Health report-card fears make doctors forgo potential life-saving heart treatment
...ians - who were included in the angioplasty report released in January 2003. They were asked to respond to nine statements regarding the state mortality reports, indicating whether they strongly agreed, agreed, disagreed or strongly disagreed with each statement. Conducted by Narins with Frederick Ling, M.D.,...National Academies Advisory: Jan. 11 public briefing on perchlorate in drinking water
... health effects of perchlorate. The report will be released at a one-hour public briefing. DETAILS: Tuesday, Jan. 11, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lecture Room of the National Academies building, 2100 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Reporters who cannot attend may listen to a live audio webcast of the briefi...New findings on patient safety at children's hospitals
...1999 report on patient safety and medical mistakes released by the prestigious Institute of Medicine. They have been applied to adult hospitals as a way to measure quality and safety of care, adjusted for the severity of illness among the patients in a particular hospital and for other specific criteria. Bas...NIH action plan charts future challenges for liver disease research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today released the trans-NIH Action Plan for Liver Disease Research, a comprehensive plan that addresses the burden of liver diseases in the United States and maps out challenges for future research. The Action Plan is available on-line at http://liverplan.niddk....Tobacco-company-sponsored parties with free cigarettes may encourage students to start smoking
... them to take up smoking, according to a new study released today. The study, part of the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) College Alcohol Study (CAS), appears in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health . The study was led by Nancy Rigotti, MD, director of the Tobacco Research and T...USC researchers highlight disparities in cancer rates among racial and ethnic groups in California
... These findings are just a small part of the newly released report "Cancer Incidence and Mortality in California: Trends by Race and Ethnicity 1988-2001," an examination of 14 years of statewide cancer data. The Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program, or CSP, produced the report with data from fellow regiona...Risks from labor after prior cesarean delivery low, study reports
...gh of 26 percent in 2002. Recent preliminary data released by the NCHS indicated an overall Cesarean delivery rate exceeding 27 percent for 2003. For the same period, the rate of vaginal birth after Cesarean delivery had fallen from 31 percent in 1998 to 10.6 percent in 2003. The U.S. Public Health Service...New study shows early ritalin may cause long-term effects on the brain
...ing depressive symptoms in adulthood. This work, released at the annual American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) conference in Puerto Rico, is among the first to examine the effects of early Ritalin exposure in rats on behavior and brain function during the later periods of life. "Attention-defici...Increased suicide rate is possibly linked to chemicals released from nearby asphalt plants
... solvents and carbon disulfide, among others, were released in unknown quantities by the asphalt terminal and hot-mix asphalt plant. Carbon disulfide, also a neurotoxin, has been linked to personality changes, mood disorders and suicides in occupational settings, the researchers said. In addition, Some resea...Melatonin supplements offer little or no benefit for the sleep deprived - study says
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released information today about research on melatonin supplements. The research was conducted at the University of Alberta for the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative medicine. U of A researchers did a comprehensive review of all studies o...Little evidence to link mercury fillings to human health problems
... demonstrates the human body absorbs mercury vapor released from dental amalgam restorations. Despite this absorption of mercury, scientific panels assembled by the U.S. Public Health Service, the European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) have concluded there is no scientifically relevant an...NIH panel issues State-of-the-Science statement on end-of-life care
...nterdisciplinary, multi-site studies. The panel released its findings in a public session this morning, following two days of expert presentations and panel deliberations. The full text of the panel's draft statement will be available late today at http://consensus.nih.gov . The final version will be avai...Landmark survey reveals asthma in children remains significantly out of control in the United States
...ught their life was in danger. The survey results released today underscore the severity of asthma in childre...oints at the 95% confidence level. The survey was released on behalf of Asthma Action America, a national asthma education campaign supported by leading organi...Updated adjuvant data presented at SABCS show 30 percent reduction in recurrence
...fen." Pfizer's announcement closely follows newly released American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommendations on the use of aromatase inhibitors as adjuvant therapy for postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer and coincides with the presentation of an update on the study tr...Dec. 7 tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine
...ave Different Cardiovascular Effect A study being released early online found that the COX-2 inhibitor rofecoxib (brand name Vioxx) had 2.72 higher odds for heart attack when compared with another COX-2 inhibitor, celecoxib (brand name Celebrex). Rofecoxib was also associated with higher odds for heart atta...Two days of post-surgical pain relief now possible with just one shot
...poFoam technology that allows the painkiller to be released into the epidural space over time. This may reduce the need for external tubes and pumps that are common with other forms of pain management following major surgery. "DepoDur is good news for people having major surgery and is also a welcome change...NHLBI stops sickle cell anemia transfusion study
...evention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP I) were released in a clinical alert. STOP I found that administering blood transfusions every 3 to 4 weeks to children with sickle cell anemia who are at high risk for stroke reduces their rate of first-time stroke by 90 percent. "STOP I showed that we could preve...Report finds new model of care can improve quality, lower costs and increase physician efficiency
(LEAWOOD, Kan.) - A report released today by America's family physicians projects that... the New Model of care recommended in the recently released "Future of Family Medicine" report would lead to increases in efficiency and compensation for family...November/December 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... the New Model of care recommended in the recently released "Future of Family Medicine" report would enhance the financial viability of family medicine practices, many of whose survival is endangered by their place on the front lines of a failing health care system. The report also projects that the patient-...NIAID seeks applicants to lead revamped HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks
... site (see below for details). A second RFA, to be released in early 2005, will solicit applications for the Clinical Trial Units (CTUs) that will implement the research plans of the networks. Funding for the two RFAs is expected to total up to $300 million for the first year, and funding may continue for up ...