Younger men lead surge in Viagra use, study reveals
...use among more than 5 million commercially insured adult beneficiaries 18 years and older from 1998 to 2002. The fastest growing segments of users were found to be men 18 to 45 years and 46 to 55 years, who experienced increases in use of 312% and 216%, respectively, over the study period. In addition, u...July/August 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ituality with Their Physicians In a survey of 921 adult patients, most (83 percent) wanted their physicians to ask them about their spiritual beliefs in at least certain instances. The researcher found the percentage of those welcoming spiritual discussion increased with the severity of illness. Discuss...FDA approves new labelling for Seroquel in bioplar mania
...tal illness that affects approximately 3-4% of the adult population and is the sixth leading cause of disability in the world. 3,4,5,6 More than half of those with bipolar disorder stop taking their medication at some point during their illness, subjecting themselves to a high risk of relapse and an incre...Climate-based model to predict West Nile virus activity
... summer heat, a mosquito can age and become a full adult within seven to nine days. Previous efforts to link climate information and mosquito vector management have failed for a variety of reasons, Harrington says. "By directly addressing and overcoming the reasons why previous models have failed, the un...Could skin cells become brain cells?
...y in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how adult skin cells can be made into precursor nerve cells, with potential implications for the future treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease. Ethical and practical considerations limit the availability of neural stem cells deriv...AIDS toll in African heartland isn't always what people think
...he five countries studied, a majority of the prior adult mortality was not among heads of households or spouses, but among others, usually adult children. What's crucial, the studies show, is not only about how many are dying of AIDS, but who is...LSUHSC neurosurgical team discovers novel therapy for intractable hiccups
...ancing age, intractable hiccups are more common in adult life. The LSU Health Sciences Center neurosurgical team performed the procedures at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans. The 50-year-old IT professional says, "Dr. Payne said he was up for a challenge, and so here I am." "We're excited about our short-te...Leaders in cancer care meet to address patient access to quality care
... the highest quality care for cancer patients, but adult participation remains extremely low, at an estimated three to five percent of all patients. Access to quality cancer care, including that provided through clinical trials, is a significant issue for poor and medically underserved populations. These...Cells from fat tissue turned into functional nerve cells
...ted the ability to reprogram these adipose-derived adult stromal cells into fat, cartilage and bone cells. ...strated that these adipose-derived cells are truly adult stem cells. As a source of cells for treatment, adipose tissue is not only limitless, it does not ca...Handwashing program decreases incidence of diarrhea among children in Pakistan
...d whether promotion of handwashing with soap among adult and children household members decreased diarrhea among children at the highest risk of death from diarrhea. The study was conducted among 36 low-income neighborhoods in urban squatter settlements in Karachi, Pakistan. Eligible households located in...Beneficiaries with chronic conditions still face high costs under new Medicare drug law
... for low-income assistance are $6,000 for a single adult and $9,000 for couple. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 1.8 million individuals under 150% of poverty will be excluded because of the asset test, and another 700,000 will receive lower subsidies....ICU physicians save hospitals money
...dicated intensivist staffing in non-rural American adult intensive care units is estimated to save 162,000 lives annually. Nonetheless, there has been little organized effort to implement intensivist staffing in the United States. A targeted survey of hospitals revealed that dedicated intensivist staffin...More than one-third of US adults use complementary and alternative medicine
...liable data to date describing CAM use by the U.S. adult population. Overall, the survey revealed that CAM use was greater among a variety of population groups, including women; people with higher education; those who had been hospitalized within the past year; and former smokers, compared to current smoke...Zengen reports positive phase I/II trial results of its peptide molecule for vaginal yeast infection
...owed that our peptide is an effective treatment in adult female patients suffering from VVC. Based on the combined successful results in China and the U.S., we plan to initiate a Phase IIb dose-ranging study in Europe and Canada later this year." About CZEN 002 A novel, non-azole anti-fungal synthetic o...Antioxidant component of green tea blocks new but not established arterial plaque in mice
... while randomized clinical trials typically enroll adult patients with varying stages of plaques," said Kuang-Yuh Chyu, MD, PhD, cardiologist, first author of the article. "This discrepancy supports speculation that antioxidant treatment affects early but not later stages of plaque development." To test th...Patient safety study provides first national estimate of adverse events in Canadian hospitals
...lysed the adverse event rate after reviewing 3,745 adult patient charts, randomly selected from 20 acute care hospitals across five provinces (B.C., Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia). The study also found that: the majority of adverse events resulted in temporary disability or prolonged hospita...The worldwide prevalence of glaucoma is increasing
...f the optic nerve is an essential component of the adult eye assessment and is the most effective way to identify individuals with glaucoma. The authors stress "the importance of early diagnosis to initiate pressure-lowering treatment and early detection of progression to advance this treatment."...New data supports CellCept's position as a world leader in solid organ transplantation
...able, efficacious, low toxic immunosuppressant for adult and paediatric kidney, heart and liver transplant ...hts from the wealth of data presented at ATC in adult liver transplant patients Lake R, Chu AH, Steffen BJ, et al. Efficacy of triple therapy with mycoph...Parent, guardian job loss may boost smoking among adolescent family members
... later, the second survey asked the children if an adult in their family has lost his or her job in the pas...itionally, the job loss questions asked about "any adult in your family" rather than "parents" to accommodate students whose primary caregivers are stepparen...UCSD researchers determine fatty liver disease different in obese children than in adults
...nto two types which they named Type 1 (the classic adult pattern) and Type 2 (a proposed pediatric pattern). Specifically, the researchers found that Type 2 NASH was more than three times as common as Type 1 NASH in children. Advanced liver scarring and cirrhosis were seen only in children with Type 2 N...