American Heart Association consensus statement
...nd pioglitazone hydrochloride (Actos) help doctors manage patients' glucose (blood sugar) levels and may eve...dinedione class of drugs. "This gives us a way to manage risk," Nesto said. It also helps physicians and patients balance potential risk against "an otherwi...NHGRI launches Social and Behavioral Research Branch
...roject into research on better ways to prevent and manage human illnesses, the time is appropriate for this important area to have its own dedicated branch." To head the new DIR branch, NHGRI recruited a prominent behavioral epidemiologist from Duke University, Colleen McBride, Ph.D. As direc...Self-management program helps patients with acute low back pain
... help inner-city patients with acute low back pain manage their pain and improve function, according to an a...had better mental functioning, were better able to manage their back pain, were more physically active and were less fearful of reinjuring their backs at 12 m...PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC receives FDA approval for Plenaxis
... the FDA and industry to identify and successfully manage the potential risks of new therapies, while ensuring that these important therapies are available to patients who will most benefit from them." PLUS Program The Plenaxis TM risk management program approved by the FDA includes, among other elemen...FDA approves Climara Pro to treat menopause symptoms
... therapy remains an important and effective way to manage those often detrimental symptoms. "Recent studies have underscored the importance of having new options for women during menopause, and it is critical for a woman to carefully review all of her options with her healthcare provider," said James A. Sim...Fosrenol shows significant reduction in serum phosphate in Chinese end-stage kidney disease patients
...t control phosphate levels, patients traditionally manage hyperphosphatemia with phosphate binding agents, typically calcium or sevelamer, or occasionally aluminum salts, at every meal and snack. Such binders "soak up" phosphate in the gastrointestinal tract, before it can be absorbed into the blood. Alth...Book explores how children use imagination to battle chronic illness
...express their feelings in a tangible form they can manage even at a young age. Play allows members of a family to interact, and to sustain shared ways of understanding illness," said Clark. "Even if play seems without direction or goal, it can bring about community and relief for a family and a child who a...News tips for Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003
...atients. The service uses pharmacy specialists to manage patients as well as a patient-tracking system to ensure patients reach treatment goals. The Kaiser program tracked cholesterol-lowering treatment among 8,000 CVD patients (70 percent male) for about 2.5 years. Kaiser reports that 72.8 percent achie...Handbook aims to help developing countries health research grow into industries
...in those institutions are often poorly prepared to manage the intellectual property that their research produces. Many of these institutions simply lack the legal and business resources that similar institutions in the developed world have. Aiming to help fill this gap, the Centre for the Management of Inte...Training GPs to manage obesity does not affect weight loss
... weight loss, say the authors. Other strategies to manage obesity in primary care urgently need to be considered and evaluated. These might include motivated and dedicated obesity specialists, use of leisure services, and use of the commercial weight loss sector....UK trial results on value of cannabis for multiple sclerosis patients
...5 weeks. No patient was left without medication to manage their illness. The trial treatments were administered in addition to participants' own standard MS medication. The patients were not told which treatment they were taking. The researchers found that when spasticity was assessed clinically using a wel...Income important in tracking health status
...ot collected routinely," says Anderson. "We cannot manage what we don't measure." Anderson, an associate professor of public health sciences, says that proposed legislation, the "Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2003," offers the perfect opportunity to begin to collect this vital info...FDA approves new approach to schizophrenia treatment
...f a person with schizophrenia who has been able to manage her condition and regain her life while taking part in a clinical trial for this drug. It is available at C-Band Satellite Telstar 6 Transponder 17 4040(V) on October 30 at 1:15 PM EST and October 31st 1:30PM EST...New program establishes distinguished scholar in thrombosis
... and future Distinguished Scholars will create and manage an original educational project to disseminate new knowledge about thrombosis and advance the creation of best practices in patient care. Specifically, Dr. Morris will explore pulmonary care in his project "Learning From Ourselves: Application of t...Respiratory health endowment to coordinate public education about asthma
...da. As the GSK Scholar, Dr. Martin will create and manage an original educational project that will help disseminate new knowledge about respiratory health and advance the creation of best practices in patient care. Dr. Martin will receive an annual stipend over a three-year period and then serve in a ment...Georgetown University receives $6.5 million grant to enhance emergency preparedness in Washington
...ation's capital--were able to accurately track and manage the hundreds of patients presenting with possible anthrax symptoms during the 2001 attacks "The recent anthrax attacks showed us that even when extensive data was available, as it was at WHC, clinical care and public health activities were impeded by...Cancer patients find more pain relief when treatment guidelines are followed
...s a month," health-care providers can consistently manage and control cancer pain much more effectively usin...h care providers are equally trained to assess and manage cancer pain. Guidelines can create a level playing field for everyone and it only costs a few pennie...Study shows people with Alzheimer's can benefit from exercise combined with caregiver training
...to enable people coping with Alzheimer's to better manage the disease and maximize their quality of life," s...r disease combined with teaching caregivers how to manage behavioral problems would help decrease the frailty and behavioral impairment that are often prevale...Fashionable, nonprescription contact lenses may pose a danger to your eyesight
...e eye color or match a costume. Still, the lenses manage to work their way to store shelves and are available over the Internet from companies based in countries where the lenses aren't regulated. Doctors have no idea how many people are wearing these contact lenses because most of the evidence of complic...Study finds few substance abuse treatment programs for elders
...singly important need for developing strategies to manage late-life alcoholism. "Either people are not getting the necessary care or they may be receiving improper care by visiting treatment facilities without elderly-specific programs in mind," said Arndt, who also is director of the Iowa Consortium for Su...