Study finds computer vignette to be effective way to measure quality of physician practice
...iate professor of epidemiology, biostatistics, and medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. In order to improve care and control costs, he adds, "We need to give physicians a very precise estimate of where their strengths and weaknesses are. But in medicine, we don't get a lot of feedback....Generic anti-inflammatory causes significantly fewer GI complications than branded medications
...d Dr. Byron Cryer, associate professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern, a VA physician and senior author of the study published in the November issue of Gastroenterology. "In the 13 years of etodolac's use in the United States, there have been no reports of increases in cardiovascular events associate...American ethnic groups less likely to have cholesterol controlled
... a professor of public health science and internal medicine at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C. Researchers examined the cholesterol levels of 6,704 of the 6,814 participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood ...High doses of vitamin E supplements do more harm than good
...gar R. Miller, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. According to the analysis, there is no increased risk of death with a dose of 200 IU per day or less, and there may even be some benefit. However, an increased risk was found at amounts above 200 IU per...Heavy drinking raises the risk of early death after heart attack
...r Kenneth J. Mukamal, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and internist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass. "Even taking into account their lifestyles, they had a higher risk of death. Surprisingly, those who binged, but did so less than once a week, had a de...Study shows high-dose vitamin E supplements may increase risk of dying
...R. Miller III, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "A lot of people take vitamins because they believe it will benefit their health in the long term and prolong life. But our study shows that use of high-dose vitamin E supplements certainly did no...OHSU unique in broadbased teaching of new breast exam recommendations
...ute, and professor of public health and preventive medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine. A committe...he BHEP and research assistant professor of family medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine. "Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among American women a...New study finds significant improvements in pelvic pain, depression after hysterectomy
...ngenberg, professor of epidemiology and preventive medicine and vice chair of the department of epidemiology and preventive medicine; and, from UNC, Drs. John Steege, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Georgine Lamvu, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology. As part...Safer drug prescribing for seniors in nursing homes: Canada leads the way
...ost complex pharmacotherapeutic settings in all of medicine and potentially places elderly residents at greater risk for drug-related injury than any other patient population. Research has shown that medication errors resulting in preventable adverse drug events occur most often at the time the drug is being ...Signaling pathway may be key to understanding roots of hypertension
...ies. Andrea Eckhart, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and her co-workers focused on drugs known as alpha-adrenergic receptor blockers and angiotensin II receptor blockers (including ACE inhibitors), which block angiotensin over-...Ventricular assist devices can be used as bridge to heart recovery without need for heart transplant
...said Dennis McNamara, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and senior author of the study. "Successful therapeutic strategies for end-stage congestive heart failure now include not only cardiac replacement with assist devices or transplantation, but the true...Stem cell therapy effectively treats heart attacks in animals
... said cardiologist Joshua Hare, M.D., professor of medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine...ologist Alan Heldman, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at Hopkins, who performed the injection procedures. "Our aim is to find a way to repair the damage ...Abdominal fat decreases, insulin action improves when elderly take hormone
... Dennis T. Villareal, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and John O. Holloszy, M.D., professor of medicine in the division of geriatrics and nutritional sciences. Their results will be reported in the Nov. 1...Study reveals link between cardiovascular risk and cognitive decline
...he study were Dr. Alka Kanaya of the department of medicine and Karla Lindquist of the department of geriatric...A. Tylavsky, Ph.D. of the department of preventive medicine at the University of Tennessee at Memphis, and Dr. Anne B. Newman of the department of epidemiology ...Low cost drug helps reduce deaths, repeat heart attacks
...d McMaster University. Dr. Yusuf is a professor of medicine at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at M...of Ontario. Dr. Mehta is an associate professor of medicine at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, member of the Population Health Research Institute an...Protection from sudden cardiac death in women may be linked with a diet rich in alpha-linolenic acid
...ne M. Albert, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine at Harvard University Medical School, Boston, said some data suggest that certain types of fatty acids may help protect people from dying from heart disease by preventing life-threatening rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). This association with fatty...New magnetic percutaneous system navigates vessels
...st DeBakey Heart Center and associate professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. The magnetic-assisted intervention is being introduced in the United States and Europe, with fewer than 15 systems installed at institutions worldwide. Developed by Stereotaxis, Inc., a St. Louis firm...Delays in test result reviewing common
... (64 percent response rate) working in 15 internal medicine practices affiliated with two large, urban teaching hospitals. Physicians were asked about specific systems they used to manage test results and how much time they spent managing test results. Of the physicians who completed the surveys, 83 percen...Cancer researchers seek to predict tumor growth
...and the Case Western Reserve University schools of medicine and engineering have launched a revolutionary investigation in cancer research as part of a National Cancer Institute (NCI) effort that challenges engineers and oncologists with the development of a systems biology approach to gain understanding and ...Study will assess effect of tomato oil on precancerous prostate changes
...eaded by Peter Gann, M.D., professor of preventive medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a member of the cancer epidemiology and prevention program at The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. Lycopene has been found to have anti-tumor activ...