New PTSD study examines treatment methods
...y of a traumatic event until the patient no longer experiences a strong emotional response. This method currently is not widely used for treating PTSD but has shown promise in clinical trials. The established mainstream therapy, called present centered therapy, focuses on current problems while avoiding discussi...US direct-to-consumer advertising ambiguous in communication of drug benefits
... of consumers to consider medical causes for their experiences (26, 39%). Nearly 90% of advertisements described the benefit of medication in vague, qualitative terms RATHER than with data; however, half the advertisements used data to describe infrequent side-effects. No advertisements mentioned cost....Study: Dental sealants for children on Medicaid can reduce dental costs
...ing surfaces on molars. The team reviewed subjects experiences over eight years. Researchers analyzed what happened to the childrens teeth using information on costs of fillings and extractions in dentists claims filed for reimbursement. In high-risk children who did not get sealants, restorative dental treatme...Study: many poor children live in pain because barriers to dental care too great
...ntensive discussions with participants about their experiences and analyzing what they found. I could not get a dentist to take Medicaid, one mother said. I got the book out, the telephone book, and I went through about 10-15 dentists, and no one wanted to take Medicaid. I just gave up. Another complained about...U-M Medical School complementary and alternative medicine curriculum an interdisciplinary model
...actics, discussion groups, workshops, and clinical experiences to enhance learning. Educational modules will integrate theory, evidence and practice of CAM into curricula in the U-M Medical School, the Schools of Nursing, Public Health and Social Work, and the Colleges of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Literature, Sci...Filatov Eye Institute contests validity of recent study
...in the LASIK world today, studies that rely on the experiences of patients who underwent surgery two years ago, or even six months ago, with outdated equipment, are only interesting from the historical perspective, says Vadim Filatov, M.D., founder of Filatov Eye Institute. From the time retrospective research ...Mayo Clinic Health Management Resources offers employee e-health management case study
...ms for their employees. The case study details the experiences and approaches of Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. in implementing a multifaceted health management program for its employees and their families. At the core of the program is an online health information resource. Roches commitment to employee health is base...UNC, Wake Forest scholars work to reduce crimes against Hispanics in North Carolina
... the six communities to gauge 100 Latino residents experiences with crime and law enforcement. Among subjects dis...cern was Latinos fear of police brutality based on experiences in their home countries, Rohe said. No good statistical information on crimes against Latinos was ...Asthma researchers present new results, new perspectives on the disease
...b-types of asthma. They will share their clinical experiences and research results on Friday, March 1 at 8:45 a.m. Current asthma treatments such as inhaled corticosteroids and beta agonists are non-specific: They treat only the general effect of asthma - an inflamed or constricted airway - and not any of the ...Patient trust is not harmed when HMOs pay doctors a bonus for holding down costs
...d about their HMO, as well as questions about past experiences with their doctor and the HMO. After the first series of trust questions, participants were randomly assigned to groups. Disclosure groups were explicitly told how their HMO pays their primary care physician; control groups got no additional informat...... and provided additional evidence that synesthetic experiences originate during the central stages of visual proc... perceptual tests to an adult male known as WO who experiences synesthesia. The tests go far beyond the tests of individuals with synesthesia that have previously ...First multimedia resource to give patients their own voice
...imedia resource that uses patients actual personal experiences to help inform and support other patients and thei...ofessionals with a systematic analysis of patients experiences that should improve communication and lead to shared decision-making." Future plans will also includ...UCLA study shows contracting HIV can serve as an opportunity for positive change and growth
...y? For decades, researchers assumed that stressful experiences lead only to mental and physical health problems, so researchers did not bother to ask how adversity might change people for the better, Taylor said. But now, by asking about a broader range of personal experiences, we often learn that people have a ...Behavior management programs help seniors with chronic illnesses sleep better
...e, and colleagues measured the participants' sleep experiences using a number of methods, including sleep logs kept by each participant and actigraphy, which is a wrist monitor that records intensity and frequency of movement. He pointed out the results of the study show that seniors with chronic illness may be ...Accountability in Clinical Research: Balancing Risk and Benefit
...ir of NPSF's board of directors. "The insight and experiences shared at this conference will be invaluable to health-care professionals, researchers, consumers and government entities - all essential in moving patient safety messages to a new level." Today's health care consumers, payers, providers and prof...Kaleidescope eyes: the secrets of a novel gift
...For example, a particular sound might induce vivid experiences of color, taste or odour. Visual symbols like let...and the letter 'G' is a purple letter for me." The experiences are involuntary, occurring without conscious effort. They are typically present from early childhoo......al Fellowship by THE LANCET in 2001, describes her experiences as a western neurologist in Zambia. CONTENTS The leading edge Looking into the future Newsdesk News in brief Dosing in phase II trial of Alzheimers vaccine suspended Acutely ill neurological patients get raw deal in UK Role of DARPP-3...Exploring the brain chemistry of people at risk for alcohol disorders
...which is critical for learning to avoid unpleasant experiences and behavior that leads to unpleasant experiences or negative outcomes. Excessive alcohol use is associated with a variety of negative outcomes, such......ung people out of trouble. It provides many of the experiences adolescents need to transition into adulthood. Her assessment of the YAC focuses on four areas that promote youth development: fostering stable adult-youth relationships based on respect and trust; viewing youth as resources to be developed rather th......of Medicine Editor Jerome Kassirer relfects on his experiences and describes the challenges of choosing between a more metred approach to editing and releasing biomedical information and one of rushing important but sometimes imperfect papers to print....