UNC study: Most N.C. family practitioners engage in unrecognized community service
...teer time during the past 12 months, and community practitioners gave close to 46 hours. Over their lifetimes, the former reported being involved in almost 21 different volunteer activities while those working outside academia reported almost 17 different ones. Fewer than half of either group said that their pract...TB Alliance announces new drug discovery program with GlaxoSmithKline
...nsure that drugs are affordable, adopted by health practitioners and are accessible to patients who need them most. Today's TB treatment reaches less than half of TB patients and is difficult to complete due to its complexity and length (four drugs for 6-9 months). Resistant strains have emerged and practically d...Dental practitioners can be instrumental in preventing their patients' eating disorders
Baltimore, MarylandDental practitioners play a crucial role in the early identification, r... management. Results showed that fewer than 44% of practitioners currently assessed their patients for eating disorders, and fewer than 43% prescribed specific home ...Study reveals frequent non-guideline treatment of late-life depression
...dication than women--commonly diagnosed by general practitioners in out-patient settings. "These results highlight possible worrisome errors in the diagnosis and treatment of late-life depression," says Dr. Sewitch. "Further research is required in order to unravel the complexities."...Ten-minute emergency room intervention for problem drinkers
New Haven, Conn.--Emergency room practitioners can be successfully trained in two hours to counse...ng, and negotiate and advise a plan of action. The practitioners were trained to listen carefully to the patient's concerns, help them identify strategies to change ...Society of Hospital Medicine to launch new medical journal
...nical decision-making, better educate all clinical practitioners about the value of and processes inherent in hospital medicine and foster responsible and balanced debate on medical issues or healthcare trends that affect hospital medicine and patient care. "The journal will also inform readers about non-clinica...Concerns over the future of children's health care in British general practice
...nd seek emergency care in hospitals, while general practitioners have yet to take on a major role in managing chron...s that the new contract does not encourage general practitioners to focus on children's care. It offers additional remuneration based on a points system, but child h...Heart attack treatment gap may be closing for women
... progress has been made with more physicians/nurse practitioners following practice guidelines. "We are making progress in prescribing aspirin, beta-blockers and statins to patients with acute coronary syndrome," she said. "In addition, there is not a statistically significant gap in the treatment between men an...Component of green tea protects injured livers in mice
...atty changes, but longer waiting lists are forcing practitioners to consider using these organs. A previous study found that rinsing livers with a solution containing green tea extract prevented failures in transplants using fatty livers. The current study examined whether (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), th...Study finds no reason for expectant mothers to shy away from early epidurals
...cologists recommends that when feasible, obstetric practitioners should delay the administration of epidural anesthesia in women with their first pregnancy until the cervical dilation reaches at least 4 to 5 centimeters and other forms of analgesia should be used until that time. This recommendation was based on ...Third of European cancer patients use complementary and alternative therapies
...eason for use. Thirty-three different types of CAM practitioners were consulted, but over 6% were treated by their family doctor. Most had learnt about CAM from friends (56%), family (29%) or the media (28%), while 18% were informed by their physician. Under 10% had heard via the internet. Overall, patients tended...Women's heart risk underestimated by doctors, resulting in less preventive care than in men
...may represent a best-case scenario among full-time practitioners since survey respondents may be more likely to be aware of and adhere to guidelines than non-respondents." Therefore, the researchers concluded that interventions are needed to raise awareness and encourage healthcare providers to adopt heart dis...Dartmouth awarded $21.8 million NSF grant
...ow people learn and to connect scientists with the practitioners to effect meaningful change in the lives of students." Dartmouth's SLC, the Center for Cognitive and Educational Neuroscience (CCEN) draws from numerous faculty experts and benefits from strong community collaborations. The new center blends researc...The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and Blackwell Publishing announce partnership
...y full service professional organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties. Through its various membership categories, AANP provides representation for over 90,000 in the U.S. and worldwide. Its premier publication, the Journal of the Academy of Nurse Practitioners is a highly regarded resource us...Annual mammogram, doctor visits are enough for breast cancer follow-up
...gnificantly different from that offered by general practitioners in terms of improvements in the patient's quality of life or speed in detecting new cancers. However, patients were more likely to be satisfied with care by their general practitioner. Despite studies indicating that routine physical exams are effect...Pharmacist review does not keep older people out of hospital
...rease admissions by 30% and home visits by general practitioners by 43%. It also seemed to worsen patients' quality of life compared with controls. The exact mechanism for this result is not clear, they add. It may be that a better understanding by patients of their conditions led to more hospital admissions. Alte...Editorial urges 'black-box' warning for Bextra and Celebrex
...OX-2 inhibitors. "A black-box warning that alerts practitioners to the potential cardiovascular hazards, especially in patients at moderate to high risk, seems timely for all COX-2 inhibitors," said Psaty. Furberg supports the advice of the Food and Drug Administration, which issued a Public Health Advisory on ...Complementary and alternative therapies and conventional medical therapies
... as customization of treatments, variations in how practitioners perform treatments, or the holistic nature of many...ith one another or with conventional treatments -- practitioners need to be trained in research principles and methods. Studies depend on the involvement of those w...RelayHealth selected by Columbia University to link doctors and patients online
...erning organization of physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners and other healthcare providers, it has negotiated numerous major contracts with insurance companies for its membership. CPPN-participating physicians/providers may be reimbursed $25 for RelayHealth online medical visits, or webVisits®, as part of...Cumulative trauma in adulthood can worsen health in later years
...From these study findings, said Dr. Krause, health practitioners can extrapolate why some older people fall ill while others do not. "It may be necessary to routinely ask older people who are having health problems if they experienced a trauma during the intake examination. Many health care providers already ask a...