Doctors neglect insomnia in older patients
... If you have a problem with depression, one of the criteria is a change in sleep," Reid said. She acknowledges science doesn't know what comes first the sleep problems that can cause health problems or the health difficulties that disrupt sleep. But treating the sleep disorders results in improved health...Are one-third of costly implanted heart devices unnecessary? New study suggests yes
...nstrate that a subset of patients who meet current criteria for defibrillator placement may not benefit at all...nts each year can qualify for the devices based on criteria relating to their heart rhythm and pumping capability. But if every Medicare participant who qualifi...Mayo Clinic Cancer Center collaborating to find new tools to fight leukemia
...ed on the National Cancer Institutes Working Group criteria for responses. Forty-one percent achieved complete response, 22 percent experienced nodular partial response and 28 percent partial response, with the average patients disease currently estimated to being in response for 32.6 months. The researcher...Public meeting Jan. 4 on research priorities on EHS aspects of engineered nanoscale materials
...for input on the research needs and prioritization criteria for the research identified in Environmental, Heal...d subject areas, including research prioritization criteria and the five research areas identified in the Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for E...New info on eating disorders in two Stanford/Packard children's studies
...y'd even lost weight." Adult-specific diagnostic criteria for such eating disorders as anorexia and bulimia muddy the issue, said Peebles, by referring to missed menses and ideal body weight percentages, neither of which are applicable to prepubescent girls who may have already stunted their height by denyi...'Inverse planning' system improves brachytherapy treatment for prostate and other cancers
...ient. "Physicians can now really impose clinical criteria within the planning process," he said. "Further, the system is extraordinarily fast, requiring only seconds to design an optimal plan. Having a system so fast means physicians can dynamically adjust and re-optimize the treatment plans as they inser...Optical technique provides improved 'virtual biopsies' of internal surfaces
...mptomatic patients, and the OCT-developed scanning criteria could be used with OFDI to further study the vulnerable plaque hypothesis and potentially to diagnose dangerous plaques and guide their treatment. The MGH-Wellman researchers also anticipate extending the technology's capabilities into other field...Kennedy Krieger awarded $9 million to study learning disabilities in growing ranks of adolescents
...B), underscoring the need for establishing uniform criteria as a starting point for accurate assessment. The N.I.H. grant awarded to Kennedy Krieger is further testament to the national attention being paid to learning disabilities....Pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV infection: Which drugs should be tested?
... Medical Center, Utrecht) and colleagues formulate criteria for what would be the optimal drug to test as a PREP candidate in clinical trials. They then evaluate existing antiviral drugs to see which of these would best fit these criteria. Based on their analysis, they conclude that lamivudine (3TC) would ...Needs of families with disabled children remain largely unmet
...he UK than ever before (about 770,000 according to criteria defined in the Disability Discrimination Act) and the number of children with the most severe or complex needs is also increasing, write social policy experts from the University of York. More than half of families with disabled children live in po...Healthier preemies and parents, thanks to a new early intervention program
...ing of all NICU babies. These teams indicated that criteria for discharge not only includes that the preterm is physiologically stable, but that the parents are ready to assume care for their infants. As a result of stronger beliefs/confidence and more developmentally sensitive interaction with their infant...Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate in ADHD phase 3 data presented
...contains 18 items, is based on the ADHD diagnostic criteria as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association. Investigators also measured the efficacy of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (NRP104/LDX) with ...Civil society movement calls for transparency in the WHO director-general elections
...d colleagues in their Viewpoint. They add that the criteria used to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates and how they scored will not be made public. To encourage a more transparent process for the final selection of the position, PHM has asked all candidates to respond to a set of question...New study reveals postcode lottery for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
...y and ensure that every patient who meets the NICE criteria can receive anti-TNF therapy if their consultants consider it appropriate. Dr Lesley Kay, a member of the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register (BSRBR) management committee and co-author of the research, said: "The BSRBR urges the Go...Insurance companies deny medically necessary breast reductions based on random, unproven criteria
... MD, ASPS Member Surgeon and paper co-author. "The criteria most insurance companies use is not supported by medical literature and eliminates a large number of women from coverage, forcing them to fend for themselves." Most insurance companies require patients to exhibit specific signs and symptoms prior...People should be paid for donating an organ
...l with responsibility for determining standardised criteria for donors and recipients as well as a uniform fee. Kidneys are covertly transplanted in third world countries at the moment from poorer people to wealthier recipients, she says, with little evidence of the outcomes. "Bringing these activities ou...One-third of US youth not physically fit
...istricts nationally, about 65 percent of youth met criteria for being physically fit. "This represents a significant public health problem because low physical fitness during adolescence tends to track into adulthood, and low-fit adults are at substantially increased risk for chronic disease morbidity [illne...Short episodes of manic symptoms may indicate bipolar disorder in some youth
...because they fall just short of meeting diagnostic criteria for the disordercriteria that is based on adult ex...ildren and adolescents who met the full diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder. "Some children with bipolar disorder have distinct episodes of manic symptom...Updated guidelines on diagnosis, treatment of Lyme disease
...ed by an expert panel according to widely accepted criteria for evidence-based medicine, contain updated information on the epidemiology, clinical features and diagnosis of Lyme disease, according to Gary P. Wormser, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine, New Y...Plastic surgery reflects on its past; Highlights innovations for the future of the specialty
...oving quality of life and self-esteem and unproven criteria for denial of medically necessary breast reduction surgery by insurance companies. WHY: The roots of plastic surgery began with the drive to repair brutal injuries in World War I and today this medical specialty remains at the forefront of innovat...