Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
...65. And those savings "only represent part of the benefit of such an increasein retirement age in that not o...he United States feel entitledto a Social Security benefit when they reach age 65. Those people stillmight choose to retire at 65, even though they will be pen...Stents Work Well, But Are Costly: Will Hospitals Continue To Use Them?
... a single individualover time. In that system, the benefit of stenting in reducing the needfor patients to return to the hospital will likely be recognized. Peterson said that the trade-off between new, but costly, improvementsin patient care and the ability of hospitals and other providers to absorbthe di...Johns Hopkins To Announce AIDS Capitated Care Program
...s HealthCare. "It epitomizesHopkins' commitment to benefit the health of the Maryland community." Bartlett attributes much of the success of the AIDS service to theimmense AIDS care data base the service has amassed during the last eightyears. "This data base, which was started in 1989, has helped us study...Laser Shown Effective In Patients Who Are Not Candidates For Bypass Surgery Or Angioplasty
...scores after the procedure, andit appears that the benefit lasts over time. A six-month follow-up alsodemonstrated that patients treated with TMR displayed marked increase inblood flow to the heart. "These patients typically have had multiple hospital admissions;they can't work or exercise and physica...ACTG Protocol 185 Enrollment Halted
... administration of immunoglobulin may provide some benefit in reducing perinatal transmission. Therefore, further study in appropriate settings is warranted. Glaxo Wellcome provided AZT for the study. IVIG was acquired from Bayer Pharmaceuticals, West Haven, Connecticut, and HIVIG was acquired from NABI,...Common Carbohydrates May Prove To Be Substitute For Dietary Fiber
...s that peoplehospitalized with bowel disease might benefit from their results. In a third study, yet to be published, Fahey's lab will report that artichoke,chicory, onion, garlic, leek, shallot, chives and asparagus contain highlevels of desirable oligosaccharides. Also offering high levels are fruitssuch ...... Most patients cannot withstand surgery and do not benefit from chemotherapy. They are usually given six months to live. "So for these patients, we have set the clock back," Lewin said. "And they can go back to work in a day or so with a minimum of discomfort." Until recently, MRI was used on...TB Prophylaxis Unnecessary In HIV-Infected People With Anergy, Study Suggests
...osis (TB) but without confirmedTB infection do not benefit from preventive treatment with a front-line TB drug,a study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases(NIAID) has found. The study is reported in the July 31, 1997 issue of The NewEngland Journal of Medicine. "Clinicians ...Ultrasound Detects Pathology In Patients With Whiplash
...research of spinal cord injuries." Another benefit to the ultrasound is its ability to get aroundobstacles, such as surgical hardware, which can severely degrade image qualitywith conventional MRI and CT studies of the spine. In a separate presentation, the investigators will report on the u...Study Demonstrates The Benefits Of Mammography In Women Under 50
Women under 50 benefit from screening mammography as much as women over 50, aUniversity of Chicago study reports. Results of this latest study were presented October 22 at the AmericanSociety for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's (ASTRO) annual meeting inOrlando...Many Medical Screening Tests May Be Unnecessary.
...if initial scientific evidence supports a claim of benefit and the patient is aware of the risks. Alternatively, the physician has the option to refuse to provide the test, or refer the patient to another doctor who will provide it. This education and negotiation process is intended to apprise the patient ...Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory collaborates with USDA in development of pasteurization process
...'Leary to use one federal agency's technologies to benefit research at other federal agencies....Jefferson Researcher Finds New Digital X-Ray Technology May Cut Costs And Improve Patient Care
...ome point.” Patients can also greatly benefit from this technology, he noted. With digital radiography, a patient will spend less time waiting for X-rays to be developed and read, and the results can quickly be communicated to their primary care physician, often while the patient is ...Benefits Of Annual Mammography Outweigh Radiation Risks Of Cancer
...etting mammography. The risk is conjecture; the benefit is real." Dr. Feig reiterated this point in an editorial he wrote in the December issue of the journal Cancer , in which Swedish scientists reported the results of a study performed in Gothenburg, Sweden. The study showed that per...Women Say Overwhelming Yes To Ultrasound In New Study
...ngland Journal of Medicine, that showed no medical benefit from routine ultrasounds. Recent studies in Europ...reening mammography for breast cancer, the medical benefit of screening ultrasound in routine pregnancy has not been proven. In order to promote the better us...Penn Researchers Initiate Ground-Breaking New Trials To Treat
...-- cancer of the lining of the lung --who will not benefit from surgical or other conventionaltreatments, typically because of the advanced degree of cancerspread, the nature of the cancer, or the location of canceroustissue. The integration of photodynamic therapy in the field ofthoracic oncology has creat...American Heart Association Comment: Lancet (Jan. 24, 1998) Report
...in a dose of 80 or 160 mg a day did notprovide any benefit beyond that achieved with a 160 mg dose of aspirin alone.In the study published in this week's Lancet, T. W., Meade, M.R.C, and otherresearchers of the Medical Research Council in London found that individualsgiven a slightly higher dose of warfarin ...Survey Finds Increasing Popularity Of Acute Stroke Teams In U.S. Hospitals
...e of our goals is to get the wordout that they can benefit from having these teams." One finding of the survey, which should appeal to smaller hospitals, isthe cost, according to Alberts. "With most programs costing less than $10,000 per year, it should notplace a great financial burden on h...Study Finds Incidence Of Stroke Over 40 Percent Higher Than Previously Stated Figures
...er accuracy those parts of the population who will benefit and planaccordingly." Broderick says that this population was selected for the University ofCincinnati study, because it is more representative of the racial and economicdiversity of the United States. The Greater Cincinnati/Norther...Heart Attack Survivors Can Lower Stroke Risk By Taking Cholesterol-Lowering Drug, Study Says
... cholesterol" readings were below125 mg/dl did not benefit from taking pravastatin in terms of a reducedheart-attack risk. This "threshold" effect, however, was not found in strokepatients. Study participants with LDLs under 125 had a 25 percent reduction instrokes; those with LDLs between 125 and 150 had a ...