New treatment guidelines for pregnant women with asthma
...the first new guidelines in more than a decade for managing asthma during pregnancy. The report reflects new medications that have emerged and updates treatment recommendations for pregnant women with asthma based on a systematic review of data on the safety of asthma medications during pregnancy. An executiv...More efficient ways of managing patient flow may benefit Los Angeles County/USC hospital
More efficient ways of managing triage, scheduling and routing of patients through Los Angeles County/USC Hospital could trim delays dramatically and relieve overcrowded conditions, according to a new USC/Los Angeles County Hospital study. "County/USC Hospital serves an enormous...New rights to access, but for most transparency is still as clear as mud
...Instead, they have developed elaborate systems for managing sensitive requests for information. And he says there is evidence to suggest that officials in the UK are similarly putting in place controls to ensure that ministers here are not tripped up by questions from MPs and journalists. Alasdair Roberts wil...Program effective at reducing depression in teens
...upported primary care clinicians in evaluating and managing patients' depression, training for care managers in cognitive-behavior therapy for depression, with patient and clinician choice regarding treatment. Participating clinicians also received education regarding depression evaluation, management, and ph...How the stories of ordinary people could give them more say over planning decisions
...nd governments have to be involved in planning and managing these. Often, however, they know very little about how people will respond to particular developments. "We are now aware that the issue is not simply one of 'educating away' public misunderstanding of what is best, as recent controversies over GM fo...No magic pill for treating dementia symptoms
... drug therapies are not particularly effective for managing symptoms such as agitation, wandering and delusion...patients with Alzheimer's disease is attributed to managing these symptoms, Sink said. Sink and colleagues, Karen F. Holden, M.D., and Kristine Yaffe, M.D., bot...Clinicians report missing patient information is common
...udy in the February 2 issue of JAMA . Effectively managing clinical information (patient information such as demographics, medical history, medications, test results, and family structure) is an essential part of all medical care, according to background information in the article. Unfortunately, multiple ba...Women's heart risk underestimated by doctors, resulting in less preventive care than in men
...elping patients prevent cardiovascular disease and managing their risk factors. OBGyns, in particular, did no... physical activity. They felt even less effective managing patients' lipids, controlling blood pressure, and preventing heart disease, compared to PCPs and car...Services for children: Training needed to tackle complexity of new labour's joined-up approach
... in effective management of multi-agency teams and managing change as two key issues which must be addressed. Researchers investigated five multi-agency teams operating in children's services in England, covering youth crime, mental health, special needs provision for under-fives, neuro-rehabilitation and ass...World's biggest study of multi-million pound health problem launched
...esults to determine the most cost-effective way of managing constipation. Researchers will train nurses and, in some cases, GPs, to lead special consultation sessions with patients. Whilst there is a general level of agreement amongst healthcare professionals as to the sort of diet and lifestyle patients ne...Penn study will compare heart failure management technologies
...oom. A primary care physician or internist must be managing each volunteer's heart failure. Participants must also have the physical and cognitive ability to use the telephone, a scale (ability to stand unsupported for 20 seconds), a blood pressure monitor, blood glucose monitor (if needed), or the once-dail...Concerns over the future of children's health care in British general practice
... practitioners have yet to take on a major role in managing chronic disorders, many of which persist into adult life, writes Professor David Hall. Health promotion for teenagers is also problematic because of concerns about the privacy and confidentiality offered by their local general practice, despite many...Innovation prize finalists announced in 'Science of Better'
...of conducting online product procurement auctions, managing the supply chain, and fighting AIDS. Innovations at IBM, Motorola, GM, NBC, Mars, and Merrill Lynch, as well as the U.S. Army, the City of New Haven, and Texas Children's Hospital, have been spotlighted. The Edelman competition has recognized the us...End AIDS drug waiting lists, HIV care providers tell policymakers
...oviders with appropriate expertise is essential to managing this complex disease. Furthermore, Dr. Volberding adds, "Ryan White needs to finally get the funding it deserves. Forty thousand people are newly infected with HIV every year in the United States, but Ryan White has seen virtually no increase in fun...American Academy of Neurology presents 57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach
...h specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and stroke....Treating depression helps slow physical decline in older adults, study shows
...ent living such as keeping track of medications or managing money. Prior clinical trials of successful treatment of depression in this age group reported improvement in emotional functioning, but had not demonstrated that improved emotional health also translated into improved physical health. Older adults wi...Study finds factors linked to substance use disorder relapse among health care professionals
...e physician health programs might wish to consider managing substance-using professionals who have one or more of these 3 risk factors and those with prior relapse with more intensive and more prolonged monitoring."...National Academies advisory: May 2 Symposium on International Science Policy
...lands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam; and managing director, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, Netherlands Robert M. May, president, Royal Society, London; and professor of zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Goverdhan Mehta, former president, Indian Academy ...First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
...nce there is a critical need for new approaches to managing this type of pain." OA affects more than 20 million Americans annually and generates more than seven million physician visits per year. If left untreated, chronic pain conditions such as OA can have significant physical, psychological and financi......appointment, he argues. "He may well be skilled at managing a large organisation, but his is an inflammatory nomination to head the world's most influential multilateral development organisation, a post that requires acute political sensitivity and cultural awareness. His is a nomination that the World Bank's...