Test project of patient-centered medical home model endorsed by American College of Physicians
...ministrative support of a private health plan. The innovative model is designed to strengthen the physician-patient relationship by having a personal physician coordinate a team of healthcare professionals as they address the full range of a patients healthcare needs. (over) We are excited to conduct this PCM...RAND, Health Dialog form alliance to create tools to evaluate health-care quality and efficiency
...urther strengthen our ability to continue to bring innovative and differentiated care management products to our clients. We looked long and hard to find the best strategic collaborator for this endeavor and our conclusion was theres only one RAND. This is an important step in taking the advances weve made...RAND presents first Victor Fuchs Research Award to economists at Carnegie Mellon University
...blished in Forum for Health Economics & Policy, an innovative online journal devoted to timely and important health care issues. It can be found at www.bepress.com/fhep This paper is the first study to demonstrate the benefits of generous drug coverage in a stable, employed population, said Dana Goldman, dire...The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation invests in gastroenterology's future
... The program is unique in that it can rapidly fund innovative research proposals that will lead to improvements in diagnosis, therapy, or prevention of Crohns disease or ulcerative colitis. In recognition of his service to the field of gastroenterology, Mr. Broad was selected to receive the 2007 AGA Outstandi...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...e of data at a time. Multiplexing represents an innovative solution for potentially speeding up CT scans. A w...ICS DEVICE MAY REVOLUTIONIZE PROTON THERAPY Using innovative physics, researchers have proposed a system that may one day bring proton therapy, a state-of-the-ar...Stevens Roundtable: Health, Technology & Society, July 11
...an effort to examine existing problems and propose innovative solutions to concerns presented by the panel and the audience, said Dr. S. Vincent Grasso. Dr. Grasso, the coordinator of the event, is also a surgeon, software architect, and adjunct professor at Stevens. Patrick A. Berzinski, Stevens Director of...Advocates ask fashion industry to support braille clothing tags; talking Web site
...rence. I think the fashion industry is looking for innovative and sincere approaches to social responsibility. I have every confidence it will embrace and love White Cane Label. Brill and Abushagur met in Kings Public Relations class in fall 2006. White Cane Label grew from a class assignment to develop an aw...Research probes seniors' plans for end-of-life care
...d no kids. "This suggests that when people have innovative family lives, they have to innovate about end-of-life issues, as well, because they can't just knee-jerk go to a spouse or a child," says Carr. With nontraditional families on the rise, she adds, "It's important for practitioners to think about famil...Cedars-Sinai researchers present new endocrine findings at 2 international conferences
...an overview of new research in the field including innovative insights linking the pituitary gland to the understanding of systemic illness, mental disorders and the aging process, advances in subcellular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of pituitary disorders, and the publication of new data reflecting long term...USC and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles both receive grants for stem cell facilities
...s at USC. That three-year grant has established an innovative training program in stem cell biology and ethics that includes mentored laboratory research, an annual retreat and courses jointly administered and co-taught by faculty of the Keck School, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and Caltech....DFG approves 11 new Collaborative Research Centers
...y functions using versatile molecular switches and innovative optical technology. Four of the new SFBs will be Transregional Collaborative Research Centres, which are located at multiple sites. As well as establishing the newly approved Collaborative Research Centres, the committee also approved the continuat...Dating violence and sexual assault associated with suicide attempts among urban teens
...re already addressing complex social problems with innovative programs and public health methods. (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161:609-610. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org .) Editors Note: Please see the article for additional information, including author contributions and affili...Bias in statin trials, failure to control malaria, and more
...eruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru, describe an innovative program for teaching global health to Peruvian medical students. Citation: Villafuerte-Galvez J, Curioso WH (2007) Teaching global health at the frontlines. PLoS Med 4(6): e130. IN YOUR ARTICLE, PLEASE LINK TO THIS URL, WHICH WILL PROVIDE ACCESS ...Tony Hunter receives Robert. J. and Claire Pasarow Award for Cancer Research
...and, ultimately, led to the development of several innovative cancer therapies (e.g., Gleevec(r), Iressa(r) and Tarceva(r)), as researchers found ways to inhibit the special proteins called tyrosine kinases that are responsible for tyrosine phosphorylation. Phosphorylation - the addition of a tiny phosphate ...Targeted, oral agent Enzastaurin shows favorable results
...ypes, we believe that we will find appropriate and innovative uses for this targeted therapy to help benefit patients....New hope for severe heart disease patients
...ply to the heart. "The 20 patients trialling the innovative treatment responded extremely positively, with mos...ennett, said the MBF Foundation is supporting this innovative study because of its potential to revolutionise the way in which severe heart disease is treated. ...New AIDS Tech Transfers reinforce Roche commitment to strengthen African manufacturing
... of this initiative in 2006 highlights Roche as an innovative leader in supporting sustainable solutions to deliver HIV healthcare where it is needed most." Roche's dedicated team will work onsite at the manufacturing facilities in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe and from its headquarters in Switzerland to undertake t...Advances in screening and markers improve early detection of colorectal cancer
...s one of the highest cure rates. For this reason, innovative and improved methods to screen for and detect this disease are essential. Research presented today at Digestive Disease Week 2007 (DDW) demonstrates the breadth of technological and research advances that are helping to decrease both the number of d...Bronchial thermoplasty may allow severe asthma patients to wean off oral corticosteroids
... with severe asthma. Bronchial Thermoplasty is an innovative non-drug treatment for asthma under clinical investigation in the United States. The RISA Trial was conducted at a total of eight hospitals, in three countries, and evaluated the safety and efficacy of bronchial thermoplasty in 32 adult subjects wi...Making science personal: Lilly Oncology to unveil 76 studies at ASCO 2007
...MZAR and ALIMTA as chemotherapeutic foundations in innovative combinations with new targeted therapies. "This is an exciting time in cancer research as we are moving away from 'one-size fits all' treatment," said Richard Gaynor, M.D., Lilly vice president, cancer research and global oncology platform leader. ...