New marker for early diagnosis of kidney failure identified
...n or adverse reactions to medicines. The incidence varies from 5% of hospitalised patients to 30-50% of patients in intensive care units. Currently, doctors use a marker called serum creatinine to diagnose kidney failure. Prasad Devarajan (Cincinnati Children's Hospital, USA) and colleagues looked at whethe...Consumers with disabilities empowered by American Disabilities Act
.... Their level of satisfaction and dissatisfaction varies regardless of their knowledge of the act. The author's findings support that the legislation is beneficial and that access to public facilities has an impact on life satisfaction. "However our findings do indicate that the implementation of the ADA...Child care may affect entire community's risks of infection
... close contact. The level of pneumococcal carriage varies widely between communities, and Harvard Medical School researchers hypothesized that one influence might be the extent of child care use. Using data from 742 children in 16 Massachusetts communities, they created a theoretical mathematical model that...Mental health service costs offset by savings in other public sectors
...mmunities have different needs, the system of care varies from location to location. Nearly 100 communities have received support to adopt the system of care approach through a federal initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis...Public policy should address the social factors behind ill health
...this week's issue of THE LANCET. Under-5 mortality varies from 316 per 1000 live births in Sierra Leone to 3 per 1000 livebirths in Iceland and 5 per 1000 in Japan. Differences in adult mortality among countries are large and growing. The probability of a man dying between age 15 and 60 years is 8.3% in Swe...Drug therapy may be comparable to invasive cardiac procedures for elderly patients with heart attack
...r acute myocardial infarction (AMI) [heart attack] varies widely across the country, elderly patients who receive intensive medical treatment may have comparable survival as those who undergo invasive cardiac procedures (such as angioplasty and bypass surgery), according to a study in the March 16 issue of ...Study finds indoor allergen levels vary, cockroach allergens cause more asthma symptoms
... pet allergens and amounts of cockroach allergens varies widely in cities across the country, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher involved in a multicenter study. The National Institutes of Health study, which appears in the March issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunolog...Treatment guidelines for kids with bipolar disorder published
...o interrupt, racing thoughts, distractibility that varies with mood, increased goal-directed activity, hypersexuality, and in some cases, hearing voices. "The disorder runs in families, and children with the illness are at extremely high risk of attempting suicide," said Martha Hellander, research policy ...Brain tumor treatment can vary greatly, according to new JAMA study
...with a poor prognosis. Treatment of these patients varies greatly among academic and community centers and can be in conflict with accepted guidelines of care, according to a new study. Findings are reported in the February 3 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in an article titl...... to live individually. Just how long we live alone varies according to age and sex. For those between 15 and 24, it is a transitory phase, but after 25 the chances of doing so for longer periods increase as the years go by....Researchers discover genetic variant that may explain why women develop M.S. more than men
...n evolves into a progressive disease, its severity varies widely. Some patients have few discernable symptoms, while others steadily lose mobility and may require wheelchair assistance to move. The Mayo Clinic research group considers MS to belong to a group of diseases known as autoimmune diseases, in whi...January/February Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...s' adherence to maintenance antidepressant therapy varies widely and can be explained by their beliefs about the medications prescribed. In a survey of 81 patients, researchers found that adherence was highest among patients whose perceived need for the medication exceeded their concerns about taking it, an...Hospital admissions for asthma more likely for ethnic minorities in the UK
...ek's issue of THE LANCET. The frequency of asthma varies between countries and may vary between ethnic groups within a country. However, reliable data on ethnic variations in UK asthma frequency have been lacking. Aziz Sheikh (University of Edinburgh, UK) and colleagues did a comprehensive search of publi...Doctor report cards not always clear when comparing quality of care
...ors are equal. Indicators should be something that varies doctor-to-doctor and they also need to be measurable, but without much error. "As doctor report cards become more popular across the country, patients should know that quality of care does vary, but there are clear-cut indicators that can help them d...Research by scientists affiliated with the Earth Institute at Columbia University
...esh study area has been fairly well understood (it varies even within small areas), but the current study addresses variation from single sources over time. The study site consisted of six nests of monitoring wells installed in an area where the hydrology and geochemistry had been carefully studied The stud...Brain can be trained to process sound in alternate way, study shows
...r slower in direct ratio to the change. That ratio varies depending on the sense involved, but is constant for each sense: the louder a sound, the faster the neurons in the auditory cortex fire. But now that picture has changed. Polley trained two groups of rats to become " experts" at discriminating betwee...Generic drug use varies widely by state, study reveals
ST. LOUIS, DECEMBER 6, 2004 Generic drug use varies widely by state, according to a new Express Scripts study that measured per capita generic drug utilization in 2003 using a random sample of approximately 3 million pharmacy benefit plan members age 18 to 64. The study revealed that Massachusetts had...Medical negligence system is 'secretive, unaccountable and unregulated'
.... Quality of reports provided by expert witnesses varies greatly, and many present source material for their opinions which "they would not dare to offer" to their medical colleagues, says Michael Bishop, a consultant urological surgeon. Expert witnesses may also be selected for reasons other than their ex...NCI scientists create model that predicts follicular lymphoma survival
...ar lymphoma, the most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma, varies widely. "In some patients the disease progresses slowly over many years, whereas in others progression is rapid, with the cancer transforming into aggressive lymphoma and leading to early death," explained principle investigator Louis M. Staudt, M.D...Major overhaul needed in end-of life care for patients with dementia
...al for patients with dementia is several years and varies enormously. Patient assessment becomes even more difficult as the dementia advances and the patient can no longer describe his or her symptoms or notify caregivers of discomfort. A third barrier is the poor fit between dementia and health...