Study: Too few doctors ask teens about smoking
...aid recipients because, given the disproportionate burden of illness caused by tobacco use found in lower income groups, we believed it was important to know what interventions they were receiving," says Sims. The study found that older adolescents were more likely to have their smoking status reco...Eye drops may delay or prevent glaucoma in African Americans at higher risk
...tient's health status and life expectancy, and the burden of daily treatment, including cost, inconvenience, and possible side effects. Elevated eye pressure results when the fluid that flows in and out of the eye drains too slowly, gradually increasing pressure inside the eye. It is estimated that between ...EDCTP welcomes G8 support for HIV/AIDS vaccine development
... Adapted interventions are essential to reduce the burden caused by these diseases. Current approaches to vaccine development suffer from common problems and shortcomings, which are shared by all of these diseases. The EDCTP believes that a common, coordinated approach will benefit and expedite development...Chronic diseases need global health attention
The rising global burden of chronic diseases needs a coordinated effort fro...s now experience a polarized and protracted double burden of disease. India, the second most populous country, has the highest number of diabetics in the wor...Chronic care medicine: Physicians say 'help!'
...o address the problem. "Despite the prevalence and burden of chronic illness, healthcare delivery in the United States is largely organized and financed around acute illness," says Eric Bass, M.D., M.P.H., coauthor of the study, published in the June issue of Academic Medicine, and associate professor of me...New research on reduced bone mass and risk of fracture in postmenopausal women
...lude that substantial reductions in the population burden of osteoporotic fractures experienced by postmenopausal women cannot be accomplished simply by aggressively treating women with T scores of -2.5 or less," the authors write. (Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:1108-1112. Available post-embargo at archinter......ization's 1999 list of the top 30 causes of global burden of disease and examined the randomized controlled trials published in 6 leading international general medical journals (including CMAJ) that same year. Rochon and colleagues determined that only 16% of the trials were highly relevant to international...Financially burdened patients more likely to die after coronary revascularization
...not analyzed how patients' perceptions of economic burden affect cardiovascular survival. In this study, 2,0...e asked, "Have your medical costs been an economic burden to you over the past year?" They responded using a five-point scale, and researchers classified pat...Interventional procedures significantly improve quality of life for obese patients
...our results, we believe that the overall financial burden to the health care system is likely even more dramatically decreased, both in this short interval and over longer intervals," said Jon Gould, M.D., lead author of the study. Patients in the study were mostly female (86%) and experienced a mean exce...Rectal artesunate could be initial treatment option for moderate to severe malaria
...ountries, which commonly bear the heaviest malaria burden and for whom parenteral treatment is often not immediately available"....Vaccine reduces racial disparity in incidence of childhood pneumonia and meningitis
...While the cause of the excess pneumococcal disease burden observed in black Americans remains unclear, the use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is clearly an important tool for reducing this excess risk," the researchers conclude. (JAMA. 2004;291:2197-2203. Available post-embargo at JAMA.com ) Editor's No...For many, depression persists after routine treatment
... health specialty services of all types, placing a burden on themselves, friends and family and on the health care system, Sherbourne says. Sherbourne and colleagues followed the treatment outcomes for 1,248 people diagnosed with depression at 46 primary care clinics nationwide. Of this group, less than hal...Sleep apnea treatment could save lives & money by reducing auto accidents, according to researchers
...ry costs and lives disrupted. This is an enormous burden that demands attention." Past studies have shown that drivers with obstructive sleep apnea have a higher rate of collisions than do individuals without the disorder. In fact, studies comparing alcohol-impaired subjects to individuals with untreated ...Hidden cost of depression in seniors: $9 billion in care from spouses, children
...mprove a patient's outlook and probably reduce the burden on the family. This is especially true for those with other health problems that require complex self-management." Senior author Sandeep Vijan, M.D., M.S., adds, "Chronic diseases such as depression have an effect on society that extends beyond the p...Europe's legacy to its children - A healthier environment?
...s where clear disease causation and a high disease burden is proven and commit to immediate and specific Europe-wide legislation? In a supplement to last month's Pediatrics, the summarised evidence helps such priority setting: a ban of smoking in all public places and in children's houses; a drastic reducti...HIV transmission is heightened during acute infection
...pothesized on the basis of past studies that viral burden in semen rises in accordance with HIV levels in blood. Previous studies examining data on sexual behaviors calculated that probable infection rates were too low to sustain an epidemic alone, suggesting that other avenues of transmission were involved...Mexican Americans at greater risk for stroke than non-Hispanic whites
...eater ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage burden compared with non-Hispanic whites," notes study author Lewis Morgenstern, MD, Director of the University of Michigan Stroke Program. "Implications of these findings are critical in terms of targeting this population for stroke prevention and acute st......nd of those, 30 percent will develop epilepsy. The burden of this disease, however, can't be understood simply through the numbers, according to Dr. Engel. "Uncontrolled epilepsy presents an enormous personal burden," said Dr. Engel. "Seizures happen without warning and are frightening and embarrassing; th...Smoking linked to more than 60 percent of overall cancer death burden in black men
... "African-American men have had the highest cancer burden of any group in this country for decades," said st...rates, for the first time, that this excess cancer burden can be clearly linked to smoking. Smoke exposure appears responsible for African-American males' hig...Mayo Clinic establishes landmark research program to predict and prevent alcoholism
...ply the latest advances in science to reducing the burden of addiction on our families and our society. Attacking the problem of alcoholism and other addictions at the point of origin would not have been possible 10 years ago, but it is today." Nearly 14 million Americans, one out of every 13 adults, abuse ...