Abstinence Reduces HIV For High-Risk Women - Even Those Who Relapse - Study Shows
...uly 3. Screening and Counseling Women The study evaluates the effectiveness of three different kinds of programs:programs that target (1) women who are intravenous drug users (IDUs); (2) womenwho are IDUs and women who have high risk sexual partners; and (3) all women. These programs screen women to determi...Experts To Discuss Findings From New Lewin Group Study In Conference Call Briefing
...Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. The study evaluates first-year outcomes from a comprehensive health caremanagement program for people with diabetes developed by Diabetes TreatmentCenters of America (DTCA) and implemented by DTCA at seven managed care planscomprising more than 360,000 covered lives and...New Data Show Evista Reduces Spinal Fractures
...tissue after three years of follow-up. MORE study evaluates benefits and risks beyond bone A selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), Evista has demonstrated theability to act like estrogen in some tissues but not others. The ongoing MOREosteoporosis treatment study, which began in 1994, was also design......ication to another -- NationalResearch Corporation evaluates the nation's major healthcare providers bytalking to the people most concerned -- those who have to make daily healthcaredecisions for their families. Representative homes are chosen in eachmarketplace to be sure that all income levels and ethnic dem...IOM Report Offers New Look At U.S. Vaccine Priorities
...such ascancer and autoimmune diseases. Second, it evaluates both short-term (10 years)and long-term (20 years) priorities. As requested, the committee limited their analysis to no more than 30 vaccinesthat would be feasible to license within 20 years. The quantitative model theycreated uses health indexes an...More than half of homeless children have symptoms of depression
... filled out by the mothers, evaluates behaviors that suggest mental health problems. Scores of 70 or higher indicate a need forfurther evaluation. The children in Menke's study averaged ascore of 56. Of the 12 children ...Follow-up phone calls by nurses benefit cancer patients
...ostate cancer and their family members. The second evaluates a related form ofintervention in older White, Mexican-American and African-American Women withBreast cancer. The third tests the intervention in younger African-Americanwomen with breast cancer. In the telephone-based nursing intervention, pa...Finding sobriety, and saving money, through spirituality
... of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research evaluates the post-discharge health-care utilization and associated costs of these two very different types of approaches. Inpatient treatment costs and clinical outcomes are approximately the same notwithstanding which of the two approaches is chosen, said ...Magnetic stimulation may be as effective as electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression
...ating Scale, a widely used psychological test that evaluates mood, feelings of guilt, agitation, sleep problems, work capacity and interest, as well as other symptoms of depression. Both groups of patients showed significant improvement in their baseline depression scores, with a 55 percent reduction on the H...Research links level of spina bifida defect and need for shunt after newborn surgery
...tant for comparison purposes when a clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of fetal surgery for spina bifida, said Dr. Sutton. In addition to correlating shunt incidence with the level of the spinal defect, the current study also compared the infants functional level their degree of paralysis, with their...Yale study shows 25 percent of obese children are at high risk for developing diabetes
...ications from diabetes." A glucose tolerance test evaluates the bodys capacity to metabolize glucose, based upon the ability of the liver to absorb and store excess glucose as glycogen. Caprio and her co-researchers looked at a multi-ethnic group of 167 severely obese children and adolescents. All underwent ...More evidence of possible link between hearing loss and CVD
...tion product otoacoustic emission equipment, which evaluates how well the outer hair cells are working. This test of cochlear function was developed to supplement, not replace, standard hearing testing. The test measures how outer hair cells respond to sounds from low to high pitch. It is particularly accu......s "America's Best Hospitals" ranking. Each year it evaluates top medical centers in 17 medical specialties from pediatrics to geriatrics. UC Davis Medical Center has consistently been ranked among the best hospitals in the magazine's survey, for every year it has been evaluated. In past years, UC Davis Medica...UCLA medical group receives national certification
...h care use to assess physician organizations. NCQA evaluates clinical and administrative systems in order to improve health care for its members. An organization must meet rigorous standards to achieve NCQA certification. "NCQA undertook a pilot project to evaluate a small number of Medical Groups in Californi...New data may alter frequency and surgical procedure
...ast. If a malignancy is found, a computer program evaluates the likelihood that the tumor has spread to the lymph nodes. The group has conducted multiple laboratory tests using breast cancer cells that have shown that MRS can identify benign and malignant tumors and the presence or absence of lymph node invol...Landmark study shows coenzyme Q10 slows progressive decline in Parkinsons disease
... the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale, which evaluates a patient's abilities through a battery of tests, using a scale of zero-four. Lower scores reflect less impairment and better function. At the halfway mark of the study, the scores among the four groups clearly showed a difference. The groups taki...Alcohol consumption increases HIV disease progression of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy
...elieved to compromise immune function. A new study evaluates the relationship between alcohol consumption and HIV disease progression among patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). HIV-infected patients with a history of alcohol problems, who are receiving HAART, and are currently drink...In 15 seconds, new test will ID presence of 25 most common mutations of cystic fibrosis
...ailable in first quarter, 2004. The DNA test panel evaluates 31 CF mutations, including the 25 recommended for carrier screening by ACOG and ACMG. The test is divided into 2 parts, one for the ACOG 25 and if required, a separate reflex panel is performed to confirm the severity of detected mutation(s). The bea...Amnesia, confusion may signal concussion
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