Mexican Americans more likely to die of heart disease than Caucasians
...ntonio Heart Study. They were followed from their enrollment until 1999 for an average of 13.5 years. Because migrants tend to be healthier than non-migrant populations, the researchers separately compared rates for Mexico- and U.S.-born Hispanics with those of non-Hispanics. To compute death rates, earlier s...Classroom management linked to lesser teen alienation from school
..."Other research has shown that optimal high school enrollment seems to be between 600 and 900 students," he said. When high school enrollment falls below 600 students, academic achievement tends to suffer because schools that small have few r...Low socioeconomic status may influence quality of breast cancer treatment
... linked Detroit cancer registry data with Medicaid enrollment files and found 5,719 women with breast cancer. Of those, 593 were insured by Medicaid and had income levels below the federal poverty line. The rest of the women had other forms of insurance or were uninsured. The authors found that, compared with...Implantable heart device reduces deaths by one-third
...232 patients at 76 sites around the world, but the enrollment criteria would apply to 3 to 4 million Americans with heart disease today, and about 400,000 new patients annually, Moss estimates. The research is the first to show the preventive value of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (also known as an...Direct contracting health plan cuts costs, not quality
...nd his colleagues examined computerized claims and enrollment records of 150,000 people receiving care through the BHCAG. The study analyzed the cost and usage of health care resources from 1996 to 1998 and compared a single provider health care plan used in 1996 to the first two years of the Choice Plus health...More students choosing health profession sciences as major due to unstable job atmosphere
...le jobs in other fields was one reason why nursing enrollment had been slipping," Steve Zoloth, dean of Northeastern's Bouve College of Health Sciences. "Additionally, there was a glut in the field because of a perceptual problem of nurses and the second class role they were often perceived to play in clinics a...HIV/AIDS impact on education intensifies economic downfall
... The nation should take steps to maintain school enrollment rates, graduation rates and quality of education. Mozambique's economic planners should reduce their projections of a rapid population growth, as those forecasts are unlikely to be realized due to the epidemic. The World Bank, which funded Arn...Doctors steer sick patients away from capitated HMOs
...rmines insurance pools by causing disproportionate enrollment of less costly patients into certain health plans. This is expensive for some payers, who overcompensate health plans with healthier-than-expected enrollees and financially risky for providers who do not or cannot risk-select, such as safety net prov...7-day-on, 7-day-off regimen could reduce cost, toxicities of HIV therapy
...cells typically depleted during HIV disease. After enrollment in the NIAID study, the patients received a four-drug regimen comprising stavudine, lamivudine, indinavir and ritonavir, administered twice per day in the intermittent schedule of seven days on therapy followed by seven days off therapy. This on-of...New study provides mixed report card on informed consent to cancer clinical trials
...t discussion, to have taken time to consider their enrollment decision, and to have received a simplified consent form based on a template recently published by the National Cancer Institute. The hospitals involved in the study - the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and W...Nutritional screening may predict risk for hospitalization of elderly
... at numerous clinic sites as part of a health plan enrollment packet. The Probability of Repeated Admission (PRA) is a screening instrument specifically developed to identify older persons most likely to be hospitalized. The Level II Nutrition Screen (LII) is a 10-item questionnaire designed to find warning si...NHLBI-VA study finds no increased survival from beta-blocker for moderate to advanced heart failure
...nd patients with advanced heart failure. It began enrollment in 1995 and was conducted at 90 clinical sites in the United States and Canada. The study enrolled 2,708 participants -- about 33 percent were U.S. veterans; about 22 percent were women; and about 30 percent were from minority groups. The average a......iabetes and local support groups in the community, enrollment becomes much easier. It is hoped that the 4 Sight...argeting of diabetic patients has led to a current enrollment in the program of 470 patients. The 4 Sight program hopes to increase its membership to 1,000 by Ju......ive use improved overall in both study groups from enrollment to the end of the study. For example, if a woman uses oral contraceptives inconsistently and switches to condoms but uses them more consistently or with emergency contraception as a back-up method, this may have a positive impact on unintended pregn......ting in Spanish," Dr. Lin said. "Because Medicaid enrollment applications are fairly complicated, it is possibl...ish would also have a limited understanding of the enrollment procedure." Also significant was the finding that Medicaid-enrolled children are more likely to live......rilex gum (Nicorette) and called the CQP toll-free enrollment line. Of the participants, about 54 percent were female, they had smoked for an average of 22 years, and 91 percent had tried previously to quit. Before quitting, they averaged about 26 cigarettes per day, having the first one about 15 minutes aft...UNC-CH wins $42.1 million federal contract to study drugs for schizophrenia and Alzheimer's
...hester. They will enlist 50 clinical sites for the enrollment of patients andperformance of the study. Quintiles Inc., based in Research Triangle Park, willhelp manage the study sites....Researchers discover potential new approach to treating cystic fibrosis
...toand decisions by regulatory authorities, and the enrollment rate for clinicaltrials....OSU Medical Center uses robotic heart surgery technique
... or wish to be considered for enrollment should call 614-293-7615, or email beilfuss-1@medctr.osu.edu beilfuss-1@medctr.osu.edu......r painful bladder problem Doctors have opened enrollment for a clinical trial of oral drugs forinterstitial cystitis (IC), a persistent and often painful bladder syndromeaffecting about a million people, mostly women. The Interstitial Cystitis Clinical Trials Group will use pentosan polysulfatesodium (Elmi...