UNC study: Most N.C. family practitioners engage in unrecognized community service
...ghout the country, then the discipline is making a substantial contribution to society and their communities over and beyond the clinical care provided," Goldstein wrote....Geodon effective in psychiatric emergencies; Sharply reduces time in restraints
... in restraints for a shorter period of time offers substantial benefits. "Reducing the time in restraints lowers the chance for complications. This new medication really does represent a significant new option in emergency treatment of severely agitated patients, particularly because it's effective in treating...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...carry increased risk. The authors point out that a substantial proportion of adults in the United States approximately 7 percent of the adult U.S. population has transferrin saturation levels greater than 41 percent, and are at increased risk. The authors suggest that simple dietary restrictions may help to r...Unexpected benefit seen in treating HER-2 breast cancer with new preoperative drug combo
..., simultaneous Herceptin treatments. To reduce the substantial incidence of heart failure and cardiac dysfunction seen with traditional use of Herceptin and anthracycline-based chemotherapy, the researchers used epirubicin instead of doxorubicin, which has been shown to be less toxic to the heart. The researcher...Improving access to healthy food has little effect on diet
...gh improving retail provision alone may not have a substantial impact on diet and health. An approach that changes knowledge and access simultaneously may have a better chance of securing improvements in diet and health and a reduction in health inequalities," they conclude....New technique shows promise for improved straightening of crooked nose
...his technique, called extended spreader graft, had substantial improvement in the straightening of the middle third of the nose. One case showed improvement in the airway as well. Follow-up ranged from six months to two years. Results were documented by facial photography of frontal, lateral and base views and w...Storage time and temperature effects nutrients in spinach
...kept at warmer temperatures. While they found that substantial nutrient loss occurred at all storage temperatures, the cooler temperatures retained more nutrients for a longer period of time. Keeping spinach in the refrigerator will slow down its nutrient loss. The spinach kept at 39 degrees retained only 53 p...Obtaining patient consent for clinical audit is unworkable without extra resources
...obtaining consent for sharing information presents substantial challenges requiring new approaches to the issue, say the authors. Obtaining such consent is unlikely to be successful unless extra resources are allocated to training, staff time, and administrative support....Invasive pneumonia and antibiotic resistance decreased after childhood vaccine introduced
...crolide resistance occurred even though there were substantial shortages of the childhood vaccine between 2001 and 2003. "The decline in antibiotic resistance in invasive pneumococci in Atlanta between 2000 and 2002 was the result of introducing the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine," says Dr. Stephens. "The vacc...Use of potentially inappropriate medications among elderly common in some European countries
There are substantial differences between European countries in the pote...nt for a large number of hospital admissions and a substantial increase in health care costs. In the United States and Canada, epidemiological studies have docum...Risk of cardiac death after radiotherapy for breast cancer has declined, study finds
... in radiation techniques have been translated into substantial benefits for women with breast cancer. Whether the risk of ischemic heart disease mortality resulting from radiotherapy has been entirely eliminated cannot be determined definitely from this study. Continued follow-up of the women diagnosed and treat...Study shows risk of cardiac death after radiation for breast cancer has dramatically decreased
... cancer to proceed with treatment without fear. "A substantial number of women, especially those who are older, don't get radiation when they should - for example after a lumpectomy. We really don't know why they don't get radiation, but we have to theorize that maybe it's due to concerns over toxicity," Giordan...Genetics important in age-related macular degeneration
CHICAGO Genes play a substantial role in the development of age-related macular deg...rcent for DZ twin pairs." "Genetic factors play a substantial role in the etiology [the cause of a disease] of AMD and associated macular characteristics, explain...Neurobehavioral function during coma, stroke rehabilitation effective for elderly
...sually and statistically. Data confirmed modest to substantial effects for both treatments in all three participants. This study is among the first to suggest that aprosodia may be responsive to behavioral treatments. 12-minute Walk Test most sensitive in detecting walking changes in patients with stroke, pg 1...Finances, not having a dentist are primary barriers to seniors receiving needed dental care
...o dental care. Zittel-Palamara theorizes that a substantial portion of those reporting no insurance were denture wearers who didn't think they needed dental care because they had no natural teeth. Therefore, the lack of insurance was not perceived as a barrier for these people. "I think this difference is d...Fractured leg bone not the end of Tutankhamen mystery
... priests removed the brain. We believe there was a substantial delay between death and mummification, during which time the brain would have liquefied. The priests have almost certainly drained the brain through the base of the skull rather than removing it in the traditional way via the nose. "However, the ...European folic acid policies are not effective enough
...olic acid policies during that time. They found no substantial decline in neural tube defect rates in Continental Europe in the past decade, and although levels in the United Kingdom and Ireland fell by 32% (a continuation of a long-standing decline) they remain higher than levels in Continental Europe. These da...Blood pressure treatment could cut risk of strokes and heart attacks
...topped prematurely in October 2002, as a result of substantial benefits associated with statin use in the prevention of heart attacks and strokes....English-speaking Hispanic youth more likely to have sex early
...waukee, state that "This study adds to the already substantial and still growing literature clearly documenting the existence of what has been termed the 'healthy immigrant effect'. less acculturation consistently is associated with better health and health outcomes, even though immigrant populations often have...Columbia researchers receive $3 million to combat genetic killer of infants & toddlers
...he institution to significantly expand its already substantial SMA research. With an estimated 55,000 people afflicted with the disease in the United States, Europe and Japan, spinal muscular atrophy, once among the least understood diseases in medicine, has recently emerged as one of the genetic conditions clos...