NIH state-of-the-science panel calls for 'demedicalization' of menopause
...earning more about safe use of hormones, the panel urged further research into nonhormonal treatment approaches. "One of the challenges in this area of research is teasing out which symptoms are associated with menopause and which are simply the result of aging," noted the panel chair, Dr. Carol Mangione,...Acting techniques may help doctors empathize with their patients
...n. "It's part of the physician's job." Larson also urged healthcare consumers to seek long-term, continuous relationships with physicians they like. "The better the physician knows you, the easier it is to develop an empathic, healing relationship."...Physicians call for increased funding for federal infectious disease programs
... Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has urged Congress and the Administration not to allow federal infectious disease programs that are vital to the nation's health to stagnate due to lack of funding. "Although we recognize that fiscal constraint is necessary during a time of war and significant...HIV vaccine trial breaks ground for future research
...hite and high-risk participants of the trial, they urged that future vaccines be studied in a wide range of racial, ethnic, and diverse risk-level groups. They concluded that the landmark study will inform future studies, and an HIV vaccine will be found only through robust public and private investment as...Injury toll in US homes tops 12 million yearly: UNC, other experts call for action
...medical records," she said. Researchers also urged increased funding for injury control work since the problem is so big. "At a time when so much attention is focused on homeland security, it is ironic that we can experience this magnitude of trauma in the home every year and have it go virt...UT Southwestern researchers find calcium intake contributing factor in formation of kidney stones
...tabolism and Clinical Research at UT Southwestern, urged patients to seek their physician's advice before deciding whether to limit or increase calcium in their diets. "For the patient, the message of these studies is that the recommendation for calcium intake cannot be generalized since the effect of calc...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for December 2004 (second issue)
...evalence is high in persons with COPD, the authors urged doctors to encourage patients to quit. The study appears in the second issue for December 2004 of the American Thoracic Society's peer-reviewed American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. SEARCHING FOR THE CAUSE FOR SARCOIDOSIS In ...Report finds new model of care can improve quality, lower costs and increase physician efficiency
...cess to care and better health for all Americans," urged Fleming. Researchers included in the financial modeling 10 features of the New Model that have a direct effect on practices and are most amenable to modeling, including open access scheduling, online appointments, electronic health records, group vi...Testosterone patch will test FDA's decision making
...generated enthusiastic media coverage. It has also urged an international medical society, which it sponsors, to endorse the patch at the FDA regulatory hearing. But the marketing has caused concern among some sex researchers by failing to state that in absolute terms, the patch may only increase sexual ...Prenatal alcohol exposure has effects far beyond fetal alcohol syndrome
...oblem. "Women in these high-risk groups should be urged to abstain from drinking before becoming pregnant," said Jacobson. Jacobson said that her group's future research will attempt to identify the underlying neural substrates that mediate the effects of alcohol exposure on behavior. "For example, we a...Who really owns publicly-funded medical research?
...cedented coalition of U.S. public interest leaders urged the National Institutes of Health to ensure that peer-reviewed articles on taxpayer-funded research at NIH become fully accessible and available on line at no extra cost to the American public. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now loo...IDSA offers policy Rx for influenza vaccine shortage
...m preparedness and response. IDSA has consistently urged Congress to extend the scope of both Bioshield I and II beyond bioterrorism to include research and development of vaccines and antibiotics to prevent and treat naturally occurring infections. "Whether we're talking about vaccines to prevent disease...Texas Children's Hospital specialists say proactive approach best defense against flu season
...al braces for the upcoming flu season, parents are urged to schedule immunizations for at-risk youngsters and seek early treatment when symptoms are present. "There is no reason to believe that the upcoming flu season will not be just as significant as those of the past three to four years," said Dr. Ra...Doctors and patients call on politicians to save lives of cancer patients
...al and improve their quality of life." Mr. Ligensa urged politicians to ensure that all patients have access to early detection and the best available treatment. Catriona Moore, speaking on behalf of UK-based charity CancerBACUP said, "CancerBACUP's own research has shown that huge variations in access to ...Quality patient care not met by blanket screenings, warns UCSF/SFVAMC physician
Even as America's medical centers are being urged to use mathematical measures to describe quality care, a UCSF/San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center physician is warning against the "pitfalls" of confusing such measurement with actual quality, in an opinion piece appearing in the May 26 iss...Blood pressure control poor in elderly, says Northwestern researcher
...nal priority, a Northwestern University researcher urged today (May 21) at the American Society of Hypertension's 19th Annual Scientific Meeting. "The current rates of blood pressure control in the elderly are unacceptably low," said Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., assistant professor of preventive medicine a...American Academy of Neurology sums up scientific highlights from 56th Annual Meeting
... failure to follow up on test results. The authors urged their colleagues to stay involved with the patient, to track and respond to testing results as they become available, and to communicate with the patient, family, and other medical professionals to improve patient care. [P01.146] New research in mult...Study shows possible link between Parkinson's medication and cardiac valve disease
...e responders who wished to continue pergolide were urged to undergo echocardiography. Echocardiograms were performed on 46 patients, and scores for valvular regurgitation (leakage) were compared to an age-matched control group from the Framingham Study (a well-documented heart disease study). Two outcomes ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for April 2004 (second issue)
...sed over the subsequent 1 to 4 years." Dr. Dowell urged physicians caring for pneumonia patients to issue standing hospital discharge orders that would call for current influenza vaccine and pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine, plus a smoking cessation program if needed, for all recovered pneumonia patients. ...Leading cancer doctor calls for new guidelines to control early reporting from clinical trials
...ong-term effects and effectiveness of AIs, and she urged physicians to make "individualized" treatment decisions with their patients. "Although there have been several trials now that show positive results for AIs, the long-term effects are still unclear. Questions remain about their effect on bone and ca...