Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening
...g behavior in real-world primary care practices is feasible and effective enough to warrant considering wider dissemination." (Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165: 661 666. Available post-embargo at www.archinternmed.com .) Editor's Note: This work was supported by a grant from the American Cancer Society, Atlanta,...Costs of antidepressants could have funded effective alternatives
...e that development of psychological therapies is a feasible alternative to antidepressants, say the authors. There is a clear need for further research to establish the most appropriate balance between drugs and non-pharmacological treatments for depression, they conclude....New treatment options for some difficult cancers improve survival and quality of life
...stemic chemotherapy. Additional IPHC treatment was feasible during subsequent reassessment surgery. "Surgery combined with IPHC seems to be a life extending and enhancing treatment option for patients with some of the most difficult cancers," said Edward Levine, MD, professor and head of surgical oncology at...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...pneumonia with oral antibiotics, might be the most feasible option in the beginning to bring early success to saving newborn lives. The paper includes three real case studies, examining the cost and effect of varying options for saving the lives of newborns in Ethiopia, Madagascar, and one large state in Indi...Use of cell phone images appears feasible for visualizing leg wounds
...ing physicians at remote locations appears to be a feasible approach for visualization of chronic leg ulcerati...first time that telemedicine for chronic wounds is feasible under routine conditions using this new generation of mobile telephones and direct transfer via e-ma...Uric acid may help reduce effects of spinal cord injury, Jefferson researchers find
... the changes occur within 24 hours. It's certainly feasible to give someone uric acid immediately and raise levels in 50 minutes. Whether or not this should be a first-line response is unknown. "There is a range we could work with in raising levels before there's a problem, such as in gout," he says, referrin...Northwestern Memorial Hospital receives $10 million commitment to support preeminent heart program
...s repair rather than replace heart valves whenever feasible so patients do not require blood thinning medications that increase one's risk of stroke. This is demonstrated in that Northwestern Memorial skyrocketed from about 300th out of 350 heart programs in the Midwest to number two last quarter in the numb......d than that within the Protestant community? How feasible is a welfare work-to policy in a region where pay is 20% less than the national average, most jobs are poorly paid and of short duration, and support services are in short supply. Is the current benefit system adequate to meet the problems of entre...Stem cells given in minimally invasive procedure improve heart function
...t a minimally invasive approach to cell therapy is feasible for the estimated 40 percent of heart failure patients whose disease is unrelated to coronary blockages and who therefore cannot benefit from bypass procedures. Moreover, the experience so far suggests the novel stem-cell approach may be a viable tre...Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood may increase HIV risk
...concept for some neighborhood residents. As it not feasible or desirable to treat large numbers of depressed individuals with therapy or medication, preventive interventions are needed to address impoverished neighborhood residents' physical and social disorder," said Dr. Latkin. Co-authors of the study from ...New method to fix cleft palate shows promise in Mayo Clinic lab study
...pliance to lengthen soft tissue and bone, may be a feasible and effective method to repair cleft palate in the future. Cleft palate is a common birth defect in which a child is born with a gap in the roof of the mouth. This condition occurs in one out of 700 to 1,000 births in the United States. "Right now, ...Program effective at reducing depression in teens
...vement interventions for adolescent depression are feasible in primary care settings and associated with benefits on measures of depression, quality of life, and satisfaction with mental health treatment. Our quality improvement model and results are consistent with the recommendation of the U.S. Preventive S...Outpatient lung cancer procedure promising for inoperable disease
...ith chemotherapy and radiation therapy is safe and feasible for treatment of primary lung tumors and tumors that metastasize from other parts of the body. "The outpatient RFA procedure effectively controls small tumors, allowing these patients to avoid surgery," Dr. Dupuy said. RFA is particular...HHS awards $10.4 million to fight AIDS on three continents
... pandemic, inexpensive, effective and logistically feasible measures of HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention are urgently needed. By building research capacity and infrastructure in countries where the HIV/AIDS burden is highest, CIPRA grants help meet this urgent need." CIPRA grants are awarded to resource-limi...Gastric bypass works for GERD and obesity in patients with prior surgery, says Pitt study
...ool of Medicine study found that gastric bypass is feasible and effective in controlling GERD in patients who had previous antireflux surgery and who have subsequently gained significant weight, and in obese patients who have had previous antireflux procedures and continued to have problems with GERD. This sm...Doctors transplant ovary to woman's arm to preserve fertility
...surgery to transplant an ovary to the upper arm is feasible and preserves hormonal function in women undergoing treatment for cervical cancer. The report details the technical procedure and outcome of only the second successful human ovarian autotransplantation in the world. The study will be published in the...Screening for virus RNA could increase safety of organ & tissue transplantation
...AT screening of tissue (and cell) donors is highly feasible because viral testing can be done every day and can be based on standardised, partly automated, commercial techniques and proceduresTechnical flaws currently hinder routine NAT screening of organ donors, but not of tissue and cell donors. Thus NAT te...Cruise ships -- An alternative to assisted living facilities for the elderly?
Living on a cruise ship is a feasible and cost-effective option to assisted living facilities, and the services offered on a cruise ship parallel -- even surpass -- what is provided in senior care facilities, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American Geria...Ductal lavage may not detect breast cancer
... examined for early abnormalities. However, it is feasible only when fluid can be expressed from the ducts. On average, only 1 or 2 ducts of the 6-8 that are present in a normal breast will produce fluid. Ductal lavage has been proposed as a screening tool for cancer detection because ducts that yield flui...Smart lights, nonstick implants and 100th birthday of electronics at science & technology meeting
...ea for "defect engineering" has been shown to be a feasible solution for using traditional ion-implantation technology to make smaller-scale silicon-based electronic devices. (Paper EM-TuA7, Tuesday, November 16, 2004, 3:20 PM, Room 304B.) [Lay-language version of meeting paper at http://www2.avs.org/sympo...