Length of stay for inpatient medical rehab decreasing, efficiency increasing; death rate on the rise
...ant to health care professionals, researchers, and consumers to help evaluate how change in LOS influences patient care and outcomes." (JAMA. 2004; 292:1687-1695. Available post-embargo at www.jama.com ) Editor's note: This research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health. Editorial:...Study: Brain battles itself over short-term rewards, long-term goals
... examined a much-studied economic dilemma in which consumers behave impatiently today but prefer/plan to act patiently in the future. For example, people who are offered the choice of $10 today or $11 tomorrow are likely choose to receive the lesser amount immediately. But if given a choice between $10 in one ...Not all beers are created equal
...gher than previously thought. Researchers call for consumers to pay more attention to the alcohol content of th...ntives have been given to producers, retailers and consumers to give preference to lower-strength beers, there is much greater variety. In Australia, for exampl...Binge drinking: red wine and alcohol have different effects on platelets
.... This became known as the 'French Paradox,' that consumers of red wine had a low mortality from cardiovascular diseases despite smoking and consuming dietary fat." De Lange said that the "French Paradox" does not actually exist, because consumption of dietary fat takes years before it leads to a heart attack...Scientists detect two decision-making pathways in human brain
...brain. "Our research suggests that consumers have competing economic value systems. Our emotional brain has a hard time imaging the future, even though our logical brain clearly sees the future consequences of our current actions," Dr. Laibson says. "Our emotion brain wants to max out the credi...DepoDur found to be innovative option for postoperative pain relief
... meeting the needs of healthcare professionals and consumers alike. More information, including this and past press releases of Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., is available online at www.endo.com. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning o...Physical inactivity costs millions in health care expenses
... higher medical costs, which they say are borne by consumers and employers in the form of health insurance premiums, member co-insurance and taxes to foot the bill for public health insurance. The findings, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, add to a growing body of evidence that physica...Rehabilitation professionals in nationwide survey cite barriers to assistive technology transfer
...t. Two-thirds agree that improved education of consumers and providers would be among the best ways to enha...y of life. 5. Reach out to consumers. Ensure that consumers have access to the most current knowledge and technology, and expand their opportunities to test the...Panel offers recommendations for monitoring adverse events from dietary supplements
...al and auditable; (2) a user-friendly approach for consumers that was simple and concise, and available 24-hours a day, 365 days per year; (3) creation of a standardized questionnaire that would facilitate the collection of data that are useful for detecting, prioritizing and evaluating adverse event signals i...Pharmacists want role in drug importation, study shows
...y decrease counterfeiting. Thirty-two percent felt consumers should be allowed to legally purchase medications from Canada; 44 percent felt pharmacies should be able to legally procure prescription drugs from Canada. If legally permitted, almost 70 percent said they would consider ordering medications from Can...HHS Secretary names UO researcher to national health advisory panel
...ng recognition that it will be essential to engage consumers as partners in the solutions to health care proble...n that underlies consumer driven health plans-that consumers will make more cost-effective health care choices if they are given the information they need and if...Updated press release to October 2004 Cochrane Review
...-time correction, providing experts and healthcare consumers alike with the opportunity to give their input. Crucially, this process also allows researchers and others to inform review authors of previously unreported or unrecognised trial results, allowing them to improve the quality of reviews as they are p...Generic drug use varies widely by state, study reveals
...ignificant savings. Without access to Rx Outreach, consumers would pay an average of $100 for a 90-day supply of a medicine available through the program. For some Rx Outreach medicines, the price can be as much as $400 for a 90-day supply....Studies reveal physicians' attitudes on end-of-life care
...pected. Patients should not see themselves as mere consumers of health care but as partners in a decision-making process with physicians, who are not mere robots." The ACP-based study was funded in part by a dissertation fellowship to Kaldjian from the Graduate School at Yale University....Pharmaceutical marketing tactics hold little sway with prescribing physicians
...rescription. Prescription drug spending by consumers is projected to remain the fastest growing sector ...ed that pharmaceutical marketing aimed directly at consumers might be expected to have greater impact....Voluntary health organizations, publishers announce major information initiative
... treatment options. Still, even many knowledgeable consumers can find it difficult to fully understand, evaluat...earch articles on the journal websites. Healthcare consumers will be able to access selected journal articles as soon as they are published. Each health organiza...Stanford study questions accuracy of ads for body scans
... picture. "People are capable of being very savvy consumers of medical technology, but the information has to ...he study found that the ads and brochures referred consumers for additional information to other sources at the company, the researchers noted, "Virtually none r...LA BioMed Medical/Research briefs January 2005
...ter (OTC) availability of statins would allow more consumers to use statins and achieve cardiovascular risk red...s conducted in a simulated OTC setting and allowed consumers to purchase once-daily lovastatin 20 mg. The CUSTOM dataset includes >3,300 consumers who evalua......hoice, and then to respect that choice. To empower consumers to make informed choices, the ability to interpret evidence and risk needs to be as much a life-skill for the public as for the profession. Towards this end the UK Department of Education's strategy to incorporate research design and data interpretat...