UNC study: Most N.C. family practitioners engage in unrecognized community service
...with what we found in part because it was over and beyond the care physicians give in their practices, as we...ribution to society and their communities over and beyond the clinical care provided," Goldstein wrote....The trust game: Measuring social interaction
...tion was completed. "This study has implications beyond economics or even interactions of this kind," said Montague, a professor of neuroscience at BCM. "We hope it can be used to better understand conditions such as schizophrenia and autism." Eventually, the technique might give insights into all kinds ...UCSF study offers insight into human circadian rhythms
... in a gene. Finally, the potential insights extend beyond those involving sleep. Four of the five individuals in the study have clinical features or a history of depression. While the scientists say that this could be a coincidence, or that the depression is situational, i.e., due to being "out of phase wit...Patients newly diagnosed with HIV are more likely to enter outpatient care with case management
...mately $4,000 per additional person linked to care beyond the number expected under standard of care. Previous research has shown that about one-third of individuals who know they are HIV-infected are not receiving care, and many delay beginning care for more than a year after diagnosis. Patients who del...Study finds that coordinating care of chronically ill patients does not increase liability
... primary care doctors don't try to coordinate care beyond recommending that their patients see specialists. "Persons with multiple chronic conditions often encounter a complex and inefficient system of care as a result of inadequate care coordination," said Hall, professor of law and public health science...New studies suggest airborne SARS transmission is possible
...ersial," said Dr. Tong, "this important work shows beyond doubt that SARS coronavirus aerosol generation can occur from a patient with SARS." The Hong Kong study provides additional, complementary evidence that the virus may be capable of spreading through the air....Tracking trends in cochlear implant complications using a federal database
... independent, third-party data sources that can go beyond the manufacture-supplied literature on device complications. Rabindra R. Tambyraja, M.D., Ed.M., of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, and colleagues investigated the suitability of the Manufacturer User Facility and Distr...Ethical discussion should come before research
...at can become viable beings, Jones said, it is not beyond possibility. "Some people say this is science fiction and ethicists shouldn't dwell on it," says Jones. "But Dolly the sheep was science fiction until Dolly happened. No one thought Dolly was possible and she blew the scientific dogma."...Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
...president and CEO. "We see quality as extending beyond outcomes to include such things as how somebody answers the phone to how the patient is greeted when the food tray is delivered to their bedside," said Dean M. Harrison, president and chief executive officer, Northwestern Memorial Hospital. "Quality...Violence exposure and traumatic stress reactions can lead to poor health in children
...le preventing family and community violence may be beyond the control of health care providers, the authors suggest that clinical interventions to increase the mothers' safety and health may improve their ability to protect their children. In addition, health care providers may be able to treat child traum...English-speaking Hispanic youth more likely to have sex early
... consider the effect of the ethnicity and language beyond the impact of those other predictors," the authors... a unique contribution to the onset of intercourse beyond those other predictors." Overall, Hispanic youth were at greater risk for having experienced sexual ...Common schizophrenia symptoms often overlooked by physicians, according to expert panel
...her than helping the person continue to get better beyond their current level of symptoms and functioning," .... "We believe it is important for doctors to look beyond the control of positive symptoms and consider the affective/cognitive benefits of medication to help...Top honor for head of Epilepsy Foundation
... two years, must have made a commitment "above and beyond the call of duty", either voluntarily or professionally, in the field of epilepsy. Hargis, who has over 25 years of experience with national voluntary health agencies, is the immediate past chair of the National Health Council; a, member of the Boa...Other highlights in the March 2 JNCI
... endometrial cancer makes treatment with tamoxifen beyond 5 years questionable." Contact: Marie Maclean, Institute of Cancer Research, +44 207 153 5359, Marie.Maclean@icr.ac.uk Bone Density Not Related to Breast Density or Risk of Breast Cancer, Study Finds Bone density is not related to either mammogra...'Artery clearing' system does not provide benefit for patients undergoing PCI
...zed trials have demonstrated that distal (situated beyond the point in the obstructed artery) protection of the microcirculation during primary PCI retrieves embolic debris in most patients and may result in greater rates of normal blood flow, improved left ventricular function, and enhanced event-free surv...Chemicals in apples could reduce the risk of breast cancer, Cornell study in rats suggests
...benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables extend beyond lowering the risk of developing cancers and cardiovascular diseases to include preventive effects for other chronic diseases, such as cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, central neurodegenerative disease and diabetes. Says David R. Jacobs, ...Researchers model brain's electrical storm during a seizure
...aluate potential seizure treatments so we can move beyond the need for lobectomies," said Szeri. The National Science Foundation and a Berkeley Fellowship from the University of California helped support this research....Hormone therapy increases risk of urinary incontinence
...til recently, was credited with many benefits well beyond the indications for symptomatic relief of hot flashes, night sweats, and vaginal dryness, according to background information in the article. One of the purported benefits of MHT was to improve the symptoms of urinary incontinence (UI), and it has of......e likely to be further expanded to include testing beyond the newborn period for additional diseases such as Wilson's disease, which causes copper to build in vital organs such as the brain and liver, and congenital disorders of glycosylation, a fast growing group of newly discovered inborn errors of metabo......ve naturally. The implications of this work go far beyond our understanding of vowels, consonants, buzzes and clicks. By showing how universal tendencies in sound structure emerge from phonetically motivated sound change, Evolutionary Phonology undermines a central tenet of modern Chomskyan linguistics: tha...