Trial at Jefferson shows new drug may help cancer patients who need stem cell transplants
...ese treatments sometimes make subsequent stem cell collection difficult. Approximately 25 percent to 35 percent of transplant patients and perhaps as many as 65 percent have trouble moving optimal numbers of stem cells from their bone marrow into the bloodstream using G-CSF. "Some patients with the standard a...Doctors survey hospital food, reveal current trends
...demic medical centers with at least 500 beds. Data collection occurred between December 1, 2004 and January 31, 2005....SCAI, NCQA partner to hold landmark conference on introducing complex medical therapies
... conference addressing key issues surrounding data collection and analysis related to the performance of carotid...s to explore the best options for coordinating the collection and analysis of data on CAS procedures and their outcomes. The two organizations expect that these e...Annual report to the nation finds cancer death rates still on the decline
...rns of Care studies (which supplement routine data collection from NCI's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results, or SEER Program, with more detailed data on treatment patterns) and SEER-Medicare databases (which link data from SEER registries to Medicare claims data to assess treatment histories for those o...GSK accused of misleading FDA on safety of asthma drug
...Wolfe's letter,GSK states: "The protocol specified collection of reported events during the 28-week study period and a 6-month follow-up, since patients might have had access to, and used, study medication during this period. Study data were collected and analysed by a clinical research organisation. The only d...Elsevier announces a publishing partnership with the Ambulatory Pediatric Association
...opportunity to add this unique journal to our core collection of Pediatrics titles," adds Josh Spieler, who will serve as Publisher of Ambulatory Pediatrics for Elsevier. "Together with our partners at the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, we believe Ambulatory Pediatrics offers pediatricians an increasingly ...Past illegal blood donation in China linked to hepatitis C virus infection
...rtailed such practices since the late 1990s, blood collection and banking methods in such settings still need to...on in rural central China, and that improved blood collection and blood banking practices remain an urgent health priority. "Technical support and drugs are neede...Sandia researchers determine that common anthrax sampling methods need improvement
...n of current swab, wipe, and vacuum surface sample collection methods. The investigation was intended to empiric...ry efficiency and extraction efficiency, calculate collection efficiency, and determine each method's limit of detection. Reference surfaces of coupons were seede......alities. Arterio-venous malformations (AVMs) are a collection of blood vessels that do not contain the smaller capillaries, which bring oxygen and nutrients to brain tissue. Recently brought to mass attention by a character in the HBO television show "Six Feet Under," AVMs can lead to deadly stroke and neurol...Evacuation of elders during disasters to be addressed at GSA's upcoming annual meeting
... domains, and discussion of survey design and data collection methodological difficulties. The symposium will conclude with a floor discussion about future federal activities to enhance measurement on the RC/AL population in light of these presentations. Sunday, November 20 at 1:45 p.m. The Capitol Hill Experi...Leaders work to establish diabetes plan for Pennsylvania
...opportunities to explore a statewide diabetes data collection system; agreement on standards of care and best practices for diabetes prevention and management of the disease; development of a system to evaluate any plan's effectiveness; and the implementation of policies that promote and ensure the health and s...For European media only: Can latest advances in health psychology help improve HIV care?
...ing physicians and community representatives. Data collection was undertaken by an independent agency and all interviews were conducted in accordance with the Data Protection Act and the MRS Code of Conduct by trained medical interviewers. Data analysis was conducted under the supervision of Professor Rob Horne......age them." Resources on this CD-ROM include: A collection of print-friendly PDF files of selected patient education brochures Professional education resources, including information from the Arthritis Foundation's Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases (12th edition) Professional educational resources on osteog...Epidural leads to less pain, more assisted deliveries
...id Anim-Somuah. "There should be some ongoing data collection as to whether these are occurring with epidurals." For now, Liu said, "My usual recommendation is that if labor is going to be long (usually with the first baby) and labor pains are very intense then it is worth getting an epidural and accepting the...Men, check your blood pressure before checking in for plastic surgery
...study author. A hematoma is an abnormal, localized collection of clotted blood. One of the most common complications following a facelift, hematomas are not life threatening, easily corrected and rarely interfere with final results if addressed by a plastic surgeon within 24 hours. If a hematoma occurs and is ...Study provides first estimate of US population affected by Barrett's esophagus
...d a health questionnaire. Following in-depth data collection and interviewing, 1,000 participants underwent an upper endoscopy to determine the presence of Barrett's esophagus. The study showed that nearly 2 percent of the general population tested had Barrett's esophagus--a rate that when applied to the gene...Tiny self-assembling cubes could carry medicine, cell therapy
...ls.' The long-term goal is to be able to implant a collection of these therapeutic containers directly at the site or an injury or an illness." Gracias is an assistant professor in the Department of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering in the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins. He focuses on buildi...Sweeping recommendations to support pay-for-performance system
...dent of the American College of Physicians. "Data collection must be accurate and administratively feasible, and the analysis and reporting of physician performance must be based on valid and reliable assessments across populations. Financial incentives must be adequate and equitable and savings realized by im...Food insecurity and food stamps: How is the US doing?
...se represents the largest one-year jump since data collection began in 1995." Wilde, a food economist, tracks household food insecurity, food stamps, and related measures of hunger. The percentage of US households classified as insecure rose from 11.2 percent in 2003 to 11.9 percent in 2004. While this one-ye......iseases like heart disease and cancer. The routine collection of mortality data, covering variations in age, sex, socioeconomic status and region, is critical to the success of public health programs. To tackle the daunting task, over a dozen prominent Indian and global institutions - led by Prabhat Jha of St....