Acting techniques may help doctors empathize with their patients
... acting is preferred because it makes doctors more effective healers. They also believe doctors have greater professional satisfaction and less professional burnout when they practice deep acting, but may have to rely on surface acting when genuine empathy seems impossible. Surface acting may be needed, for ex...'Smart' immune cells kill more cancer
...cating' T-cells in the bone marrow may be the most effective way to get an anti-tumor response." In nature, T-cells are responsible for identifying cells that are foreign to the body, including genetically altered cancer cells, and marking them for destruction. In the Hopkins study of both kinds of T-cells, t...African-Americans receive less aggressive heart attack treatment
... minority health issues, translating research into effective models of care, community outreach and promotion of underrepresented minorities in the biomedical sciences....NYU'S Duster cautions against FDA approval of 'race-based' pharmaceutical
... "The ability to use genomic knowledge to deliver effective pharmaceuticals more safely to special subpopulations that have some functional genetic markers holds promise," Duster writes. "If the FDA approves BiDil, it should do so only under the condition that further research be conducted to find the markers...Dual testing better for monitoring new cases of HIV
...uring the first six months of infection. However, effective use of anti-retroviral therapy can depress viral counts in patients to undetectably low levels, which also lower the antibody-to-HIV concentration in the blood. This creates confusion for those responsible for monitoring new infections and spread of...Influenza vaccination programmes for children in USA and Canada based on little evidence
...8% in children older than two years. Vaccines were effective in reducing long school absences but had little effect on other outcomes such as hospital stays and lower respiratory tract disease, when compared with placebo or no intervention. However, the authors note that these conclusions are based on a small ...Unsafe water and poor sanitation causes 4000 children to die each day
...oncludes: "Investment in water is an efficient and effective way to combat waterborne and vector-borne diseases. In view of the financial constraints and shortages of trained health professionals in the poorest countries of the world, it is a priority that the international health community needs to give the a...Disease testing for immigrants: Discrimination disguised as public health policy
...no evidence to suggest that such a policy would be effective at protecting public health". The All Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS, which set up the inquiry, expressed grave concerns that the government was seeking ways to "exclude vulnerable individuals on the basis of poor health". The Lancet comments: "P...New radio-frequency technique for knee injuries
...d appear to be the case that the technique is more effective with persons who practise sport regularly as a hobby, and in middle-aged patients and veteran sportspersons with knees somewhat deteriorated. One of the most serious and common injuries is that of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), typical in foot...Plant derivative attacks the roots of leukemia
...reatment, a relatively new drug called Gleevec, is effective only to a degree. It does not reach the stem cells, so "you're pulling the weed without getting to the root," Jordan says. Feverfew has been used for centuries as an herbal remedy to reduce fevers and inflammation, to prevent migraine headaches, and ...Columbia study finds hemophilia therapy dramatically improves outcomes for bleeding stroke
... Physicians have long been frustrated by a lack of effective therapies to improve survival outcomes or recovery current options are only supportive. RFVIIa is currently entering phase III trials as an investigational treatment for ICH. If approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, it will become onl...CK2 protein sustains colon cancer cells by sabotaging ability to commit suicide
...of the work reported in Oncogene. "We hope to find effective drugs that block CK2 in samples of tumors removed from children treated at St. Jude." "This is a translational research laboratory," Houghton said. "Our aim is to translate discoveries made here into better treatments for children with solid tumors."...Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
...a are the most grave. Today's medicine has little effective treatment to offer and blindness is often the end result," says Retired Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Read of the Clinical Applications Division at the Department of Defense's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center. "This outstanding bre...Cartilage repair techniques shown to restore patient mobility and reduce pain
...commonly performed cartilage repair techniques are effective at restoring patient mobility and reducing pain. ...ed that, in the short-term, the procedure was more effective in patients with a lower body mass index. Also, the knees with "good fill," or tissue repair, indica...Potential drug target for treating cocaine abuse found
...o the lives of those around them," says Katz. "An effective treatment for cocaine addiction would be of immeasurable help to these individuals and their families."...Study examines three-day antibiotic regimens for treating bladder infection in women
...f the antibiotic amoxicillin-clavulanate is not as effective as ciprofloxacin at treating an uncomplicated blad... ciprofloxacin. Amoxicillin-clavulanate was not as effective as ciprofloxacin even among women infected with bacterial strains susceptible to amoxicillin-clavula...Investigational transplant drug effectively preserves kidneys while avoiding toxic side effects
...ional medication, known as LEA29Y (belatacept), is effective in preserving transplanted kidney function while a...n establishing human clinical trials to develop an effective alternative to current anti-rejection therapies. Findings from one of the nonhuman primate studies a...Exercise therapy builds strength, mobility in MS patients
...ve multiple sclerosis. "No intervention has proven effective in modifying long-term disease prognosis in multiple sclerosis, but exercise therapy is considered to be an important part of symptomatic and supportive treatment for these patients," Uitdehaag says. Exercise therapy probably does not affect the dise...Antimicrobials to prevent infection in major surgery are used properly only about half the time
...e the surgical incision; the selection of safe and effective antimicrobials consistent with current published guidelines; and their discontinuation 24 hours after surgery when the patient is no longer receiving a benefit. "Overall, 55.7 percent of patients received prophylactic antimicrobials during the 60 mi...Many postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease don't use lifesaving aspirin therapy
...daily, when research suggests that 81mg is just as effective and has fewer side effects, Berger said. Women who were on Medicaid were 40 percent less likely to be using aspirin therapy than those who were not on Medicaid. And black women were 33 percent less likely to use the therapy than white women. "In t...