UCLA study tackles aging issues of adults with developmental disabilities
...care. Their ages ranged from 19 to 79. The study aimed to test whether a comprehensive assessment followed by quarterly in-home visits over a year by a nurse practitioner could improve this population's health. The team found a wide array of health problems among the research group, including: Only ...Researchers largely at fault for health risk studies that influence and confuse the public
...public and our colleagues. These new standards are aimed at raising the bar and will ultimately encourage well-designed and correctly interpreted research that will help in our shared goal of advancing science," said Dr. Kupfer....Many patients at risk of cardiovascular disease not receiving statin treatment
...ns. The authors conclude that education should be aimed at improving the practice of physicians, above all those who are not heart specialists, so that they adhere to evidence-based medicine and published guidelines for cardiovascular risk reduction....UC Davis Cancer Center awarded $4.5 million
...l Cancer Institute to lead a new nationwide effort aimed at reducing cancer in Asian Americans. U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui announced the grant at a press conference Wednesday morning. "I am pleased to announce that Sacramento and UC Davis Cancer Center, with funding from the National Cancer Institute, will lea...Diabetes, hypertension and obesity negatively effect joint replacement outcomes
...for clinical protocols and guidelines specifically aimed at patients with these comorbidities, as well as the need for adequate assessment of the risks and benefits of joint replacement procedures in these patients." While further studies are needed to find strategies to reduce complication rates, the rese...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for June 2005 (first issue)
...hat their data reinforce the importance of efforts aimed at further research into the prevention and early treatment of primary graft dysfunction. The study appears in the first issue for June 2005 of the American Thoracic Society's peer-reviewed American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine....Fitter by degress? Higher education no panacea for adult health
...icies on reducing inequalities in health should be aimed at specific areas such as people's working conditi... investment in education is a panacea. If policies aimed at improving education also adversely affect any of the other combination of factors involved they w...College students think favorably, but act timidly about organ donation
...onation directed toward college students should be aimed at two different audiences, using two different message appeals: one aimed at students with little information or incorrect information, focusing on awareness, knowledge and a...Prevalence and severity of mental illness in the United States
...isks and benefits, to focus on early interventions aimed at preventing the progression of primary disorders and the onset of comorbid disorders." (Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2005; 62:593-602. Available post-embargo at www.archgenpsychiatry.com ) Editor's Note: The National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS...Zero increase in prescription drug spending with generic promotion programs
...ffers benefit sponsors a variety of other programs aimed at encouraging consumers to choose lower-cost, therapeutically equivalent generic drugs. For example, Express Scripts offers plan sponsors its High Performance Formulary, a comprehensive, generics-based formulary that is built around generics and lo...Exercise, weight control may help reduce risk of breast cancer, Meharry-Vanderbilt study suggests
...ch and cancer control activities, especially those aimed at reducing the disproportionate cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality among minorities and underserved groups....Good friends, rather than close family ties, help you live longer in older age
...an in 1992 in Adelaide, South Australia. The study aimed to assess how economic, social, behavioural and environmental factors affected the health and wellbeing of people aged 70 and upwards. In total, almost 1500 people were asked how much personal and phone contact they had with their various social netw...Tight glucose control lowers CVD by about 50 percent in diabetes
...IDDK. The NIH also funds a great deal of research aimed at developing new approaches to help patients control diabetes, which is difficult for many people. About 18.2 million people in the United States have diabetes, the most common cause of blindness, kidney failure, and amputations in adults and a majo...Cedars-Sinai medical tipsheet for June 2005
...nism itself is seen as a future target for therapy aimed at cutting off the oxygen and nutrients tumors require. AFTER LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION SURGERY, EMPHYSEMA PATIENT LOOKS FORWARD TO YARD WORK Lung volume reduction surgery is undergoing a renaissance as a treatment for emphysema the nation's fourth le...Passion for technology: Three UH women honored
...ician, scientist and educator, and her research is aimed at solving some very important problems related to the treatment of cardiovascular disease," said John Bear, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. "I was delighted to be on hand at the event to see UH do so well with these prestig...New food allergy research consortium focuses on peanut allergy
...ological studies, and develop educational programs aimed at parents, children and healthcare providers. The consortium's first project will be a clinical study to evaluate a potential peanut allergy therapy. This potential therapy is expected to work in much the same fashion as allergy shots in which aller...Brain function in schizophrenia can improve with support, holds promise for cognitive rehabilitation
...ryday life. Now, as part of a new wave of research aimed at helping people with schizophrenia lead fuller, more normal lives, a study at Washington University in St. Louis has demonstrated that people with schizophrenia can be helped to remember things just as well as healthy subjects as long as they are g...Child early intervention programs make for healthier adults
...ealth, educational and social services to parents, aimed at having children enter kindergarten healthy and ready to learn. Interventions included home visits, parent groups, toy and book libraries, pre-kindergarten programs, and health and developmental monitoring. Families enrolled three months before the...Children's Hospital Oakland new sickle cell research
...ciation (JAMA) supports new therapeutic strategies aimed at increasing arginine levels either through nutritional supplements or by developing new drug therapies that disable the arginase enzyme that consumes arginine. "Lower amino acid ratios, which indicates low arginine availability, were found in pati......onal disparities in amputation, policies should be aimed at redistributing the supply of vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists to underserved areas, Ho said. Increasing Medicare reimbursement rates in rural areas that tend to be less attractive for living, offering loan-forgiveness programs to ...