Exercise prior to hip and knee replacement reduces need for inpatient rehabilitation
...tion before surgery. "Our findings show that an appropriately designed program of water and land-based exercise involving cardiovascular, strength training, and flexibility activities can be a safe, well tolerated, and effective approach to improving function and muscle strength in middle-aged and older adults ...September/October Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...atification for diabetes is in order and should be appropriately reimbursed.Evidence of Nephropathy, Peripheral Neuropathy in United States Adults with Undiagnosed DiabetesBy Richelle J. Koopman, M.D., M.S., et al OTHER STUDIES IN THIS ISSUE NIGHT SWEATS ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER SLEEP DISTURBANCES Nights sweats...Shorter distance on six-minute walk test points up a greater risk of death
...n be performed in any sufficiently long hallway by appropriately trained personnel; and 4) it does not require specialized equipment and expertise found only in established pulmonary function laboratories; The authors concluded that a test like FVC% predicted might not be valid for gauging survival in patients ...FDA safety alerts for automated external defibrillators occur frequently
... advisory AEDs remain in service and have not been appropriately evaluated. Additional measures to accurately track those who purchase and use these devices are needed. Subsequent measures will require the best efforts of health care professionals, regulators, manufacturers, and the public working collaboratively ...Hopkins scientists show hallucinogen in mushrooms creates universal 'mystical' experience
...al risks of taking psilocybin under conditions not appropriately supervised. "Even in this study, where we greatly controlled conditions to minimize adverse effects, about a third of subjects reported significant fear, with some also reporting transient feelings of paranoia," says Griffiths. "Under unmonitored con...Montefiore and Einstein receive $2-million grant from Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
...ing the healthcare system so they can expertly and appropriately access available services and programs for their elderly patients." The GeriEd Program is highly innovative. It addresses fragmentation in geriatric care by targeting physicians who provide acute or chronic primary care for the elderly including ...UT Southwestern-led study finds doctors' judgment as important as guideline for Cesarean sections
... Center, found that in severe emergencies, doctors appropriately performed deliveries well within 30 minutes. In less-threatening cases, exceeding that time didn't increase complications. "Clearly, physician judgment plays a critical role in determining the speed with which an emergency Cesarean is performed," ...Race and income converge to shape women's experiences with advanced breast cancer
...oving outcomes for patients by tailoring care more appropriately to give women the tools they need to better cope with advanced breast cancer," added Dr. Rosenzweig....Stress, alcoholics, and post-traumatic stress disorder
...stinence. "Because the body can no longer respond appropriately to stress, this may leave an abstinent alcoholic m... disorders who experiences stress does not have an appropriately robust hormone stress response," said Adinoff. "In other words, the combination of PTSD and alcohol...Study examines reported outcomes of trials funded by for-profits vs. not-for-profits
...These subsequent trials understandably and perhaps appropriately are more likely to be funded by for-profit organizations," the researchers write....Near 100 percent mammagraphy recall compliance costs less than a quarter per patient
... did have an early curable breast cancer which was appropriately treated because we have this safety net and spent the time and so little money getting her to return for a diagnostic mammogram," said Dr. Blane. "If for every 30,000 screening mammograms we pick up one early breast cancer, I believe a delay in diagn...Study examines risk for misuse of ADHD stimulant medications
...sused, we can pursue efforts to make sure they are appropriately prescribed and monitored," says Wilens. "Our results strongly signal that we should be more careful about what we prescribe to patients who also have conduct disorder and substance use disorder and also support a higher risk of misuse of immediate r...Lack of specialist training for nurses is failing adolescent cancer patients
... young adults with cancer are not always cared for appropriately because a lack of specialist training for nurses m... recognition is essential if the NHS is to respond appropriately to the criteria laid down in the NICE guidance for the treatment of these cancer patients." 1 Miss ...Sometimes no treatment is the right option for low-risk prostate cancer
...need to intervene early, we also need to intervene appropriately with respect to the stage of disease, the man's age, his health in general and quality of life." Tony Masraff, now 68 years old, preaches "watchful waiting" to men diagnosed with early prostate cancer and has yet to regret not having a more invasive ...Maintenance treatment prevents recurrence in older adults with single-episode depressions
...d agree that elderly with two or more episodes are appropriately prescribed maintenance treatment, but these data allow us to go one step further and suggest that, in fact, even those with single episodes fare considerably better out to two years if they continue use of the medication that got them well." Patient...Racial disparities in access to medicines increase after implementation of prescription surveillance
...dely prescribed and effective treatments when used appropriately for anxiety, panic, sleep, and seizure disorders. They are also adjunct therapies for people with chronic mental illness, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. However, there is controversy about their risk of dependency and abuse. The New York...Endocrinologist-directed intervention aimed at primary care physicians improves diabetes care
...lure of health care providers to intensify therapy appropriately when clinically indicated," says Lawrence S. Phillips, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine and senior author on this paper. "We found that feedback on performance given to primary care physi...Refinements and innovations enhance safety, effectiveness
... paroxysmal atrial fibrillation using a formal and appropriately powered randomized controlled study," said Carlo Pappone, M.D., Ph.D., chief of the division of cardiac pacing and electrophysiology, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy. "This study convincingly demonstrates superior efficacy with cathe...Antidepressants may be associated with modestly increased risk of suicidality in children
... patients can have significant consequences if not appropriately treated. The new warning language recognizes this need but advises close monitoring of patients as a way of managing the risk of suicidality."...Anti-depressant use associated with increased risk for heart patients
...y, or the ability of blood vessel walls to respond appropriately to changes in blood pressure. Other Duke colleagues on the study included James Blumenthal, Ph.D., Jonathan Davidson, M.D., Charles McCants, Christopher O'Connor, M.D. and Michael Sketch, M.D....