Study finds public lacks awareness of effective alcohol control policies
...nstrating that tens of thousand of lives have been saved by this policy, according to the studys authors. Obviously, we need to do a better job of telling the public about the effectiveness of alcohol control programs and policies, said Deborah Girasek, PhD, MPH, of the Uniformed Services University of t...Early intervention stops damage to insulin-producing cells
...saves about 30 percent more beta cells than can be saved if treatment is withheld until diabetes first develops. Buchanan and colleagues are now furthering the research, seeking to understand why some peoples' beta cells wear out under high workloads, while others' do not....MTCT-Plus makes HIV treatment a reality for poor countries
...mselves. The tragedy is that most of the children saved by MTCT programs are likely to be motherless by the time they can walk. "MTCT-Plus is an major step towards bridging the gap in access to care, treatment, and support," said Peter Piot, executive director of the Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).......rganisations are remarkable. Millions of lives are saved every year by programmes that are launched, often in extreme circumstances, by UN Agencies and NGOs. The resources available for humanitarian action, however, are almost never enough." Commenting that resource and political constraints are the main ...Armed with AEDs, police save lives by cutting response time
...s after someone has a cardiac arrest, every minute saved means about a 10 percent increase in relative survival, says Robert J. Myerburg, M.D., director of the cardiovascular division and American Heart Association chair of cardiovascular research at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Over the las...Sutter Health announces plan to deploy Bridge MedPoint error-prevention system
... demonstrates that errors can be reduced and lives saved through bold system changes like these. Embarking on these initiatives will not only improve individual patient safety, but also encourage the entire healthcare industry to accelerate improvements in quality. We hope other hospitals follow Sutter's l...Strategies allow for drug-free transplants, report researchers at international congress
...udy as well.) The bone marrow was then removed and saved for infusion into the patients about 11 days after their transplants. Before receiving the bone marrow, however, patients were exposed to 10 treatments of irradiation, beginning the day after transplantation, that was targeted at locations in the bod...Study estimates cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer screening strategies
...s were found, was the least expensive approach and saved the most lives. Their model projects that in Thailand the total annual cost of a VIA screening program with immediate treatment for the female population aged 33 to 55 years every 5 years would be $0.79 per woman, or $4.7 million annually. Such a scr...Better care and better communication urgently needed
... "It is a tragedy that thousands of lives could be saved if there were more oncologists and more institutions dedicated to cancer care." Not all countries recognise medical oncology as a speciality. "Medicine has become so complex that it is essential to specialise. But more than that, we need qualified ...Periodontal examinations could save lives
...Clinicians from the University at Buffalo may have saved a 48-year-old man from an unexpected stroke or hea...hen it is hereditary. "A periodontal examination saved this patient's life," said Aguirre. "If the protein S deficiency had not been detected, eventually, ...Intensive care specialists reduce hospital death rates by 30 percent
...ion. This increases the number of potential lives saved each year from 54,000 to 162,000, says Peter J. Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., lead author of the study and associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Hopkins. "The magnitude of intensivists is as big as the best therapies we have,...Irbesartan cost-effective treatment of diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes
...expectancy and total lifetime cost savings. Costs saved ranged from approximately Euro 12,000 per patient ($12,000) to Euro 23,000 ($23,000) per patient depending on the country and comparator. "Whether the analyses were conducted in the U.S. or Europe, they show that treating eligible patients, earl...Higher cost sharing reduces plans' drug expenditures, but boosts enrollee costs
...irees higher copayments for retail pharmaceuticals saved themselves 18.7 percent per member on average in 2...ercent less than retail. However, use of generics saved the most, with the average price of a generic prescription over 70 percent less than the average bra...Fossil fuels for household use are viable option for world's poor
...ffset by health and other benefits, including time saved from gathering biomass fuel. For the millions of p...iency standards of 27.5 miles per gallon, the fuel saved in one year would provide enough cooking fuel for about eight poor families. Switching to a hybrid c...Colonoscopy far more cost-effective against colon cancer than promising Cox II drugs, study predicts
...aily. The study looked at the number of life-years saved by screening, drugs, or a combination -- that is, ...t the difference was smaller: $3,900 per life-year saved through screening every 10 years or $6,200 for screening every 5 years, versus $80,300 for drug ther...Research reveals no benefit of rapid MRI over X-rays in patients with low back pain
...he study shows that substituting rapid MRI neither saved money nor led to improved clinical outcomes," said Hadler, professor of medicine at the UNC School of Medicine. "Rather, the data suggest that substituting rapid MRI increases cost in part because it predisposes patients to undergo surgical intervent...U-M study: Physicians perceive health care cost savings line pockets of insurance companies
...ns believe, according to study results, that money saved by using a less expensive approach would go toward...Of that group, 77 percent said they felt any money saved through the other option would go to the managers and owners of insurance companies. Of those physic...Some mental health cost controls may increase employers long-term expenses
...isability. The research results suggest that money saved by restricting access to care is offset by higher employee turnover costs. The study appears in the September 2003 issue of Mental Health Services Research. It is among the first to examine long-term mental health disability cost issues. "Our results...Most women can skip Pap smears after hysterectomy
...ngs. The cost of these screenings per year of life saved can run up to $12 million for more aggressive screening plans. It's the first study to look at the value of Pap smear screenings for women who have had a hysterectomy. "Everyone thinks more prevention is better. What we found is that just because you......C Health Services Research. Vast amounts could be saved if doctors prescribed thiazides, the recommended and cheapest drugs, rather than expensive alternatives. Atle Fretheim and his colleagues from the Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs estimated the potential annual savings for six coun...