Health Workers May Experience Costly Dislocation As Health Spending Growth Slows
... Risk: Prepare for the Future In a related commentary, Rashi Fein, PhD, of Harvard Medical School,writes that a slowdown in health spending should reflect three importantconsiderations: 1. Costs should be shifted to eliminate waste and inefficiency, not reduce the quality of care. 2. Cost red...Prevalence Of Silicosis Studied In Surface Coal Miners
...X-ray and a breathing test, and answered questions related todemographics, medical and work histories, smoking behavior, respiratorysymptoms, and safety awareness practices. "Silicosis has killed more people in Pennsylvania than any other state.The results of this study demonstrate that silicosis is...Products For Weight Loss Or Increased Energy Can Be Deadly, Warn Poison Control Experts
...ausea, andvomiting," said Haller. "Adverse effects related to products that containephedrine have included stroke, heart attack, seizures, and even death."Olson emphasized that consumers need to be aware that dietary supplementproducts are considered neither food nor drugs from a legal standpoint. "Therefore...Teen Marijuana Use Is Fueled By Change In Attitudes
...991 through 1996. Itexamines how marijuana use is related to student attitudes about the drug itselfand to a variety of general "lifestyle" factors, including school grades,truancy, hours spent working, average weekly income, religious commitment,political beliefs, and the number of evenings a week that tee...Intervention can help reduce risky sexual behavior, according to results published in Science
... in that nation's response to HIV. Please note: A related news conference will take place on Thursday, 18 June at 1p.m. on the main campus of NIH, Wilson Hall, Building 1, Bethesda, MD. For moreinformation, contact the NIMH Office of Scientific Information at 301-443-4536. For copies of the NIMH stu...Promising Results For Woman-Controlled Anti-HIV Product
... woman-controlled anti-HIVproducts, according to a related study involving women at high risk of HIVinfection through their own or their partners' drug use. BufferGel and othermicrobicides work by reducing the vaginal pH level, increasing the naturalacidity that provides a harsh environment fatal to many mic...Thousands Of AIDS Deaths Could Be Prevented With Expanded Medicaid Coverage, UCSF Study Concludes
...expanding the Medicaid system to coverHIV care and related drug therapy for patients who meet two conditions: lack ofinsurance for HIV antiretroviral drugs and an annual income below $10,000, whichis 125 percent of the national poverty level for a single person. The UCSF teamis the first to report on this t...UCSF Researchers Seeing Increased Rates Of Unprotected Sex Among San Francisco Gay Men
... (June 30) at the 12th World AIDS Conference. In a related presentation today, Dennis Osmond, PhD, UCSF associate professor ofepidemiology and biostatistics, reported that this increased risk behavior hasnot yet led to increased rates of infection. The rates are high enough,however, to lead to substantial n...Only Eight Percent Of San Francisco HIV-Positive Urban Poor Receive Protease Inhibitors
...nd 80 percent by pillcount. Adherence was highly related to viral load, and small amounts of missed drugshad large effects on the amount of virus in the patient's blood. "While the level of adherence in these patients would be very good for mostother diseases," said Moss, "patients with HIV infection in o...Lupus Foundation Of America Awards Summer Internship To Student Working At Wistar Institute
... encourage young scientists to participatein lupus related research under the supervision of an established scientificinvestigator. It will support Ms. Seo's work in Dr. Jan Erikson's laboratory inWistar's Tumor Immunology Program. Ms. Seo graduated cum laude from Yale University with a B.S. degre...... or faster. Themost commonly cited worst features related to feared as well as actualdifficulties (in fact, many women did not distinguish between feared and actualside effects): pain or cramping; waiting, uncertainty, or fear of the unknown;and feared or actual nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Yet, 22 perce...UCSF To Establish Formal Hospitalists Training Program
...l receive special training in a variety ofsubjects related to hospital care, said Robert Wachter, MD, UCSF associateprofessor of medicine and epidemiology, associate chairman of UCSF's Departmentof Medicine and chief of the Medical Service at UCSF's Moffitt-Long MedicalCenter. In addition to standard trainin...New Elementary School Program Lowers Cardiovascular Risks In Children
.... Other cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors related to blood pressure and physical inactivity are also reduced. Furthermore, the program is more effective when implemented in the classroom than when it is targeted solely at small groups within the class who show CVD risks. Called the Cardiovascular ...Need For Artery Operation Exceeds Treatment Rate
... with the estimated level of need in patients with related symptoms. They noted that while the operation rate more than doubled in the early 1990s after national guidelines were produced, there was still a large unmet need. By 1995-6 the operation rate was 89 per million, but the need was estimated at 153 ...Novel Therapy To Treat Lung Cancer Patients Enrolling Patients At UCSF Cancer Center
...treatments. Patients may experience side effects related to the MMPI including fatigue,joint stiffness, joint swelling, and, in a few patients, some limits on themobility of certain joints, most often the shoulders and hands. Those who are interested in participating in the trial should contact the UCSFCa...... the blame for this is placed on DRGs -- diagnosis related groups-- a set of procedures and practices that represent a predictable amount ofcosts. According to the researchers, DRGs were originally created at therequest of physicians to help them evaluate what took place in hospitals. Today,there are curren...Unsticking The "Glue" In Blood Cells Could Save Lives
...ots while continuing to limit blood loss." In related research, the Hopkins scientist is trying to understand howplatelets manage tostick to cancer cells that have broken off from a primary tumor and entered thebloodstream."There is some evidence that these loose tumor cells can interact withplatelets,"......ats. Maher has no commercial associations related to fenfluramines orphentermine. Ulus has no commercial associations. Redux was licensed to severalcompanies, including Interneuron Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Lexington, Mass., ofwhich Wurtman is a director. These studies were supported in part by grants...Understanding Why Antibiotics May Be Over-prescribed For Patients With Sore Throats
... but that patient satisfaction was not necessarily related to receiving a prescription for antibiotics. Both doctors and patients emphasised the importance of educating patients about the appropriate use of antibiotics, and two thirds of patients gained satisfaction from receiving information and reassuranc...Jefferson Physician Warns Further Study Of DHEA's Safety Needed
...ssion of using androstenedione, a steroid hormone related to DHEA, to bolster his hitting power. The recent controversy over this steroid's properties, and its possible connection to McGwire's success, may move some teenagers from contemplating to actually taking such over-the-counter drugs in the unprov...