National study finds off-label prescribing common, often not backed by data
... Such off-label prescribing allows physicians the freedom to innovate in clinical practice, but also raises questions regarding patient safety and health care costs, since off-label uses do not receive the same level of scientific scrutiny as approved uses. David C. Radley, M.P.H., Dartmouth Medical School,...On World NO Tobacco Day the ESC urges governments to spread smoking bans & tax tobacco
...ing bans may inhibit those who smoke, they provide freedom for those who do not. Each year, thousands of people die from inhaling second-hand smoke. Smoking bans significantly decrease exposure to smoke in the workplace. In addition, bans deter people from taking up the habit, which ultimately saves lives. ...EU's free trade rules exacerbate alcohol-related harm
...untry on the grounds of health, which limits their freedom to design health-protecting tax laws. The ()15 billion of subsidies channeled to alcohol producers through the common agricultural policy is a further complication for prioritising health in EU law. The Lancet believes that these inflexible structure...Is it time to give the NHS more independence?
...d commissioning while giving much more operational freedom to healthcare providers. A second article, by Gwyn Bevan, Professor of Management Science at the London School of Economics, argues that the destabilisation of the NHS in England through successive reorganisations has meant that the only options fo...Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, August 1, 2006
...ocation guidelines, yet ultimately preserves their freedom of choice." Editorial Writer Discusses IOM Report on Organ Donation and How to Increase the Supply of Transplantable Organs (Editorial, p. 224)....How tumors respond to treatment prior to liver transplants may be useful in selecting recipients
... group and 75 percent in the second group. Since freedom from recurrence was not significantly different in patients who met versus patients who exceeded the Milan criteria, the authors conclude that these criteria may not be crucial in predicting recurrence. "Our study suggests that oncological control re...Molecular medicine comes to the rescue
...and ballet," said her mother, "but now she has the freedom to be a normal active child. She can go to sleepovers or playdates without Mom coming along to do blood sugar tests and operate her pump. She can eat snacks without counting carbohydrates or testing her blood. Just like all of us, it is important ...Surveys find outright hunger among Latino immigrants in North Carolina
...st of the world, the United States enjoys relative freedom from food insecurity and hunger," Quandt said. "National data showed that 82.4 percent of U.S. households with children were food secure, 13.3 percent were food insecure without hunger and 4.3 percent reported hunger." She added, "Policy makers need ...Landmark study of islet transplantation reveals potential benefits in uncontrolled type 1 diabetes
...ted from the technique, with 16 patients achieving freedom from insulin injections and 10 requiring insulin, but maintaining improved control of blood glucose levels. After two years, five of these 26 patients remained insulin independent, while the remainder continued to require less insulin by injection an...Under-18s spell out what they need to enjoy quality of life on a ventilator
...o didn't need to use a ventilator enjoyed far more freedom and varied life experiences than they did. Parents were particularly aware of how socially excluded their children were. Children who were being ventilated as a result of a serious illness or accident were particularly depressed at the way peo...Eastern philosophy promises hope for Western women with eating disorders
... food and controlling eating and more on providing freedom from negative thoughts and emotions. Griffith University psychologists Michelle Hanisch and Angela Morgan said women who binged were often high-achievers and perfectionists. When such women perceived they didn't measure up to self-imposed standar...Computer scientist reveals the math and science behind blockbuster movies
...ve task to prescribe the motion of every degree of freedom in a piece of clothing or a crashing wave," says Ron Fedkiw, an assistant professor of computer science at Stanford who will speak about computations used to make solids and fluids more realistic in feature films. "Since these motions are governed by...Studies highlight advances in diagnosis, medical therapy
...results in similar rates of long-term survival and freedom from adverse ischemic events as more complicated and expensive medical regimens, and reduces major bleeding, minor bleeding, and the need for blood transfusions while simplifying care in high-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes," said Dr. Sto...Revolutionizing prosthetics 2009 team delivers first DARPA limb prototype
... late summer. It will have more than 25 degrees of freedom and the strength and speed of movement approaching the capabilities of the human limb, combined with more than 80 individual sensory elements for feedback of touch, temperature, and limb position. There is still significant work to be done to dete...