Annual UNC-CH study shows state gaining health providers, but big imbalances remain
...pid population growth during the last decade,it is especially significant that the increase in doctors, dentists, nurses andother health-care providers outpaced the increase in population," said MichaelPirani, director of the N.C. Health Professions Data System at the Sheps Center. "It's also encouragin...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet - October 5, 1999
...viation of suffering iscrucial in all of medicine, especially in the care of the dying. Physicians candeal more effectively with suffering if they become more expert in diagnosingit. The author provides guidance on how this can be done. * * * Meta-analysis of Trials Shows That Warfarin, and to a Lesser Ext......ing legends suggest that one can hear corngrowing, especially at night, with distinctive popping sounds. These poppingsounds actually do occur, but David G. Browning of the University of RhodeIsland attributes them to something different than suggested by legend: puffs ofwind during otherwise calm conditions c...Wake Forest to coordinate huge national study to prevent cardiovascular disease in diabetes
...dness, and foot diseases. Minority groups, especially African-Americans, Native Americans andHispanics, will be a special target of the study. "They have a higher burden ofdiabetes and a higher rate of complications," Goff explained. The ReynoldsHealth Center clinic will aim at recruiting African- Ameri......ctly affectthe health of mother and baby. This is especially true of obese women, becausephysicians encounter m...hemselves until the drugs wear off. The timing is especially critical ifthe baby is in distress, Bell said. "Every minute that passes that the baby is no....... Alcoholics,anorexics and senior citizens may be especially vulnerable, according torecent studies of two neurological disorders called Wernicke'sencephalopathy (WE) and Korsakoff's Syndrome (KS). The two studies,published in the October issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & ExperimentalResearch, jointly found tha...Duke team seeks novel vaccine strategy for HIV
... to use on a widespread basis throughout theworld, especially in the more under-developed areas," Staats said. The task ahead -- and it is a daunting one, the researchers say -- is coming upwith a potent method for stimulating the production of immune system cells thatrecognize HIV as an invader and destroy it....Study reveals many dental patients don't realize they have major medical conditions
...eriodontal disease. "This suggests that it may be especially important for people with periodontaldisease to be aware when they have other risk factors for heart disease, such ashigh cholesterol," said Dr. Jack Caton, president of the American Academy ofPeriodontology (AAP). "The findings also point out one mo...AAPS announces 1999 award winners
...chievementAward in Biotechnology. Dr. Middaugh is especially well known for his work inthe area of protein and polynucleotide formulation and characterization. He isthe Aya and Takeru Higuchi Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistryat the University of Kansas. This award is sponsored by Hoffmann-L...Lack of sleep alters hormones, metabolism
...ng hormone and increasing bloodlevels of cortisol, especially during the afternoon and evening. Elevatedevening cortisol levels are typical of much older subjects and are thought to berelated to age-related health problems such as insulin resistance and memoryimpairment. All of these abnormalities quickly retu...Greater awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning needed among patients and doctors
...u like, they say, which makes diagnosis difficult, especially when more than one member of the same household exhibits similar symptoms, indicating a microbial cause. They report that "symptoms may initially be mild, often include gastrointestinal upset in children and usually are associated with the occupancy...To build a better artificial hip, UD prof says, mimic Mother Nature
...atient's leg,they can allow thigh bones to weaken, especially among those younger than aboutage 60," UD researcher Michael H. Santare explained during the American Societyof Biomechanics meeting. "The UD design significantly reduces this stressshielding because it's based on an analysis of real loading conditio......onable for physicians to provide college students, especially those living on campuses, with the option of receiving the vaccine if they want to reduce their risk." The vaccine is not, however, a guarantee of immunity. There are five serogroups or strains of the bacterium: A, B, C, Y, and W. The vaccine protect...New therapy raises good cholesterol results in regression of heart disease in mice
...d at inducingregression of coronary heart disease, especially in persons with low levels ofHDL cholesterol. "Once we have safe and effective ways to substantially raise the levels of thegood HDL cholesterol, we could use them in conjunction with medications designedto lower levels of bad LDL cholesterol, which ...Depression linked to death among heart failure patients
...esults suggest that health professionals should be especially alert to depression in congestive heart failure patients and should strive to provide appropriate treatment for depression when needed." Participants in the study included 119 clinically stable patients with congestive heart failure who attended the ...Living-donor kidney transplants now being done laparoscopically
...ic procedure will result in more kidney donations, especially if the donor is a familys main income earner. Mayo Clinic Rochester's first such laparoscopic procedure was done in August. Mayo expects to perform about 150 kidney transplants in 1999, about half of them living-donor transplants....Study casts doubt that melatonin goes down as age goes up: Older buyers take note
...ion is not borne out by the scientific literature, especially this newest study, the most comprehensive and care...till do not know how safe it is for long term use, especially for older people with a variety of health problems taking a number of drugs." This study was support...New treadmill 'scores' may help physicians better diagnose heart disease
...portant message to both the public and physicians, especially at a time when we are trying to contain health care costs," he emphasizes. "The newest products of medical technology are adding tremendously to health care costs, yet our research shows they won't do a better job of diagnosing coronary disease than...