UW study shows blacks and Latinos are more satisfied with physicians of the same race
...ents who perceive racism in the health care system prefer and are more satisfied with physicians from the sa...rly 25 percent of blacks and 33 percent of Latinos prefer that their personal physician be of their same race or ethnicity. In turn, those patients who have r...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ents who perceive racism in the health care system prefer and are more satisfied with physicians from the sa...rly one quarter of blacks and one third of Latinos prefer that their personal physician is of their same race or ethnicity. In turn, those patients who have r...Economist: Cuba's state-run baseball doesn't go to bat for players
...rch found that Cuba comes up short. Fans generally prefer an even distribution of talent. Despite complaints about New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner's domineering deals, Baird found that the Cuban League is less balanced than the National and American leagues. Over the last quarter-century, she fou...Opponents of needle-exchange programs should think about their message to drug users
... as upright, moral, sincerely religious people, we prefer that you and others in your social orbit die." Martin cites a number of alarming statistics to show the size of the drug problem. The number of IDUs is estimated to be between 1 million and 1.4 million. By mid-2000, 36 percent (270,721) of AIDS cases...New self-help technology set to combat eating disorders
...and vomiting or purging of food. Some may actually prefer to use a CD-ROM rather than see a practitioner as a result. The computer-guided self-help treatment program for Bulimia has real potential to be utilised in routine clinical practice - especially as a first step to care." Only three short sessions o...Employees with diabetes are not more tired
...ying, whereas people with few tiredness complaints prefer flexibility. Employees with few complaints probably find that flexible conditions make it easier for them to combine their disease and work....Hard choices: Pitt researcher presents findings on when to accept organ transplants
...r a life-saving organ. Nonetheless, many patients prefer to remain on the national waiting list, preferring not to put someone they know through a living-donor operation, which involves a small but real risk to the donor. According to Schaefer, patients should use up the capacity of their current liver fi...Using the internet's power and anonymity to reduce problem drinking
...e common elements. In fact, many drinkers seem to prefer this format. It's a way to save face, and drinker..." Walters added that many college drinkers seem to prefer the e-CHUG format. "This is consistent with how most college students change their drinking anyway,...British conservatives should beware of Australian health service reforms
...f these reforms makes them attractive to those who prefer private institutions to fund health care," say the authors. "They show, however, that such policies create increased fiscal burdens for government, increase in equality in funding care, and have no observable effects on efficiency." They conclude: "B...Emergency department study supports giving dehydrated children fluids by mouth
...e end of the study, we realized that most families prefer to start with the oral rehydration therapy for treatment of moderate dehydration," said Dr. Spandorfer. "It is our hope that this study may support greater adoption of ORT by emergency physicians." Dr. Spandorfer's co-authors were Evaline Alessandrin...Optimal treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
...," Dr. Ly-Pen observes, "in which patients usually prefer conservative therapies." Surgery may still be the best course in severe cases of CTS, for avoiding loss of sensation and improving function. This study, however, has important implications for the effective, affordable, early treatment of carpal tu...Annual mammogram, doctor visits are enough for breast cancer follow-up
...o appear in the late 1990s, "women still seemed to prefer a frequent schedule of tests in order to be reassured about their health status," Fossati says. "It would be worthwhile to evaluate whether a good strategy of sharing information between the doctor and the patient would help women to be equally reas...Infants, children prefer sounds over pictures and only slowly become visually oriented, studies find
... can process both sounds and visuals together, but prefer visual information. Sloutsky, who is also associate dean of research for the university's College of Human Ecology, said children probably pay more attention to sounds because of their temporary nature. "If you don't pay attention to sounds, they dis...July/August 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...al health conditions, most primary care physicians prefer an integrated approach to care in which the mental health specialist is located in the same office as the patient's primary care doctor rather than enhanced referral care in which the patient is referred to a separate mental health clinic. Physician...Long history of missed opportunities plague Medicare prescription drug benefit
...luntary, allowing seniors to opt out if they would prefer to keep coverage they currently have; and the program will be paid for not only by beneficiaries' premiums, deductibles and co-payments, but also by heavy subsidies from general revenues. Dr. Oliver said, "Even so, we found that many of the same eco...Partial breast radiation procedure may benefit cancer patients
CHICAGO -- Some women with breast cancer who prefer breast conserving surgery consisting of lumpectomy and radiation may choose a procedure that delivers radiation to the malignant tumor and not to the entire breast, according to research of a breast surgeon from Rush University Medical Center in Chic...Studies identify risk factors for colon cancer
...ening (Abstract 102382*) Female patients tend to prefer seeing female physicians in most specialties of medicine. A study presented by researchers at the University of Michigan found that for colorectal screenings in particular, women patients' preference for a female health care professional is strong e...Frozen, fresh sperm both effective for in vitro fertilization
...ent. Dr. Thornhill says Mayo Clinic doctors still prefer to use fresh sperm when possible because the number of sperm and their movement are reduced by freezing and thawing. If fresh sperm is not available -- because of the man's illness, travel or other circumstances -- couples can choose to use frozen sp......ohns Hopkins finds that many hospitalized patients prefer visits from their own physician to those of the ph...future care. Half of those queried said they would prefer a telerounding visit by their own physician to a real visit by another physician. Eight out of 10 s......ession. Patients who recovered were more likely to prefer counseling at the start of the study. Those with persistent depression were also more likely to say they received less care from their doctors than they wanted. When asked why they did not seek further help, many said they didnt think they could be h...