Interstitial cystitis study finds limited benefit in two oral drugs
... were chosen for early testing because patients prefer oral drugs and each drug has different mechanisms of action. Elmiron is the only oral drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for IC. Doctors do not know exactly how it works, but one theory is that it may repair defects in the lining of ...Three-time Emmy Award winning actress Kathy Baker to participate in ADHD experts on call program
... available treatment options. For those who would prefer to use the Internet, a confidential, one-on-one on-line forum also will be available at www.ADHDExpertsOnCall.com throughout the day....Taking control: Lab testing you order for yourself
...e DAT. Approximately 32 percent stated they would prefer physician administration of a test, although quality did not seem to be a key disincentive. Suggested Customer Procedures Results Direct offers the following guidance for serving its patient base: Customers can choose to have reports maile...Is a picture worth a thousand words? Not for young children
... 4 years. "Adults generally prefer visual information if they have the choice. But ...ficult for children, but they prefer auditory stimuli," he said. In another study, the researchers aimed to elimina...Two major food allergy firsts in North America
...me allergic consumers are so exasperated that they prefer to ignore warnings and eat products that may put their lives in danger." Dufresne believes that a serious and rigorous allergen free certification program will help both consumers and the food industry in a win-win situation. The Association qubcois...NPSF Patient Safety Congress looks at safety from nine points of view
...are systems ... the two methods consumers say they prefer --according to an AmerisourceBergen Index(C) released Feb. 26 -- as away to increase medication-dispensing accuracy. Sessions on BPOC and CPOE include: -- Mark Neuenschwander -- one of the nation's leading barcode experts and princip...Study suggests that tomboys may be born, not made
... exposure to high levels of male hormones, tend to prefer masculine-typical toys and activities. The study results appear in the November-December issue of Child Development. Participants were part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a long-term study of biological, environmental and soc...Brain differences in sheep linked to sexual partner preference
... with same-sex preferences than it is in rams that prefer ewes," said Kay Larkin, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fell...orphic area is approximately the same in rams that prefer rams as it is in ewes." The sexually dimorphic nucleus was measured by examining the extent and lev...Bread crust and stuffing rich in healthy antioxidants
...which is rich in crust, but bad news for those who prefer to remove crusts from their bread, as they may be sacrificing healthful antioxidants. The research findings are scheduled to appear in the Nov. 6 print issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , a peer-reviewed publication of the Amer...Study finds more satisfaction in same-race doctor-patient relationships
...ic Health said, "Although the theory that patients prefer a doctor of their own race is quite popular, that hypothesis had never been thoroughly tested. We wanted to determine if it was indeed true that patients express greater satisfaction if they have a physician of the same race group." Previous studies ...Multiple characteristics of HAART affect adherence
...o be in large part again, because patients seem to prefer low pill count over QD dosing as the most important attribute, said Dr. Stone. Further, the survey found that QD regimens requiring more than two pills per day were less favorably rated than a BID regimen requiring a total of two pills per day. The ...Bladder cancer returns sooner with each recurrence, study shows
...convenient and sometimes painful. "Would patients prefer fewer uncomfortable exams but later tumor detection, or more exams and earlier detection?" asks Yan. "Patients must decide for themselves, but we can provide them with information and help as they make the decision."...Can an aspirin a day keep atherosclerosis at bay?
...but if you have plaque in your arteries, you would prefer it to stay put where it will do the least harm." Although the exact causes of atherosclerosis are unclear, researchers have known that the inflammation found in atherosclerosis is associated with increased levels of cellular inflammatory signals ca...Demystifying irritable bowel syndrome
...ately explain, or probable psychiatric disease. We prefer to judge the disorder to be a discrete collection of organic bowel diseases, with characteristic morphological, psychological, and physiological changes now only being fully appreciated. We believe that such a view will benefit research in the area, ...Migraines cost employers millions in productivity, but interventions can help
....org/) "In general, people with migraines say they prefer to go to work and/or stay at work while suffering the headache," Schultz said. "The cost of reduced efficiency is less visible but very much present." Dee Edington, Health Management Research Center director, said: "We are finding in a number of st...Vaccination delays onset of prion brain disease in mice
...cal to a therapeutic response. Obviously, we would prefer to prevent infection altogether." "Prion is an infectious agent," says Blas Frangione, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology and Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine and an author of the paper. "This study shows that it is possible to block prion ...Survey reveals needs of glaucoma patients across Europe
...ent of patients dosed more than once per day would prefer to take their medication once a day. In addition, 77 percent of patients would prefer to have both/all of their glaucoma eye drops in a single drop, if they had a choice. "The survey cle...Surgeons perform skin expansion procedure on conjoined twins at UCLA's Mattel Children's Hospital
...ate a permanent implant after mastectomy. Surgeons prefer to use tissue expansion to reconstruct parts of the scalp, where hair growth makes it difficult to replace lost tissue with skin from elsewhere on the body. Even after stretching, skin from the scalp retains its ability to generate natural hair growt...UCLA surgeons complete skin expansion procedure on conjoined twins
...constructing almost any part of the body. Surgeons prefer to use tissue expansion to reconstruct parts of the scalp, where hair growth makes it difficult to replace lost tissue with skin from elsewhere on the body. Even after stretching, skin from the scalp retains its ability to generate natural hair growt......s with such a copious layer of sunscreen and would prefer to apply half this amount, say the authors. They therefore suggest applying one finger of sunscreen, with the corollary that the resultant protection would only be about half that stated on the product. Users should then be encouraged to reapply one ...