Prostate cancer screening practices examined
...me of the study should aid patients and doctors in making decisions about diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. "It's a complex decision," Andriole explains. "Say your father had an abnormal PSA test, and he's 76 and has a bad heart, diabetes, or recently had a stroke. Frankly, the patient and doctor ...GlaxoSmithKline receives unanimous favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
...n which there is a significant disease burden." In making its recommendation, the FDA Advisory Committee rev...of the disease, often without the classic "whoop," making it difficult to diagnose. However, for these older pertussis sufferers, severe coughing episodes ca...Dealing with conflict in caring for the dying patient
... clarity that results can lead to clearer decision making and greater satisfaction," says Dr. Arnold.The five major types of conflict the authors identified include physician-family conflict, physician-nurse conflict, physician-physician conflict, family-family conflict and physician-patient conflict. In t...Study of obese diabetics explains why low-carb diets produce fast results
... at home and reported their own diet and exercise, making it difficult to ensure accuracy. In addition to the calorie reduction and weight loss, subjects experienced markedly improved glucose levels and insulin sensitivity, as well as lower triglycerides and cholesterol. Treatment for diabetes centers on ...Mountain life spells longer life
... farming and animal husbandry for the men and home making for the women. Information on risk factors, including gender, age, weight, smoking habit, blood pressure, and alcohol consumption, were collected for each person in 1981. Blood samples were also taken to build up the profile of biochemical health. O...Sleeping Through the Night: Children's sleep expert advises parents
...olving nap problems Information on cosleeping and making changes in sleeping arrangements Discussion of sleep issues in multiples New research on sleep needs in infants and toddlers Dr. Mindell's method is simple, effective--and it works! This is the classic guide to a good night 's sleep for the whole ...Bevacizumab combined with chemotherapy prolongs survival for some patients with advanced lung cancer
... interventions such as angiogenesis inhibitors are making important contributions in improving cancer outcomes," said NCI Director Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D. "In combination with standard therapies, they can be used for a variety of cancers, leading to increased patient survival." A total of 878 patien...Houston meeting kicks off collaboration to advance cancer research
...ths of two premier institutions. "With the goal of making more rapid progress in cancer diagnosis and treatment, our collaboration will lead to greater insights into the biology of cancer, and help us take advantage of advances in genomics and proteomics to create new diagnostic tests and targeted therapies...Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
...ive this award. It provides validation that we are making significant strides toward our goal of providing t...ules and decision support to clinicians as they're making decisions, is a very powerful tool in ensuring patient safety and quality." "As technology and medic...News tips from the 2005, 54th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology
...m has also developed new guidelines for their use, making MRI scans more available to people who might benefit from early detection of cancer and other diseases, when treatments are most likely to succeed, and for guiding devices during minimally invasive surgery. During a four-month period, the Hopkins t...Portable system offers dialysis patients 'liberating' changes
...ed at the Indiana University School of Medicine is making life easier for some patients undergoing rigorous dialysis for kidney failure. A year ago, researchers at IU and across the country began testing the NxStage System One, a portable unit that allows patients to conduct their own dialysis at home or o...Common schizophrenia symptoms often overlooked by physicians, according to expert panel
...lustrates the problem: 65% reported that, when making treatment decisions, their doctors place "a great ...ce "a great deal" of importance on depression when making treatment decisions. Yet patients report that it is as important to control affective and cognit...CAD detects breast cancers that are most challenging to detect
...rn are present at the highlighted locations before making the final diagnosis," she said. The study also looked at the false-positive mark rate, i.e. the number of areas CAD highlighted that were not cancers. "A large number of false-positive marks can significantly hinder the usefulness of CAD by distracti...A shallow hip socket predicts osteoarthritis of the hip
...bular dysplasia is marked by a shallow hip socket, making the hip unstable and, in extreme cases, prone to dislocation. Severe acetabular dysplasia has been linked to premature hip OA. The influence of moderate acetabular dysplasia on the development of hip OA is less clear. ...Medical technologies may hinder rather than help newborn survival
...policy: increasing coverage of syphilis screening, making sure that unimmunised women receive tetanus toxoid, and careful monitoring in labour. As Barros and colleagues show, the risks of medicalisation should not be ignored because they might offset the gains resulting from improved maternal health and sur...New laparoscopic hysterectomy offers quicker recovery time than traditional surgery
... when I went home I felt so good I had a hard time making myself stay in bed."That's the beauty of the new procedure, said Dr. Mayra Thompson, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and one of the surgeons who performs the new hysterectomy. "This minimally invasive surgery is the way to go; women ...Molecule important in cell construction also critical in learning and memory
... "The protein -adducin appears to be important for making those new connections." In this study, the mice th...ical properties, the skeleton is very important in making long-lasting changes between nerve cells that result in learning."...US cancer researchers launch first American-Israeli cancer conference
...rael and the United States are expected to attend, making it Israel's largest scientific conference in at least four years, according to the conference planners. "We feel that over the past few years, Israel --- pound-for-pound a relative research powerhouse --- has been shortchanged by the lack of conventi...More training needed to care for growing geriatric population
...5 issue of Academic Medicine says older adults are making more visits to nonprimary-care specialists and suggests faculty development and curriculum changes be made to better prepare future physicians to handle this growing patient base. In 2001, 53 percent of ambulatory (outpatient) visits by patients 65 a...Adverse drug events in nursing homes are far more common than previously identified
... Gurwitz said. "We must develop new approaches for making the use of medications less prone to errors and risk for older patients in nursing homes." In addition to improvements in technology and management systems to deal with the proper ordering and monitoring of medications, Dr. Gurwitz and his team also ...