Mentally ill offender treatment and crime reduction act becomes law
...f 2004, which will improve access to mental health services for adult and juvenile non-violent offenders, was ...i-pronged strategy that will provide mental health services to an underserved population," says Newman. ...It's time to allow people to die at home with dignity
...m Edinburgh University. Developing palliative care services in primary care is essential for realising the exp...of life care. Furthermore, the new general medical services contract has not prioritised palliative care. These changes will greatly affect care for dying peopl...Churches nationwide issue plea for increased rates of African American organ donation
...lma Scantlebury, M.D., director of transplantation services at the University of South Alabama in Mobile and a member of The Links, Incorporated. "I am proud to join my Link sisters and fellow surgeons in this initiative to let people know what is happening in our community." Linkages to Life is an ongoin...TIGER Workshop puts focus on space for African water management
...all about generating sustainable Earth Observation services for integrated water resources management in devel...trator projects into sustainable Earth Observation services for water resources management, so there will be emphasis on dialogue with potential donor organisat...Study looks at events that lead to disability among the elderly
...nagement of older persons on specialized inpatient services and, posthospitalization, by highly coordinated gerocentric care provided in the home."...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Nov. 2, 2004
... mean that more doctors will generate more medical services and therefore higher health expenditures. For all these reasons, the editorial writers say, "even when we have done our homework, increasing the supply of physicians gradually, in small increments -- ones that would not require major new investments ...Genetics testing saves health care dollars
...y be more inclined to increase funding for genetic services and testing." The case study helps document that genetic testing for mutations in well-characterized, dominant genes is cost-efficient because it either rules in or rules out carriers. The need for further clinical screening is eliminated in those wi...Improving child survival in Kenya: Strengthening of district hospitals essential
...thening if simple hospital-based interventions and services are to contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goal for child survival". An accompanying commentary (p 1560) by Elizabeth Molyneux (College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi) and Martin W Weber (WHO) compares the situation in Kenya with that o...Will email consultations improve patient care?
...ts, including the NHS, are required to offer their services both electronically and using traditional methods. The technology is available today, and it is inexpensive. The only way to measure its effectiveness is to pilot it, he writes....Cruise ships -- An alternative to assisted living facilities for the elderly?
...tive option to assisted living facilities, and the services offered on a cruise ship parallel -- even surpass -- what is provided in senior care facilities, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society. "Offering many amenities, such as three meals a day with es...Growing epidemic of wet AMD ushers in new era in treatment of the disease
...solating experience. Today, vision rehabilitation services are available to maximize independence and preserve quality of life for the hundreds of thousands of Americans living with age-related macular degeneration. Between six and ten percent of patients with AMD progress to the wet form of the disease, ch...Racial differences, poverty linked to mammography use
...e are doing everything we can to help them get the services that will help them." Generally, white women in the study were more likely to have health insurance, higher incomes, more education and to be married or living with a partner than the minority women. White women, more frequently than the others, ment...Major overhaul needed in end-of life care for patients with dementia
...blend of curative, restorative and palliative care services as patients decline and goals are adjusted. ...One-third of all physician assistants work in hospitals
... PAs deliver a broad range of medical and surgical services to diverse populations in rural and urban settings...e system. As the need for high-quality health care services in the hospital setting continues to increase, PAs are in an excellent position to meet those needs ...Techniques for making Barbie dolls can improve health care
...ushing increases in the cost of delivering medical services to Americans, the troubled health care system will begin to adopt operations research and other techniques that have proven successful in the relatively unfashionable manufacturing sector, predicts a leading expert. "By the end of the decade, th...Whooping cough makes a national comeback
...prehensive, acute, chronic and preventative health services for youth. The Society publishes and disseminates scholarly information related to adolescent health through its peer-reviewed monthly Journal of Adolescent Health. For more information, log on to www.adolescenthealth.org . About the Survey Dat...Experts debate benefits, dangers of chlorine in C&EN point-counterpoint
...f the exchange: Howlett point : "Products and services that result in 45 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product are rooted in chlorine chemistry. In addition to water disinfectants and pharmaceuticals, chlorine is critical to 25 percent of all medical plastics, 70 percent of all disposable medical ap...Major overhaul needed in end-of life care for patients with dementia
...blend of curative, restorative and palliative care services as patients decline and goals are adjusted. With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the authors have developed an innovative program entitled Palliative Excellence in Alzheimer Care Efforts (PEACE) that successfully demonstr...The dangers of NHS reorganisation
...improving health, and commissioning secondary care services for a population of around 180,000. Hopes were high that these new organisations would be powerful agents for change in a more devolved and locally responsive NHS. But some in the NHS now believe that primary care trusts have failed to fulfil these e...Limiting angioplasty to experienced hospitals will not reduce access to care
...y of smaller hospitals to provide other healthcare services -- must be examined before recommending such a policy. The researchers examined hospital discharge records for 97,401 patients who underwent angioplasty in New York, New Jersey and Florida in 2001. For each patient, the team approximated travel dista...