New ACC/AHA guidelines released for valvular heart disease
...t of patients with valvular heart disease. The new document is slated for release at ACC's Heart Valve Summit ...leased in 1998. One of the key changes in the 2006 document is a focus on the proper timing of valve surgery. The guidelines include more precise and quantitati...NIH holds state-of-the-science conference on tobacco use, June 12-14
...he NIH Consensus Development Program. A background document about the conference process is available at http://consensus.nih.gov/forthemedia.htm . FOR MORE INFORMATION: Conference agenda, speakers, logistics, and online registration are available at http://consensus.nih.gov . To schedule interviews, please...Utah study shows minivans, trucks pose greater risk of backing over children in driveways
... no studies in the United States have attempted to document the rate of injury by type of vehicle. The findings of this study will appear in the June 2006 issue of Pediatric Emergency Care. The research also found Utah children are more likely to be backed over in residential driveways than children in other ...It's never too late to 'hurry up' angioplasty treatment
...term survival, but other studies will be needed to document the long-term effects. Jeffrey J. Cavendish, M.D., F.A.C.C. from the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California, who was not connected with this study, said the results emphasize the importance of streamlining hospital procedures. "The main messag...Disparities among children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
...ren. "We believe the current study is the first to document a clinically important association between patient insurance status and disease outcome in JRA," the authors conclude. Further studies are needed to determine the mechanisms that lead to the differences observed in the two groups, and to determine wh...DAYTRANA (methylphenidate transdermal system) significant reduces ADHD symptoms
...a Irvine Child Development Center. "These studies document that a methylphenidate transdermal 'skin' patch formulation is an effective, once-daily ADHD treatment that can result in the improvement of multiple measures of behavior and classroom performance." DAYTRANA was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Ad...WPI team receives $1.8 million to study atherosclerotic plaque progression and rupture
...gical studies of diseased arteries will be used to document the progression of plaques and assess their likelihood of rupture. For the first time, human plaque growth functions will be quantified based on multi-year patient-tracking data. This information will become the basis for sophisticated three-dimensi...The ESC releases guidance document on Cardiac Rhythm Management product performance
...n Europe than elsewhere. Because of this, the EHRA document says that active monitoring of these products in Europe is necessary and should be conducted independently from international monitoring or registry activities, although data sharing should be encouraged. As such, National Competent Authorities shoul...Children's emotional distress after hurricane linked with parents' stress levels
...y school nurses helped facilitate the survey. "The document helps provide a clear understanding of how to address the emotional needs of our students in the aftermath of such devastation." The study's findings have implications for survivors of Hurricane Katrina now nine months out from the disaster wrough...30-year study of type 1 diabetes finds no improvement in heart disease rates
...dy, or EDC. The EDC is an ongoing investigation to document long-term complications of type 1 diabetes among juveniles and adolescents who were patients at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh between 1950 and 1980. To conduct their analysis, the University of Pittsburgh researchers and their collaborators divid...Improving the patient informed consent process
...sent process. We believe this method to obtain and document informed consent should be considered for use by physicians."...Patient choice stops at inhaled insulin
... Clinical Excellence (NICE) released its appraisal document on inhaled insulin, open for consultation until May 10, which concluded that the treatment should not be offered to patients. The editorial states: 'NICE supported its conclusion with three main arguments: that the data on quality of life and patient...Autism has high costs to US society
...s in the first study to comprehensively survey and document the costs of autism to U.S. society. Michael Ganz, Assistant Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health at Harvard School of Public Health, authored the study, which appears in a chapter titled, "The Costs of Autism," in the newly published ...Gender equality leads to better sex lives among people 40 and over
... and women. The study is the first of its kind to document and compare sexual behavior and related satisfaction among middle-aged and older people worldwide. Across most of the countries surveyed, substantial majorities of people with partners remain sexually active throughout the second half of their lives....Chemical guidance of T cells leads to immunologic memory and long-term immunity
...the scientists took videos through a microscope to document what happens inside the lymph nodes of a living mouse shortly after a vaccination. The videos reveal that the movement of a specific type of immune cell known as a CD8+ T cell, also called a cytotoxic T cell, is not random as was previously thought, ...Study warns of growing cardiovascular disease epidemic in China
...rban elderly population in a systematic way and to document not only the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, but also its relationship with cardiovascular disease," Dr. Hu said. According to the definition of metabolic disease from the U.S. National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP), just over 30 percent of ...Inadequate housing may contribute to poor health in immigrant farmworker families
...ty Health. "There has been very little research to document the housing in which farmworker families live," said Arcury, professor of family and community medicine. "This study provides the first detailed data and can serve as a starting point in changing policy on migrant worker housing and educating farmwor...Significant reduction in antibiotic-resistant pneumococcal disease since the introduction of PREVNAR
...w England Journal of Medicine findings continue to document the impact of routine immunization with PREVNAR on public health. In addition, the development of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine further demonstrates Wyeth's continued dedication to helping protect infants and toddlers against invasive...Children's viewing time may increase requests for advertised products
...al density," they write. "The current study does document that screen media exposure is a true prospective risk factor for subsequent consumeristic behavior, adding to the evidence supporting behavioral and policy interventions to reduce children's exposure to screen media and advertising, whether implement......it Suwanvanichkij, MD, MPH and Nicole Franck, MHS, document the spread of these infectious diseases, which if ...ng humanitarian crisis in Burma. In our report, we document how the ruling government's policies have restricted nearly all aid and allowed serious infectious d...