New book highlights ergonomics research on sound
...king in telecommunications, computer systems, law, consumer products, health care, safety engineering, and ind...hose in telecommunications, computer systems, law, consumer products, health care, safety engineering, and industrial hygiene would benefit from greater awarene...Foot and mouth report recommends major changes to the lamb supply chain
...eading so quickly and may have also contributed to consumer concerns about product quality, safety, and the 't... while being cost effective and helping to improve consumer safety and animal welfare. The report says: Livestock traceability mechanisms should be introduce...Patients and doctors must change attitudes for public to have real role in decision-making
...pool. The research examined NHS efforts to enhance consumer confidence by increasing transparency and accountability after a period when there have been a series of high profile adverse incidents. Primary care trusts (PCTs) and groups are responsible for the ordering, buying and quality of local healthcare se...Integration of agriculture, medicine requires new ways of thinking
...that product development, regulatory processes and consumer acceptance are realities that stretch the marketplace timeline far into the future. Other speakers in the symposium are: Charles J. Arntzen, Arizona State University: "When Agriculture and Medicine Merge." Jeffrey Burkhardt, University of Florida...Survey shows benefits of prescription drug advertising, few adverse effects
...g advertising) is a potentially powerful source of consumer health information with effects that include, but also transcend, promoting the use of advertised drugs," write the authors, led by Joel S. Weissman, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. "(Drug advertising) appears to affect patients' be...Health Affairs forum explores new hospital-tier insurance plans
...red-network products to contribute meaningfully to consumer cost-consciousness, other providers (such as physicians, hospital patient-education departments, and third parties such as employers) need to include price and quality information in patient care services and education. In "The Erosion of Health I...Health is key to maintaining wealth for seniors
... problems," said Jinkook Lee, professor of consumer and textile sciences at Ohio State. "Poor health is a physical and financial burden, and we should prepare for it." Lee and coauthor Hyungsoo Kim of the University of Kentucky, ...World's largest scientific society convenes regional meeting May 30 - June 2 in Chicago
...ironmental classification of raw materials used in consumer products Researchers will explain the evaluation criteria and goal of the Greenlist and trade process, initiated by S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., in 2000 to institutionalize recognition and tracking of better choices for the environment and promote in...Consumers endorse researchers' enhancements to lower-quality beef
... roasts and steaks, and if enhancement could boost consumer acceptability of roasts.Overall, the participating consumers reported that both enhanced roasts and steaks were juicier and better tasting than the non-enhanced cuts. Enhanced roasts were rated to be of equal quality to that of non-enhanced steaks. ...Patients find answers about lab tests at Lab Tests Online
... through Lab Tests Online. All responses from the consumer network are delivered via email and handled confidentially. Clinical laboratory scientists with expertise in each area of the laboratory, including Chemistry, Hematology/Coagulation, Blood Banking, Immunology, and Microbiology, help individuals under...Taking control: Lab testing you order for yourself
...Direct Access Testing (DAT), require only that the consumer pay up-front, and be able to receive their test re...eral regulations that impede this growing trend of consumer ordering and purchasing of lab tests. Because no federal programs funds' are involved, the regulato...Study identifies trends in self-referred imaging
...s is moving even further to the apparently healthy consumer or the patient being the primary decision maker," Dr. Illes said. "We have to ask the question, 'Are we going too far?'"...Women prefer GPs to the Internet when trying to find out about HRT
...jor implications for health policy in the field of consumer health information. "Everyone may well have a 'right' to information," says Dr Fils Henwood, "but if they are reluctant to take the responsibility implied by that right, then the policy and practice of informed choice is doomed to fail." "Most treat...Health insurance scams leave thousands with large medical debts and no coverage
...health plans through well-funded state and federal consumer education campaigns. Investigate consumer complaints and work with insurance agents to detect unauthorized health plans early on. Institute m...Purdue food scientists improve testing of health supplements
... chemistry, food science, nutritional sciences and consumer interest together," said Lisa Mauer, assistant pro...me can even be detrimental to health. In addition, consumer demand for food and food additives is increasingly for organic or 100 percent natural products. Manu......nt attitudes and the transfer of DTCA costs to the consumer through higher drug prices are issues central to the debate. The authors point out that the current mechanisms for regulating DTCA in Canada are lacking, and therefore they need to be either strengthened or re-examined in public and political forums....Processing with flavonoids can mean tastier, heart healthy food
...oes not have to result in increased bitterness and consumer rejection. By understanding how health-promoting flavonoids alter flavor generation, we can learn how to produce healthier foods that taste good too," Peterson says. Peterson's research was supported by start-up funds from Penn State's College of A...Northwestern Memorial remains Chicago's 'most preferred' hospital
...nd CEO Michael Hays said winners are determined by consumer perceptions on multiple quality and image ratings collected in the company's annual HealthCare Market Guide Study (HCMG), the nation's largest and most comprehensive study of its kind. "Consumers play an increasing role in their selection of healthc...Tip sheet for the September 23, 2003 Neurology Journal
...e on Guillain-Barre'. Also visit the Mayo Clinic's consumer website at http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00413 for additional background information on the disease. For more information, contact Lisa Copeland, Mayo Clinic, 507-538-0844, copeland.lisa@mayo.edu ....Patient-centered approach just what the doctor ordered for healthcare industry
... another knows the healthcare system isn't exactly consumer friendly, but a Texas A&M University professor believes a patient-centered approach would make healthcare more effective and efficient for everyone involved. Leonard Berry, who holds the rank of Distinguished Professor of Marketing in the Mays Busin...