January/February Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ith significant depressive symptoms, more than one quarter (26 percent) of the participants said they did not intend to accept their physician's diagnosis of depression. The authors uncovered a number of reasons why these patients refused the diagnosis of depression. Among the most important reasons were the...Supermarket bakery workers risk developing asthma
... also widely used additives, was found in around a quarter of those with work-related asthma symptoms. Sensitisation is the process by which repeated exposure to certain allergens causes hypersensitivity, inducing or exacerbating asthma symptoms. Dr Paul Cullinan, from Imperial College London and Royal Bro...Study says 43% of US adults at risk of heart disease are not utilizing aspirin therapy
...erienced a heart attack; of these respondents, one quarter (26%) considered themselves to have little or no risk for having a heart attack in the next 10 years. Additionally, while heart disease is the number-one killer of American women1, only 36% of the increased-risk women surveyed selected heart attack ...Study shows strengths, gaps in quality of care for kids in California's public mental health clinics
...y required child abuse report was made. About one quarter of the records did not document informed parent consent for release of sensitive clinical information or medication treatment. In addition to Zima and Wells, the research team included Heather Ladd, Lingqi Tang, and Naihua Duan of the UCLA Neuropsych...Rice student wins award for revolutionary MRI research
...ally, and doctors use contrast agents in almost of quarter of those procedures. Contrast agents increase the sensitivity of the scans, making it easier for doctors to deliver a diagnosis. The most effective and commonly used contrast agent is the toxic metal gadolinium. Sitharaman has created new forms of co...Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, Jan. 18, 2005
...sitive FOBT with an immediate colonoscopy. About a quarter of the patients reported having FOBT, and one-third of these reported having only a single test in the office. An editorial writer calls the two studies shocking and concludes that primary care physicians must reexamine their colorectal cancer sc...Number of adults with high blood pressure set to soar by 2025
...igh blood pressure is predicted to increase from a quarter to a third by 2025, totalling over one billion, conclude authors of a study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for mortality and increases a person's risk of cardiovascular disease and kidney ...Being overweight has a significant effect on a child's quality of life
...ess concern about their child's weight, yet with a quarter of all children now overweight or obese, even a minor reduction in health-related QOL at an individual level is still likely to have a major effect at a population level," the authors conclude....Homes need more protection against falls
...ates than other homes, the researchers say. Only a quarter of the households reported using grab bars or handrails in bathrooms, while 64 percent said they used bath mats or anti-skid strips in the tub. Households with older adults tended to use more of these devices. Rental households had fewer grab bars or...Birth simulator helps physicians I.D. least forceful way to manage problem deliveries
...s in about 5 percent of births. Of these, up to a quarter of deliveries may result in an injury to the baby's brachial plexus, the nerves that control movement and sensation in the arm. As many as 10 percent of infants may sustain some permanent damage. An obstetrician can perform one of several maneuvers...Few Americans are aware they have chronic kidney disease
...erately decreased kidney function (one half to one quarter the filtering capacity of a young healthy adult) reported being told they had weakened or failing kidneys. Awareness was low in all but the most severe stages of kidney disease. Women with moderately decreased kidney function were significantly less ...Few Americans aware they have chronic kidney disease
...erately decreased kidney function (one half to one quarter the filtering capacity of a young healthy adult) reported being told they had weakened or failing kidneys. Awareness was low in all but the most severe stages of kidney disease. Women with moderately decreased kidney function were significantly less ...Risk of stroke doubles for migraine sufferers
...orm of headache in young adults, with as many as a quarter of women in their mid to late thirties suffering the condition. The link between migraine and stroke established in this review raises new questions about whether these two conditions share similar risk factors, which must be further researched. In...Shire receives US FDA approval of EQUETRO (TM) for bipolar disorder
...e available for prescribing in the US in the first quarter of 2005. Matthew Emmens, Chief Executive of Shire commented: "Bipolar Disorder is a debilitating condition that affects the patient and their family members. EQUETRO(TM) brings a new choice of treatment that can make a real difference to the lives o...Jefferson scientists find way to see breast cancer activity from outside the body
...reast cancers in women under 40, approximately one quarter of cancers in women ages 40 to 49 and one-fifth of cancers in women over age 50. He notes that when suspect lumps are discovered, biopsies are necessary to tell if cancer exists or not. But when such lumps are removed after suspicious mammograms, t...Landmark survey reveals asthma in children remains significantly out of control in the United States
...e asthma attack in the past year and more than one quarter (27%) had an asthma attack so bad they thought the...ime symptoms three times a week to daily; almost a quarter (22%) experienced symptoms at least once a week at night NHLBI Goals of Therapy Min...Generic drug use varies widely by state, study reveals
...eric dispensing rate increased to 51% in the third quarter of 2004. The generic variation study is the second Express Scripts study to examine geographic variations in prescription drug use. In 2001, Express Scripts research in geographic variation in prescription drug use found significant variation in the ...Report finds new model of care can improve quality, lower costs and increase physician efficiency
...iary of the AAFP, will be established in the first quarter of 2005. While the initial focus of the Practice Resource Center will be to support the pilot practices, future plans call for the Center to expand its service offering to family physicians across the country. In future phases, the Center will provid...Emergency departments failing to meet essential standards for children
...e than 18,000 children per year. It showed that a quarter of departments do not have separate triage facilities for children, and 36% of A&E consultants have not had specialist training in paediatric emergency care. Of those with paediatric triage facilities, 23% do not use an appropriately trained nurse to...Simple intervention nearly eliminates catheter-related bloodstream infections
....3 infections per 1,000 catheter days in the first quarter of 1998 to zero infections per 1,000 catheter days in the last quarter of 2002. The rate in the control ICU remained the same during the study period. The research...