VA beats managed care for diabetes, study finds
...cause they demonstrate that optimizing how care is delivered can translate into clinical benefits for patients. However, we still need to learn more about which of the many changes the VA instituted improve quality the most, so that managed care health plans can implement these in the most cost effective mann...Scientists image tooth decay in the 3rd dimension
...by using high-speed CCD camera, the image could be delivered very quickly, in around twenty minutes or so." "Dentists usually detect disease by scraping and looking, or by taking X-rays but these methods only catch decay once it's already quite serious. Some of the more complex techniques currently available o...Lab studies show two proteins prevented progressive nerve cell loss in Parkinson's disease
...o specific proteins "Sonic Hedgehog" and "Gli-1" delivered via a genetically engineered virus into the brains of laboratory rats, prevented the progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the brain that cause Parkinson's disease. The study, published in the September issue of the journal, Molecular Therapy, ...Coast-mapping satellites will follow the tides
...gital map products of the entire coastline will be delivered to a scale of 1: 50000, with 14 key sites includin...rs, maritime facilities and river approaches to be delivered to a very-high-resolution 1:15000 scale. The project is making use of Envisat ASAR imagery, together...Attention to detail can make kids' hospital stays shorter, less costly & less frequent
...ans and nurses who needed to redesign the way they delivered care," says Sedman. "Now, we have a tool that clinicians can use to look at their data after acuity level adjustments have been made, and to use in clinical redesign that's customized to their patients' acuity levels. We just need to encourage its us...Child health improvement through computer automation
... pediatricians individualized for each patient and delivered when they can do the most good -- at the time of the office visit. A newly developed computer-based decision support system targeted to medicine's youngest patients utilizes hand-written information acquired from a child's parents within the waiting...Primary instrument is delivered for ESA's CryoSat mission
...rferometric Radar Altimeter (SIRAL) instrument was delivered to the prime contractor Astruim GmbH for integration into the satellite. Developed by Alcatel Space, the SIRAL radar altimeter is the key instrument to be carried on the CryoSat mission. Its design is based on heritage from existing radar altimeters ...Doctors and patients call on politicians to save lives of cancer patients
... in breast disease. It also stated that screening, delivered according to the European Mammography Screening guidelines, should be provided in all member countries. "However, the resolution has not yet been implemented across the EU and we would call on the authorities to continue to press for the Resolution ...International MRC trial finds a routine treatment for head injury may do more harm than good
...oids or a placebo treatment. Both treatments were delivered by a drip over a 48 hour period. Dr. Ian Roberts, the clinical co-ordinator of the trial, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: "Head injury is devastating. World-wide, millions of people, particularly young people, are kill...Global air pollution map produced by Envisat's SCIAMACHY
... nitrogen dioxide. "The higher spatial resolution delivered by SCIAMACHY means we see a lot of detail in these global images, even resolving individual city sources" said Steffen Beirle of the University of Heidelberg's Institute for Environmental Physics, responsible for the map shown above. "High vertical ...'Science of better' convenes operations researchers in Denver
...octer & Gamble's Global Analytics organization has delivered modeling and analysis techniques leading to pronounced cost savings for the company, helping P&G to grow and manage the complexity of a $50 billion organization operating in 80 countries. P&G is recognized for the way OR principles permeate efforts t...Cedars-Sinai October 2004 medical tipsheet
... specific proteins - "Sonic Hedgehog" and Gli-1" - delivered via a genetically engineered virus into the brains of laboratory rats, presented the progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the brain that cause Parkinson's disease. The study, published in the September issue of the journal, Molecular Therapy, ...Techniques for making Barbie dolls can improve health care
...ealthcare system." The remarks are scheduled to be delivered at the annual meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) on Sunday, October 24 at 11:40 AM in the Plaza Building Ballroom A of the Adams Mark Hotel in Denver. "There's a new alignment of the stars, and thes...Promise of stem cells amplified
...rkinson's. In this earlier study, the researchers delivered GDNF to the brains of patients using a pump and a small catheter implanted in the putamen, a brain area severely stricken by Parkinson's disease. But because the delivery system was so localized, the GDNF did not travel very far. Nevertheless, the pa...Exercising limbs protects brain cells affected by Parkinson's, study in rodents shows
...the site where dopamine is usually released. When delivered to one side of the brain, 6-OHDA causes movement deficits in the limbs on the opposite side. If a cast is placed on the animal's left forelimb, for example, and 6-OHDA is administered to the left side of the brain, the toxin would normally cause the ...New hope for ALS seen with genetic techniques, growth factors
...uilt a normal copy of the gene into the virus they delivered to the cells. This feature--removing a harmful ver...nst ALS in a mouse model. The investigators first delivered VEGF to the brains of ALS rats with a surgically implanted needle. The compound was added to the cer...Growing epidemic of wet AMD ushers in new era in treatment of the disease
...ls in wet macular degeneration. These drugs can be delivered directly into the eye by injection and attack abnormal VEGF in the retina and adjoining tissues in eyes with wet macular degeneration. "There are several reasons why anti-VEGF treatment for macular degeneration is so exciting. Fo...Several new techniques show promise for spinal cord repair
...ump inserted under the animals' skin. The drug was delivered continuously for 10 days, beginning two weeks after the injury. Six weeks after drug administration, scientists found improvement in front paw control and movement and in nerve regeneration. Less of the scar formed in the Rolipram-treated animals as ...Early disclosure: Post-operative radiotherapy improves progression-free survival in prostate cancer
...eived 60Gy conventional external beam radiotherapy delivered over 6 weeks following radical prostatectomy, while the remaining 502 men received no radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy. The outcome was first measured by assessing the biological progression-free survival measured by the level of prostate...Animal study suggests safer immunization approach to Alzheimer's
... model for the disease. In a single injection, she delivered the antibody directly into the third ventricle, a narrow cavity located between the two hemispheres of the brain, and then examined the animals' brain tissue at one, four and eight weeks. Since the antibody did not have to circulate throughout the mo...