Research Trial To Test New Drug For Diabetic Neuropathy
...ction velocities, we would likely move to a phase three trial. That would mean not only looking for improved nerve conduction but also to see if the drug reduces pain and numbness." This drug has not yet been approved by the FDA. There is no charge to patients to participate in this study. Patient...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
...pression management, is based on data collected at three non-profit hospitalsin a single urban area. The ho...ospital billing led to a surge in inquiries to the three hospitals. "Citizens are becoming more educated about hospital billing and taking theresponsibility...... Each physician was associatedwith one or more of three managed health care plans, which provided individualenrollee data for the study. Some of the medical groups compensated physicianson a fee-for-service basis, while others did so on a salaried basis.Through a survey of 1994 plan enrollment and utiliz...Exercise, Classroom Instruction Cut Kids' Cholesterol, Study Finds
... Physical activity was vigorous and sustained three times a week but didnot require special sports skills. Classroom teaching focused on nutrition,fitness, not smoking, blood pressure and other topics. Researchers measured fat levels in the blood of children before andafter completing the prog...Diuretics And Beta-Blockers Are Best Drugs To Combat High Blood Pressure, Study Finds
...ly examine morbidity and mortality associated with three of the "new" antihypertensive agents, comparing them to diuretics which are considered the gold standard. "This ALLHAT study should answer the bottomline question: Are any of the currently used antihypertensive agents more effective than oth......cent by June 1997. Similarly, incidence of three major opportunistic infections, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Mycobacterium avium complex and cytomegalovirusretinitis, declined from 22 cases per 100 person-years overall in 1994 to 3.7cases for 100 person years by mid-1997. "Changing patt......ith only one medication, and then for anadditional three months simultaneously with both medications. During the study,the patients were prescribed a diet designed to maintain their base-line bodyweight. "The future of treatment in our type 2 diabetic patients will likely becombination therapy sin...National Health Study Launched On The Internet
...ivity, and weight. They will bere-contacted every three months for the opportunity to update this informationand to report on their health status. At no charge, participants can choose tohave their dietary analysis sent to their physicians, health counselors, orwhomever they choose. Williams says his goa...Clinical Pharmacists Improve Outcomes Of Heart Failure Patients
...en different medications, as well asanother two to three over-the-counter drugs. Having a clinical pharmacist onhand to sort out these interactions lets me focus on other areas of treatment,including psychological and social issues, family dynamics, and decision-makingon invasive surgical procedures, inclu......sed the perceived benefits of the drug in theother three trials. While these differences of opinion had no...veland Cliniccoordinated the EPIC trial, the other three were coordinated by the DukeClinical Research Institute, of which Mahaffey is a member. In...Effects Of Physical Activity On Preterm Birth
...women were asked about physicalactivity related to three areas: physical activity of daily life, whether athome or work; leisure-time activity, strenuous as well as sedentary; andoccupational activity. Dr. Misra postulated that low income women might need to climb stairsmore often if they lived ...Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Potentially Fatal Platelet Disorder
...d that bloodtests be performed every two weeks for three months after starting onticlopidine to identify this side effect early, before lethal complicationsdevelop. However, these tests do not help with early detection of TTP. In the Northwestern study, 98 percent of the patients with TTP had hadn...Procter & Gamble Supports Yale University Collaboration For Public Health Training Throughout China
...n China. Union School is acollaborative effort of three leading Chinese medical institutions: The ChineseAcademy of Preventive Medicine, Peking Union Medical College and the BeijingMedical University. Students are required to complete a field placement andthesis, similar to the requirements of students ...Studies Look At Threshold Effect Of Cholesterol-Lowering "Statin" Drugs
...esterol levels to "new lows?" This is the topic of three reports and an editorial appearing in today'sCircu...in heart attack risk. According to Grundy, "These three trials are all landmark trials in thecholesterol field. All show that effective cholesterol lowerin...Most People Cant Identify Stroke Symptoms
...listed two or more, and 8 percent correctly listed three symptoms. The most frequent symptom the survey respondents listed was dizziness, and the next most common responses were numbness, headaches, and weakness. The respondents also demonstrated poor knowledge of risk factors for stroke, which include ...Preventing Stroke: The Choice Between Aspirin And Warfarin
...s would be prevented among those takingaspirin and three major hemorrhages would occur. If these same patients weregiven warfarin instead of aspirin over a 1-year period, about 10 ischemicstrokes would be prevented, but the treatment might cause 10 to 12 majorhemorrhages. "When someone is prescribed warfa...UB Plants "Seeds" By Investing In Research Projects; Researchers Leverage Investment 14 Times Over
...nded," said Bender, "but by that time, it could be three years, so your enthusiasm and self-confidence begi..., what you do or don't do this year, has an impact three to five years from now," he said. He noted, for example, that Lockwood and Salvi applied for seed f...Health Workers May Experience Costly Dislocation As Health Spending Growth Slows
... that a slowdown in health spending should reflect three importantconsiderations: 1. Costs should be shifted to eliminate waste and inefficiency, not reduce the quality of care. 2. Cost reductions must be real, not just shifted from one pocket to another. 3. Cost containment should not reduce access or car...Earliest Warning Sign Indicates Need To Test For Condition Associated With Fetal Deaths
...itionally have looked for the presence of at least three of several known clinical signs of chorioamnioniti...p to a month after birth. Traditionally, at least three of several possible clinical indicators -- including maternal fever, elevated white cell count, uter......is cancer that has spread to other organs. Of the three quarters diagnosed withless advanced cancer, one-half will ultimately develop metastasized disease,according to Small. Patients with advanced prostate cancer are treated with hormone therapy, andvirtually all deaths result when patients become resis...