Patient with drug-resistant form of HIV identified
...torial The Lancet comments: "This case serves as a reminder that HIV remains a frighteningly versatile foe, one that can mutate to escape immune attack or to acquire drug resistance with surprising speed. One lesson to be drawn from this case, therefore, is that despite all the advances that have been made in...New survey finds red dress symbol prompts women to take action to care for their hearts
...f the Red Dress Collection 2005 delivers an urgent reminder for women to care for their hearts and to take action against heart disease, still the number one killer of women." Two years after the launch of the Red Dress symbol by NHLBI, part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and ...Communication between primary-care physicians and patients can reduce medication-related problems
...loring whether technological tools, such as e-mail reminder messages, can encourage patients to report side effects to their physicians....Inadequate sleep in late pregnancy may influence labor and delivery
...nd delivery outcomes. "This serves as an important reminder to healthcare providers to discuss the importance of adequate sleep with expectant mothers," added Lee. "Similar to advice that women should 'eat for two' when pregnant, healthcare providers should consider recommending that women also sleep for two....Female condoms overlooked in fight against spread of HIV/AIDS
...almost an object of ridicule, and an uncomfortable reminder that disease lurks, Kaler said. The focus for researchers is on developing microbicides--gels--that could be applied to deter the spread of the virus, rather than advocating for female-controlled preventive methods like the condom and diaphragm...Computer assisted standing orders improve adult immunization rates
...r such vaccines, but physicians had to accept that reminder before an order would flow to nursing staff for ad...ursing standard orders group than in the physician reminder group; 42 percent of patients in the standing order group received influenza vaccine compared with o...Computerized orders effective in increasing administration of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines
...ed their annual pneumococcal vaccine. Computerized reminder systems increase influenza and pneumococcal vaccin... randomized trial using the computerized physician reminder system as a control. The trial included 3,777 general medicine patients discharged from 1 of 6 study...Diabetes among older adults imposed an estimated $133.5 billion cost in 1990's
...l Institutes of Health. "This study is a stark reminder of the huge financial burden diabetes places on patients, their families, and society," Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said. "Diabetes remains a serious and growing health threat, but there are simple steps we can all take, suc...Child health improvement through computer automation
...RS includes an internationally respected physician reminder system that offers suggestions on appropriate diagnosis, tests and treatment management for each patient. The sheer volume and changing nature of guidelines for shot administration, vision screening, injury prevention, management of chronic dis...July/August 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...sible medical records (12 percent), and inadequate reminder systems (5 percent). The authors suggest that safety initiatives should focus less on professional interventions to improve clinical judgment and more on management systems to enhance the quality of information transfer. A String of Mistakes: The I...Even health-conscious women going without colonoscopy
...ems will have to make organizational changes. From reminder postcards to dedicated clerical staff to educational materials, they note that there are substantial opportunities to boost rates of screening. There's also an incentive: a major health care quality rating system, known as HEDIS, has recently added r...Mayo Clinic led study: Minimally invasive surgery safe, effective for patients with colon cancer
...ler incision and faster recovery present less of a reminder to the patient about the serious diagnosis." The use of minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery began in the 1980s for removal of the appendix and gallbladder. The success of those procedures made surgeons think the technique could provide equal bene...Avian influenza outbreaks create concern about human infection Mayo Clinic researchers warn
...- The occurrence of avian influenza in humans is a reminder of the vulnerability of people to an emerging pandemic, Mayo Clinic researchers warn in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Mayo Clinic researchers review the latest outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1 strain) that occurred ...New study finds even a 'small' amount of psoriasis can negatively impact daily life
...ich the paper was based. "This study is a powerful reminder that even those patients whose psoriasis is not considered 'severe' by traditional measurements nevertheless deserve and need additional treatment options that will work for them." The paper, written by a team led by Robert S. Stern, MD, a Member of ...NYU Child Study Center and The Bear Stearns Charitable Foundation launch outreach campaign
...plewicz, MD. "Everywhere we turn, we find a vivid reminder of the dangers we face -- from the recent bombings...pported by Bear Stearns, hopefully will serve as a reminder that we all must remain mindful of the potentially negative impact these images have on the youngest...Creators of robot for the elderly to demonstrate technologies at Future of Aging Services Conference
...bot designed to assist the elderly, and a handheld reminder device, during the Future of Aging Services Confer...to take medicines or eat meals. But unlike simpler reminder systems, it can also monitor the execution of those activities, detect discrepancies between what a ...Heart attack patients face 25% lower death risk if hospitals follow national care standards
...ta blockers. Prior GAP results had also shown that reminder stickers on patient charts, and a checklist and contract that must be completed by both the nurse and the patient before discharge from the hospital, made it more likely that patients would get risk-reducing lifestyle advice. But the new results are...Statement from Barbara Alving of NHLBI on guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women
...nd heart disease awareness and serves as an urgent reminder to every woman to take care of her heart. This Friday, February 6, 2004, is National Wear Red Day. This awareness day, designated in a presidential proclamation, provides women and men across the country a way to be a part of this national Heart Tr...A novel way to boost childhood immunizations: Use baby pictures on personalized calendars
... We want to reward their efforts with this unique reminder to keep them coming back over time," Dr. Kreuter said. The color photograph of the baby is one of the calendar's essential features. Many participants had no professional photographs of their baby and valued the ones provided at each appointment....Urgent action required to prevent 500k deaths/yr worldwide from pregnancy-related causes
...ome of the challenges that remain, and serves as a reminder that these issues underlie many of the world's most pressing problems." Wendy Graham and JuliA Hussein (2) outline how monitoring progress towards the Millennium Development Goals of reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015 is seriousl...