Update on national asthma guidelines released
...ase severity -- but it modifies specific treatment recommendations at each step to reflect research over the last fiv...therapy in infants and children under age 5. New recommendations regarding the use of leukotriene modifiers as alternative therapy for treating mild persistent asthm...Progress and future directions for management of hepatitis C
...from treatment and further research. Among its recommendations for future research, the panel gave top priority to the development of reliable and reproducible HCV cultures, which will advance the understanding of its biology, mechanisms of drug resistance, and aid vaccine development. The panel urged the estab...Acarbose could delay onset of type-2 diabetes
...d together remains to be determined. Nevertheless, recommendations for screening and treatment of impaired glucose tolerance should now be reassessed."...Cardiac differences in infants born to HIV-positive mothers may persist
...ldren.Nonetheless, the study results reinforce PHS recommendations to screen pregnant women for HIV and to take steps to prevent transmission from mother to infant. Since 1994, for example, federal guidelines have stated that healthcare providers should offer AZT to HIV-infected women during pregnancy and delivery, ...Simple reminder can help patients avoid dangerous infection
... has a problem, current American Heart Association recommendations advise that he or she take antibiotics in advance ...nning had found that patient compliance with these recommendations was inconsistent: Nearly 40 percent of affected individuals were not taking antibiotics as recommend...New practice guidelines focus on neuroimaging of premature and low birth weight babies
... and the Child Neurology Society have released new recommendations regarding the use of brain imaging of preterm and ...iologists, and neonatal radiologists developed the recommendations after reviewing more than 1,300 articles published since 1990. Only 90 reported data from studies th...Survey reveals needs of glaucoma patients across Europe
...ght of hundreds of thousands of patients. The IGA recommendations were based on the results of a recent survey of 243 glaucoma patients using multiple medications and 250 physicians from France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The survey found a significant number of glaucoma patients experienced difficulties when taki...Health recommendations from study on aspirin and lung cancer are premature
...e needed to confirm our study's results before any recommendations about aspirin use for the prevention of lung cancer can be made," he says. The new study found that taking aspirin three or more times each week for at least six months appears to substantially lower a woman's risk of developing non-small cell l...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, July 2, 2002
... of taking the drugs to prevent breast cancer. The recommendations and a background summary of the evidence for the recommendations are published in today's Annals of Internal Medicine (Clinical Guidelines: Recommendations, p. 56; S...Poor adherence to control measures for older children with phenylketonuria
...ents and young adults generally do not comply with recommendations for the monitoring and control of phenylalanine concentrations. If phenylketonuria is proven to be dangerous in adults as it is in infants, maintenance of good dietary control beyond childhood will become increasingly important, and more acceptable m...Reduction in HIV-1 incidence among rural Ugandans gives hope to other African countries
... use of selective evidence as the basis for policy recommendations can be misleading and counterproductive. Countries...nations in their prevention efforts, inappropriate recommendations based on poor interpretation of evidence must not be used as the basis for policy."...Study shows flavored milk gives kids more calcium but not fat & calories
...recommended calcium intake for the day. Government recommendations state that children ages 4-8 need 800 milligrams of calcium a day, or the equivalent of about 3 glasses of milk, while children ages 9-18 need 1,300 milligrams of calcium, or the equivalent of about 4 glasses of milk. In addition to calcium, milk pro...Treatment guidelines for HIV infection announced by international panel of AIDS experts
...guidelines for treating HIV disease in adults. The recommendations take into consideration new antirertroviral drugs ...e Journal of the American Medical Association, the recommendations represent the consensus of a 17- member expert panel. The international panel of AIDS specialists w...American Heart Association updates heart attack, stroke prevention guidelines
...ge 20, according to new American Heart Association recommendations published in today's Circulation: Journal of the A...since the American Heart Association published the recommendations in 1997. They reflect recent data on the degree of risk imposed by specific risk factors and the ne...Adults over 50 should be screened for colorectal cancer, US group says
...lts over 50 be screened for colorectal cancer. The recommendations and a background summary of the evidence for the recommendations are published in today's Annals of Internal Medicine. The Task Force identified two screening metho...Panel advises easing selection criteria to boost supply of donor hearts
...s, and organ procurement specialists. The panel's recommendations are published in today's rapid access issue of Cir...hearts are transplanted. "Implementing these new recommendations could increase heart donations," says Jonathan G. Zaroff, M.D., who co-chaired the March 2001consens...UCLA AIDS Institute scientists show antiretroviral drugs can eradicate AIDS epidemic
...t look good." Blower and her colleagues offer four recommendations to eradicate the HIV epidemic worldwide: Treat more HIV-infected people to reduce the epidemic's severity. Develop more effective drugs to reduce viral load. Even a slight drop in viral load would provide great benefit. Prevent drug resistance from...Dietary change may prevent the most serious form of prostate cancer
...h year with early-stage prostate cancer." Specific recommendations for calcium consumption are more complex, because calcium also helps prevent osteoporosis and colon cancer. The U.S. Recommended Daily Intake of calcium for men over age 50 is 1,200 mg. While the most well-known dietary sources of calcium include mil...Mayo Clinic vaccine researcher calls for universal flu vaccine for elderly
... least two decades. Despite long-standing national recommendations that make influenza immunization the standard of care, progress in improving influenza coverage rates has been unacceptably slow at best, taking decades to achieve coverage rates of 60 percent." Dr. Poland compares the health-care community's slownes...Caring for children with emotional disorders grows increasingly stressful over time
... primary caregivers." Early's recommendations gives finer shape to an emerging philosophy for treating children with emotional disorders that favors caregiving by the child's family as opposed to foster care or hospital treatment. Accor...