U-M, Harvard team propose way to make the most of health dollars
...For companies that are staggering under the annual increases in health insurance premiums, or trying to provide coverage to more employees to make their workplace more attractive, Fendrick says, the VBID principle could help provide a solution. "We can't expand coverage, or maintain it at current levels, witho...Worldwide Parkinson's cases will double in next 25 years
..., so too does health care spending which, in turn, increases the duration of illness and the overall number of people with a particular disease. Without the proper systems of medical treatment and social support, chronic diseases can cause significant economic displacement in the form of lost productivity. ...Existing research supports metabolic syndrome link to cardiovascular disease
...gregation of the factors making metabolic syndrome increases heart risk and should be aggressively targeted for medical intervention. "There had not yet been a systematic qualitative or quantitative approach to understanding the data as a whole," Dr. Gami said. "Our review of the best available evidence show...The Society of Hospital Medicine and Wiley to launch InfoPOEMs for hospitalists
...n management system that improves patient care and increases clinical efficiency. POEMs are published in many of the world's leading medical journals and are highly regarded for their utility and quality in keeping clinicians up-to-date on the latest and most relevant evidence published in the medical literatu...$2.9M NIH grant expands successful parenting education program of Rush University
...long-term decreases in child behavior problems and increases in parents' confidence. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota now is implementing the program. Gross also has received a fellowship from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to collaborate with the City of Chicago Department of Children and Youth Ser...Should smokers be refused surgery?
...rs says that smoking up to the time of any surgery increases cardiac and pulmonary complications, impairs tissue healing, and is associated with more infections. These effects increase the costs of care and also mean less opportunity to treat other patients, he writes. In healthcare systems with finite resou...Youth are receiving shorter inpatient stays for mental health treatment
... percent between 1990 and 2000, despite concurrent increases in illness severity and self-harm, and declining transfers to intermediate and inpatient care within the same population. Lead author, Brady Case, MD, with the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center, the Brown Medical School Division of Child and...Repetitive motion speeds nanoparticle uptake
...d technology transfer. "It's not clear why flexing increases the uptake of fullerene peptides, but it will be important to further investigate these mechanisms as we study the medical potential of Bucky amino acids."...Doctors neglect insomnia in older patients
...nd increase our mortality. Sleep deprivation also increases your sensitivity to pain. If you have a problem with depression, one of the criteria is a change in sleep," Reid said. She acknowledges science doesn't know what comes first the sleep problems that can cause health problems or the health difficult...Men with hypertension who drink moderate amounts of alcohol may have a lower risk of heart attack
... moderately. Because excess alcohol intake clearly increases blood pressure, many men with hypertension are cou...wever, because drinking three or more drinks a day increases blood pressure, it is important to adhere to the USDA guideline of one to two drinks a day or less. ...High-normal uric acid linked with mild cognitive impairment in the elderly
...ing evidence that end-stage renal (kidney) disease increases the risk of cognitive dysfunction and dementia in elderly adults. Given this web of connections, uric acid could potentially become a valuable biological marker for very early cognitive problems in old age. The researchers say that it's unclear w...Prenatal multivitamins for undernourished women may reduce risk of low birth weight
...to background information in the article. It also increases the risk that the child will grow up to develop coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke or high blood pressure. In countries low on resources, a mother's nutrition before and during pregnancy are known to affect the birth weight of her baby....Risk factors for hypertension start young
... As they grow up, black children also show greater increases in nighttime blood pressure, according to a study ... pressure is some blacks retain more sodium, which increases fluid volume in their bodies and their blood pressure, according to researchers. To determine pres...Clinical simulation technology used to improve communication of medical teams
...imulators seem to breathe on their own, experience increases and decreases in blood pressure, have variable heartbeats, eyes that dilate and can even react to medications and medical procedures. The interactive devices allow doctors, medical students and other health professionals to receive hands-on training ...New imaging technique identifies people-at-risk for Alzheimer's disease
...ted in mild cognitive impairment a condition that increases the risk for developing Alzheimers disease and affects 15 to 20 million Americans. The study will be published in the Dec. 21 New England Journal of Medicine. Scientists are in the early stages of identifying biomarkers in the blood and spinal flu...Less sugary drinks during childhood may cut disease risk
... metabolic syndrome also had significantly greater increases in weight and fat mass between the ages of 5 and 13 compared to the other two groups. Those at higher risk for metabolic syndrome were also found to be consuming significantly more servings of sugary beverages between the ages of 5 and 9 compared to ...Fluid displacement from legs to neck can lead to obstructive sleep apnea
... apnea and in healthy subjects, airflow resistance increases as the person transits from wakefulness to sleep. ...e required to determine whether fluid displacement increases pharyngeal obstruction as a person moves from upright to a recumbent position, especially when the p...Congressional action strengthens internal medicine ACP says
...ve value units (RVUs) that would result in payment increases for office and hospital visits and consultations--... Lynne M. Kirk, MD, FACP, president of ACP. "These increases address long-standing inequities in how Medicare values physician services. If the SGR cut had not b...Obesity linked to acid reflux disease
...hysician. "We know that an increase in body weight increases the chance of having heartburn and acid reflux, which can increase the risk of esophageal ulcers and cancer," says Corley. "While we cant say at this time that weight loss therapy is definitely the solution to this condition, it certainly warrants fu...Drug combination proves effective against myeloma in Phase I trial
... was based on preclinical work that found Revlimid increases myeloma cells' vulnerability to Velcade and dexamethasone, which suggested that patients might benefit from a combination of them. The encouraging results of the Phase I study have prompted investigators to begin Phase II trials of the combined thera...