SCAI president testifies before FDA on safety of drug-eluting stents
...y wall; and Both patients and physicians must be educated as to the importance of adhering to therapy with dual anti-clotting medications. Further research is needed to determine the exact incidence of late stent thrombosis in patients treated with drug-eluting stents, Dr. Dehmer said. It is also import...Patients' requests for antidepressants can influence physician evaluation of depression
...ng inquiries about suicide. "Patients should be educated advocates for their own quality health care, but if they become over-focused on wanting a particular treatment rather than the most appropriate treatment in general, the result may be missed opportunities and diminished quality of care," Feldman adde...Pregnant women in the dark on prenatal screening
...as charged with ensuring pregnant women were being educated about prenatal screening. "There is often blurred accountability for patient education between practitioners," Ms Milligan said. "They all agree it is very important but often presume another practitioner has provided it." Ms Milligan said some d...Education does not protect against age-related memory loss, say USC researchers
...e of Research on Aging, suggest that after age 70, educated adults may begin to lose the ability to use their ... the difference, such as the possibility that less educated adults had a greater rate of decline earlier in life, before the data was collected....Computer predicts wishes of incapacitated patients better than family or loved ones
...reat his pneumonia. A finding that 90% of highly educated Native American men over the age of 50 do not want to receive antibiotics to treat pneumonia in the setting of advanced Alzheimer disease would provide strong evidence that this patient would not want antibiotics in these circumstances either. Davi...Health-care inequities underscore racial disparities in prostate cancer
...e study reveals that African-American men are well educated about their risk of prostate cancer and the benefits of screening, and that socioeconomic factors that impact behavior are more important barriers to adequate care. The study finds African-American men access healthcare resources, including primary c...Few surgeons routinely refer breast cancer patients for reconstruction, U-M study finds
...proved decision aids so that patients can be fully educated about all of their treatment options. Co-management really improves the quality of patient care in several ways. In this case, it would better educate patients and allow them to more fully participate in their choices regarding their health care trea...Clinical trial coordinators need more financial conflict-of-interest training
...stigator to ensure the coordinators are thoroughly educated on all aspects of the trial." Of those coordinators who said they were uncomfortable answering questions about financial interests, 58 percent said it was because of a lack of knowledge. The researchers also found that 13 percent of the coordinato...Drama can help educate and motivate, research shows
...dience that drug abuse is a disease. The play also educated participants about protective factors, such as parental monitoring and involvement. The six performances of "Tunnels" were attended by more than 700 people. Of those, more than 250 adult members of the audience residing in the Durham area agreed to...Online education program better source of information for patients
...rchers said. "It's beneficial for patients to be educated in this way," Pia said. "When patients understand the different treatment options available to them, they can become more active participants in their healthcare decision-making by asking appropriate questions and understanding what their doctor is ...Women with breast cancer do not get potentially life-saving information, survey reveals
... not told their risk of recurrence Older, less educated women or those without Internet access are particu... The survey results also revealed that older, less educated women or those without Internet access were less likely to receive information or be involved in dec...Split the difference: Pill-splitting study looks at cost-saving step that could be used by millions
...a single UMHS health center. They were also better educated and more likely to be white and female than the general U.S. adult population. Two hundred eligible patients completed the initial survey regarding their perception on pill splitting, Of them, 111 patients agreed to participate in a 6-month trial...How to market diet pills: Prescription and over-the-counter pills may increase unhealthy behavior
...direction to protect consumer welfare. Even highly educated consumers and consumers who have otherwise acknowledged the importance of a healthy lifestyle are nonetheless susceptible to the boomerang effect for drugs, write the authors. Thus drug marketing and even supplement marketing should be treated with...New book guides boomers through retirement maze
...gland said. The need for aging individuals to feel educated and empowered about how to address the predicable and unpredictable concerns of retirement. There are few inexpensive resources available that cover the entire range of legal issues facing baby boomers, including retirement income, housing, health...Even older women at high risk have little interest in being tested for HIV, study finds
...more likely to be younger, sexually active, better educated about HIV and tested at the suggestion of a health care provider. Most women, however, felt little need for testing. Those who lacked interest were more likely to be older, African-American and not sexually active, said Dr. Akers, who also is an as......s have developed based upon education levels. Less educated American males are now less likely to have their diabetes diagnosed than those men with more schooling. If we only target disparities by race and ethnicity, we run the risk of missing other equally important health disparities that affect those lea...