Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...ans.The federal regulations single out for special scrutiny plans whose financialincentives place physicians at "substantial financial risk" -- doctors who couldlose 25 percent or more of "maximum anticipated total payment." Such plans arerequired to ask patients about their satisfaction with quality of care ...UNC Researchers Testing First In New Class Of AIDS Drugs
...ed atmeeting rigorous Food and Drug Administration scrutiny to obtain approval forthe drug. "This particular trial was aimed at finding the correct dose and to show 'proofof principle' that the drug could be administered in a relatively convenientway," Eron says. "The trial lets me and others test a new drug...Analyze This: New Book Examines Shrinks On Screen
...American Psychiatric PublishingGroup, is a careful scrutiny of cinematic psychiatrist past and present. Throughan examination of physician and treatment caricatures, the authors illustratehow moviegoers are led to perceive, and frequently misperceive, the practice ofpsychiatry and mental illness. "If psychia...WIC, Medicaid Have Reduced Infant Deaths
...rk, Pa. -- Two key public programs under political scrutiny -- theSpecial Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) andMedicaid -- have reduced infant deaths, says researchers. "WIC and Medicaid have helped poor women reduce infant mortality on twolevels," says Dr. Karen P. ...SFU author examines mothers and illicit drug use
...r's downtown eastside, says she is prepared forthe scrutiny and criticism that could be ignited by the release of her firstbook, Mothers and Illicit Drugs: Transcending the Myths. Recently published bythe University of Toronto Press, the book is Boyd's PhD thesis. In it she arguesmothers who use illicit drugs...New NIAMS grant targets osteoporosis in men
... been studied in women, will now undergo major scrutiny in men with the award of aseven-center, $23.8 million grant by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases(NIAMS) in partnership with the National Institute on Aging and the National Cancer Institute at theNation...Patients with social phobia benefit from long-term treatment with sertraline HCl
...ion. Social phobia is characterized by the fear of scrutiny by other people or by a persistent fear of humiliation or embarrassment in social or performance situations, which leads to either avoidance of the situation or feelings of intense distress during the situation. Common social phobic situations inclu...Pasadena chemist wins national invention award
...nd and the tumbling rate went down." That level of scrutiny allowed the researchers to develop a structure of liposome that could encapsulate a chemotherapy drug, survive the turbulence of blood circulation and deliver it to tumors through holes in their characteristically leaky blood vessels. A $200-million-...Pipelines, storage containers may spread MTBE throughout Midwest
...d to prevent its spread. MTBE came under intense scrutiny after numerous studies showed it can leak from underground storage tanks and other sources to contaminate the drinking water supply. Although its toxicity to humans is unclear, MTBE can make water undrinkable due to its foul smell and bad taste. No o......f the same type of rigorous scientific testing and scrutiny that is applied to more traditional therapies. Haramati, a research scientist, points out that that is precisely why it is important to expose medical students to CAM practices and principles within the confines of the basic sciences, taught by fac...Consortium aims to improve protection of human research subjects
...also will be suggestions clarifying when increased scrutiny should be required. Additionally, the project will look at the efforts now used to ensure patient safety in clinical trials and determine whether new approaches are necessary. "Currently, efforts to ensure ethical clinical research fo...Accountability in Clinical Research: Balancing Risk and Benefit
...been greater public concern for patient safety and scrutiny of complex ethical, legal and regulatory issues. Such issues will be tackled April 24-26 by Indiana University School of Medicine physicians and researchers and other prominent scientists at a national forum at the University Place Conference Ce...Medical press releases may exaggerate results and fail to include study limitations
...nalists get stories "right," there has been little scrutiny of the release process or quality. For this study, the authors conducted telephone interviews in January 2001 with press officers at nine prominent medical journals and analyzed 127 press releases about research articles, for the six issues of each j...Treating effects of brain damage
...cits that follow stroke or head injury comes under scrutiny at an international conference-aimed of determining which treatments work, how well they work and for whom. The 600 delegates at the Effectiveness of Rehabilitation for Cognitive Deficits conference, organised by Cardiff Universitys School of Psychol...New Parkinson's surgical procedure shows lasting benefits, according to Emory researchers
... material. The data have been the subject of open scrutiny and authors outside of Cuba who have helped analyze much of it. We, at Emory, feel very fortunate to have been a part of this study and plan on expanding our relations in future studies with these researchers." With these new results, researchers w...Has drug regulation abandoned its public health mission?
... were initially established to provide independent scrutiny of pharmaceutical firms in the interests of public health, have been overly influenced by the industry's desire for rapid drug approvals. He explains how the industry has undermined the credibility of regulatory agencies. As a result, agencies have b...Transition to mental health carveouts disrupts care for most fragile
...carefully." While new medications receive years of scrutiny prior to entering the marketplace, policy often evades tough examination. "Some argue that the same kind of standard ought to be applied to policies, at least you ought to evaluate them to see if theyre achieving the benefits they are supposed to ach...Amnesia, confusion may signal concussion
...oncussion grading systems recently have come under scrutiny because of the lack of evidence-based support. Grading scales assign a number based on suspected concussion severity. In the grading systems, loss of consciousness is typically considered to be sole or primary indicator of serious injury. Consequentl...Physician organizations urge Secretary Thompson to defend NIH review process
...ng controversy that has emerged over congressional scrutiny of certain grants funded by the National Institute...educe transmission of HIV and other diseases under scrutiny and attack by special interest groups and some politicians with no expertise to judge the scientific...Emory, GlaxoSmithKline, NIMH enter public-private partnership to develop new drugs for depression
...ical research in mood disorders, and the intensive scrutiny of novelGSK antidepressant candidates in pre-clinical and clinical studies. Scientists at NIMH's own laboratories in Bethesda, MD, led by Dennis S. Charney, MD, will develop clinical models to assess novel antidepressants. Emory School of Medicine fa...