HMO patients more likely to get health counseling, preventive services
... each "covered life" are more likely to get health counseling and preventive services, according to a Wake Fore...ans "were 17 percent more likely to receive health counseling services" than patients in other health care systems. And they found that these patients also were ...CRP levels predict risk of sudden death
...checked. That way we can intervene with lifestyle counseling and drugs like statins and aspirin, Virmani says. The special staining of CRP used in this study is still an experimental tool and only a few large hospital laboratories can perform the procedure, says Virmani....Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet, April 16, 2002
...nue, experts say. Preventive methods could include counseling batterers after the first incident is identified, before the violence becomes an entrenched pattern, and trying to change a cultural environment that condones aggressiveness and violence, by educating young children about the issue and developing pro...Women suffering from anorexia are 50 times more likely to commit suicide
... years, Debra L. Franko, an associate professor of counseling psychology at Northeastern University's Bouv College of Health Sciences, and her colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), found that women with anorexia nervosa are 57 times more likely to commit suicide than the expected rate for other wo...Smoking cessation success equally good with over-the-counter or prescription nicotine replacement
...might have been expected to boost efficacy through counseling and enhanced compliance. However, we found that p...ysicians and pharmacists on proper prescribing and counseling may promote cessation and proper use of effective treatments, says Shiffman. However, given increas...Venlafaxine significantly effective for children and teens with generalized anxiety disorder
...tating effects from GAD, appropriate and effective counseling and medical treatment of the illness is essential, says co-author Arifulla Khan, M.D., medical director of the Northwest Clinical Research Center (NWCRC) in Bellevue, WA and adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medic...UCSF health economists urge global AIDS fund to finance prevention first
...ent mother to child transmission of HIV, voluntary counseling and testing, and sex worker intervention programs ...ent mother to child transmission of HIV, voluntary counseling and testing, sexually transmitted disease (STD) control for commercial sex workers, female condoms f...Other highlights in the June 5 issue of JNCI
...ple considering testing must first receive pretest counseling to determine their likelihood of carrying a genetic mutation. Pretest counseling is traditionally done by cancer risk counselors; however, more recently, a computer model has been d...Few women regret sterilization procedures
...the health care professional in providing thorough counseling for those considering sterilization as a means of ...terilization procedure or about other matters. "In counseling patients about contraceptive options, the probability of regret associated with both male and female...Heart disease is a pediatric problem: New guidelines point to lifestyle 'training' in childhood
...hildren, adolescents and families can benefit from counseling to prevent excess weight gain. This counseling should include strategies on how the entire family can eat a healthy diet and be more physically act...Understanding genetic cancer risk might not help smokers kick the habit
...oups. The first group of 185 participants received counseling about smoking cessation, a self-help smoking cessa...nd never get cancer. We wanted to make sure in our counseling that these points were emphasized." The participants in the study averaged smoking 15 cigarettes per...Hormone therapy study stopped due to increased breast cancer risk, lack of overall benefit
...be contacted by their clinical centers for further counseling and will continue to have clinic visits so that their health outcomes can be followed. All WHI participants, including those in the other study components, are also receiving a newsletter with a summary of the findings and an explanation of risks a...Study asks how clinicians treat overweight kids
...ging established behaviors, which usually involves counseling families on ways to help their children succeed in... Some healthcare providers feel uncomfortable with counseling techniques."...Computerized phone chats can motivate couch potatoes
...ivation to improve eating habits. "Like telephone counseling offered by human counselors, we expected that [the system] would overcome problems with scheduling and attending to face-to-face meetings," says Pinto. "Unlike human counselors, [the system] would be accessible at any time and less likely to be perce...Benefits of exercise lead to further activity in elderly
... flexibility. They also received regular telephone counseling calls, during which study interviews were conducted. Improved fitness and appearance, weight loss, increased energy and better eating habits realized through their exercise regimens motivated the participants to continue with an exercise program. Exe...Methadone treatment may improve completion of tuberculosis therapy in injection drug abusers
...49; standard methadone treatmentXsubstance abuse counseling and directly observed daily INH; • minimal methadone treatmentXdirectly observed INH but with no counseling; and • routine care-referral to TB clinic for monthly visits for 30-day supplies of INH without direct observation of medication...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet, Aug. 6, 2002
...is not enough evidence to recommend for or against counseling patients in primary care settings to become physic...sk Force found mixed or inconclusive evidence that counseling actually motivated patients to increase activity (Summary of Evidence, p. 208). The Task Force did n...Genetics in clinical practice: a revolutionary approach
...ical geneticists out there. " Case discussions and counseling demonstrations are led by Edward McCabe, MD, a UCLA School of Medicine geneticist, and by physicians from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Cancer Institute, the National Human Genome Research Institute and the Nation...Telephone, mail reminders serve as effective mammography motivators
...were not able to get the graphics, but did receive counseling on issues like the subject's perception of risks, benefits and barriers to mammography. The calls averaged about 15 minutes. Regardless of format, the tailored messages hit home for women who did not have partners; nearly 40 percent of those in the ...Caring for children with emotional disorders grows increasingly stressful over time
...esearchers recommend providing counseling and other kinds of support to families of children with emotional disorders. "It's not just the children with problems who need care, the people caring for them also need help," Early said. ...