Fear of lawsuits affects emergency physicians' heart care decisions
... about," Katz added. Katz said the UI findings are consistent with a recent investigation on defensive medicine ...e premiums, practice 'assurance behavior.' This is consistent with what we saw in our study, where a high proportion of emergency physicians in this specific clin...Blood testing links common foods and IBS
...thophysiology of IBS and the observations made are consistent for three subgroups of IBS tested (diarrhea, constipation and alternators). No significant difference was observed in skin prick testing or IgE antibody titers to these food antigens in IBS patients. "Symptoms from the irritable bowel syndrome can c...Lung cancer deaths in the EU: declining in men but not women
...en made. Lung cancer epidemics among women show no consistent pattern that follows those in men, add the authors. The very high mortality figures for Hungary merit further investigation. Throughout Europe, tobacco companies have proved adept at expanding and maintaining their markets, especially among women, sa...Patients learn more facts from videos but need contact with doctor to soothe their anxiety
...ter with another human being is by its nature less consistent and redundant, Orringer points out. At the same time, the consistency of the videotape helps to explain why it isn't as helpful at reducing a patient's distress and anxiety levels, he says. While the video is invariable, a doctor can tailor informati...Hormone patch may provide some increase in sexual desire in menopausal women
...e authors conclude. "These findings were generally consistent across all sexual function instruments [questionnaires and logs], end points, and time points, and highlight the important role that testosterone may play in women's sexual health. Additional studies should be undertaken to further assess the efficac...Exposure to pesticides in schools produces illnesses among school employees and students
...eloped after exposure to pesticide and illness was consistent with known toxicology of the pesticide. The overall annual rates of new cases for 1998 2002 was 7.4 cases per million children, and was 27.3 cases per million school employee (adult) full-time equivalents. New case rates among children increased sig...Newest HIV drugs should be used with FUZEON(R)
... the Royal Free Hospital, London. "We are seeing a consistent FUZEON effect with these new drugs and I believe these data must change the way we manage triple class experienced patients facing HIV resistance and failing to reach undetectable viral load." Studies presented this week show that when FUZEON was giv...Prenatal exposure to famine increases risk of schizophrenia
... in China have an increased risk of schizophrenia, consistent with previous research suggesting a link between f... evidence of exposure, our findings are internally consistent and almost exactly replicate the Dutch findings. Since the two populations are ethnically and cultur...Wake up, doc: Lack of sleep affects young doctors just like alcohol does
... simulator, they had more difficulty maintaining a consistent lane position and a constant speed during the heavy work compared to the lighter work schedule. Speed variability on the driving test was also 29 percent higher following the heavy-schedule compared to the light schedule after drinking alcohol, but ......in either active or placebo controlled trials were consistent with the underlying cancer diagnosis and its treatment with chemotherapy, with the exception of bone pain. While not reported in patients receiving Neulasta, rare events of adult respiratory distress syndrome have been reported in patients receiving ...Mars breaks new ground in heart health with Cocoavia
...technology guarantees that CocoaVia TM contains a consistent level of cocoa flavanols which is what really counts when you're talking about cocoa and heart health, according to Schmitz. "The very exciting potential heart-health benefits of cocoa flavanols is not about simply adding more cocoa or consumin...Enhanced imaging techniques could improve medical diagnosis
...roduce inconsistencies, whereas computers are more consistent and reliable if programmed correctly." Wyatt is also pursing imaging advancements in the detection and treatment of colon cancer. "About 50 percent of today's colon cancer cases could have been prevented with early detection of polyps. Doctors have t...NIH establishes National Commission on Digestive Diseases
...r, long-range plan for digestive diseases research consistent with the research mission of the NIH. The Commission will report directly to the Director of the NIH. "Digestive diseases take a terrible toll on the health and well-being of Americans," said Dr. Zerhouni. "With more than 70 million people affected ...Americans think commitment to health research should be stronger
... researchers is now, as it has long been, entirely consistent with public aspirations for better health and well-being, and for longer and more productive lives." (JAMA. 2005; 294: 1380 1384. Available pre-embargo to media at www.jamamedia.org .)...Yale procedure cuts recurrence of aggressive uterine cancer
...ds just as rapidly. "Until now, there has been no consistent management of the disease," said first author Michael G. Kelly, M.D., fellow and instructor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale. "With this method, we've been able to see who needs additional treatment after su...Children whose parents smoked are twice as likely to begin smoking between 13 and 21
...hether or not adolescents began daily smoking were consistent family monitoring and rules, family bonding or a strong emotional attachment inside the family, and parents not involving children in their own smoking behavior. The later includes such activities as asking their children to get a pack of cigarettes...SCAI, NCQA partner to hold landmark conference on introducing complex medical therapies
...definitions, and measuring tools. These need to be consistent so we can evaluate operators and institutions objectively. NCQA, with its long history of collecting and measuring quality, is an excellent nonpartisan partner in this process," said Dr. Christopher U. Cates, chair of the SCAI Board of Governors and ...Nerve changes from diabetes begin earlier than previously known
...rve conduction tests, over time, provided the most consistent and reliable measures of early nerve damage due to diabetes. "Even when patients had nerve conduction values well within the normal range, our serial assessments showed steady, unequivocal and statistically significant worsening," says Dr. Dyck. Th...Only one-third of women take vitamin to help prevent serious birth defects, survey finds
... from 40 percent in 2004. However the 2005 rate is consistent with years prior to 2004. Only 24 percent of younger women (age 18-24) take a vitamin containing folic acid daily compared to 36 percent of older women (age 25 to 45). Only 7 percent of women surveyed knew folic acid should be taken before preg...Annual report to the nation finds cancer death rates still on the decline
... but that much of contemporary cancer treatment is consistent with evidence-based NIH Consensus Development Statements (http://consensus.nih.gov/ ), which are considered a "gold standard" for care recommendations. "The value of cancer registries in population research is immeasurable. Through linkage with othe...