Hospital Stays Longer Than Three Days For 'Simple' Heart Attacks May Not Be Cost Effective
...three days. "Ourassumption is that hospitals would offer optimal care in those three days. Theycan't just shift part of the patient's treatment and associated costs to anoutpatient setting." She conducted the research with Duke investigator Eric Eisenstein, andother researchers representing the D...PAHO To Provide $1 Million For Cholera Programs In Central America
...ollowing Hurricane Mitch and accepted a $1 million offer from the Pan American Health Organization to support the program. "We have passed the emergency phase, and we are in the reconstruction phase," Dr. George Alleyne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization said to the health authorities from B...Study Confirms Safety Of Common Heart Drug
...ing the effectiveness of digoxin. The new findings offer an educational message to healthcare professionals,according to Williamson, a former fellow at the UNC-CH School of Pharmacy andproject manager at Quintiles Cardiovascular Therapeutics. "A main message of this study is the need for health care profe...Diabetes & Holiday Foods: Cedars-Sinai Physician Offers Tips To Maintain Healthy Holiday Balance
... ANGELES (December 3, 1998) - Holiday celebrations offer temptation forparty-goers to abandon healthy nutrition habits, but calorie-ladenfestivities pose a special challenge to the 16 million Americans who havediabetes. "The key to successfully navigating the holiday season," saysPhilip Barnett, M.D., Ph.D...Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...informpatients about the financial incentives they offer to subcontracting physicians.The federal regulations single out for special scrutiny plans whose financialincentives place physicians at "substantial financial risk" -- doctors who couldlose 25 percent or more of "maximum anticipated total payment." ...Immunex's TRAIL Molecule Shows Potential As Anti-Tumor Agent
...e to protect human health. The company's products offer hope to patientswith cancer, inflammatory and infectious diseases. American Home Products owns a majority interest in Immunex. AHP is one of theworld's largest research-based pharmaceutical and health care productscompanies. It is a leader in the ......ur family. Many hospitals, including Cedars-Sinai, offer a freephysician referral service which can not onl...rranging a "get acquainted" visit. This visit will offer a chanceto personally speak with the doctor about your specific healthcare needs....Ablatherm: An Ultrasound Device For Prostate Cancer Therapy
...ovation based on the use of ultrasoundwaves, could offer an interesting alternative for some patients who do notqualify for surgery (mainly men over 70). The ultrasound technique, developed byJean-Yves Chapelon's team at INSERM U281 in Lyon (directed by DominiqueCathignol) and transformed into a practical...Doctors Missing Chance To Help Teens Who Smoke
...eir teenage patients about smoking, but few ofthem offer any advice or help. They presented the findings at the annualmeeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, a worldwide groupof scientists promoting health through understanding smoking prevention andcessation. The Massachusetts Genera......t techniques at the very earliest opportunity. "We offer comprehensive services that extend from pre-pregnancy counselingthrough the entire pregnancy," said Lawrence D. Platt, M.D., chairman of theDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and chairman and director of thedepartment's residency program. "We h......on specialists, and volunteers, thesedisplays will offer brochures on the prevention and treatment of many differenttypes of cancer, as well as Web access and other resources. Participantsinclude the Cancer Resource Room at the Massachusetts General Hospital CancerCenter; the Blum Patient Family Resource ...Penn Researchers Find Chemoembolization Effective For Liver Tumors
...ly three sessions. "With chemoembolization we can offer a less taxing and effectivetreatment for liver cancer," said Dr. Soulen. "Although notcurative, it can extend and preserve a more normal life for thepatient by minimizing the cancer and its effects."....... Two special late-breaking research sessions will offer reports of highly significant and timely findings ...line Press Room For the first time, the AACR will offer a virtual pressroom on the World Wide Web during the 90th Annual Meeting. It will be accessible via ...ENBREL (Etanercept) Patient And Physician Support Web Site Launched
...e to protect human health. The company's products offer hope to patientswith cancer and inflammatory and infectious diseases. Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, a division of American Home Products Corporation(AHP), is a major research-oriented pharmaceutical company with leading productsin the areas of women'...Cordis Cardiology Introduces The MINI Crown Stent
...Cordis Cardiology, said the company initially will offer the MINI in 11 mm and 15 mm lengths and diameters ranging from 3.25 mm to 2.25 mm in quarter sizes. Penn described the MINI as the stent that enables physicians to "go smaller safely," predicting that it will soon become the "gold standard" for sma...AVANT Atherosclerosis Vaccine Raises HDL, Reduces Atherosclerosis In Vaccinated Animals
... receive treatment two to threetimes yearly, could offer significant benefits for reducing the risks ofatherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. In addition, such a vaccine mightexpand the market for cholesterol-lowering therapies to people at somewhat lowerhealth risk, for whom cholesterol-lowering dru......efforts to gain an academicpost,Julian accepted an offer as director of research for soya products for GliddeninChicago. Over the next 18 years, the results of his soybean protein researchproduced numerous patents and successful products for Glidden, among them, apaper coating and a fire retardant foam us...Misdiagnosis Looms As Demand Increases For New Breast Cancer Biopsy
...o saywe are done with the validation trial and can offer a sentinel node-onlyprocedure for women with invasive breast cancer."......e to protect human health. The company's products offer hope topatients with cancer, inflammatory and infectious diseases. American Home Products Corporation's Wyeth-Ayerst division is a majorresearch-oriented pharmaceutical company with leading products in the areas ofwomen's health care, cardiov...Irritable Bowel Syndrome The Focus Of Three UNC-CH Reports At Digestive Diseases Conference
...ew instrument quantifies a person's QOL and should offer a clearer view ofhow well the treatment of IBS is progressing, according to Dr. Douglas A.Drossman, professor of medicine and co-director of the UNC Center forFunctional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders. "You can't just look at disease measu...