Many heart attack patients still not getting emergency clot-busting treatment
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...t the investment in the Keck Scholars will greatly benefit society for generations to come with continued advances in understanding and combating the fundamental mechanisms of human disease. The Young Scholars Program was initiated in 1999 and has awarded grants totalling nearly $45 million to date. Each ...National quality agenda, payment reform, care integration keys to improving quality, patient safety
...om the recognition that almost everybody stands to benefit from widespread use of health information technology. The survey of leading health care experts with a diverse range of professional and ideological perspectives is the eleventh in a series from The Commonwealth Fund, and the third conducted in par...Science steps in to discover wonders of Toe-tankhamun
...o test whether the replicas of the artificial toes benefit the wearer and could therefore be deemed functional, said Jacky. If either one is functional it may be interesting to manufacture it with modern materials and trial it for use on people with missing toes. ...The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation invests in gastroenterology's future
...om the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, which will benefit high school students who demonstrate high potential for careers in digestive disease research. The Student Research Fellowship Awards program was created by the AGA more than a decade ago to stimulate interest in gastroenterological (GI) research car...Brief motivational interviews work best long term for college students sent to alcohol counseling
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... for patients and their care providers who want to benefit from safe medical treatment in a home environment....ll be discussed. The conference is designed to benefit institutional officials, medical personnel with an interest in home health care and patient advocate...New book guides boomers through retirement maze
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...al that the indigenous population will continue to benefit from the experience long after the volunteer has departed. In addition to teaching, volunteers may also shape curriculum design, influence national health policy, and promote realistic health interventions....New heart disease risk score will help minimize health inequalities
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...for a broad alliance and concerted actions for the benefit of patients in Europe and worldwide and considers this event a tangible means for the Portuguese Presidency in this direction, said Prof. Mellstedt. The Portuguese representatives, ESMO, the experts and the key forces gathering in Lisbon will call up...Wesley Research Institute study targets pharmacists to help diabetes sufferers
...ley Pharmacy, said this study had the potential to benefit sufferers by enabling them to better understand and manage their own blood glucose levels, thus helping to prevent long-term health problems. With around 600 new cases of diabetes diagnosed every week in Australia, it is imperative that we continue...Hib vaccine: A critical ally in Asia's effort to reduce child deaths
...did not require additional injections or visits to benefit from the expanded protection. Bangladesh recently applied for funding from the GAVI Alliance to introduce a DTP-Hepatitis B-Hib pentavalent combination which they hope to introduce into the routine childhood immunization program in 2008. Despite a...Personal comments by physicians distract from patient needs
...und these disclosures to be doctor-centered and to benefit the doctor, not the patient. As a discloser myself, I was really devastated. The investigation is part of a larger study of patient communication and health outcomes funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. One hundred primary care...Experts predict Tamiflu could halve the pandemic influenza death toll versus no intervention
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...o develop tests that distinguish patients who will benefit from interferon therapy from those who are unlikely to respond. Dr. Joel Rubenstein brings basic research to the bedside to address a growing health crisis in the United States - how obesity contributes to cancer. Using novel epidemiological a...