Study questions premise of impending US physician shortage
...d HealthPartners in Minnesota. In total, 8 million consumers at 350 clinic sites and 33 prepaid group practice-staffed hospitals were studied between 2001 and 2002. The study found that the HMOs had about 1 physician for every 650 patients, compared with the current U.S. practicing physician supply of 1 per 4...New flu vaccine provides insight into immunity development
... intranasal vaccine against influenza, U.S. health consumers could potentially have simple and painless protection from the sometimes deadly virus. While the level of public acceptance remains unclear, the fact it has proven effective thus far provides not only a case study in live-vaccine development but also...Research news from Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy: March 2004
...ging. McKeown, the study's lead author, noted that consumers have to be careful when identifying whole grain products. "Pay attention to the ingredients, not the labels. Look for breads with ingredients such as whole wheat, whole rye, whole oats or graham flour rather than breads made with refined wheat flour....Policy highlights from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition
...plements in the marketplace continues to increase, consumers are becoming increasingly confused as to what prod...g to Friedman School Professor, Robert Russell MD, consumers need to be assured that they are "not getting grass in their pill instead of ginkgo." Russell is th...When it comes to allergies, Americans don't make the grade
... It is especially important this time of year for consumers to educate themselves about allergies and develop ...t of AAFA's nationwide Allergy Action Plan to help consumers recognize, prevent and safely treat allergy symptoms. The Web site, www.allergyactionplan.com , pr...UK industry is the loser from parallel trade in pharmaceuticals
...omy as a whole, taking into account the benefit to consumers of lower pharmaceutical prices, may be more than 290million. In addition it may undermine the long-term viability of R&D on pharmaceuticals, at a time when the Government is trying to promote basic scientific research. This is the potential impact o...Institute of Medicine Advisory: April 1 public briefing on safety of dietary supplements
... supplements should include a toll-free number for consumers and health professionals to call in health problem.... According to other survey data, the majority of consumers believe these products to be either reasonably or completely safe....SOS Rx: National medication safety group organized
...www.sosrx.org , which will provide information for consumers about upcoming educational campaigns on topics ran...s to search for answers and positively affect both consumers and the system as a whole."Members of SOS Rx include consumer and patient safety organizations, accr...90 million Americans are burdened with inadequate health literacy
..., the education system, the media, and health care consumers is needed to improve the nation's health literacy, the report says. If patients cannot comprehend needed health information, attempts to improve the quality of care and reduce health care costs and disparities may fail. Limited health literacy affec...Policy highlights from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition
...duct labeling that includes a toll-free number for consumers and health professionals to use." The IOM is the ...ganic food production are now well established and consumers can be confident in the organic label. It clearly represents food produced in an environmentally re...Adding menthol to topical creams for osteoarthritis provides significant pain relief
...taining cetylated fatty acid are now being sold to consumers for the knee osteoarthritis. This study demonstrates that the addition of menthol adds a new pain relief component to the treatment and its effectiveness for osteoarthritis of the knee, elbow and wrist....Rare Chinese mushroom derivative can improve capacity, endurance, in sedentary elderly
...Conclusion Numerous supplements are introduced to consumers offering only anecdotal evidence that these products are effective and safe. This study provides scientific evidence that CordyMax is effective in enhancing aerobic exercise capability, endurance exercise performance, and exercise metabolism and all...Temperature and humidity can affect LASIK surgery results
...een improved results. "Our study doesn't mean that consumers should avoid LASIK surgery during the summer," said Walter. "But they should make sure that their physicians compensate for temperature and humidity." Walter's co-researcher was Aaron W. Stevenson, a medical student at Wake Forest....2004 Spring Allergy Capitals(TM) identified
...rt of the Foundation's Allergy Action Plan to help consumers recognize, prevent and safely treat allergy sympto...s tips for preventing spring allergies, and allows consumers to check their local allergy forecast. Consumers can also sign up for Allergy Alert TM e-mails tha...Future blood tests may use tiny bar-codes to speed disease diagnosis
...of blood could be developed for home use, allowing consumers to make their own initial medical diagnoses quickly and easily, says Mirkin. Nanosphere, a company that develops nanoparticle-based biodetection technology for medical diagnostics, was started four years ago by Mirkin....HHS launches diabetes prevention campaign
...aign materials include motivational tip sheets for consumers as well as print and radio public service ads. Each set of materials is specifically tailored for one of the high risk groups: African Americans; Hispanic and Latino Americans; American Indians and Alaska Natives; Asian Americans and P...Physicians have mixed opinions about consumer-targeted pharmaceutical ads
...ation regulations in 1997, advertising targeted at consumers has grown radically more than doubling in the following three years. This increase has been quite controversial, with several individuals and organizations expressing concern that DTCA could lead to inappropriate prescriptions and contribute to ris...Link between caffeine consumption, high blood pressure found in adolescents
... also found that despite the fact that the highest consumers who were white consumed even more caffeine than their black peers, the blacks' pressures were most impacted. Black adolescents who consumed the most caffeine had systolic pressures that averaged 13.9 millimeters higher than blacks who consumed less t...What might our health systems look like in 2020?
... share knowledge Health service brokers will help consumers identify where the best care can be found Evidence interpreters will help consumers make informed choices Avoidable error will be a thing of the past These are just some of the innova......les County pharmacies, Shi, et al, found that many consumers have a poor understanding of the cause of their symptoms and the purpose of the widely-marketed over-the-counter drug phenazopyridine, a urinary analgesic for the treatment of pain associated with urinary tract infections. Although respondents had ac...