Saving six million children each year is affordable
...ld mortality is needed to save 6 million children, concludes a study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The cost is affordable for governments of even the poorest nations, if outside donors provide funds to buildup the health systems of these countries, state the authors. In 2003, a study published ...Keyhole surgery is a safe option for colon cancer
...ly used for the removal of tumours from the colon, concludes a study published online today (Tuesday June 21, 2005) by THE LANCET ONCOLOGY. The safety and short-term benefits of keyhole surgery for colon cancer have been debatable. Minimally invasive surgery for cancer reduces surgical trauma but there has bee...Antibiotic treatment successful against elephantiasis
...ne of the most common causes of global disability, concludes a study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Bancroftian filariasis is a disease characterised by severe and debilitating swelling of the limbs. The search for compounds active against the causative organism, Wuchereria bancrofti adult worm...Study finds strong link between epilepsy and risk of schizophrenia
...ng schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like psychosis, concludes a study published online by the BMJ today. The authors suggest that the two conditions may share common genetic or environmental causes. The study involved 2.27 million people who were born in Denmark between 1950 and 1987, and were identified from n...Northwestern Memorial neurologist is lead author of comprehensive stroke center recommendations
...re to go with complex problems related to stroke," concludes Dr. Alberts....The bigger the serving, the more young children will eat
...ildren eat is how much food is put on their plate, concludes a new study by Cornell University researchers. "We examined all the predictors we could of how much a child eats at a meal," said David Levitsky, professor of nutritional sciences and of psychology at Cornell. "We found that portion size is, by far, ...Medication orlistat appears helpful in improving weight management for obese adolescents
...enance required ongoing use of the medication?" He concludes by saying "It would not be surprising that no single weight-loss medication will find favor with all adolescents; pharmacotherapy will need to be individualized following a comprehensive assessment of the adolescent including the presence or absence ...Information on child illness and death lacking in poor countries
...ies with the highest rates of childhood mortality, concludes a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Around 10.8 million children die worldwide each year. Credible global and national estimates of the burden of disease in childhood are essential for the development of appropriate health policy and impleme...Exposure to carcinogenic crop toxin lowered by simple intervention
...st-effective intervention on post-harvest storage, concludes a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Staple foods in West Africa and other parts of the developing world are frequently contaminated with aflatoxins, which are a product of Aspergillus fungi. Aflatoxins are associated with an increased risk of...Dartmouth professor finds prescription drug advertising 'walks a communications tightrope'
...competing with up-beat music and visuals." Glinert concludes that linguistic models of research can be used to contribute to the fields of advertising and promotion, especially in direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs. "There's a lot more to learn in order to help advertisers effectively commun...May/June 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...second study out of Duke University Medical Center concludes that it is ineffective, inefficient and impossible to provide appropriate care one disease at a time. Despite this, research in this issue by Barbara Starfield and colleagues out of Johns Hopkins School of Public Health shows that older people with m...Medical whistleblowers speak out
...nd could tailor their marketing to them. Lenzer concludes in her account that each of these whistleblowers, in very different ways - from making a satiric film to speaking out in Congress - has shone light on how the "synchrony" between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical enterprise may be compromis...Easy access to nicotine patches could help more smokers to quit
...antially increase the likelihood of them quitting, concludes a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Tobacco kills around 5 million people worldwide every year and is the leading preventable cause of death in developed countries. It is estimated that more than 70% of smokers in the USA are interested in st...Study shows even limited training improves communication with patients from other cultures
...arning more about the cultures of their patients," concludes senior study author Lisa Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., an associate professor of medicine, epidemiology, and health policy and management at Hopkins' Welch Center, School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. "Researchers and educators who perf...A diet high in milk may cut heart disease and stroke risk
...rt disease and stroke, and may even be protective, concludes research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The research team asked a representative sample of 764 men to weigh and record every item of food and drink they consumed for seven consecutive days. Just under 90% of the sample (665) pro...Keyhole surgery set to become the new gold standard for colon cancer treatment
...is as effective as open surgery in the short term, concludes a randomised trial published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Treatment for colon cancer involves surgical excision of the primary tumour. Keyhole surgery may lead to a more rapid recovery, less pain, fewer complications and a shorter hospital st...Statin therapy cost-effective for a wider range of individuals
...ar disease or diabetes than previously recognised, concludes a study published online today (Thursday May 12, 2005) by THE LANCET. Current guidelines generally recommend the initiation of statin therapy when the estimated 10-year risk of a non-fatal heart attack or coronary death is at least 15-20%. The Heart...Poor understanding of coverage deters breast cancer screening
...ket costs, and avoid getting mammograms. The study concludes screening utilization campaigns should not only push for greater insurance coverage, but also educate women about their own insurance coverage. While breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer and cancer death among women in the U.S., scre...Routine procedure during childbirth provides no benefits, study review finds
...nior health analyst at the RTI International, also concludes that any possible benefits of the procedure do not outweigh the fact that many women would have had less injury without the surgical incision. The studies reviewed were consistent in demonstrating that routine episiotomy provided no benefit over...Scalpel-free surgery could reduce risk of HIV and hepatitis exposure for health care workers
...n faster rate, according to the report. The study concludes that by studying the rates of HIV and hepatitis B and C among patients presenting for surgery, a more accurate incidence of disease is measured within a community, bypassing the selection bias of traditional statistics of known infected patients pres...