OHSU studies program that converts patient wishes into medical orders
... planning such as advance directives; How POLST affects symptom management; How the care of patients with POLST forms differs from patients who do not take part in the program. For instance, are their preferences for life-sustaining treatments honored more frequently? How the POLST form is related to na...Pharmacies in minority, low-income areas less likely to carry sufficient pain medications
...N ARBOR, Mich. -- Chronic pain is a condition that affects one in five Americans without regard for their race or finances. But a new study finds that minorities and people with low incomes have less access than high-income white people to the medications that will help them endure their pain. In a wide-reac...Heart failure patients have impaired cooling response, UT Southwestern researchers find
...ave found. The first study to investigate how heat affects people with heart failure shows that one of two ways the body can cool itself is not as effective in those with congestive heart failure relative to healthy individuals. The results, published in today's issue of the journal Circulation, emphasize th...New ASU center will assess societal implications of nanotechnology
...on society and it will allow us to see how society affects the course of nanotechnology research." Mihail Roco, NSF's senior advisor for nanotechnology, said the new nanotechnology centers and projects come at an important time. "The nanotechnology field has been evolving rapidly since 2000, with technologic...NIMH expands public health education effort
...no men that depression is a medical condition that affects both the mind and the body, but there is hope," said Thomas R. Insel, M.D., director, NIMH. "Effective treatments are available and the success rate is very high for people who seek help and remain in treatment." According to the National Latino and ...Researchers call for better public health campaigns to control and eliminate river blindness
...orld, it is an often overlooked disease as it only affects the poorest tropical areas. Greater investment needs to be made in public awareness campaigns to reduce exposure to it in the affected countries." The researchers are from Imperial College London, Institut de Recherche pour le Dveloppement, France, I...Acellular pertussis vaccine proves effective in adults, adolescents
...esulting from whooping cough. The illness annually affects 50 million people worldwide. "During the 1990s, the number of reported pertussis cases among adolescents and adults more than doubled in the United States as the protective effects of earlier childhood immunizations have waned," says Anthony S. Fauci...NCI/NIH Pain Consortium Science Writers' Seminar
...ons like arthritis, migraines, injuries and cancer affects millions of people worldwide, depriving them of their well-being and productivity. While existing drugs and other therapies can ease discomfort for some people, new approaches are needed to help those who still suffer. This seminar will introduce r...Older men with Parkinson's disease at increased risk of bone fractures
...e problems. PD is increasingly common with age and affects about 6 in every 1,000 adults aged 65 to 69, and 30 in every 1,000 adults older than 80....Moderate alcohol consumption can act as a 'blood thinner'
... "Yet no one before had looked at whether alcohol affects how easily platelets are activated," he said. "This is important because activated platelets are much stickier than normal ones." In 1971, a total of 5,124 men and women enrolled in the Framingham Offspring Study of risk factors for cardiovascular d...Side-effects cause some breast cancer patients to skip hormone treatment
...r breast cancer treatments is hot flushes and this affects post and pre-menopausal patients," said Professor Fallowfield, "Some doctors are unconcerned about this as nobody actually dies of a hot flush; but post menopausal women are embarking on treatment that brings back hot flushes and night sweats when th...Qld Brain Institute gains $650,000 spinal research bequest from courageous Lisa Palmer
...spinal injury. "Paralysis caused by spinal injury affects about 18,000 Australians. Every day another Australian suffers this type of injury and the average age of Australians when injured is 19. "Lisa Palmer's legacy will fuel the quest for a cure; her contribution may one day prove to be priceless. "Imp...Treatment advances for lymphoma have reduced deaths by 70%
...ma, a slow-growing cancer of the lymphatic system, affects about 30,000 older adults each year in the U.S. Median survival has been seven to 10 years, but until this study, there was no evidence of any recent improvements. Fisher and colleagues from the Southwest Oncology Group, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Resea...BOLDER II study confirms therapeutic potential of SEROQUEL in bipolar depression
... Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that affects approximately 3-4% of the adult population and is the sixth leading cause of disability in the world.3,4,5,6 Patients with bipolar disorder are symptomatic almost half of their lives, and approximately two-thirds of that time is spent in the depress...Camryn Manheim speaks out about rheumatoid arthritis
...a chronic and potentially disabling condition that affects nearly two million Americans. It can cause painful swelling and stiffness to the joints of the hands, feet and wrists that can make simple tasks such as getting dressed, holding a cup of coffee or climbing stairs difficult. If not properly treated,...Study reveals reason women are more sensitive to pain than men
...Dr. Wilhelmi. "The ability to minimize pain often affects a patient's perception of their results. We hope this data will give new perspective on how to better treat post-operative pain in women." Currently, 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. population suffers from acute pain, says Dr. Wilhelmi, while 25 to 3...UK's first professor of teenage and young adult cancer appointed in Manchester
...n at the forefront of research into a disease that affects over 2,200 teenagers every year, and comes in the wake of National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines on young people's cancers calling for "age-appropriate facilities, provided as locally as possible". Cancer in teenagers and young a...Autism problems explained in new research
...s well teenage boys without the condition. Autism affects one in 100 Australians and is lifelong condition that affects the way a person communicates and relates to other people. People affected by autism typically displ...Women, kids and Australia's mental health crisis
...r more common in women than men. "Depression alone affects approximately 1.3 million Australian women ever year, compared with 750,000 men," Professor Christensen said. "Post partum depression and mental illness in pregnancy are unique disorders which may affect the relationship between a mother and her chi...Findings of new Gallup survey on sleep in older adults to be released
WHAT & WHY? Sleeplessness affects too many Americans and it doesn't go away as we age. Results of a new survey being revealed at the International Longevity Center's Sleep and Healthy Aging Scientific Consensus Conference will shed new light on what's keeping older adults awake at ...