NIH state-of-the-science panel calls for 'demedicalization' of menopause
...r. The evidence on most botanical products used or advocated for treating menopausal symptoms is weak or inconsistent. There are major methodological problems associated with products that are not standardized. The panel released its findings in a public session Wednesday morning, following two days of expert...Brain-scanning technologies need standards, according to Stanford researcher
...em to allow them to be savvy," Illes said. She has advocated developing guidelines that require ads to accurately depict the technology....Controversial drug shown to act on brain protein to cut alcohol use
A naturally occurring hallucinogen advocated by some clinicians as a potent anti-addiction drug has been rigorously studied for the first time, confirming its ability to block alcohol craving in rodents, and clarifying how it works in the brain. The new research findings about the drug Ibogaine...Ugandan study highlights best drug combinations for treating malaria in Africa
...n-containing combination therapy has been strongly advocated for use in Africa, but limited clinical experience and the high cost of these regimens are important obstacles. In Kampala, amodiaquine+sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine currently offers a readily available, efficacious, and economical alternativeAlthough th...Panel finds that scare tactics for violence prevention are harmful
...ns to shape future efforts. Among these, the panel advocated a national population-based adolescent violence registry, and greater emphasis on economic research into the cost- effectiveness of intervention to prevent violence. The panel released its findings in a public session this morning, following two d...ICU physicians save hospitals money
... care. "The Society for Critical Care Medicine has advocated for intensivist-led, multi-disciplinary critical care for the past 30 years," said Joseph E. Parrillo, M.D., editor-in-chief of Critical Care Medicine. "The research supporting our position continues to grow."...Improving health care for children with special needs
...healthcare professionals, and caregivers has been advocated by national health policy makers and the American Academy of Pediatrics as the best model for providing systematic yet individualized care to children with complex conditions and multiple needs. Still, the changes required for a practice to become an...Key immune system protein reduced in HIV-associated dementia patients
...ups of patients, the researchers reported. Pulliam advocated continuing research into macrophages as a barometer of immune system health. The study was published in the April 23 issue of the journal AIDS. Co-authors of the study were Bing Sun, MD, PhD, UCSF postdoctoral fellow in Laboratory Medicine, and Hans ...Seal of approval scheme needed for complementary and alternative websites
...ndomised controlled trials for mistletoe an often advocated CAM found no good evidence for an effect on cancer progression or quality of life. However, advice on palliative/supportive care fared better with at least some evidence to back meditation for improving quality of life, acupressure and acupuncture ...Study evaluates various strategies for diagnosis and treatment of sore throat
...ound that "the selective use of throat cultures as advocated in guidelines for the management of pharyngitis is compatible with a goal of reducing overall and unnecessary use of antibiotics for treatment of pharyngitis. However, empirical antibiotic treatment of adults with a Centor score of 3 or greater as pr...Drug companies are top health care lobbyists
...specify the legislation discussed or the positions advocated by lobbyists. Thus, it is not possible to determi...ifying the legislation discussed and the positions advocated by lobbyists, say the authors of this new study. Health care organizations lobby lawmakers in order ...Clinical research key in advance to prospective health care
...not occur." In the "prospective health care" model advocated by Duke Health System leadership, physicians would use rapidly evolving tools to determine an individual's specific risk for developing particular diseases. That information would then allow for personal health planning and medical interventions desi...Some screening tests should not be advocated
...reening, he says. Self examination has been widely advocated on the assumption that it must be beneficial and cannot do harm. Yet in a recent large trial, breast self examination did not reduce mortality from breast cancer but caused more surgical biopsies and thereby more anxiety. This result should discourag...Doubling of steroid before severe asthma attack ineffective
...steroid when asthma control deteriorates is widely advocated but is of unproven value. Tim Harrison from the department of respiratory medicine, Nottingham City Hospital, UK, and colleagues studied 390 asthma patients, deemed to be at risk of an asthma exacerbation. Patients monitored their asthma for up to on...Regionalizing some surgical procedures would not result in unreasonable travel burdens on patients
... selected procedures in higher-volume hospitals is advocated by many. ... Previous analyses suggest that such regionalization policies could avert hundreds, if not thousands, of surgical deaths each year in the United States." However, many worry that such policies would imply unreasonable travel burdens if pa...Nov/Dec 2003 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...or legal mandates, chaperone use has been strongly advocated for legal protection. The authors point out, however, that it is still unclear whether chaperone use actually decreases malpractice claims. Chaperone Use by Family Physicians During the Collection of a Pap Smear Mack T. Ruffin, IV, M.D., M.P.H.....High saturated fat, starch avoidance weight loss diet offers good preliminary results
...igh in saturated fat much like what Dr. Atkins has advocated for weight loss," Dr. Hays says. "A consistent calorie intake is helpful in treatment of diabetes, so we have prescribed a consistent intake of certain fruits and vegetables rather than Dr. Atkins' step-wise approach and this may have resulted in som...Adequate anticoagulation reduces impact of stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation
... assure patients and physicians that the currently advocated INR target of 2.5 a range of 2.0 to 3.0 is most likely the right balance point." Hylek is an assistant professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Other authors of this study are Daniel Singer, MD, senior author; Yuchiao Chang, PhD, and Lori ...Men, women and the green eyed monster
...specific kinds of infidelity threats has long been advocated bysociobiologists and evolutionary psychologists," DeSteno said. "In directcontradiction to the evolutionary view, both men and women appear toexperience more distress in response to sexual encounters outside therelationship than to emotional infide...Breastfeeding does not protect against asthma and allergic diseases
...e risk of these diseases. Breastfeeding is widely advocated to reduce the risk of atopy and asthma, but the evidence for this effect is conflicting. Malcolm Sears and colleagues from McMaster University, Canada, and the University of Otago, New Zealand, assessed the long-term outcomes of asthma and atopy rela...