Urban neighborhoods affect how people think about health
...re forced to turn to emergency care in the form of expensive hospital emergency rooms." Barnes found that diffi...eceive treatment for their illnesses may face more expensive complications later in life. "Yes, individuals decide whether to seek preventive health care, but po...ALLHAT findings are 'color blind' in showing diuretics work better for high blood pressure
...er findings that diuretics rather than newer, more expensive drugs such as ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, or beta blockers should be preferred as a first therapy for most patients. The multi-center ALLHAT study is conducted under a National Institutes of Health contract with The University of Texas ...Blood test can accurately diagnose heart failure in emergency patients
...mination and medical history while others also get expensive and time-consuming procedures," Januzzi says. "Having a widely-available, accurate, and cost-effective diagnostic method would be of extraordinary value." Proteins called natriuretic peptides are produced when the cardiac muscle is under stress. Th...Tissue engineering experts discuss orthopaedics applications
... will be widely available. "These technologies are expensive and for some of them, distribution is a challenge," said Atala....Nature provides inspiration for important new adhesive
...ave health concerns, and are based on increasingly expensive petroleum. "This technology looks extremely promising in a variety of markets," said Brian Wall of the OSU Office of Technology Transfer, which has already reached the first licensing agreement with a company on a product that will be in commercial a...'Nanoshells' simultaneously detect and destroy cancerous cells
... instance, optical imaging is much faster and less expensive than other medical imaging techniques. Gold nanoparticles are also more biocompatible than other types of optically active nanoparticles, such as quantum dots. Gold is a chemically inert material that is well-known for its biocompatibility, which is ...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, April 19, 2005
...antibiotic therapy is the most effective and least expensive strategy (Article, p. 601). An editorialist finds the analysis limited because it fails to consider factors such as social panic, disintegration of the medical infrastructure, evacuation and decontamination costs, and the current federal decision to ...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 2
...manual toothbrushes remove as much plaque as their expensive electronic counterparts, and protect just as well against inflamed gums. In fact, the only type of electric toothbrush more effective than a manual brush is that with a rotating-oscillating head. The review, led by Professor Peter Robinson of the Uni...Kidney donation program may provide more matches for previously incompatible recipients and donors
...ded donors who wish to participate, as KPD is less expensive than desensitization and requires less immunosuppression."...Electroshock therapy speeds improvement in schizophrenia patients
...rs to stop working. ECT is more available and less expensive than antipsychotics in many developing areas....Reducing malarial transmission in Africa
...-pyrimethamine (SP), the first-developed and least expensive alternative to CQ, is also increasing. These tren...es to change their treatment policies and use more expensive drugs, including drug combinations that will hopefully slow the development of resistance and minimi...Little evidence found for IVF as most effective infertility treatment
...ording to a new review of recent studies. Although expensive and invasive, IVF is a widely used treatment, despite potential complications, including a multiple pregnancy rate of about 25 percent. According to the analysis by Dr. Zabeena Pandian of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and colleagues, the rate...Health-care ethics practical, smart: U of T study
...rth allocating hospital resources to a particular, expensive course of medication to whether to give a patient the truth about a dire diagnosis. "This model allows and encourages ethical responsibility across the whole organization," says MacRae. "Without local buy-in, the clinical ethicist can be seen as the...3 questions may provide good clues to smoke exposure
...h to determine child ETS exposure, but the test is expensive and not widely available. By comparing the questionnaire information to the analysis of hair cotinine levels, it was possible to develop a three-question model that determines the child's ETS exposure risk category. "Many patients state that they s...Jefferson scientists create plant factories churning out antibodies against tumor cells
... tobacco-derived antibody should be safer and less expensive to produce. The Jefferson scientists are seeking industry partners to begin mass production of the antibody. The next step in the work, Dr. Koprowski notes, would be to conduct a phase 1 clinical trial of the monoclonal antibody in colorectal cancer ...Can rice bran oil melt away cholesterol?
...ns of Americans take statins and do well, they are expensive and they come with side effects. So far, scientists have not found any adverse effects of tocotrienols, says Minhajuddin, a research associate in the Department of Pediatrics. Minhajuddin, who is from India, also has preliminary, unpublished da...St. John's Wort only minimally effective in relieving major depression, review confirms
... beneficial. Hypericum extracts are decidedly less expensive than some of the most widely prescribed antidepressants, such as Prozac. However, the composition of St. John's Wort depends on the raw plant material used, the extraction process and the solvents used. As a consequence, the review notes, "the amount...UCLA study assesses cost-effectiveness of Hepatitis B drugs
... treatment due to a constant influx of newer, more expensive drugs that all have varying risks and benefits. "W...We found that the newer, more 'sexy' drugs are too expensive and better to use only after other first line therapies have failed," said Dr. Brennan M. R. Spiegel...Changing medication packages could help patients follow prescriptions, study suggests
...er said. "Although blister packs are slightly more expensive than a bottle, people often forget to take their bottled medications, or get confused on how to take them properly. Offering long-term medications in this type of packaging could ultimately save millions of dollars."......ould be made to consider using tests that are less expensive and use less radiation dose," Reed said. Anna Rozenshtein, MD, and John Austin, MD, mentored Reed on the project. The study will be part of an electronic exhibit at the ARRS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. ...