Heart patients want more information from their doctors
...cale indicating their desire for information about managing their condition. But when asked their perception of the amount of information they did receive, after six months the average score was 3.63, with men significantly more positive in their assessment than women. After one year, men were 30 perce...Endocrine Society hosts thyroid disease audioconference
...ne (TSH) range, the new approach for detecting and managing subclinical thyroid disease and the use of thyroid hormone replacement therapy. The audioconference, which will be led by several recognized thyroid experts, will feature discussions on research from the October 2003 issue of the Journal of Clinica...Survey shows impact of psoriasis is more than skin deep
...ps and lessons learned by others with psoriasis on managing the emotional and social challenges of this disease. "By providing information and support, Beyond Psoriasis can help reduce the social stigma that the survey suggests may be a primary driver of low self-confidence," said Gail Zimmerman, President an...Clozapine effective for controlling dyskinesias in people with severe Parkinson's
... Doses of clozapine (an antipsychotic drug used in managing schizophrenia) averaged 39.4 mg/day. Clozapine was taken once daily in the evening. "Dyskinesias are normally very difficult to treat and pose a serious side effect of levodopa therapy, the most common treatment for Parkinson's patients," according t...ACP Annual Session April 22-24, 2004
...g violence, evaluating disability, patient safety, managing the obese patient, tobacco's international toll, food safety, headaches, and medicinal herbs. Physicians will also refine techniques in biopsy, casting and splinting, and specialized exams in ACP's Waxman Learning Center set up for the meeting. All...MayoClinic.com recognized as best overall consumer portal
...ndard, empowering people to take an active role in managing their health and better partnering with their health-care providers." The MayoClinic.com site was judged on delivery of strong content, interactivity, integration with the organization's operations, strength of Web design and ease of navigation. Ju...Mayo Clinic study helps patients with pancreatic cancer experience significantly less pain
...nic study is the largest research study to date on managing pain in patients with pancreatic cancer, using the NCPB technique along with pain-relieving medications compared to pain-relieving medications alone. The study was led by Gilbert Wong, M.D., a Mayo Clinic anesthesiologist specializing in pain medicin...Study reports improved method to identify fetal DNA in maternal blood samples
...iation (JAMA). "Prenatal diagnosis is useful in managing a pregnancy with an identified fetal abnormality and may allow for planning and coordinating care during delivery and the neonatal period," the authors provide as background information. "... invasive diagnostic tests (e.g., amniocentesis, chorioni...Policy highlights from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition
...ion to decreasing risk factors such as smoking and managing diabetes, perform 30 minutes per day of physical activity and adopt a heart healthy diet. According to Lichtenstein, "For most women, nutrition and lifestyle modifications can help reduce a women's risk of developing heart disease. Eating less and mo...Study finds implanted defibrillator reduces heart failure deaths
...sults give physicians vital information for better managing the care of their heart failure patients." Heart failure affects about 5 million Americans. It develops over time as the heart loses its ability to pump blood through the body. It can be caused by various conditions, including heart attack. Sympt...Data shows new drug, rimonabant, helps smokers quit while limiting post cessation weight gain
...ain, we may have a very promising new approach for managing two major and preventable risk factors for cardiovascular disease with one and the same drug." Summary of STRATUS US Findings STRATUS-US is a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, conducted in 11 clinical trial sites in the United States. The st...More evidence that stress makes MS symptoms worse
...l hopefully open investigation into new avenues of managing multiple sclerosis, either through stress management or through treatment of the physical responses to stress, they conclude....Time for co-ordinated action on alcohol
...ing of primary-care professionals will be vital in managing future alcohol problems. The editorial comments:...levels".' Primary care is considered vital in managing future alcohol problems. The editorial concludes: 'However, it is primary-care services that are bes...U of T researchers one step closer to creating oral insulin
...an andLianhu Wei. U of T Innovations Foundation is managing thecommercialization of this discovery. This research is supported byCanadian Institutes of Health Research, Proof-of-Principle programs....Mayo Clinic researchers discover gene mutations that 'ignore' stress, lead to heart failure
...he ultimate goal is to design better therapies for managing heart disease....March/April 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...nment and to assign greater value to the skills in managing clinical and organizational complexity that are unique to family medicine. Family Physician Self-Efficacy with Screening for Inherited Cancer Risk By Robert Gramling, M.D., et al Although most family physicians believe family history screening fo...Compound shows promise as vaccine-like drug for preventing type 1 diabetes
... for young people, who often have a difficult time managing their diabetes with daily insulin injections." The compound targets prediabetic individuals, defined as those who have blood markers either antibodies or genetic markers that are predictive of the disease. Using certain blood tests, many of these i...90 million Americans are burdened with inadequate health literacy
...nded. Individuals are increasingly responsible for managing their own health care, the committee noted. They are assuming new roles in seeking information, measuring and monitoring their own health, and making decisions about insurance and options for care. Patients' health often depends on their ability an...First epileptic seizures in old age suggest high risk of subsequent stroke
...hysicians, geriatricians, neurologists, and others managing these patients to assess their vascular risk factors, and to consider treatment to prevent stroke (and other vascular disease). However, whether or not preventive treatments, such as cholesterol-lowering, antihypertensive, or antiplatelet drugs, are ......affects around 1 in every 25 school-aged children, managing this condition is of huge social importance. An article published in BMC Psychiatry this week shows that zinc supplements could increase the effectiveness of stimulants used to treat children with the disease. The effects of ADHD on individual childr...