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...1998. Cawley's analysis controlled for weight in alternate ways: weight both in pounds (holding constant height in inches) and body mass index, a measure of weight for height that is the standard measure of fatness in medicine and epidemiology. He also controlled for many other factors that affect wages, su...New combination treatment for hepatitis C may be more effective than standard of care
...onse. "This means that physicians can create an alternate treatment plan for patients who do not show any response by week 12," said Fried. "And for those who to respond, it can be a motivation to continue to adhere to their treatment regimens." Patient tolerance data to the new combination versus to......oard and headboard are easily interchangeable with alternate iterations of the playscape. "This feature will be particularly beneficial in providing a dynamic environment for long-term patients," says Johnson. Selected features of the hospital bed are protected by a collection of U.S. Design Patents 431,946; 4...O.R. model could reduce high death rate among kidney dialysis patients by up to 20%
...acity dialysis centers. The study looks at several alternate policies that employ an operations research technique known as optimization. The first, called a dynamic flexible policy, uses patient data to deliver the dialysis dose that maximizes patient life expectancy without restriction on allocation of dose...Kidney transplant proposal reduces wait from 24 to 14 months, improves equity for blacks & women
...es, and quality of life scores. They compared four alternate ways of assigning kidneys: (1) a first come first served system, (2) the UNOS algorithm currently in use, (3) an efficiency-based algorithm whose goal is to improve life expectancy, and (4) a distributive efficiency algorithm meant to foster greater ...New mathematical model explains changing patterns in epidemics
...tbreaks every year, to large or small outbreaks in alternate years, to very irregular outbreaks of varying size. In each city, numerous transitions between these various epidemic patterns have occurred. The team's research uncovers what caused the transitions, namely changes in birth rates and changes in vac...To build a better artificial hip, UD prof says, mimic Mother Nature
...oosening and failure of the joint or the bone." An alternate approach, pioneered in 1995 by E. Munting and M. Verhelpen, hasmore closely approximated normal loading conditions among patients in Europe.The design requires a much shorter rod, which is attached to the top of thethigh by several small bolts, inser......iversity ( sheffield.20@osu.edu )have devised an alternate approach: they have come up with two ways topre-process the speech signal, and thereby enhance its intelligibility, beforeit is sent over the phone line. Their enhancement techniques take into accountthe hearing abilities of a typical elderly user, ...News Tips Friday, March 26, 1999
...n in the study. The researcherscontend that their alternate way of measuring Lp(a) can provide additional useful information in determining risk for andseverity of coronary artery disease. Herbert Marx, Bassett Healthcare,Cooperstown, N.Y., Ph.: 607-547-3048. 12:15 p.m. -- #P98 -- Current cholesterol sc...An Ergonomically Redesigned Analgesia Delivery Device Proves Safer And More Efficient
...r a second day, and were trained and tested on the alternate interface following the same procedure as the first session. Performance Measures During the test, three measures of performance were recorded: task completion time, workload ratings, and number of programming errors. Interaction with the simulations......ctions and it's much less costly." The most common alternate method of preventing pneumocystis carinii is called aerosolized pentamidine. Kazanjian says this regimen is much more expensive than treatment with Bactrim and requires the HIV patient to come into the health care setting more often. Patients taki...