Worldwide approach tackles kidney disease
...ublic health approach to this worldwide epidemic," states an article in the October issue of Kidney International. Data shows that kidney disease can be detected through simple tests in its early stages and then effectively treated. In end stages, dialysis treatment keeps patients alive, though sufferers...PITT, OHSU: When early life stress occurs determines its impact later
...cally from the real-life policies in place in most states where a child is cared for, but not paired with a permanent family a period that can last months - until a final decision is made as to whether they can be returned to their birth family. These findings underscore three core scientific principles th...Scientists reveal significant behavioral impacts of early life stress, study therapies
...cally from the real-life policies in place in most states where a child is cared for, but not paired with a permanent family -- a period that can last months -- until a final decision is made as to whether they can be returned to their birth family." "These findings underscore three core scientific principl...Mothers have brains primed for care
...differs greatly from the policies in place in most states where a child removed from their family (such as a foster child) is cared for, but not paired with a permanent family--a period that can last months--until a final decision is made as to whether they can be returned to their birth family." In other ...Latest Asian-American tobacco use data reported
...mong Asian Californians could be achieved in other states -- at the same time, the worrisome sign of higher smoking prevalence among the most acculturated young Asian American women in California could be indicative of a trend in the rest of the country as well. We've come a long way, but we still have a lo...Indiana a national leader in new federal funding for health information technology
...the second largest amount awarded to any of the 38 states that received the recently announced awards. The ...d information systems. Indiana is one of only five states in the country to receive funding to support a statewide health information network. $6.5 million of...Expensive new meds increase drug expenditures in the North Carolina Medicaid program
As states continue to struggle to find ways to control Medicaid costs, a new study published in the September/October issue of Annals of Family Medicine finds that an increase in the number of prescriptions for new and more expensive medications resulted in a ...Envisat Symposium report day 2: GMES turns science to services
...n arid northwest Africa, and ten different African states have responded to the TIGER announcement of opportunity....Prison stigma leads to poor health for African American men
...e health and resilience as these men return home," states author Cheryl L. Cooke. Nearly 8 out of every 10 African American men will be incarcerated at some time in their lives which can affect families through generations, meaning that their children will also be more likely to serve time in jail. [1]...ACPM to host web-based conference on low carbohydrate diets and adolescents
...isunderstanding surrounds low carbohydrate diets," states Dr. Robert Harmon, president of the American College of Preventive Medicine. "Adolescents and their families must be able to navigate through the diet trends and make wise decisions regarding their eating habits. This webcast will arm health care pro......overed by private health care plans or in specific states where the drug is not yet available on all formularies." Dr. Manion added that EPZICOM provides patients and treaters with a flexible and potent dosing option that combines two NRTIs that have been widely used in antiretroviral therapy for years. ...FDA approves new labelling for Seroquel in bioplar mania
... treatment of manic episodes — excited mental states seen in bipolar disorder that are characterized by impulsive behaviour, racing thoughts, pressured speech, and decreased need for sleep. 1, 2 . SEROQUEL has received licences for the treatment of mania associated with bipolar disorder in 42 countri...Female & black legislators more likely than others to prioritize children's health
...lysis of more than 9,800 bills introduced in three states over a two-year period, researchers from the Unive...hich are co-financed by the federal government and states but whose administration is largely left up to states. Nationally, about 50 percent of Medicaid enro...Seeing the same physician regularly leads to better preventive care
...iminishing opportunities for provider continuity," states corresponding author, Dr. Mark P. Doescher. "Our research provides support for efforts to reverse this trend."...New data reveals weather can trigger a migraine
...ions very early in the attack or even in advance," states Prince. The study findings demonstrate that there is a relationship between weather and migraine, and provides another piece of information on migraine triggers. Based on the data, patients and their physicians can track weather patterns and personal...Battling the bulge in adolescents
...olescents develop lifelong healthy eating habits," states author, Dr. JoAnn Long. The study reviewed two curricula, a traditional and an intervention, as they were implemented in separate junior high schools. Results showed that students responded significantly better to computer-based teaching involving ...Will the insured sacrifice to help cover the uninsured? New study suggests yes
...ed version used by more than 2,000 people in eight states and two foreign countries in the last five years. The research just published won the 2002 Marc S. Ehrenreich Prize for Research in Healthcare Ethics, and the CHAT game received the 2003 Paul Ellwood Award from the Foundation for Accountability. Ma...Severe sepsis causes almost 10% of cancer deaths
...anagement, LLC, Pennsylvania used data from six US states to analyze all the hospitalizations in 1999 and es... cancer patients that were hospitalized in the six states were found to have severe sepsis. When extrapolated to the rest of the USA, this corresponds to arou...Pediatricians are plentiful, but not in poorer states
...but they became far more concentrated in wealthier states than in poorer ones. "Better economic opportunities in some states may create a draw for physicians, but we need to make sure that society provides incentives for phys...New data demonstrates that Benicar(R) and Benicar HCT (TM) achieve JNC 7 blood pressure goals
...t units of systolic and diastolic blood pressure," states Suzanne Oparil, MD, Professor of Medicine, and Director, Vascular Biology and Hypertension, University of Alabama at Birmingham. "However, in light of the JNC 7 guidelines, which stress the importance of achieving goal blood pressure rates, physicia...