Clinical research key in advance to prospective health care
...efit. Such a model requires that medical treatment rely on solid evidence stemming from rigorous clinical investigation. Despite the critical role for clinical research in advancing health care, several obstacles have prevented its expansion. "The 'parity gap' in peer-review funding is only a symptom of a...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2004 (second issue)
...s a surrogate test for airway inflammation than to rely on physiological changes for which the measurements are variable over time, are often undetectable in mild cases, and correlate poorly with clinical symptoms. The study appears in the second issue for February 2004 of the American Thoracic Society's...Significant disparities still exist in screening mammography rates; minorities underestimated
...Asian Americans. "Both BRFSS and NHIS studies rely on self-reported health behavior, which may not accurately reflect the actually receipt of health services," she reported. Peek reported that this under sampling has health policy implications because if public health officials and researchers assume...Many men would rather cope with STDs than use condoms
... biggest disadvantage to condom use was "having to rely on a partner's cooperation." Although the men said they were at risk for STDs, they "appear to cope with this risk by choosing to engage in secondary prevention -- seeking treatment -- rather than practicing preventive behavior such as consistent co...Computer resources help doctors answer patient care questions
...world, I know about it right away. I don't have to rely on two-year-old data," she said. D'Alessandro added that remotely using online or digital resources also provides an advantage over paper resources when physicians are on call, for example. The study published in Ambulatory Pediatrics revealed th...Measures of healthcare quality are of little use to patients
...ian patients deciding where to have surgery cannot rely on published data for information about quality, research in the BMJ has shown. Researchers looked at all available measures of quality and risk for surgical procedures in California in 1999. Data was available for 21 procedures only 12% of those c...Patient outcomes are better indicator than patient volume for selecting hospitals for VLBW babies
...e standards currently in place for many conditions rely on indirect-quality measures such as patient volume. Jeannette A. Rogowski, Ph.D., of RAND, Arlington, Va., and colleagues assessed the potential usefulness of indirect-quality indicators such as patient volume for very low birth weight (VLBW) infant...U-M study: Doctors more likely to prescribe pricey new blood pressure drugs
...ion Health Center. "I think a lot of physicians do rely on sales representatives to tell them about the latest medications out there. How else do you find this out? It is very hard to keep up on the medical literature. Doctors feel it's an educational visit, but the sales reps hand out samples." The Unive...A penny a month could bolster kids' immunization practices
...this essential preventive service will continue to rely on the good intentions and financial resources of the facilities providing the service," he adds. The researchers calculated improvement costs using data from 15 clinics in San Diego County that primarily serve patients at risk for low immunization c...When alcohol consumption evolves from a 'social lubricant' into a 'crutch'
...hol repeatedly to relieve their stress may come to rely on it as their primary coping strategy, and research suggests that such people are at risk for alcoholism. However, not all socially anxious individuals use alcohol to cope. What makes these individuals different from those who do is a fruitful r...Electrical stimulation in patients with paralysis and spinal cord injury
...mber of veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI) who rely on informal assistance to provide for daily physical needs. Study also described primary family care providers' characteristics, assessed perceptions of informal care networks stability, and explored self-reported care and perceived network instabili...Regulatory T cells keep graft-versus-host disease in check
...seful in the design of future clinical trials that rely on the use of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells to control GVHD.......seful in the design of future clinical trials that rely on the use of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells to control GVHD. TITLE: Recipient-type specific CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells favor immune reconstitution and control graft-versus-host disease while maintaining graft-versus-leukemia AUTHOR CONTACT: J...Obesity risks add to complications of gastric bypass
...ry, patients must restrict their eating habits and rely on vitamin supplements for adequate nutrition. According to the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 63,000 people had gastric bypass surgery in the U.S. in 2002. That number is expected to increase to 100,000 this year. The National Institutes of...Study of deadliest form of stroke demostrates much lower mortality rates at high caseload hospitals
... hospitals tend to have more specialists on staff, rely on more sophisticated and less invasive imaging equipment and use a defined team approach to treatment. In addition, they benefit from experienced neuro-intensive care units and offer both surgical and endovascular treatment. For example, the study...Teens struggle to find accurate, useful health information online
...sticated every day and physicians are beginning to rely on the Internet to deliver detailed, tailored information to patients about their particular medical problems. Often in my own clinical practice, patients come in to me only after seeking information on the Internet about their particular problem or ...Researchers fly away from gravity on the 35th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign
...ve existing astronaut fitness machines. Astronauts rely on fitness machines to stave off the wasting effects of long-term weightlessness. There are also two experiments flown by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics the latter in collaboration with the Moscow Institute for High Energy De...US DoE awards $4 million in funding to Stevens' Center for MicroChemical Systems
...ohibitively expensive to contemplate if we were to rely solely on experiments. In support of the projects, Lawal has established a state-of-the-art "Modeling & Simulations Lab," equipped with a cluster of high-speed servers and desktop workstations in conjunction with robust commercial and in-house CFD s...A new survey reveals how parents really handle the toughest challenges of raising kids today
...y results show that when making decisions, parents rely on their gut over expert advice. In fact, experts and parents match up on only about half of the answers of the survey. Despite their parenting confidence, 56% of them gave themselves a 'B' for parenting performance. Parents can take the survey on ...A picture perfect test of well-being: Graphic assessment tool tunes into life satisfaction
...n more about the sometimes silent populations that rely on their services. The fact that the tool, known as the refined Index of Field Energy (IFE-R), can be completed in crayon was proven by at least one group of children with cerebral palsy who participated in field trials of the instrument. The pictori...