Short-term effects of spit tobacco suggest long-term health risks
... understood as those of cigarettes, partly because fewer studies have been done, and partly because many spit tobacco users are relatively young and the bad effects may not be apparent unless use continues for prolonged periods. Blunting a Protective Mechanism By placing electrodes into the sympathetic...Dental practitioners can be instrumental in preventing their patients' eating disorders
...referral, and case management. Results showed that fewer than 44% of practitioners currently assessed their patients for eating disorders, and fewer than 43% prescribed specific home dental-care instructions. Approximately 20% arranged a more freque...Routine dental panoramic X-rays not necessary, study shows
... N.Y. -- Most dental patients would agree that the fewer dental X-rays they are exposed to, the better. No...utine part of dental care would expose patients to fewer X-rays, although the amount is minimal, and save costs. And if it isn't necessary, why do it?" Add...Sharing clinical trial results with participants may be beneficial
...able receiving results by mail, probably demanding fewer resources than sharing results in person, particular types of results or certain situations could warrant disclosures in person. Specifically, individuals with bad outcomes might need more attention, including additional psychosocial support. As we m...UCLA Medical Center becomes first hospital to introduce remote presence robots in ICU
...s a nationwide shortage of intensivists. There are fewer than 6,000 practicing intensivists in the United States today and more than 5 million patients admitted to ICUs annually. Therefore, only about 37 percent of ICU patients receive intensivist care, yet having trained intensivists in the ICU results in...Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
...5 percent of medication orders online. Currently, fewer than 3 percent of hospitals nationwide have achieved this standard. Northwestern Memorial is also a national leader in using bar coding and robotic technology for specimen processing. Nearly three million laboratory tests are processed annually at ...Women less likely to get quality heart attack care
...ion of the factors that might lead them to receive fewer of the proven drugs and lifestyle tips than men receive," says Eagle. "Now that we know that they get just as much mortality benefit as men when quality standards are applied to their care, we must find ways to ensure that they are all treated accord...English-speaking Hispanic youth more likely to have sex early
...es, such as poverty, lack of health insurance, and fewer visits to health care professionals." "A greater u...nd allergies, less sexual activity in adolescents, fewer suicide attempts, and decreased use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. This list includes some of the m...Study finds drug eluting stents as effective as vascular brachytherapy in preventing restenosis
...e patients who received the drug eluting stent had fewer cardiac events afterwards. "The efficacy of the SES in native coronary arteries is proven -- but the safety and efficacy of drug eluting stents in the treatment of ISR is unclear. To help clarify these issues, we compared in-hospital and si...School-based smoking prevention programs ineffective
...ogram. Only one program, Life Skills Program, had fewer smokers at long-term follow-up than in control schools. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently recommends a comprehensive tobacco-control program, which includes a school-based component. In addition, Congress mandates that school...The impact of cruciate ligament rupture on osteoarthritis of the knee
...ing the use of crutches or a cane. Interestingly, fewer than half of the patients with complete ACL tears about 48 percent reported a previous knee injury. "Due to the cross-sectional nature of this study, we could not ascertain when the ACL ruptures occurred," notes one of the study's authors, Catheri...Men more likely to get screened for prostate cancer than colon cancer, U-M study finds
... a new University of Michigan Health System study, fewer than half of men surveyed were up-to-date with col...-up, and research suggests the test has not led to fewer deaths from prostate cancer. "Colon cancer screening is proven to be effective at reducing deaths fr...Increasing physician volume requirement could improve mammogram accuracy, study concludes
...nnually and have a higher screening focus have 50% fewer false-positive diagnoses (168 versus 320 per 2,500 examinations) and miss about one cancer per 2,500 examinations. "Most factors that influence the sensitivity of mammography are not easily modified, e.g., a woman's age, mammographic breast density, ...Older women can benefit from chemotherapy to treat breast cancer
...ent) were 70 years or older. " smaller tumor size, fewer positive lymph nodes, more chemotherapy, and tamoxifen (drug used to treat breast cancer) use were all significantly related to longer disease-free and overall survival," the authors found in their analyses of the studies. "There was no association ...Fewer false alarms when mammographers have greater experience screening healthy breasts
...re accurate at interpreting the images and subject fewer women to the anxiety of false positives for cancer...et 2,500-4,000 mammograms annually have 50 percent fewer false-positive diagnoses while detecting approximately one less cancer per 2,500 mammograms," the au...A safer route to school makes children more likely to walk and bike, study shows
...hildren got to school via physically active modes, fewer than 15 percent do so today. "When the Safe Routes...cted children, the researchers found that overall, fewer students were walking and bicycling to school, suggesting the decades-long downward trend continues....Psychiatric disorders greatly underdiagnosed in hospital emergency departments
... it is possible that African Americans simply have fewer psychiatric disorders than Caucasians and that is the reason for the race disparity. "However, because a much greater percentage of African Americans live in poverty than Caucasians and because there are strong correlations among variable such as pov...How often should women get mammograms?
...creening schedule derived from the model calls for fewer mammograms at early ages, but increasingly often later on. This "threshold" method provides for 18 screenings between 40 and 79, and predicts a mortality reduction of 26 percent. Women who have a higher breast cancer risk because of their family his...Many postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease don't use lifesaving aspirin therapy
...ch suggests that 81mg is just as effective and has fewer side effects, Berger said. Women who were on Medicaid were 40 percent less likely to be using aspirin therapy than those who were not on Medicaid. And black women were 33 percent less likely to use the therapy than white women. "In the late 1980s,...USC dental researchers develop first test for predicting cavities in children
...giene and nutritional habits - may develop more or fewer cavities than the test predicts. Bad habits may cause tooth decay, but researchers caution against extreme measures: completely eliminating sugar has not been shown to prevent cavities, and over-brushing can cause enamel erosion. The USC test suggest...