Rockefeller University researchers are changing the face of drug addiction treatment
...ethod on patients addicted to drugs. "There was a debate between the scientific and the traditional worlds of drug treatment," says Kellogg. "At first, the traditionalists were not able to take in a behavioral perspective as they saw addiction as an innate disease; therefore external circumstances should n...Cognitive therapy works as well as antidepressants, but with lasting effect after therapy ends
...of treatment." The study, which follows years of debate on the relative merits of cognitive therapy versus medication for more severe forms of depression, is the largest trial yet undertaken on the topic; it involved 240 depressed patients. The patients were randomly placed into groups that received cogni...Few women at risk for breast cancer willing to use drug to prevent the disease
...se, stroke, and cataracts. These risks fuel public debate about the drug's use in preventing breast cancer, even among high-risk women. Understanding reasons why women decline to take tamoxifen even after education provides substantial opportunities for tailoring patient education to specific groups and de...2005 Wistar Institute Science Journalism award winner announced
...science. His article further captured the kinds of debate on which science thrives, and illuminated some of the cultural and political issues bearing on this line of research. The judges also noted the inviting presentation and informative illustrations supporting the article in the magazine. The six member...Novel stem cell trial in heart failure patients to begin
... some of the mystery as well as resolve scientific debate about just how it is that stem cells work to impro... questions that have become the crux of scientific debate about the mechanism and action of these cells once introduced into the heart. "People have questione...Substantial 15-year survival gains from standard breast cancer treatments
...to both oncologists and patients after 30 years of debate on the principle of [whether to use] adjuvant therapy in early breast cancer."...Heart scan surprises: CT reveals many non-heart problems, too
...r Award won by Patel, is needed to help settle the debate over the relative merits of both imaging techniques....Cutting-edge technologies signify a new era for colorectal cancer screening
...oscopy screening procedure has been the subject of debate in the field of gastroenterology due to drawbacks in training, compliance and demand. However, findings presented today show that an innovative technology may bring about a new era in CRC screening. Researchers at the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Cent...Premature use of stem cell therapy could put patients at risk
...e of the issues that will be discussed at a public debate in London next week. The lessons of premature application of gene therapy, the devastation caused by HIV transmission to people with haemophilia, and the crisis caused by bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) should all be learning opportunities, sa...Study finds benefits, less organ rejection using immunosuppressive combination for heart transplants
Amid the debate over which combination of immunosuppressive agents...immunosuppressive agents, and this has caused some debate over what is the most advantageous combination therapies for heart transplant recipients," said Dr. ...Obesity is risk factor for aggressive prostate cancer
...ncer is still very much a point of controversy and debate in urology," says Dr. Martha K. Terris, urologist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta and the Medical College of Georgia. "One consensus that seems to be evolving is that obese men have an increased risk of more aggressive, and therefo...Emory study finds health care use, work productivity linked to health levels
...e health should be a central part of this nation's debate about fixing the healthcare system and insurance coverage. To date, we have focused on the supply-side of the healthcare problems," Keyes says. Keyes conducted the study with Wake Forest University School of Medicine professor Joseph Gryzwacz. Keyes...Medical whistleblowers speak out
...enzer's report will, we hope, spark discussion and debate about how American medicine - clinicians, researchers, regulatory agencies, and medical journals - can disentangle itself from the influence of the pharmaceutical industry."...Children in foster care may be underaccounted for in the Medicaid program
...ling bias have particular relevance to the current debate about the level of public funding for Medicaid. He adds, "Although our findings were based on data from the mid-1990s, there's no reason to suspect those findings would be different today. As such, policymakers risk underestimating the burden of need...Penn study documents access to trauma centers in the United States
... and rural residents who currently have none. The debate over just how many Americans have access to trauma centers, and how quickly, has been unsolved since trauma centers were created in the 1970s. Researchers and policymakers were thus eager to know the effect of location and how they might geographical...The Lancet calls for open debate on illegal drug use
Open debate about illegal drug use is needed to gain accurate,...routine, part of many people's lives. The societal debate over how to combat illegal drug use focuses mainly on when to legislate and to what extent. But from...Some male breast cancer patients may have unnecessary radiotherapy
...was carried out. He said that there was an ongoing debate whether post-mastectomy radiotherapy in men should be guided by the same principles used in women or given routinely to all men with breast cancer, but the new results were consistent with there being no influence of gender on the main outcomes once ...Antibiotics appear to have little benefit for uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infections
...erate effect of antibiotics on illness course; the debate continues unabated about the role of antibiotics b...omplications if antibiotics are not prescribed and debate about which clinical characteristics identify those patients at higher risk. The relative importance...Does manganese inhaled from the shower represent a public health threat?
...t theoretical papers that foster the diversity and debate upon which the scientific process thrives." Everyone is exposed to small levels of manganese, which is found in food and many types of rocks and enters the air, soil and water. But, at higher levels, manganese is toxic to the central nervous system a...Massachusetts second state to consider nurse staffing ratios; experts to appear at public hearing
...aders and legislators to inform the Commonwealth's debate about this complex issue. Phil Johnston, chair of the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, urged leaders to find common ground: "Massachusetts hospitals lead the world in research and sheer talent, but the health care community must work together now t...