Pharmaceutical marketing tactics hold little sway with prescribing physicians
... research shows such marketing devices have little impact on physicians and their prescribing behavior. Direct-to-physician activities accounted for the bulk of spending, with $5.3 billion spent on a practice called "detailing" visits to physicians by pharmaceutical sales representatives in order to prom...Bulimic teens also likely to suffer from depression
...sistence of mood disturbance, all factors that can impact the course and treatment of eating disorders. "As pernicious as major depression can be, it tends to remit, even if untreated," she notes. "By contrast, dysthymia is unrelenting, often lasting decades, with the average episode length lasting mor...Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease varies by ethnicity
...tious disease and therefore could not evaluate the impact of hepatitis C virus on hepatic steatosis. In conclusion, the authors report, "Understanding the mechanisms responsible for the ethnic differences in the prevalence of hepatic steatosis and steatosis-related liver injury may provide...Month of birth linked to risk of MS
...er's vitamin D levels during pregnancy may have an impact on brain development. These findings support suggestions that environmental factors both before and immediately after birth may influence the development of the nervous or immune systems and therefore determine the risk for this disease in adult life...Direct payments to households in poor countries could improve maternal & child health
...ices. The household-level intervention had a large impact (1520% increase) in coverage of antenatal care and well-child check-ups. Childhood immunisation series could therefore be started more opportunely, and the coverage of growth monitoring was markedly increased. The transfer of resources to local healt......' Deworming programmes would have a substantial impact on public health in developing countries and relat...me more malnourished when infected with worms. The impact on goals 2 and 3--universal primary education and promotion of gender equality--is also clear. An in...Report finds new model of care can improve quality, lower costs and increase physician efficiency
...me evaluation to determine empirically the model's impact on the quality of care and business performance. A final report is expected in late 2007. "Family physicians are enthusiastic about the New Model and what it can mean for their practices and for the future of health care in this country, but they are...November/December 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...chers found that depression severity had a greater impact on functioning and quality of life than other chro...ic staff. Patients seemed unaware of the financial impact of a failed appointment and believed a no-show may actually be a positive event for a busy clinic. T...The impact of body weight on the progression of knee osteoarthritis
...y's author, David T. Felson, M.D. Why would the impact of body weight on knee OA be restricted to legs where malalignment was moderate? Dr. Felson offers possible reasons. In patients with severe malalignment, the extreme stress already placed on local cartilage may be the only risk factor required for...Endocrine Society calls for clinical guidelines on androgens for women
... needed to better understand how this therapy will impact other populations of women. "The new testosterone treatment will potentially benefit a specific population of women with sexual dysfunction. However, it is not clear how effective this new therapy will be in the majority of women who suffer f...Impact of 2002 Canadian forest fires felt 700 miles away in Baltimore, Maryland
... study is a stark example of how air pollution can impact vulnerable individuals in communities hundreds of miles away. In light of the reported findings, the study authors suggest that health advisories that encourage people to stay indoors during high particulate matter events should be reviewed. "Althoug...2004 Science-in-Society Award winners announced
...nterpretive reporting about the sciences and their impact on society for good or ill. The 70-year-old organi...in-Society award, which is to explore the societal impact of science. The members of the final judging committee were: Carol Ezzell Webb (chair), freelance; E...New research tool aids study of national well-being
...e and education levels of the respondents had less impact on the enjoyment of their daily activities than factors such as their temperament and sleep quality. "Measures of wealth or health do not tell the whole story of how society as a whole or particular populations within it are doing. A measure of...Radiologists use MRI to keep basketball players on their feet
... crack in a bone brought on by overuse or repeated impact on a hard surface over a long period of time. The muscles that absorb the shock of the impact eventually become fatigued, diverting much of the stress to the underlying bone. If the injury goes ...Nerve damage from alcoholism reversed after liver transplantation
...opic liver transplantation] due to its significant impact on his quality of life and the uncertainty about its prognosis following transplantation," the authors conclude. "Our experience with this patient suggests that peripheral neuropathy in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis is reversible and should not ...Understanding how prostaglandin prevents gut injury during radiation therapy
...n therapy. This work may have significant clinical impact if the use of PGE2 could be shown to be effective for protection against radiation-induced gut injury in humans....Obesity hinders imaging quality, diagnosis
...he 1995 cost of $28,000. "Although the direct cost impact of obesity on imaging is still relatively small today, it has grown at an alarming rate over the past 15 years," he said. He said future studies should also measure medical and psychological costs from increased hospital stays, further dia...Drinking water could be beneficial to patients with low blood pressure
...ly not life threatening, it can have a significant impact on an individual's quality of life. People with low blood pressure caused by autonomic failure are at a greater risk of fainting when standing upright, after food or even after mild exertion. This can affect their life in many ways, stopping them fro...Virtual colonoscopy shows significant promise as colorectal cancer screening option
...g followed by colonoscopy for patients with polyps impact patient compliance and health-system costs? One of the largest barriers to patient compliance for colorectal cancer screening is the bowel cleansing preparation required prior to the test. Patients must undergo similar bowel preparation for CT colo...Early detection reduces threat of foot injury in college basketball players
... crack in a bone brought on by overuse or repeated impact on a hard surface over a long period of time, Major said. The muscles that absorb the shock of the impact eventually become fatigued, diverting much of the stress to the underlying bone. If the injury goes ...