Johns Hopkins To Announce AIDS Capitated Care Program
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...cal veterinarian clinicand were able to detect one case of cancer. They plan to continue their work onhamsters. Once cancer has been identified, "photodynamic-treatment " once again,using light rays to target the cells can help kill the disease. An orangelight forces hypericin to release oxygen "...A Good Night's Sleep Is Possible At High Altitudes
...hat 10mg of a short acting benzodiazepine (in this case the sedative temazepam') improved the quality of sleep and reduced the changes in the saturation levels of oxygen in the body during sleep, without altering the overall mean oxygen saturation. Contact: Dr Gerald Dubowitz, Expedition Medical Officer,......before," Bender said. "Therehave been a couple of case reports thatstated children developed serious behavior problems on inhaled steroids, butthese reports often aren't accurate." The study found that neither beclomethasone nor theophylline should beavoided because of concern over significant ps......in thebrain--pathways affected by serotonin in the case of paroxetine--can lead tochanges in particular personality characteristics. Personality researchers measure differences in human personality by looking at ahandful of components, including shyness or gregariousness, patterns ofthinking, measures of......ials use clinical events committees (CEC) toreview case records to ensure that all the physicians at participating hospitalsfollow the same guidelines. CECs are usually composed of cardiology fellows andattending cardiologists and their rulings are final. Differences of opinion have become com...Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Potentially Fatal Platelet Disorder
...reports from the FDA,previously published reports, case summaries from a survey of 20 hematologists,cases reported from a physician group specializing in plasma exchange andmedical records of patients with this syndrome who had been treated at one ofthe Medical School's affiliated teaching hospitals. ...Keeping Score On Doctors: Report Says Flaws In Counting Must Be Addressed To Ensure Accuracy
...an, andtransferred to a cardiologist's care if the case becomes particularlyproblematic." For example, the researchers say 14 percent of patients assigned byMedicare as having been cared for by cardiologists were actually admitted byinternists or family physicians. The ideal monitoring system, th...Cost-Effective Treatment Possible In Africa For HIV-Positive Pregnant Women If Drug Prices Lowered
...d reduction of high cost components, which in this case is drugprice. Directed by Thomas J. Coates, PhD, who also is a UCSF professor of medicine,epidemiology and biostatistics, the UCSF ARI is an institute without walls thatencompasses all UCSF AIDS programs under a single umbrella. The ARI includes ado...Health Risk To "Cigarette Babies" Is Neglected, Duke Scientist Charges
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...ontrol their high bloodpressure, according to four case reports that will be published in July 8, 1998issu...e ofadverse drug-to-drug interactions. In all four case studies, patients were taking 50 to 100 mg of mibefradildaily to control their high blood pressure, ...Forum Urges Medicare Reform To Emphasize Health Promotion
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...ow a relatively small research investment, in this case about$850,000, will save American families substantial amounts of money by enablingpatients to stay out of hospital emergency rooms and to receive treatment intheir homes. It is also an excellent example of collaboration between a privatecompany, cl...Ulcer Drug Linked To Birth Defects
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...e or flooddamage. The premium, or 'price,' in this case is the commitment to provide one'sown organs upon death." The researchers initially came up with the insurance pool idea as asolution to the growing need for organs for children, as youngsters would havebeen unable to participate on their own...