DFG to support twelve new Clinical Research Units
...demonstrates approaches to making improvements. It advocates providing scope for clinical researchers to specialise in medical branches at an early stage in their careers and doing way with career-oriented pro forma research, which does not serve the purpose of scientific advancement but that of vocational qua...New depression and anxiety treatment goals defined
...ntal health clinicians, researchers, consumers and advocates convened by the National Mental Health Association (NMHA) on Friday, Nov. 30th, in New York City. The panels ability to find a common ground between the medical and consumer models of treatment for people with depression and anxiety is a major achie......nded partnership in action. The Global White Paper advocates a sustained, multifaceted approach to strategic action around the world and challenges all organisations involved in controlling antibiotic resistance to collaborate in implementing effective interventions that achieve real change in the behaviour of...Reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting
...ausea and vomiting as a side effect of surgery. He advocates that physicians work with each patient to develop a plan to reduce PONV that might include treatments ranging from anti-emetic drugs to stress reduction to acupuncture. Not only would the use of such plans return patients to their everyday lives soon...Tobacco industry strategies for influencing European community tobacco advertising legislation
...these proposed strategies can help European health advocates to pass and implement effective future tobacco control legislation. In an accompanying Commentary (p 1264), Nigel Gray from the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy, concludes: A worldwide ban on advertising will probably require agreement be...Insurers should pay for children's costly cancer treatments
...are performed, there are specially trained patient advocates who lobby on behalf of patients in need of costly procedures. If hospitals and insurers all had access to the same valid statistics, the negotiation process would become more standard and uniform, and less subject to the pressures of short-term eco...Baxter introduces Baxject needleless transfer device at International Haemophilia Congress
...The World Health Organization understands this and advocates that healthcare facilities develop standards, policies and procedures to address needle-stick injuries. The BAXJECT device uses transfer spikes instead of sharp needles to mix medication during the Factor VIII infusion preparation, which involves m...Profit vs. non-profit health care
...are reason to pause and provide new ammunition for advocates of not-for-profit care. "In my view, these findings should also help Canadians re-embrace the core concept of a universal health care system in which the vast majority of services are provided by nonprofit institutions with public accountability," co...Those involved in medical news invited to join an unprecedented gathering of experts
...government; specialists in medical ethics; patient advocates and patients are invited to register attend the conference. A series of presentations and roundtable discussions, led by national news media leaders, communications experts and government and industry representatives also will be part of the weekend ...New Indiana University School of Medicine pediatrics program focuses on patient advocacy
...in the communities they serve and make them better advocates for their patients and families," says Sarah Stelzner, M.D., associate clinical professor of pediatrics. The IU Pediatrics Training Program is the only one in Indiana and is responsible for training more than 85 percent of all practicing pediatrician...Beta-blockers protect brain during bypass surgery
...eta-blockers in pill form prior to surgery, Newman advocates giving all appropriate bypass patients the drug intravenously during surgery, so that the optimal levels of the drug can be maintained during the procedure to achieve the maximum protective effect....Dartmouth/VA researchers examine news coverage of breast cancer prevention
...t all cautious. Stories all quoted scientists, few advocates and no politicians. Rather than rejecting uncertainty, they accepted it and suggested women needed to weigh risks and benefits themselves. Two-thirds of the stories quantified the benefit of the strategy, but 60% of these did so using only a relativ...Medical mistakes under the microscope
...by and Susan Anderson; and Evidence-based medicine advocates Susan D. Horn, Ph.D. of the Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research, Anne-Claire France, Ph.D. of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, and Joanne Hickey, Ph.D., and Theresa Carroll, Ph.D. of the University of Texas Health Science Cente...Albertans accepting of people with schizophreniabut won't marry one
...Sciences at the U of A, compared medical students, advocates of a local schizophrenic society and the general p...sked if they would marry someone with the disease, advocates from the schizophrenic society were less likely to say yes than were members of the general public. ...NHLBI funds new heart-health education projects in high-risk communities
...ion education seminars, and employ community heath advocates to conduct a comprehensive awareness campaign to i...oject will mobilize key African-American community advocates and health professionals to promote cardiovascular health. There will be five major activities: comm...Mayo Clinic hosting national conference to help women fight their #1 killer
... of education and training to help them be patient advocates in their communities. The Science and Leadership ...rain these women to become effective educators and advocates in their communities." The symposium participants come from 28 states across the country, and nearly...Internal medicine organizations agree on principles of recertification program
...s annually, develops clinical practice guidelines, advocates for medical students and member physicians, and publishes Annals of Internal Medicine and other medical journals....Inaccurate arsenic test kits jeopardize water safety in Bangladesh and India
...l Protection Agency. The World Health Organization advocates a maximum arsenic level in water of 10 micrograms per liter the standard currently used by the EPA but many developing countries still use a standard of 50 micrograms per liter. By 1993, the Bangladesh Department of Public Health Engineering had re...Irrigation may produce arsenic-tainted rice in Bangladesh
...rnational standard for arsenic levels in food, WHO advocates a maximum arsenic level in water of 10 micrograms per liter, which is the standard currently used by the EPA. But many developing countries still use a standard of 50 micrograms per liter. "These findings cause considerable concern and suggest that i...Rising cost of cigarettes may help smokers honor new years resolution to quit
...save a 1,000 lives a year. Overall, public health advocates and physicians agree that these aggressive state and city anti-tobacco initiatives may provide just the incentive smokers need to resolve to quit once and for all. "Taken together, our findings clearly demonstrate the importance of economic incentiv...