Patients newly diagnosed with HIV are more likely to enter outpatient care with case management
...was introduced to a case manager who met with them individually between three and five times after the initial diagnosis. The meetings were intended to build a relationship between patient and case manager, identify and address the needs of the patient and barriers to seeking treatment, and to encourage contact ...New self-help technology set to combat eating disorders
...the interactive intervention are that it allows an individually tailored delivery, it uses a variety of media, and a mixture of teaching styles to facilitate the learning of self-management. A recent study into the usefulness of the CD-ROM involving 47 sufferers of bulimia revealed significant reductions in b...Promising treatments for Huntington's disease identified in UCI study
...binations, Marsh and Thompson chose compounds that individually have been shown in other fruit-fly tests and in mo...t together showed greater efficacy then they would individually and at levels in which their toxicity is lessened. In one test, the researchers combined Congo red ...To help your mind, take steps to help your heart, study says
...physicians should talk with each patient or family individually about the treatment route to pursue," says Langa. That discussion, in all patients with dementia that might have a cardiovascular component, should include advice about lifestyle changes and treatments to address risk factors such as high blood press...Novel antibiotic shows promise in shortening treatment duration of tuberculosis
...iotic properties than currently used drugs for TB, individually and in combination. R207910 was better at clearing infection from the lungs of mice than the triple cocktail regimen currently recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Also, cocktail regimens containing R207910 cleared infection in mice in...Radiologists use MRI to keep basketball players on their feet
...ng complete fractures. "By looking at athletes individually with MRI, physicians can evaluate, institute appropriate therapy and document potential problems for further evaluation," Dr. Major said. The study examined 26 elite college basketball players prior to the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic A...Early detection reduces threat of foot injury in college basketball players
...s, Major added. "By looking at athletes individually with MRI, physicians can evaluate, institute appropriate therapy and document potential problems for further evaluation," Major said. ...Brains of people with autism recall letters of the alphabet in brain areas dealing with shapes
...ependently, sometimes performing at a higher level individually than they do in people who do not have autism. This may allow some people with autism to excel at spelling and other detail-oriented tasks but make it difficult for them to comprehend more complex material. The researchers published ...Child health improvement through computer automation
...ent's family to enable the pediatrician to provide individually targeted care. Upon arrival for the child's first appointment, the parent or other family member fills out a simple CHICA waiting room prescreening form, which includes questions specific to the age of the child and reason for visit. The handwritt...NSF, AAAS announce winners of 2004 Visualization contest
...n at their discretion. Winners will be notified individually in August prior to public announcement of the official contest results. The winning works will then be published in a special section of a September 2005 issue of Science and on Science Online. NSF will also publish the winning entries on its ...VA beats managed care for diabetes, study finds
...re, whereas managed care organizations are working individually with fewer resources and often must implement change one step at a time. In addition to Kerr and Mangione, study authors were Sarah Krein, Ph.D., R.N., and John Piette, Ph.D., both from VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and U-M Health System; William He...The preference for sweetened foods may decline after exercise
...entrations of sucrose (sugar). Ten male rats were individually housed in a cage equipped with two bottles containing distilled water (W) or a sucrose solution (S, 0.4 percent, threshold for sweetness in study 1; or four percent, consumed before exercise, in study 2). The bottles were arranged enabling the rats ...Blood screen may help cancer patients thwart radiation side effects, say Stanford researchers
...average person can handle. If patients are treated individually rather than as averages, many could receive higher, more effective doses. Chu said that before personalized treatment becomes possible, researchers must validate the 24-gene test on a larger number of samples. A biotech company must also commercializ...Surgery cuts cardiac arrests among those with rare heart disorder
...ients and physicians in their search for the best, individually tailored therapy. All advantages and limitations should be weighed and discussed, and it is essential to remind people that with LCSD there is some excess risk for fatal events compared to the implantable cardiac defibrillator." In five patients who...Cognitive behavior therapy effective for treating people with hypochondria
...an medical care as usual. The CBT consisted of six individually administered 90-minute sessions at weekly intervals. Each session was tightly scripted and devoted to 1 of 5 factors that cause patients to amplify symptoms and misattribute them to serious disease: attention and bodily hypervigilance, beliefs about...Human studies show feasibility of brain-machine interfaces
...id. While other researchers have demonstrated that individually implanted electrodes can be used to control a cursor on a computer screen, complex external devices would require data from large arrays of electrodes, said the Duke researchers. According to Nicolelis, another major difference between the initial hu...Postpartum weight loss classes work
...rage of 16 pounds. Women in the other group met individually with a dietitian and exercise physiologist who instructed them on healthy diet and exercise practices during a single 60-minute session. They lost, on average, slightly less than three pounds. O'Toole noted that 17 of the women - more than 40 perce...Phone counseling helps smokers quit
...ion and support to participants. The mailings were individually tailored to smokers, based on information they provided in questionnaires. They also got a five- to 10-minute call the day after they planned to quit and had access to a 24-hour automated support line maintained by the drug manufacturer. The mor...Pioneering implants for deaf people
...ill be able to stimulate several bundles of nerves individually and produce different frequencies. The key to his design is the shape of the electrodes. Too sharp and they cut cells, too blunt and they crush them. After experimenting with different shapes on animals and cadavers, Shannon came up with a design re...Combination therapy significantly delays progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia
...ical progression of BPH as compared with each drug individually among men with symptomatic BPH," the study concluded. In general, both drugs were well-tolerated by patients. Sexual function side effects occur in approximately 10 percent of men taking finasteride. Dizziness, low blood pressure, and fatigue can occ...