A friendly reminder for HIV patients
...nd verbally tells the patient the exact dosage and medication to take at the correct time. DMAS is rechargeable...port for monitoring the patient's adherence to the medication schedule. "One of the biggest reasons HIV patients cite for not taking their medication is just pla...Key strategy to limit managed care drug costs failing, survey shows
...e targets should be limited to situations in which medication use is more discretionary, such as whether or not a patient needs to continue on anti-ulcer drugs after an ulcer has healed. When HMOs evaluate a group's performance, the assessment should be fair. For example, in the late 1990s, doctors should n...Options for Parkinson's patients abundant
...d with Parkinson's disease and when treatment with medication begins. Julie Carter, R.N., knows it all too well....orkshops. "Patients are told they're not ready for medication and to come back in six months. But in these early stages, what you're really dealing with is a diag...Timing of women's labor may determine effectiveness of pain medication
...nfluence the effectiveness of spinal-epidural pain medication for women in labor, according to new research from... "Our research shows that the time of day that the medication is delivered is important in determining its effectiveness," said Peter H. Pan, M.D., an obstetrical...NIMH study to guide treatment choices for schizophrenia
...c changes. Surprisingly, the older, less expensive medication used in the study generally performed as well as t...p doctors and patients choose the most appropriate medication according to the patients' individual needs. The study results are published in the September 22 iss...Leading experts discuss how to protect premature infants against RSV, a potentially dangerous virus
... had RSV and a preemie who received RSV-prevention medication This telephone press briefing is underwritten by MedImmune, Inc....Researchers link childhood asthma to exposure to traffic-related pollution
...by 83 percent. Risk of wheezing and current asthma medication use also rose as NO2 levels increased. They also found that the closer the students lived to a freeway, the higher the NO2 levels outside their homes. NO2 levels also corresponded with traffic-related pollution estimates from the group's statistical ...Pharmacist to receive $500,000 MacArthur grant in reducing medication error
...ces to educate the healthcare community about safe medication practices. Awarded to talented individuals in a variety of fields who have shown exceptional originality in and dedication to their creative pursuits, MacArthur Fellows receive $500,000 grants that are bestowed with no conditions recipients may use ...Hopkins experts highlight strategies to raise levels of so-called good HDL cholesterol
...icotinic acid or vitamin B3, as the most effective medication for raising HDL cholesterol, leading to increases of 20 percent to 35 percent. Fibrate therapy is also effective, they say, producing an average increase of 10 percent to 25 percent. Statins are the least effective of the three drug classes, used p...Supportive spouse may reduce effect of job strain on blood pressure
...for the previous six months and were not receiving medication for high blood pressure. Blood pressure was measured at baseline and at one year with an ambulatory blood pressure monitor over 24 hours of a usual workday. At baseline, 34 percent of the group had ambulatory blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg or highe...September 27th telebriefing on premature health
... had RSV and a preemie who received RSV-prevention medication This telephone press briefing is underwritten by MedImmune, Inc....Hypnotherapy an effective treatment for IBS
...onia Pinnock said, "I suffered from IBS and was on medication for nearly 20 years, but could get little relief from my symptoms. Since visiting the clinic for 12 hypnotherapy sessions last year however they've disappeared completely the difference it's made to my quality of life is indescribable." Another hap...Cars, computer chips and heart attacks?
...rgetting to give a patient a guideline-recommended medication or to educate them about the need to stop smoking or start exercising will be seen as a medical error. "We need to flip this system completely over, and create ways to absolutely guarantee guideline-based care," he says. "The cup is half empty, and w...Chromium picolinate linked with reduced carbohydrate cravings in people with atypical depression
...s patients who received at least one dose of study medication and completed at least one study evaluation, while the evaluable population was the subset of 75 patients (n=50 chromium picolinate and 25 placebo) who took at least 80 percent of the study product with no significant protocol deviations. Primary ef...Intake of dietary copper helps Alzheimer's patients
...s have finished the double-blind phase. The copper medication is well tolerated. Alzheimer is characterized by the presence of amyloid plaques, which are composed primarily of A peptide. A is produced within neurons and is liberated from the larger amyloid protein precursor (APP). Lower levels of copper have ...Hepatitis C drug proves cost-effective in helping patients with treatment-induced anemia
...eatment-induced anemia as a result of taking a key medication called ribarvirin. Over 4 million Americans are in... as a consultant. BACKGROUND: Ribarvin, a common medication used in treating Hepatitis C, can cause anemia, which traditionally leads to dosage reduction and di......e-half of preventable asthma hospitalizations were medication related, including adherence problems, running out...re that educating families about sticking to their medication schedule and making sure they don't run out of their supplies may have a significant impact on preve...The Epilepsy Foundation issues Call to Action
... Work with your healthcare provider to find the medication that works best for you. 2. Talk with your ... soon as possible. 4. Do NOT stop or reduce your medication for any reason without advice from your healthcare provider. 5. Take a multivitamin containin...International study finds one in five heart patients continue to smoke
...in from quitting often much more than most of the medication they take. I think professionals should confront their patients with these facts more often." Another surprising finding was that only a fifth of those who had stopped reported having received written advice compared with 30% of those who continued s......patients might have had access to, and used, study medication during this period. Study data were collected and analysed by a clinical research organisation. The only dataset analysed for the interim analysis included events from the 28-week plus 6-month period and were provided to an independent DSMB [Data Saf...