New study in Pediatrics shows nitric oxide therapy for newborns effective and cost saving
...hear of an advanced medication that actually saves money compared with an older treatment," said Derek C. A...itric oxide actually saves a significant amount of money when compared with the older and more invasive ECMO procedure: For every 100 newborns with HRF, t...New study in Pediatrics shows nitric oxide therapy for newborns effective and cost saving
...hear of an advanced medication that actually saves money compared with an older treatment," said Derek C. A...itric oxide actually saves a significant amount of money when compared with the older and more invasive ECMO procedure: For every 100 newborns with HRF, tr...NYU Child Study Center raises nearly $3.2 million at annual child advocacy award dinner
...ade," said Honoree Larry Summers. "And there is no money the University spends that is more important." At the dinner, the Child Study Center unveiled its new public service announcement (PSA) campaign including television spots narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. Whoopi is a strong advocate for child ment...More doubts over value of defibrillators
... levels for funding and represent poorer value for money than some alternative strategies....Financial problems linked to depression symptoms in breast cancer patients
...ssociate at Ohio State University. "Issues such as money problems may add to the stress of women who are dealing with breast cancer." Money-related stress had a stronger link to depression symptoms among breast cancer patients than even stress related to the recent death or illness of a loved one, the stud...Big cut in heart failure problems from one hour of education
...0 days of a previous discharge, hospitals can save money and help patients if they reduce re-admissions. And, says Johnson, she feels that nurses who care for inpatient heart failure patients should take heart from the new results. Many of them, she explains, may feel discouraged that they see the same pat...PET: An effective method to predict breast cancer survival?
...atients exposure to ineffective treatment and save money in the long run. Recently, a team of University of Washington researchers conducted a study to determine if 18F-FDG and 15O-water PET can accurately predict patient response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and disease-free survival (DFS). The study, publ...... "Unfortunately there's an attitude that spending money to improve systems only diverts funds from patient care. In fact, putting money into analyzing and optimizing the way we operate our hospitals will greatly benefit patients." Profe...Sex selection for social reasons: religious and moral perspectives
...istance to the use of technology (or was it to the money needed to secure it?!) suggests that many people think there is something intrinsically wrong with using technology to satisfy our desires for children of a particular sex. Perhaps it is one of the few places of 'wonder' left in our world and we are ...Consumer-driven health care research findings released
...ans, employers allot an employee a given amount of money toward personal care or a health spending account ...ce and procedure costs to help consumers use their money wisely. Unused funds roll over into the next year's pool, creating a greater amount the employee cou...UNC study shows Internet offers youths easy way to buy cigarettes
...se attempts, paying by credit card 47 times and by money order 36 times," said Dr. Kurt M. Ribisl assistant... credit card purchase attempts and 88.9 percent of money order purchase attempts. "Age was never verified for any of these deliveries," said Ribisl, also a m...One use every seven years makes automated external defibrillators a good buy
...in a number of low-risk public locations where the money might be better to spent in other ways, such as improving the existing EMS program." A. Mark Fendrick, M.D., professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan and the study's senior author, identified the three crucial factors that should......nd, body and spirit. In fact, Americans spend more money for complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM, than for all other health care needs. From acupuncture to massage therapy to dietary supplements, CAM approaches are affordable and accessible, but largely untested. Dr. Straus will discuss current ...Yale expert warns children may lead shorter lives than their parents because of obesity
...ants with the food industry; schools "addicted" to money from soft drink and snack food companies, and relentless and seductive advertising aimed at children. The nation, Brownell said, first must acknowledge the serious problems caused by poor diet and resist the argument that people are doing this to the...Professorial Fellowships announced
... his research interests are the UK housing market, money demand and consumers' expenditure. Professor Donald MacKenzie, Department of Sociology, University of Edinburgh, will focus on broadening the agenda of social science research on financial markets in particular by developing work rooted in ...Some mental health cost controls may increase employers long-term expenses
...ntal disability. The research results suggest that money saved by restricting access to care is offset by higher employee turnover costs. The study appears in the September 2003 issue of Mental Health Services Research. It is among the first to examine long-term mental health disability cost issues. "Our r...Physicians not 'easy marks' for drug sales reps, argues O.R. study
...y matched to a drug, the paper observes, they lose money and suffer the lack of physical relief from their ailment. Providing free samples helps reduce out-of-pocket cost to patients and alleviates some of the non-financial costs, as well.Their findings also show considerable variation in sampling across c...Brain imaging study reveals interplay of thought and emotion in economic decisions
...made decisions that caused them needlessly to lose money and found that negative emotional states can overr...ated the "proposer" and offers some portion of the money to the "receiver." If the receiver accepts the offer, both collect the money as proposed; if the rec...U-M study: Physicians perceive health care cost savings line pockets of insurance companies
...that many physicians think their efforts at saving money don't directly impact patients. Physicians who ch... options believe, according to study results, that money saved by using a less expensive approach would go toward the profits and salaries of insurance compa...Research reveals no benefit of rapid MRI over X-rays in patients with low back pain
...dy shows that substituting rapid MRI neither saved money nor led to improved clinical outcomes," said Hadler, professor of medicine at the UNC School of Medicine. "Rather, the data suggest that substituting rapid MRI increases cost in part because it predisposes patients to undergo surgical interventions."...