Study Shows Dermatologists Are Best At Removing Skin Cancers
.... This distribution of cases is similar to national statistics, and itexplains the difference in outcomes, Fleischer said. "Removing skin cancers is what dermatologists do," he said, "and thisexperience leads to better outcomes. We don't need regulations that will blockpatients from this car...Further Evidence On The Effect Of The UK Cervical Screening Programme
...orts recent findings of a beneficial effect of the national cervical screening programme. The authors say tha...port recent findings of a beneficial effect of the national cervical screening programme. The authors say that since its relaunch screening appears to have red...Mental Health Services Should Aim To Improve Safety To Prevent Suicide And Homicide
... 12 months of contact with mental health services: national clinical survey) (Mental disorder and clinical care in people convicted of homicide: national clinical survey) (Suicide and homicide by people with mental illness) About 1000 people who co......he past six months secretin has been the focus of national media attention with some parents of autistic children saying hormone injections have resulted in improvements in their eye contact, alertness and use of language. Autism is a severe developmental disorder that interferes with a child's ability ......e vital support to government programs, as well as national andinternational non-governmental organizations and local and international women'sgroups whose aim is to prevent maternal death. "The Gates Foundation gift is of critical importance because of thelong-term impact it will have on millions of ...Community Plays Key Role In Preventing Teen Suicide, UF Scientist Says
...s nearly doubled in thelast 20 years, according to national studies. Perkins' study involved 14,922 Michigan youths, ages 12 to 17, whoanonymously answered a 152-item survey, The Search Institute's Profiles onStudent Life: Attitude and Behavior Questionnaire. For purposes of hisstudy, Perkins used 15 categori...Research Shows Religion Plays A Major Role In Health, Longevity
...this month in the latest edition of theprestigious national journal Demography and will be included in a book, "Livingand Dying in the USA," due out in August....British Adolescents Need Government Support To Help Clean Up Their Act
...lth of teenagers in England and Wales: analysis of national data) (Sex and drugs and rock and roll) Brit...exual health should be a priority for co-ordinated national and local health promotion among young people. Prof McKee suggests that the problem is wider than se...Biological Markers Found That Correlate To Esophageal Cancer Treatment Success
...pon their new modelscorrespond with reality. This national esophageal trial is a multi-centerrandomized study in which 250 patients will receive the tri-modality therapy and250 will receive surgery alone, which is the standard treatment. The markerswill be linked again to response to treatment and survival ...Livers From Children Are Going To Adults, University Of Pittsburgh Review Of National Data Reveals
...splanted into adults instead of their peers on the national livertransplant waiting list, despite an increase ...laced locally is it offered on a regional and then national basis. UNOS, whichsets organ allocation policy, is being asked by the U. S. Department of Healthand...Kidney Transplant Recipients Require Less Long-Term Care If They Receive Well-Matched Donor Organs
...harmaco-EconomicTransplant Research group compared national kidney transplant records from theUnited Network o...eased from one to six: UNOS gives a patient on the national waiting list top priority for a donorkidney anywhere in the United States that has identical surface...Mayo Clinic Study Finds Costs For Cancer Clinical Trials Comparable To Costs For Standard Treatment
... from the Mayo Clinic study, UnitedHealthcare, the national healthbenefits subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group with 7.9 million members, made asimilar agreement with the Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups,Inc., that became effective October 30, 1998. Results of this study also are being considered...American Psychiatric Association Plans First Comprehensive Guidelines For HIV/AIDS Treatment
...ith HIV Infection and AIDS it plans to publish for national dissemination in2000. Over the past 10 yea...d by HIV and AIDS. The workgroup comprises national experts from institutions includingEmory University, Brown University, Columbia University, Harvard ...National Survey: Leg Crossing Is Taboo But Women Indulge Anyway
...know that it is bad forcirculation, according to a national survey released today to mark the VenastatGreat Am...g$50,000 to Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), a national organization whoseaffiliates train low-income women for better-paid jobs that aren't traditionallyhe...Kidney Transplants From Living Donors Reduce Long-Term Costs Of Care
... The findings will be presented May 20 at the national meeting of theAmerican Society of Transplant Surge...chool'sPharmaco-Economic Transplant group compared national kidney transplant recordsfrom the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) with Medicare claims for t...Mayo Clinic Cardiologist Available To Discuss New Guidelines On Treatment Of Stable Angina
...Findings: New guidelines published by three major national medical organizations emphasizea simple treatment mnemonic -- ABCDE -- that outlines the ten most importanttreatment elements of stable angina management: A -- Aspirin, anti-anginal drugs B -- Blood pressure control, beta-blocker drugs C -- Choleste...New cancer treatment facility opens
... spirit. "We believe this facility will serve as a national model for the delivery ofoutpatient cancer care in the new millennium," says Paul A. Marks, M.D.,President and Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The outpatient pavilion includes state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging,che......okesperson. These tireless efforts have earned her national recognition-and anincredibly busy lifestyle. "I certainly sacrifice personal time, but the work I do is really veryrewarding," said Dr. Lifshitz, who was a featured speaker at the AmericanMedical Association's 1999 National Leadership Development Con...Major study finds effects of child care quality linger into the second grade
(Embargoed) CHAPEL HILL - A major national study that examined whetherquality in child care makes a difference in children's intellectual andsocial readiness for school showed that indeed it does. The study revealed that the effects of higher-quality care -- whenchildrenfrom four stat...Bioterrorism topic of first new nationally broadcast public health grand rounds session
...alogue. "Public Health Grand Rounds is a major new national initiative to strengthen thepublic health infrastr...his practical and timely vehicle for improving our national public healthsystem." Registration for the program is available online at www.PublicHealthGrandRound...