Poor fitness in young adults associated with eventual development of cardiovascular problems
...n young men and women and developing public health policies that encourage physical activity should be important health policy goals," the authors conclude.(JAMA. 2003;290:3092-3100. Available post-embargo at JAMA.com )...Universit de Montral receives US$11.7 million grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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... newer treatment than ECMO, and thus reimbursement policies have not "caught up" to the fact that the therapy is now more widely used. "Many therapies and life-saving equipment readily accepted by society are quite costly," said Maria Hardin, vice president of patient services for the National Organization f...New study in Pediatrics shows nitric oxide therapy for newborns effective and cost saving
... newer treatment than ECMO, and thus reimbursement policies have not "caught up" to the fact that the therapy is now more widely used. "Many therapies and life-saving equipment readily accepted by society are quite costly," said Maria Hardin, vice president of patient services for the National Organization f...Regionalizing some surgical procedures would not result in unreasonable travel burdens on patients
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...capita cigarette consumption, and tobacco control policies between the 17 ASSIST states and the 33 non-ASSIST states and the District of Columbia. During the intervention period, ASSIST states achieved a greater reduction in adult smoking prevalence than non-ASSIST states. The authors note that ASSIST state...Teaching hospital physicians report trouble obtaining specialty services for the uninsured
...s, and whether their physician group practices had policies limiting their ability to care for uninsured patie...private and public institutions. Formal practice policies limiting care to uninsured patients were reported by 13 percent of responding faculty. Factors cite...News tips for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003
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...rland has made contributions to service and public policies that bear on dementia, depression and disability in the U.S. and other countries. He served as a co-leader of a U.S./U.K. collaborative project, which consisted of an uninterrupted series of epidemiological and health service comparisons started in 1...OHSU researcher co-authors National State-By-State Report Card on women and smoking; Oregon flunks
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...hospital. Recently, national guidelines and state policies (including in Michigan) have relaxed the requirement for a hospital to have an operating room and cardiac surgeon standing by every time an angioplasty is done. And, Bates says, improved equipment and more experience among angioplasty teams have mean...Sex selection for social reasons: religious and moral perspectives
...ption that needs to be reinforced through laws and policies governing the availability and use of selection technology."...Experts present new research on the hot topics of aging at GSA's Annual Meeting
...t. Specifically, this symposium examines in detail policies and programs designed to allow older workers to gradually reduce their work schedules in stages from full-time work to full-time retirement. November 24 at 1:45 p.m. Hormones and Aging: The grand finale of the presidential interdisciplinary symp...The European Cancer Patient Coalition - challenges for the future
The emergence of cross-Europe policies on health and related issues mean that cancer patients need a voice at European level, said a leading patient advocate at ECCO 12 The European Cancer Conference in Copenhagen today (Tuesday 23 September). But, according to Kathy Redmond, Editor, C...Nearly 5 million deaths worldwide caused by smoking
...e substantially unless effective interventions and policies that curb and reduce smoking among men and prevent increases among women in these countries are implemented."...Afghanistan's health challenge
...raq, Afghanistan is quietly developing health-care policies that could have considerable positive impact on its 25 million inhabitants. The editorial comments how remarkable progress has been made by a fledgling health administration with virtually no previous Governmental or health-policy experience. Recent ...Asthma at school is disruptive to routine underdiagnosed, often poorly understood, survey suggest
...ugh 70% of nurses reported that their schools have policies allowing children to carry rescue inhalers with them at all times, approximately 40% say that parents are not aware of the school's policy. "When an asthma attack occurs, having a rescue inhaler in hand--not sitting in the nurse's office--can mean th...