Six minority scholars selected for fellowship on health disparities
...gly diverse population." The Kellogg Scholars will examine the causes of health disparities by race/ethnicity, gender and socioeconomic status and consider policy solutions. When fully in effect after the pilot phase, the Kellogg Foundation Minority Scholars in Health Disparities will study at a number of U....Research project to help pharmaceutical industry examine molecular structure of pills
...the pharmaceutical industry that will more closely examine the molecular structure of pills. Such a tool will help pharmaceutical companies develop more effective medications that are safer and morebeneficial to the millions of people who take pills every day. Supported with a $1 million grant from the Natio...HRT pills, patches and heart disease risk factors
... In their paper, the researchers write, "Trials to examine whether HRT reduces risk of morbidity and mortality in women without preexisting coronary disease are not yet available. Furthermore, the relatively recent introduction of the estrogen patch means that its long-term impact on the risk of coronary ev...Study finds troubling trends in hepatitis C screening, diagnosis and referral
...ferring them for treatment. The new study did not examine why a higher percentage of patients weren't tested based on risk factors, or what reasons - such as a patient's age or other health problems - might have kept an infected patient from getting a referral. The study also only reflects patients who had ...Physicians miss opportunities to improve care for oldest asthmatics
...der people studied ended up in the hospital. To examine how older individuals are coping with asthma, the Hopkins team reviewed information from 237 insured men and women 70 or older. They found that their lackluster care fell significantly short of care described in the National Asthma and Education Prev...NHLBI-VA study finds no increased survival from beta-blocker for moderate to advanced heart failure
...Lenfant. "Its results also underscore the need to examine gender, racial, and ethnic differences in future studies of cardiovascular disease." "Based on the large amount of evidence of benefit of beta-blockers from previous studies, beta-blockers should be considered for all heart failure patients at this t...Drug war strategy: First fund enforcement then switch to treatment, says O.R. paper
...ccord, some with the assistance of treatment. They examine the limitation of treatment, noting that many patients relapse. The study models two hypothetical alternatives: unrestricted funding - offering whatever level of treatment and enforcement is optimal - and a restricted model - in which total spending ......or core drugs and new drugs led the researchers to examine the core drug patterns more closely. They found that changes in the actual price of core drugs only accounted for 3.5 to 4 percentage points of the rise across the board. Much more of the change in core drug costs was due to fluctuation in the quanti...Poor reading skills have both physical, environmental causes
...evelopment. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to examine the brains of 39 sixth grade children who were representative of the public school population in Alachua County, Florida. The researchers gave the study participants verbal tests, including tests of their ability to pronounce unfamiliar words, to de......time is desirable for the patient's well being. To examine learning rates, the authors analyzed data on operative procedure times from a sample of 660 patients who underwent the new operation at 16 different institutions. All the teams participating were chosen because they were regarded as excellent in thei...Annals of Internal Medicine, Tip Sheet, September 4, 2001
...tors. The researchers say that future studies must examine all of these variables simultaneously to understand the racial differences in cardiac care. Racial differences in procedure rates could be due to underutilization in African-American patients or overutilization in white patients. In a second art...UCSF study finds shortage of California dentists in rural, poor, minority communities
...phic distribution of dentists in California and to examine the community characteristics associated with the supply of dentists. There were 19,801 dentists in the survey provided by a computerized file from the American Dental Association. The plight of rural communities in recruiting and retaining health pr...Say two prayers and call me in the morning
...rs. Dr. Chibnall said future research is needed to examine the role of medical education in creating and/or maintaining physician beliefs about religion in the clinic and whether physician integration of spiritual issues in patient care makes any difference in patient health or well-being.......years of operation. The centers mission will be to examine medication errors and address practical ways to pr...program will greatly enhance the ability to widely examine dose-related medication errors among elderly individuals taking specific high-risk drugs. This proje...Air safety, election forecasting lead topics as operations researchers meet in Miami beach
...ulie E. Virta, University of Illinois. The authors examine the tradeoffs between screening high risk baggage ...ased on the financial futures markets. The authors examine how these predictions would have proven in four presidential elections. Monday, November 5, 8:15 - 9...Regular cycling can improve sexual function in men with heart failure
... same effect as cycling. The study is the first to examine the relationship between chronic heart failure and sexual dysfunction and to show that exercise training can significantly improve a male patients ability to perform sexually. Researchers studied 59 men in their mid-to-late 50s, all of whom had stabl...High rates of caesarean section do not reflect women's preferences
... in an accompanying editorial. New approaches that examine choice and control need to be examined, particularly in a climate where some women are choosing interventions, they conclude....New depression and anxiety treatment goals defined
...th treatment and for increased research funding to examine not just the roots of mood disorders but also patients treatment outcomes. -About Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)- Clinical depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting more than 19 million Americans each ye...UNC researchers awarded $2.25 million to study link between arthritis, emotions
...s at two different times. A major goal will be to examine the relationship between osteoarthritis and the emotions and coping strategies of people with the ailment, Brenda DeVellis said. Researchers hope to identify participants with depression or anxiety or both and identify factors that increase or protec...