Elderly receiving inappropriate prescriptions from their doctor's office
...thors write, calling their work indicative of "the need to understand more fully the rationale behind the continued use of these medications." An association between potentially inappropriate medications and negative outcomes would support the position that errors like these are common among the elderly o...Pioneering nanosystems degree wins approval
...dustries worldwide. "There's definitely a national need that we are responding to," said Dr. Stan Napper, ...cation of nanotechnology and of funding, there's a need for trained scientists and engineers." Napper described nanosystems engineering as the application o...Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
...on of troops returning home with nerve damage. We need to support our troops in actions, not just words, and I am glad that we have been able to get funding for this important work." Adds Congressman Lynch, "Last month, I visited the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington and met with dozens of se...Cartilage repair techniques shown to restore patient mobility and reduce pain
...roup of clinicians in response to growing clinical need for more durable cartilage and meniscal repair procedures. It comprises a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals who have focused on the problems of detecting and treating cartilage injury, as well as conducting research, since 1999 when it ...Researchers model brain's electrical storm during a seizure
...ntial seizure treatments so we can move beyond the need for lobectomies," said Szeri. The National Science Foundation and a Berkeley Fellowship from the University of California helped support this research....Treatment guidelines for kids with bipolar disorder published
...companied by aggression and self-injury, decreased need for sleep without daytime fatigue, speech that is difficult to interrupt, racing thoughts, distractibility that varies with mood, increased goal-directed activity, hypersexuality, and in some cases, hearing voices. "The disorder runs in families, a...World's biggest study of multi-million pound health problem launched
...nals as to the sort of diet and lifestyle patients need to adopt to avoid constipation, there is no clear ...re often reluctant to leave the house in case they need the toilet, or they may suffer painful bloating or feel tired and depressed. "We hope LIFELAX will g...When the brain, not the ears, goes hard of hearing
...rst thing you can do is raise your voice. What you need to do is look at the person and speak slowly and clearly. Speaking loudly is like turning up the volume on a cheap stereo it's only going to distort your speech and add to the confusion." Six years ago the same team of researchers reported finding ...Investigational transplant drug effectively preserves kidneys while avoiding toxic side effects
...isk of heart attacks and can damage the kidney. We need to develop a medication as effective as cyclosporine in preventing initial rejection, while at the same time preserving the kidney and providing better patient outcomes." Dr. Larsen and Thomas Pearson, MD, DPhil, with colleagues at Bristol-Myers Squ...Referrals to palliative care come too late to improve quality of life for cancer patients
...ies. "There is international recognition about the need to ease what is an incredibly difficult decision for patients and families about palliative care and increase earlier referrals to such programs," Dr. Ferrell said. "This study supports closer collaboration between oncologists and palliative care spe...Physician roles at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo
...t choose between responsibility for individuals in need of care and demands placed upon them by the state or other governing entity. Dual loyalty can arise in the military, in prisons, in situations where care is provided to illegal immigrants, in forensic psychiatry, and in a variety of workplaces where ...NYU Child Study Center receives grant from the American Red Cross September 11 recovery program
...er and the Silver Shield Foundation recognized the need to address the mental health needs of the children bereaved by the loss of a parent on September 11th to ensure educational and other life success in the long-term. With initial funding from the Silver Shield Foundation received in February 2002, the...Failing to aid Africa will lead to more terrorism
...ional terrorism in their frustration. These people need to be heard, he says. He focuses much of his research on developing policies to improve the global food system for the benefit of the nutritional status of low-income people. He is the former general director of the International Food Policy Research......loping countries, but the number of individuals in need of the drugs currently vastly exceeds the supply, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. These circumstances make for difficult decisions about treatment allocation. David Wilson and Sally Blower (from the University of California Los...The courage to change the rules: A Proposal for an essential health R&D treaty
...agenda. Individual member states of the WHO "would need to periodically evaluate targets for priority research and make adequate recommendations towards needs-driven R&D."...Similar results found in both older and younger patients undergoing weight-loss surgery
...e authors suggest the benefits of such surgery may need to be reconsidered. Shawn D. St. Peter, M.D., and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz., compared the results of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in 110 patients younger than sixty years with 20 patients 60 years ...Computer model being developed at Stanford may help surgeons better predict patient outcomes
...ed. "It is incredible what we can see, but what we need to be able to do to make a good decision is to pro...the diagnostic data tells us what is there, but we need to know the answers to the 'what if' questions." These questions include, "What if it is better to d...Study: Young adults can be motivated to eat fruits, veggies
...d not given much thought to eating healthier might need basic information about the importance of good nutrition, while someone who already knows why eating healthy is important might make better use of quick and easy recipes that use fresh fruits and vegetables. Nitzke's team included researchers and coo...How often should women get mammograms?
...als would be ethically questionable because of the need for unscreened control groups. At present, American Cancer Society guidelines recommend that women age 40 and older have a screening mammogram every year and that they "should continue to do so for as long as they are in good health." But payors dif...Many postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease don't use lifesaving aspirin therapy
...ons of taking low-dose aspirin daily. "Physicians need to be cognizant of these disparities. They must be mindful always of the patient and strive to treat each patient individually, without regard for the patient's socioeconomic status, insurance type or race," he said....