Who needs health care the well or the sick?
... for interventions of proved effectiveness and the neglect of care of frail elderly people. Are we sure that the balance sheet of preventive activity really offers more good than harm? A tax on preventive drugs sold in rich countries could be used to fund drugs in poor countries, she suggests. This would ben...More effort needed to prevent pattern of child abuse developing in families
...s follow-up recurrence of physical child abuse and neglect did not differ between the groups. About half the ...7%) and control families (51%) had a recurrence of neglect and 33% of the intervention group and 43% of the control group had a recurrence of physical abuse. T...More effort needed to prevent pattern of child abuse
...llow-up the recurrence of physical child abuse and neglect did not differ between the groups. About half the...authors say that there is a high risk of abuse and neglect recurring when a child remains in the home, and there is currently no intervention proven to reduce ...Radiologists play key role in child abuse cases: Electronic exhibit outlines signs of abuse
...stimated 906,000 children were victims of abuse or neglect in 2003 (the latest year statistics are available), and radiologists are playing a key role when these cases and cases of alleged abuse end up in court. There are a number of indications of abuse that can be seen using radiography and other imaging t...International adoptees have fewer behavior problems than domestic adoptees
...dical care, malnutrition, maternal separation, and neglect and abuse in orphanages." Femmie Juffer, Ph.D., an...tees and in international adoptees who experienced neglect or maltreatment in the preadoptive period." (JAMA. 2005; 293:2501-2515. Available pre-embargo to the...Corticosteroids do not help head injuries
... evaluated in large-scale trials. The longstanding neglect of trauma care research is a scandal and patients are dying needlessly as a result of it." (Quote by e-mail; does not appear in published paper)...Parkinson's medication appears to trigger excessive gambling
...nancial reserves would be depleted, and they would neglect their social, occupational and family responsibilities in order to pursue gambling," she says. "It could lead them into financial ruin and contribute to broken relationships." The Mayo Clinic researchers explain that because pathological gambling i...Research Australia unveils top 12 issues threatening our children's health
...disability, cancer, sun awareness and child abuse, neglect and domestic violence are also featured. The list ... experts believe the prevalence of child abuse and neglect is on the rise. It is a major cause of disability and has a lifelong impact on health, mental health...Early life stress can lead to memory loss and cognitive decline in middle age
...nal stress associated with parental loss, abuse or neglect may contribute to the type of memory loss during middle-age years that is normally seen in the elderly. The study, conducted in rats, is believed to be the first to show that early life emotional stress initiates a slow deterioration of brain-cell co...'Big picture' of brain changes may be crucial to recovery from stroke injury
.... Approximately 90 percent of all cases of spatial neglect are linked to right-brain injuries and lead to difficulty paying attention to the left side; however, the condition can also result from left-brain injury and undermine right-side attention. Clinicians who treat patients with stroke and other trauma...'A virtual Katrina' of deaths every week in US due to racial health gap
...he authors. Poverty, unemployment, alienation and neglect all contribute to the health divide for the poorest and for minority communities across the US, the UK and other western countries. In America, however, the result is a health gap which has endured despite years of health developments and economic gr...Psychologists glimpse biological imprint of childhood neglect
...inding demonstrates for the first time that severe neglect and social isolation can directly affect a young c...ts noticed that the children who experienced early neglect had markedly lower levels of vasopressin than the control group of non-adopted children. Researchers...Institute of Medicine news: Report on health care performance
...tiatives have led to duplication in some areas and neglect in others that are important to national health goals, the committee noted. Individual stakeholders understandably focus on certain features of care that they consider to be the highest priority for improvement. But they frequently overlook areas o...Abstinence is healthy goal for teenagers but research critiques abstinence-only educational policies
...ederally funded abstinence until marriage programs neglect and stigmatize gay and lesbian youth. These programs also neglect real health needs for contraception and STI testing among sexually experienced youth, putting these ...48 hour access target for UK sexual health clinics impossible
...n GUM services in the UK," write the authors. " to neglect this area will not just mean patients inconvenienced by long waits increased waiting will lead to increased transmission of STI, and potentially of HIV infection." They add: "Improving access to STI diagnosis and treatment services must be a public...Children in the South face higher health risks
..., which consign 50 percent of children to poverty, neglect quality early education, generate huge income disparities, result in homelessness and limit access to quality nutrition and critical health services, may differentiate children in the South from those in other regions," says Goldhagen. "For the first...Study shows relationship between oral and cardiovascular health
...t been discovered, it doesn't mean patients should neglect their oral health. "It is hard for anyone to be against good oral health" he said. "If a causal relationship is found, you'll already be ahead of the game in regards to your heart health. If there is no relationship, you'll have a healthy mouth that ...Heart therapy studies highlight advantages of keeping it simple
...s remind us of that as researchers we should never neglect exploring the value of low cost and simple interventions that can be effective in treating heart and vascular disease." A Low Sodium, High Potassium Salt Substitute Substantially Lowers Blood Pressure Levels Among High-Risk Individuals in Rural Nort...Uniting Africans to save women's lives from postpartum hemorrhage
...hese women die, oftentimes leading to the death or neglect of their newborns as well. "Maternal mortality is closely related to the accessibility of quality health care. There is an urgent need to address the overwhelming number of deaths due to PPH because most cases are preventable. We can save these wome...The World Bank accused of deception and medical malpractice in malaria treatment
...in 2005-10 continues the organisation's history of neglect for the disease. The authors' allege that since 2000, the Bank: concealed the amount of its expenditures to malaria reneged on its promise of US$300-500 million for malaria control in Africa downsized its staff of malaria experts from 7 to zero...