Improving communications and support for doctors, patients and partners
...re asked to refine the information and finally the consumer groups reviewed the revised information. At each ...d it was a sensitive and focused way of developing consumer information. HELPING GPS TO HELP THEIR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS General Practitioners in Melbourne, ......ntegrating medicine and food production to benefit consumer health at a national "Foods for Health" conference...ltural research, nutrition, public health, ethics, consumer choice, and regulatory and policy issues. The conference will address topics such as the use of bota...Does direct to consumer drug advertising medicalise normal human conditions?
Does direct to consumer advertising of prescription drugs, currently allow...weeks BMJ puts the case for and against. Direct to consumer advertising encourages healthy people to believe they need medical attention, writes Barbara Mintzes...Longer lasting pack for long-lasting heartburn relief
...his new larger pack size so that, during a growing consumer trend for self-medication, people with the help of their pharmacist will be able treat their own condition more successfully with even less effort. Zantac 75 TM is an ideal choice for the 49% of British adults1 who suffer from the discomfort and dist...UT Southwestern gerontologist offers ways to find the right nursing home
...artment of Human Services site offers nursing home consumer information at www.dhs.state.tx.us/nhconsumer.html , or you can call 888-834-7406. Additional consumer information on how to choose a nursing home can be found at www.dhs.state.tx.us/programs/ltc/consum...First ethnicity-specific erectile dysfunction study shows prevalence among Hispanic American men
...ns and animals, and many of the world's best-known consumer products....First quarter 2002 prescription drug spending: Higher again, but rate of increase drops
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...t, manufacturing and marketing of a broad range of consumer goods. In prescription drugs, P&G is focusing in the areas of endocrinology, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases, as well as anti-infective therapies. Some of P&G's leading prescription products include Actonel (risedronate sodium tablets),...Making individual health insurance market work
...rting to heavy regulation of the market or reduced consumer choice. It protects insurers against adverse selec...o self-destruct. But the authors argue that likely consumer desertion of insurers who repeatedly engage in that practice will guard against such conduct by insu...Concern about future health problems goes up in smoke
...physiological measures and then given vouchers for consumer goods and services if they haven't smoked, has proven successful. "This type of therapy can help get people through the difficult initial periods of quitting, to the point where they can start getting some of the more delayed benefits of not smoking...Study finds outbreak of Cipro web sites followed anthrax outbreak
... provided poor quality information, had inadequate consumer safeguards, and charged high prices. On Oct. 4, 2001, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first case of an anthrax outbreak by mail. Immediately following the anthrax outbreak, numerous Web sites began selling ciproflo...Stanford researcher to find cure for widespread Celiac disease
...prevalent substances in foods, medicines and other consumer products, yet for approximately 1 in 200 individua...isease among scientists, healthcare professionals, consumer product manufacturers and the general public. Its primary goal is to translate emerging knowledge a...Experts gathering to discuss tapping into $40-$50 billion natural products market
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...s re-appointed in 1996 and 1999. She was the first consumer to chair the Integration Panel of the Department of Defense Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program, which has funded more than $1 billion in innovative breast cancer science since it began in 1991. She co-chaired the National Action Pla...Novelty contact lenses offer great looks great risks
...acts are rare, but they can be very serious. If a consumer has pain, redness, discharge or decreased vision, they should immediately remove the lenses and seek the care of an eye health care provider."...Different cholesterol predicts heart risk too, new target for drugs?
...nored these other particles. This study tells the consumer and physician to look at the entire picture and treat both," she says. Medications traditionally used to lower LDL, such as statins, tend to affect other lipoproteins only in part, Bittner says. Niacin and some other medications might better treat...U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves effective new tool to help smokers quit
... of the new product through extensive advertising, consumer and event promotion, as well as public relations initiatives. The Commit Lozenge is yet another option for stopping smoking available from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, the providers of original, mint- and orange-flavored Nicorette nicotine ...Amid food safety concerns, K-State professor believes consumers ready for irradiated meat products
...or safe food. His other research interests include consumer response to irradiated meat, and food from animals...radiated beef growing in the market will depend on consumer demand. Although irradiation adds an extra layer of defense against foodborne pathogens, Fox caution...DHHS designates Brown as national site for Cochrane Collaboration
...ew staff will include a U.S. center coordinator, a consumer coalition coordinator, Web developer and conference planner....Purdue researchers design fishes' diets to make you healthier
...ibly healthier than those caught in the wild. "The consumer doesn't know to ask the right questions about fish," he said. "They have the perception that farm-raised fish or shellfish are inferior products and don't have the healthy fatty acids people need. "If they want more omega-3 in their fish, we can put ...