XALACOM more effective than Cosopt for IOP reduction in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertens
...ixed combination therapies may be key to improving compliance among patients who do not respond to monotherapy, and in this study XALACOM was more effective than Cosopt.The study conducted at 30 eye centers in the United States on 251 patients with primary open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension was a rand...Smoking cessation success equally good with over-the-counter or prescription nicotine replacement
...oth the gum, which requires active involvement and compliance from smokers, and the patch, which requires considerably less involvement. In the study, OTC NRT gum users generally had higher abstinence rates than prescription users. At six weeks, OTC users had a verified success rate of 16.1 percent, compared ...Evidence does not support psychological treatments for epilepsy
...ons regarding reduced anxiety, improved medication compliance and social competency, and even in seizure reduction to a slight degree, but further study is necessary to form more direct connections between psychological interventions and their potential for a positive impact with epilepsy patients....Poor patients twice as likely to die from heart disease
...rger issue of the continuity of care and long-term compliance issues to ensure that all patients obtain the same outcomes from medical care.The Duke team has several projects under way to better understand what happens to patients after discharge. In one, they plan to monitor how compliant patients are with the...Patient leaflets may not be effective in the real world
...women valued their opinions, this ensured informed compliance rather than informed choice. They conclude that these leaflets are unlikely to promote informed choice in maternity care unless they are introduced as part of a coherent strategy addressing power imbalances and the ambiguities currently underpinning ...Eye drops to treat childhood eye disorder work as well as patching the eye
... one eye. This research finding may lead to better compliance with treatment and improved quality of life in chi... eye drops had a higher acceptance rate and better compliance by children and their parents than did patching. This may well become a new standard treatment for s...Study finds drops work as well as patch for 'lazy eye'
...in the AmblyopiaTreatment Study may lead to better compliance with treatment and improvedquality of life in chil...d to use an eye that has poor vision, often making compliance difficult for activechildren. Unless it is successfully treated in early childhood, amblyopiausually...Enrol for successful weight loss
...oss achieved and increase patient satisfaction and compliance with treatment according to data being presented t... and have proved to increase weight loss, increase compliance and increase patient satisfaction," Paul Brown, Global Director Xenical, at Roche Pharmaceuticals s...Consortium aims to improve protection of human research subjects
...cine and director of education research ethics and compliance at the University of Minnesota; Carol Levine, director of the Families as Health Care Project and Medicine as a Profession Project at the United Hospital Fund; and Joan Rachlin, executive director of Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research....Anxiety over breast self-examination may lead to low compliance, UCLA researchers find
...nd breast self-examination was the only test where compliance was low enough to suggest that anxiety may be a ba...ce of the role health providers play in working on compliance for this screening procedure and suggests that care should be taken to provide education and support...Drug regimen adherence key in keeping babies virus-free, study suggests
...ooked at the factors affecting compliance with the drug palivizumab (brand name ... other complications. "But compliance is a major concern, because the drug is so expensive. And a parent's perception ...UT Southwestern receives $1.7 million grant to study effects of long-term space travel on the heart
... They will assess the changes in cardiac mass, the compliance of the heart and the heart's ability to relax using magnetic resonance imaging, echo-Doppler readings and catheter-based measures of central venous pressure. Findings from the study will also be relevant for individuals confined to long-term bed rest...Clay reduces permeability of biomedical polymer
... already used for the pumping chamber, cannula and compliance chamber in the Arrow LionHeart, a left ventricular...enn State. In the current devices, air inside the compliance chamber helps in the pumping, but over time, the air seeps through the polymer wall of the chamber i...Rewards coupled with naltrexone effective in treating heroin and other opioid addictions
..., had an effect on treatment retention, naltrexone compliance and opioid use. "Many people who are addicted to...ates." "Research suggests that the usual level of compliance with any medication is around 50 percent," Carroll added. "Its possible these types of strategies al......d of prescriptions for hypertension medication and compliance with their use. Results showed that cocaine us...dings suggest that physicians should focus more on compliance than on screening, Qureshi said. "In chronic hypertension, the body develops a certain protectiv...12-hour ADHD drug as effective as thrice daily doses
...s given only once per day, Concerta should improve compliance with ADHD children's medication regimens and afford smoother treatment effects throughout the day." Pelham acknowledged that some ADHD children do not need medication in the evening, and that some parents prefer not to use medication for their ADHD ...Smoking restrictions in restaurants are not bad for business
...tion in response to the law. Anticipated costs for compliance were significantly higher than those registered by restaurants who had already done so. Sixty per cent of restaurant owners without a smoking policy expected a fall in revenue, but none of those who had already complied expected this. And 80 per cen...First medicinal cannabis studies approved by research center
...cy (DEA), to ensure that the proposals are in full compliance with federal regulatory policies. Upon final approval, these studies will use cannabis provided by NIDA in accordance with procedures developed by the Public Health Service. We have followed a careful process of protocol review, engaging senior sci...Gender-specific intervention may be needed to improve diets of african-american youth
...these occurred. At the end of the five days, diet compliance was measured through a urine sample. It is possible the gender differences we found in dietary compliance and social support may be due to variations in coping styles of African-American boys and girls duri......ains in elderly physical health, and self-care and compliance of chronically ill aged....