Dentists need more training in oral cancer detection
...unties that have high incidences of oral cancer to develop and distribute public health education materials, Kaste said. Oral cancer screenings are also provided to the underserved populations. The counties are located in northeast, central, western, and southwestern Illinois. LeHew said the findings of th...OFT's value-based pricing scheme is well-founded, but could increase overall NHS drug spend
...o concentrate on cost-effective delivery when they develop new therapies. Such a radical shake-up is bound to worry people within the industry, but Claxton believes that most fears are unfounded. Some industry observers, for example, are worried that the result will simply be less revenue for their product...Blood inflammation plays role in Alzheimer's disease
...ows signs of inflammation are more likely to later develop Alzheimer's disease than people with no signs of i...s in their blood were more than twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as those with the lowest amount of cytokines. A total of 28 percent of the women...Experimental gene therapy 'abolishes' arthritis pain and lessens joint damage
...mice, they are the first genetically engineered to develop osteoarthritis like humans, with the same genetic predisposition that makes some more likely to develop the disease, the authors said. If all goes well with a follow-up study currently underway, researche...The appetite-regulating peptide leptin influences alcohol craving for some alcoholics
... of these different craving mechanisms in order to develop better models to proof new medications. These four mechanisms of craving correspond to Leschs typology of alcoholics according to different psychological, social and somatic characteristics. Type 1 refers to patients with heavy alcohol withdrawa...Different type of iron supplement is better at boosting iron levels
...vernments that mandate fortification will, if they develop capacity for assessment and monitoring, be able to ensure that the right nutrients are added to and maintained in key foods. Food fortification is one of the most sustainable and cost-effective methods available to improve public health. "These fin...What exactly is repetitive strain injury?
...gnosis, but is an umbrella term for disorders that develop as a result of repetitive movements, awkward postures, sustained force, and other risk factors." Conventional definitions of RSI include specific disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome (a twisting of the median nerve at the wrist causing pain in ...Complications of type 2 diabetes in young people -- a ticking bomb
...gh still limited, suggest that we urgently need to develop approaches to awareness and early management of type 2 diabetes and associated abnormalities while designing long term studies to establish the value of early initiation of adjunctive treatments."...Early education for the health care team -- Bringing nursing and medical students together
The Griffith University project will develop and pilot a model of clinical education for healthstudents that improves their learning experience and better reflects the realities of clinicalpractice. Professor Amanda Henderson, from Griffiths School of Nursing and Midwifery, said patientsafety l...ICU nurse working conditions linked to increase in patient infections
...to more appropriately staff their ICUs and further develop the skills of nursing staff based on other units. The sample comprised 15,846 patients in 51 adult intensive care units in 31 hospitals; 1095 nurses were surveyed. Severity of patient illness was controlled for in this study. The results measur...Women with breast cancer do not get potentially life-saving information, survey reveals
...stressing, they provide ESO with the foundation to develop new tools that will help doctors communicate more ...e divide among breast cancer patients, and we must develop new solutions to address the needs of older and less-educated women." ...New guideline for treating Lyme disease
... Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. To develop the guideline, the authors analyzed all available scientific studies on the topic. The evidence shows that using antibiotics for two to four weeks is highly effective for treating neuroborreliosis. Lyme disease responds well to the intravenous ant...... have enlarged prostates. Forty to 50 percent will develop symptoms, which include more frequent urination, urinary tract infections, the inability to completely empty the bladder and, in severe cases, eventual damage to the bladder and kidneys. ...Follow-up care for breast cancer patients is 'devalued and deregulated'
...oncology knowledge among GPs, and their ability to develop and use follow-up protocols for high-risk patients...ecommended by NICE in 2002. More work is needed to develop strategies with primary care that are both patient-focused and satisfy the expectations of all relev...New technique effective in closing accidental colonoscopy wounds
... Innovation, (CERTAIN), which he directs, plans to develop courses to train physician colleagues in the region in how to use clips and sutures to close perforations....New Mayo Clinic MRI technology enables noninvasive liver diagnoses
...e hepatitis C, and nearly one-fourth of those will develop severe liver fibrosis. MRE can help us noninvasively identify fibrosis in this large patient population." A second study looked at whether MRE can accurately measure portal hypertension, or high blood pressure in the portal vein that carries blood...Scientists find war vets' hand dexterity determines susceptibility to PTSD
... of mixed handedness are nearly twice as likely to develop (PTSD) after combat compared to veterans who use both hands less often, according to the study, which is being published in the May issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. The study also found that veterans with extreme mixed handedness and high combat ...UQ researchers honored with leading fellowships
...Professor Koopman said his research was looking to develop and use new and vastly more efficient ways of iden...ology at UQ, is researching quantum nanoscience to develop design principles, based on quantum theory, for new nano-scale devices, particularly quantum electro...UC environmental health chair recognized nationally for urologic research excellence
...BPA), during fetal development were more likely to develop an early form of human prostate cancer (prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia) than those who were not exposed. Their findings suggested that exposure to environmental and natural estrogens during fetal development could affect the way prostate gene...Medical, high-energy physicists collaborate to improve PET scans
... Frisch had worked together almost 20 years ago to develop an instrument for the ill-fated Superconducting Su...s all over Europe, in fact, now work in concert to develop time-of-flight PET technology. Frisch, Chen, Kao and Byrum, meanwhile, have formed their own biomedi...