregnancies reported using a new, needle-free device for administering hormones to IVF women
... their treatment indicated a high level of patient acceptance of the J-Tip. All the women had undergone conventional IVF cycles previously and their diaries indicate a clear preference for the needle-free approach."...Bladder-sparing procedure found effective for treating invasive bladder cancer
...ey adds that the new treatment strategy is gaining acceptance "As an alternative to radical surgery, it's now being offered to more patients, although it's not yet as common as are lumpectomies for breast cancer."...Is government health policy based on evidence or assumption?
...icy makers need to move away from an unquestioning acceptance of conventional wisdom and "expert" advice and cast a more critical and objective eye over the facts, they conclude....Ecstasy may be drug of choice for those trying to cope with lonelienss, study finds
... into the following six factors: 1) Reflection and acceptance (being by one's self to become acquainted with one's fears and accepting loneliness and its resulting pain), 2) Self-development and understanding (the increased self-intimacy, renewal and growth that often comes with active participation in organize...Strategies allow for drug-free transplants, report researchers at international congress
...e of achieving tolerance, defined as the permanent acceptance of the transplanted organ without immunosuppressive drugs. Two kidney transplant patients who were weaned off all drugs within a year of their transplants and who were drug-free for about five months have since experienced mild rejection necessitatin...Transplantation Society reiterates position against selling organs
...ation Society they must sign a policy statement in acceptance of certain ethical standards. Among these is a statement that reads, "Organs and tissues should be freely given without commercial consideration of financial profit." In addition, prospective members must agree with the society's recommendation that ...Starzl Institute researchers to develop cell-based strategy for tranplant tolerance
...whether the cells can be directed to influence the acceptance of transplanted donor kidneys, including kidneys t... identify ways to promote the permanent, drug-free acceptance of transplanted organs," said the study's principal investigator, Angus W. Thomson, Ph.D., D.Sc., pr...VHA to measure impact of Bridge barcode patient safety system
...ted into clinician workflow to encourage caregiver acceptance and compliance, MedPoint makes use of an intuitive user interface deployed on portable bedside computing devices that utilize wireless technology to connect to its sophisticated server-based software....Endovascular coils beat neurosurgery for treating brain haemorrhage
...it had been essential. The coil had rapidly gained acceptance in some countries, although use varied widely with relatively high use in some countries, including the UK and France, and low use in the USA and Germany. It was important that the technique was tested in a systematic manner before it became standard...