Grandparents, older adults encouraged to seek help for a sleep disorder
...y, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Despite obstacles many older adults have to overcome in order to get a good nights sleep, Dr. Krainson says that it does not mean they are doomed to chronic sleep deprivation. While most people require seven to eight hours of sleep a night to perform optimally the ne...Geriatric health conditions have major effect on half of all seniors
... Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System GRECC. Such obstacles need to be overcome so that older adults can receive the best health care possible, she says. Geriatric conditions are integral to the health and function of older adults and should be addressed in their care, Blaum notes. The researchers found a s...Physician and congressional leaders convene on Capitol Hill
...he complexity and cost of a solution should not be obstacles to reform, said John Crosby, JD, Executive Director, American Osteopathic Association. Congress must take positive steps to ensure that all physicians participating in the Medicare program should receive multiple years of positive annual payment upda...Conference to focus on transfer of knowledge from research to practice in emergency medicine
...seeks to facilitate identifying and overcoming the obstacles to traversing this disconnect. The conference has assembled a talented and renowned group of experts to lead eight sessions in two focus areas, culminating in two afternoon breakout sessions where recommendations for future work will be endorsed. ...New animal study may explain why alcohol consumption increases breast cancer risk
...intake. The researchers addressed and overcame the obstacles and developed a novel mouse breast cancer model. The model mimics human breast cancer disease in which the estrogen receptor-positive breast adenocarcinoma cells were subcutaneously injected near the pad of the fourth mammary gland of female immunoco...A revolution in the monitoring of unborn babies
... that would fill these gaps. One of the biggest obstacles in developing the fetal monitor was separating the babys heart beat from the mothers signal. The team has successfully created a state-of-the-art device which can gauge both heart rates as well as fetal position. This unique home monitoring device co...Addressing the neglect of childhood hearing impairment in developing countries
... Dr Olusanya, "and these children face a number of obstacles and burdens, given that spoken language is the predominant medium of communication and social interaction." Failure to detect hearing impairment and effectively manage it within the first year of life is linked with significant and irreversible defi...Patient adherence for successful tuberculosis treatment
...sis control must involve the identification of the obstacles to full comprehensive access to treatment, IRD researchers and their partners (1) studied, in Senegal, the different geographical, behavioural and socio-cultural factors that enter into the perception of the treatment and adherence to it. In these c...Trans-Atlantic Healing Collaborative gets underway at DFCon 07
...nal cooperation and to help break down therapeutic obstacles that frequently exist between medical communities in different countries and continents," Dr. Armstrong said. "Our goal is to expand the collaborative to include other medical schools and research facilities in other parts of the world." The intern...March 30 public briefing on PEPFAR's Progress
...es ways to build on those advances and to overcome obstacles that have hindered faster, smoother progress. The report will be released at a one-hour public briefing. BRIEFING DETAILS: 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 30, in the auditorium of the National Academies' building, 2100 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C....Research has shed light on the computer frustrations that plague older adults
...ersity of Alberta. The study also highlights the obstacles older adults experience such as a significant decrease in sensory keenness, particularly with vision and hearing, as well as a decrease in motor skills due to health problems, such as arthritis and tremors. Dr. Boechler notes, "Often a large challe...Aga Khan University team discover which patients keep on taking their medicine
... and disease. Poor adherence is one of the biggest obstacles in therapeutic control of high blood pressure; improving adherence decreases the risk of relapse, improves outcomes and lessens costs. The team opted to start probing this issue with the study of patients adherence to anti-hypertensive treatments. Hy...What prevents doctors from counseling their patients to lose weight, exercise and quit smoking?
...g into their clinical practice. "There are some obstacles that prevent doctors from doing what they believe is their job. In the end, a doctor that doesn't have the means, ability or belief that he can actually change his patients' behaviors will say he doesn't have time, that he isn't paid to do this or th...Medicare payment cuts will accelerate primary care collapse
...mary care, create access problems, and manufacture obstacles to fundamental reform of physician payment policies, the American College of Physicians (ACP) said today. The organization of 120,000 internists and medical students noted that the budget assumes at least an 8 percent cut in Medicare payments to doc...Olive oil emulsion helps with problem heart arteries
... to move a couch around a narrow stairwell." Other obstacles are calcification, which hardens bones, and diffuse plaque, which can make the vessels too rigid for effective stent delivery. "Patients in whom stents cannot be placed are at high risk of abrupt re-closure of the artery which could lead to life-thr...Memory improves after sleep apnea therapy
...ing CPAP consistently and discuss ways to overcome obstacles to adherence."...PhD researcher develops inexpensive, sustainable production method in just 2 years
... form. Kroon says that there are no technical obstacles preventing the industry from using this method. Kroon: "Unfortunately, we must however consider the investments that companies have already made in existing production plants. Many companies will therefore only use this new method if a new factory is...World's largest clinical trial into rare bone cancer 'well underway' conference hears
...n for patients had unwittingly created a number of obstacles to establishing non-commercial clinical trials. "Unfortunately the type of trials that we undertake to improve therapies using existing drugs now fall under the same regulations as trials by the pharmaceutical industry investigating novel agents," ...ICON issues survey of nanotechnology practices
... nanomaterials. "This report highlights some key obstacles to the responsible and successful development of nanotechnology," said Tracy Godfrey, a project analyst with Environmental Defense. "While a majority of companies report a lack of environmental health and safety information to guide good risk managem...Wide racial disparities found in coronary artery disease deaths
...ay not have doctors that they see regularly. These obstacles may disproportionately affect minority populations." To learn more about what treatments work best for individual patients, Thomas said, the medical community should mount concerted efforts to attract more blacks into participating in clinical tria...