Major overhaul needed in end-of life care for patients with dementia
...e of the Journal of General Internal Medicine that focus on the expanding role of primary care physicians in the care of patients with chronic and ultimately terminal illness a growing, difficult problem for physicians and for society. Death used to come quickly, but now it "fades in slowly -- over y...Biotech breakthrough in islet cell replacement for type 1 diabetes
...t cells into the liver. The researchers also will focus on developing precise islet cell-survival monitoring techniques, including contrast agents and probes, that will use real-time noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging of islet mass and function. This imaging technique will ultimately be able to be tra...National Institute on Aging Neuroimaging Initiative for Alzheimer's disease
...ifornia, San Diego. Current clinical trials in AD focus on clinical measures such as changes in memory and the ability to perform tasks of daily living. "Because there is such a huge variability in these measures among individuals, we require lengthy trials with large numbers of people," Dr. Weiner said. ...New survey reveals treatment goals of people with schizophrenia
...rvey, people with schizophrenia have shifted their focus to life goals rather than treatment goals. They ranked the following significantly higher than physicians: returning to favorite hobbies and activities, decreasing feelings of being isolated due to schizophrenia and improving physical health. A real ...OHSU researchers study sixth-graders to prevent type 2 diabetes
...abetes in this age group. The PE class will focus on increasing physical activity levels to "moderate to vigorous." Foods and beverages in the cafeteria and vending machines will be changed to provide students access to more fresh fruits and vegetables and items with more fiber. Instead of sugary dr...Healthy foods choices highlighted during National Chemistry Week, Oct. 17-23
...of the overall theme of "Health and Wellness," the focus of this year's National Chemistry Week (NCW) celebration, Oct. 17-23. Sponsored by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, NCW will include events around the country. In recent years, scientists have advanced our kno...Switch of a gene turns cancer cells healthy in mice, Stanford scientists find
... neighbors. This has led to cancer treatments that focus on destroying or removing the cancerous cells. But new research by Dean Felsher, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (oncology) and of pathology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, suggests that cancer cells can be reformed. His work,...Study lays down genetic basis for sinus disease and nasal polyps
...unt. The researchers then narrowed their initial focus to the top-four "up" genes and the most common "down" gene to see if any proteins, as the products of genes, were also present in significantly larger or smaller amounts than normal. Changes in proteins and genes can be clues to a genetic basis or o...Plastic surgeons honor 'Patients of Courage' overcoming difficult obstacles, inspiring others
...te the obstacles they face, some of these patients focus on the silver lining of their experience making positive changes in their lives and, in some cases, a profound impact on others. Five such reconstructive plastic surgery heroes are being honored at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plas...Under the surface, the brain seethes with undiscovered activity
...rain responded, but while that method narrowed the focus to how a single cell responds, it eliminated the chance to understand how the neural network of a conscious animal would respond. Accepting all the neural traffic of a conscious brain as part of the equation let Weliky get a better idea of the actual...Health and politics: Lessons learned from the Iraq conflict
...nd successes, and the lessons learned. The authors focus on the immediate relief effort rather than the subsequent reconstruction programme. Dr Burkle concludes: "Judging from the experience in Iraq, the armed forces should be prevented from dominating humanitarian assistance as much as possible and should...Latest Public Policy & Aging Report forecasts possible US labor shortage
...Bob Morrison of The Concours Group consulting firm focus their analysis on the effects on employers and managers. They see a need for both more flexible work and more flexible retirement, and they enumerate changes needed to ERISA, ADEA, and to the tax code. Other authors, such as Laurie McCann of the AARP...Chest 2004 hosts world experts in pulmonary, sleep, and critical care medicine
...ate to critical care, while panel discussions will focus on how sleep-disordered breathing can affect driving, work-related activities, and childhood school performance and behavior. Asthma The sixth ACCP/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Community Asthma Coalition Symposium provides local asthm...Black and Hispanic patients wait longer for heart attack treatment
... increase awareness are important. We also need to focus on elevating the quality of care overall and particularly in those hospitals where many minority patients receive care." Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., professor of medicine at Yale and senior author of the study said, "The findings suggest that we m...Child health improvement through computer automation
...d and cost problems while helping the pediatrician focus on the specifics of the patient in the clinic. Since the system uses paper, it can be implemented with little or no staff training. "Pediatricians and others taking care of children are constantly struggling to provide preventative care but are...U-M team treating mouth wounds by engineering tissue grafts
...o generate tooth or bone to aid in healing, others focus on softer tissues like skin, but all are looking at the next generation treatment that involves having a patient's own body provide the building blocks for healing itself. ...Optics meeting tips: Internal fingerprints, no cell left behind, 3-D reality
...President Peter Knight, this panel discussion will focus on the moment these scientists knew that they had ...mething that appears to be far away, but having to focus the lenses of our eyes up close. But this unnatural eye pose is tiring and gives people headaches. ...Rice bioengineer named to Technology Review's TR100
...gies to improve women's health care with a current focus on detection, diagnosis, and monitoring therapy of breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer. In the area of nanotechnology, she works in collaboration with 2003 TR100 winner Jennifer West, Rice's Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering and profe...The art of happiness...Is volunteering the blueprint for bliss?
...ying a good quality of life. It seems that when we focus on the needs of others, we may also reap benefits ourselves. It means that voluntary activity in the community is associated with better health, lower crime, improved educational performance and greater life satisfaction. Communities with lots of ci......ent options against potential risks. That is the focus of the "Opening Dialogues in Healthcare Communicat...hysician and Patient. The Oct. 1-3 conference will focus on how effective doctor-patient communication improves the quality of the relationship and positivel...