Clinical Pharmacists Improve Outcomes Of Heart Failure Patients
...spital re-admissions and allows cardiologists more time to devote to thenon-pharmaceutical aspects of patient care. More than 3 million Americans suffer from the debilitating effects ofheart failure, with 400,000 new cases diagnosed each year. It is estimated thatone-third of the hospital admissi...Poor Heart Disease Patients Pay More For Medications, Get Less Preventative Care
...re seeking medical care," Tung said. "Oftenby this time the disease has progressed much more extensively." In fact, the lowest income patients had more than twice as manyemergency visits, but received virtually no cardiac rehabilitation visits. "At the very least, this points out a dire n...Effects Of Physical Activity On Preterm Birth
...e or reach public transportation. However,leisure time activity, such as exercise appeared to reduce the chances of awoman delivering prematurely. Women who exercised moderately to strenuouslymore than sixty days throughout their first two trimesters had a fifty percentlower risk of preterm delivery. P...Keeping Score On Doctors: Report Says Flaws In Counting Must Be Addressed To Ensure Accuracy
...As physicians, we already devote a large amount of time to documentingpatient care, but in a narrative form that is not readily comparable," Jollissaid. "If we redirect our efforts toward recording key data in a universallycomparable format, we could avoid the types of inaccuracies that come fromtrying to...Adding Progestins May Negate Heart Protection From Estrogen Replacement Therapy
...protection against heart disease aftermenopause, a time when their risk of heart disease is as high as men. Attentionshould also be paid to lowering cholesterol, smoking cessation, diet andexercise. ### NR 98-4883 (Circ/Sorensen) Media advisory: Dr. Dorup and Dr. Sorensen can be reached ...Higher Prices Won't Stop Teenage Smokers
...ct of taxes on smoking behavior during exactly the time in adolescence when most smokers start their habit," says Mathios. The researchers' findings were at variance with previous studies that have found that price hikes do in fact curb teen-age smoking. However, says Mathios, most of these studies atte..."TRAMAH" Model Seeks To Improve Emergency Response Paper Uses Maryland As Test Region
...s were retainedand optimally located, the response time to severe injuries within 15 minuteswould improve by 15.1%, to 85.4%. The researchers also considered a different variation, holding in place theeight aeromedical depots of the existing system. Removal and optimal replacementof single trauma center ...New Stroke Treatment Likely To Decrease Health Care Costs And Increase Quality Of Life
... thosetreated with t-PA within the critical 3-hour time window of their initial strokesymptoms were at least 30 percent more likely than untreated patients to recoverfrom their stroke with little or no disability. "The good news about this study is the benefit it delivers both to thepatient and th...UF Psychiatrists Use Antidepressants To Treat Smoking Addiction
...oked a pack a day for 20 years and tried dozens of time to quit. When the FDA approved the drug, he decide... smoked in nearly a year and a half. "This time I had no cravings, gained no weight and had no mood swings," Eaton said. "Previously, I noticed I'd ...UB Plants "Seeds" By Investing In Research Projects; Researchers Leverage Investment 14 Times Over
...istrett. "It made us very sure-footed when it came time to apply for federal funding." Now in its third year, the U.S. Department of Education-funded model, the focus of which is to facilitate play for infants with physical disabilities, is being replicated at two other sites in New York State. For Davi...PITT Researchers Demonstrate Human Brain's Natural Mechanism For Guarding Against Errors
...wo buttons. A button on the left was pressed each time the target appeared andone on the right for every other combination. Dr. Carter and his colleaguesnoted a transient increase in ACC activity during incorrect responses, areaction that had been seen previously in studies of brain electrical activitya...Communication Between Doctors And Asthma Patients Is Key
... treating asthma than ever before, but at the same time thereare more people hospitalized for asthma than ...d in the communicationtraining programs spent less time in the doctor's office---approximately fiveminutes less per visit. Also, they had fewer nonemergenc...Compound In Meat Prevents Diabetes, Study Suggests
...hether CLA just delays the onset of diabetes for a time or if it actually prevents it from ever occurring. We also want to really nail down the effects on the whole body," Houseknecht says. "We really have a lot to learn about this compound. For one thing, we have not optimized the dose. We picked a dose ...ONYX Pharmaceuticals Reports Phase II Clinical Trial Results At ASCO Meeting
...ationships, as well as the riskfactors listed from time to time in the company's periodic reports filed withthe Securities and Exchange Commission, including but no...UCSF Hospitalists May Be Key To Shorter, Less Costly Hospital Stays
At a time when managed care is forcing hospitals to cut cost...dical Association , found that patients spend less time in the hospital--andtheir care costs less as a result--when their cases are managed by doctors inthe...Polish Dumpling-Like Particle Has Potential In Drug Delivery
...ve developed new degradable polymers that they can time to fall apart in water anywhere from a few minutes to a few months. Adding this feature to a drug-bearing knedel would give the particle the ability to be time-released. Wooley also is working on modifications to the knedel's shell. She wants to m...American Heart Association Comment: Tirofiban -- The Platelet Receptor Blocker For Heart Attack
...n may help some patients avoid surgery for a short time ortotally," says Fuster. "By postponing angioplasty, one can buy time duringwhich other treatments can be applied to lower blood cholesterol and bloodpressure." The trea...How Can Parents Treat Colic In Their Babies?
...imiting condition which is usually resolved by the time a baby reaches three or four months, however the condition can cause a great deal of distress for the family. The cause of colic is still far from clear, but several biological and social factors have been suggested, such as an allergy to cows' milk....Effective Obesity Treatment Likely To Require Targeting Of Multiple Weight Control Systems
...ppetite and promote weight gain, while at the same time inhibiting pathwaysthat have the opposite effect. These dual responses maximize the body's tendencyto find a physiological balance (homeostasis), and consequently maximize theefficiency of the body in replenishing depleted fuel stores. "While...