Screening for behavioral health first step to getting treatment
...primary care even though it can improve detection, according to a new Brandeis University study published in th... had any behavioral health screening requirements, according to the national Brandeis study of private health plans. Horgan and her colleagues believe that requi...New heart disease risk score will help minimize health inequalities
...75 would be at high risk compared with 24% and 86% according to the Framingham equation. QRISK would also identify a different group of patients than the Framingham equation, with one in ten patients being reclassified into high or low risk, they say. QRISK is likely to provide more appropriate risk estimate...UT study reveals inaccuracies in cardiac PET-CT imaging, finds fixes
...tery disease in as many as 40 percent of patients, according to a study published today on the cover page of th...direct management of heart disease. Unfortunately, according to Gould, the redesigned software is not generally commercially available at this time. Gould also...Anti-gay hate crimes widespread
...roperty crime because of their sexual orientation, according to a new study by University of California, Davis, psychology professor Gregory Herek. This is the most reliable estimate to date of the prevalence of anti-gay victimization in the United States, Herek said. The data demonstrate that crimes against...U of M researchers assess effectiveness of computerized physician order entry system
... computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system, according to a review of several studies conducted by resear... causing up to $5.6 million annually per hospital, according to the review....When minority patients have insurance and a medical home, their health care improves
...medical advice or care after hours or on weekends, according to the report. Only two-thirds of adults who have ... have a medical home receive preventive reminders, according to the survey. Chronic Care is Better Managed. Adults with a medical home are better prepare...Women's mortality rates for cardiovascular disease differ widely among hospitals
...omen at the nation's poorest-performing hospitals, according to the fourth annual HealthGrades Womens Health Outcomes in U.S. Hospitals study, released today. The study also found that, for women, the largest quality gaps between the best-performing and poorest-performing hospitals were in heart failure and ...Spuds that like you -- in your summer salad
... beneficial effect, a generally more healthy body, according to immunology expert Lena Ohman at the Department ... indicative of reduced levels of inflammation, but according to Ohman, the observed reduction in both lymphocyte density and lymphocyte apoptosis by the Spanish ...Parents of chronically ill kids are helped by better access to federal and employer leave
...al and employer-provided time off from their jobs, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today. We found that having the time and financial flexibility to miss work is clearly important for parents who have children with serious chronic illnesses, said lead author Dr. Paul Chung, senior natural scien...Smoking rate has plummeted in New York City
...sive program against smoking was launched in 2002, according to findings issued today in the national Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The 2006 rate was nearly 20% lower than the 2002 rate -- a decline that represents 240,000 fewer smokers. The Citys rat...STAMP system can help professionals to identify potentially violent individuals
...ped a method for identifying possible flashpoints, according to the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing. Lauretta Luck, who carried out her research at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, points out that the STAMP violence assessment framework could have much wider applications than just hospitals. ...Columbia dentists to improve oral health in sub-Saharan Africa
...ions are one of the most common chronic disorders, according to the World Health Organization. Initial Columbia research in the village of Koraro, Ethiopia, found that more than half of the population complained of oral pain. The generous donation will fund the first extensive initiative, led by Columbias Coll...Sleep-related breathing disorder common among aggressive, bullying schoolchildren
...diagnosed sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD), according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). The study, conducted by Louise M. O'Brien, PhD, of the University of Michigan, focused on children...Going to bed late may affect the health, academic performance of college students
...fect their mental health and academic performance, according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). The study, conducted by Jung Kim, PhD, of Pohang University of Science in Technology in South Kore...Late weekend sleep among teens may lead to poor academic performance
...e week when they revert back to their old routine, according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). The study, conducted by Stephanie J. Crowley of Brown University in East Providence, Rhode Island,...Extended duration work shifts risky to the safety, well-being of medical interns, patients
...dical interns, but also to that of their patients, according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). The study, authored by Laura Barger, PhD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, was based on ...Students with medical-related majors more likely to have poor quality sleep
...ep in comparison to those with a humanities major, according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). The study, conducted by Aryn Karpinski of West Virginia University, focused on 129 students, with ...College students who pull 'all-nighters' and get no sleep more likely to have a lower GPA
...verages compared to those who make time for sleep, according to a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). "Sleep in college students is generally inadequate, irregular and of poor quality. As sleep qual...Children's brain responses predict impact of sleep loss on attention
...ility to pay attention during the course of a day, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). Brian Millis, of the University of Louisville, combined behavioral and P300 waveform information (a ......eading and language development and comprehension, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). Rachel Waford, of the University of Louisville, who authored the study, recorded event-related poten...