UCSF Hospitalists May Be Key To Shorter, Less Costly Hospital Stays
...y to shorter, less costly hospital staysthat don't compromise quality or teaching. The study, published in the ... ofhospitalists could cost them their autonomy and compromise the quality of theireducation, Wachter said. A survey showed that a majority of residents who worked...UCSF To Establish Formal Hospitalists Training Program
...y to shorter,less costly hospital stays that don't compromise quality. In addition,hospitalists have already formed a formal association, the National Associationof Inpatient Physicians. Those advances have taken place since Wachter and Lee Goldman, MD, UCSFprofessor of medicine and chairman of the UCSF Depart...Campaign Targets Oral Complications Of Cancer Treatment
...ation can cause oral complications that mayfurther compromise patients' health and quality of life, as well as affect theirability to complete cancer treatment. Many oncologists, dentists and patients,however, are unaware of the right steps to take to prevent or manage thesepotentially serious side effects. ...Morning Coffee Boosts Blood Pressure, Stress Hormones All Day
... But anexcess of stress hormones has been shown to compromise health in a variety ofways, from damaging blood vessels to weakening the immune system. In addition, even the small boost in blood pressure seen in this study --an average of 3 points during the day and evening -- can have clinicalsignifican...Follow-up phone calls by nurses benefit cancer patients
... discharged early with treatment side effects that compromise independentfunctioning." With funding from the National Cancer Institute and the NationalInstitute of Nursing Research, Mishel is conducting three psycho-educationalintervention studies with cancer patients. "In all three studies, nur...Telemedicine can be used for accurate diagnosis of stroke symptoms
...k as accurately asat the bedside. In order not to compromise the diagnosis of patients with acutestroke, the study enrolled 20 patients recovering from ischemic strokes - thosecaused by blockage of a blood vessel - at the MGH or Spaulding RehabilitationHospital. Each patient was examined twice using the stand......ary lives; and osteoarthritis has the potential to compromise the health of family members as a result of the patient's negative responses to symptoms and the burden of providing emotional support and task assistance to the patient. The projects to be completed under the auspices of the new center will build u......ly been used on vines, but as it decomposes it can compromise nitrogen availability. Other concerns are that it provides a habitat for mice, which then attracts snakes and endangers vineyard workers," he says. The project will experiment with compost mulching, using mulch donated by Jeffries Soils and Peat...In a new observational analysis, Risedronate significantly reduced nonvertebral fracture risk
...ure to take the drug according to instructions may compromise clinical benefits and may increase the risk of adverse events. In clinical trials, the overall incidence of adverse events with Actonel 5 mg daily was comparable to placebo. The most commonly reported adverse events regardless of causality were infe......ssumption that the lower levels of clearance would compromise patient survival. "Although the full global implications of this study still need to be assessed, my colleagues and I now have reassurance that we can prescribe a range of prescriptions tailored to our patients' individual needs while achieving th......ure to take the drug according to instructions may compromise clinical benefits and may increase the risk of adverse events. About the Alliance for Better Bone Health The Alliance for Better Bone Health was formed by Procter & Gamble and Aventis Pharma in May 1997 to develop and market Actonel collaboratively...UNC researchers awarded $2.25 million to study link between arthritis, emotions
...ion with a medical illness like osteoarthritis can compromise diagnosis and treatment of patients as well as the health of the overall public, said DeVellis, professor of health behavior and health education as well as psychology. Collaborating with her will be co-principal investigator Dr. Joanne Jordan, asso...Persistent mild depression in older adults may lower immunity and ability to fight off disease
... lives, according to recent research, and this may compromise their ability to fight off infections and cancers. Lead researcher, Lynanne McGuire, Ph.D., of John Hopkins School of Medicine and co-authors Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D., and Ronald Glaser, Ph.D., of Ohio State University College of Medicine fou...Filatov Eye Institute contests validity of recent study
...ents, who while gaining distance vision, would not compromise their ability to read without glasses. That is, if both eyes are treated similarly. To increase patient satisfaction after LASIK in the older group, Dr. Filatov uses monovision, the purposeful adjustment of one eye for near vision and the other eye f...New software helps design multi-task, jaw-like, surgical mini-tools
...ing instruments can lengthen time in operation and compromise safety. To find common patterns of instrument exchange, the Penn State team studied videotapes of 29 surgical procedures and identified sequences in which multifunctionality could improve efficiency. For example, the study showed that exchanges bet...ACP-ASIM updates ethical advice for relationships between physicians and industry
...s or facilities) to avoid relationships that might compromise their objective clinical judgment or their ability to serve the best interest of patients. Physicians must disclose a financial interest in medical facilities or research studies to which they refer or recruit patients. 3. Public and private provid...Undersize infants score higher on IQ tests if breast fed exclusively
...observation that exclusive breast feeding does not compromise growth." According to the study's principal investigator, Malla Rao, the researchers evaluated 220 full term SGA children and 299 full-term, appropriate for gestational age (AGA) children. The scientists conducted the study in Norway and Sweden, bec...Surgeon warns that hospitals need to face the resource implications of breast reconstruction surgery
...ments and further surgery. Infection, bleeding or compromise of the blood flow to the newly formed breast are all potential problems. Further surgery might be required to perform nipple reconstruction and to make minor adjustments to the shape of the reconstructed breast. Mr Dace said: We have demonstrated th...New minimally invasive surgical procedure for arthritis may delay knee replacement surgery
...oes not require fixation or bone cuts, it does not compromise future conversion to total knee replacement. This is an exciting time in the area of joint restoration, said Richard Hallock, M.D., design surgeon of the UniSpacer. With this new procedure, we may be able to extend a patients active lifestyle by dela...... for weight loss and nutritional deficits that can compromise their overall treatment success, according to a small study of 33 lung cancer patients at Duke University Medical Center. While not all cancer patients lose weight with the disease, those who do so tend to have a poorer prognosis for treatment outc...