Asthma symptoms reduced among children whose schools provided asthma medication
...dications (including inhaled corticosteroids), but undertreatment with these medications and poor adherence is common, especially for young urban children. Jill S. Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, N.Y., and colleagues evaluated the impact of school-based prov...Treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ varies widely in United States
...tment with aggressive surgical therapy to possible undertreatment by not providing radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery, according to the study, which is published in the March 17 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . The incidence of DCIS has increased dramatically in the last few d...Homeless children have high rates of asthma
...ole in determining the high levels of severity and undertreatment found among homeless children." "We estimate the prevalence of asthma among a random sample of homeless children in NYC is likely to be at least 39.8 percent - more than six times the national rate for children," write the researchers. "Asthma in ho...High nuclear grade associated with recurrence of in situ breast lesions
...ndividual's risk for recurrence to avoid over- and undertreatment of women with DCIS."...The changing face of severe asthma
... their lungs, which could lead to misdiagnosis and undertreatment of seriously ill patients. "Our findings highlight many of the significant differences between severe asthma in children and adults," said Dr. Spahn. "We hope they will spur further research that can lead to a better understanding and better treatmen...Black women receive inadequate cardiac care compared to whites despite greater risk, study finds
...gy and biostatistics. "We don't really know if the undertreatment of Black women is being driven by physicians or patients. But, the more women are empowered to participate in their cardiac care, the better off they will be," he said. The study, which appears in the August 26 online issue of Circulation, is the fir...Examining the effects of managed care on alcohol and other drug treatment
...ate level of care, thereby avoiding less-effective undertreatment as well as cost-inefficient overtreatment. Using the ASAM Criteria can help AOD programs give patients the right intensity of treatment, said Magura, instead of not giving enough or giving more than the patients really need. If patients don't get en...National summit on pain management to discuss new standards for pain assessment and treatment
... increasing costs to the health care system. Yet, undertreatment of pain is perpetuated by common misperceptions about pain medication addiction and tolerance. To increase knowledge and stimulate greater collaboration among U.S. health care leaders, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations......e quality and intensity of the pain." The undertreatment of pain is a severe challenge to the quality of lifefor millions of seriously ailing people worldwide, Basbaum points out. Morphine, the strongest painkiller that may be legally prescribed in the UnitedStates, appears to act across the pain s...