Urban neighborhoods affect how people think about health
... emergency rooms." Barnes found that difficulty in obtaining adequate, affordable, accessible health care undermines the health of many residents in poor urban neighborhoods. The problem is particularly acute for urbanites who are women and for racial/ethnic minorities. "Policy should be shaped to provide more...Pediatric use of complementary and alternative medicine
...rfed all others. This fact may guide professionals obtaining medical histories in the pediatric setting." "Insured pediatric patients used CAM professional services, but this use was a small part of total insurance expenditures," the authors conclude. "Future studies are warranted to determine the extent to wh...Report reveals need to improve physical health of people with schizophrenia
...ct with health services. The traditional routes to obtaining health care may prove too complex for someone who is chronically distressed by symptoms or lacking in the motivation required to make and attend an appointment. Guidelines for clinicians and integrated working across mental health, primary care and s...Watching metals melt, nanometer-scale views inside cells
...26 from 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Those interested in obtaining ameeting badge for the Press Room should register online at http://www.cleoconference.org/media_center/ or contact OSA'sColleen Morrison at 202-416-1437, cmorri@osa.org . PRESS LUNCHEON A private press luncheon panel will take place on Tuesday,...New GP contract may not improve treatment for heart failure patients
...rformance indicators creating a patient register, obtaining echocardiographic confirmation of left ventricular dysfunction, and establish patients on an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blocking drugs (ARB) fall well short of ensuring the implementation of best practice,...Investigating the appropriateness of current alcohol-use disorder criteria for adolescents
...cohol dependence were "tolerance" and "time spent obtaining alcohol, drinking, or getting over its effects." ...s. For example, a great deal of time spent using, obtaining or recovering from alcohol may reflect difficulties in obtaining the substance rather than compulsiv...Infants with rare genetic disease saved by cord blood stem cells
...t period of infancy, said Kurtzberg. The ease of obtaining cord blood also makes it an excellent source of stem cells, she said. Cord blood is readily available because it is extracted from discarded placentas (afterbirth) following child birth. Adult bone marrow must be harvested from living donors through ...Long-term outcomes studied for stem cell transplant recipients
...ants were also more likely to report difficulty in obtaining or retaining health or life insurance (around 30 percent versus 5 percent). Other factors studied were at a level comparable to the non-transplanted counterparts. "The results of this study will have a great impact on predicting long-term outcomes fo...Ultrasound-guided biopsies are safe alternative to endoscopic biopsies of the pancreas
...d effective alternative to endoscopic biopsies for obtaining samples in the pancreas, a new study shows. The study included 23 pancreatic biopsies in 22 patients. "We were able to obtain adequate samples in 22 of the 23 cases," said Kedar Chintapalli, MD, professor of radiology at the University of Texas Healt...New memory drug works best in combination with older remedy
...ortant for retaining information, and not just for obtaining it." Funding for this research was provided by Saegis Pharmaceuticals Inc. Authors on the paper include A. Helm, R.P. Haberman, S.L. Dean, and M. Gallagher of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences of The Johns Hopkins University, E.C. Ho...Large multinational general population study shows restless legs syndrome is common, under-diagnosed
...imary care centers in the U.S. and Europe. After obtaining background information from 15,391 study participa...g those with symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome is obtaining appropriate diagnosis and management," said Nancy L. Earl, M.D., Group Director Clinical Neurology, ...Changes advocated in license renewals for elderly drivers
... a mental or competency test as a prerequisite for obtaining a license renewal once a person reaches a certain age. While several states require an application to undergo a mental health examination if notified by a police officer or relative, the majority of states "do not have any formal system for requiring...Italian law on ART brings problems for doctors and patients
... without any selection, has reduced the chances of obtaining a full term pregnancy", she said. "The cumulative ongoing pregnancy rate (which includes fresh and cryopreserved embryo transfers) was substantially higher in the pre-law period (38.7%) compared with the post-law period (30.2%). This difference was ...New proton therapy, breast CT clinical trials, radiation-resistant tumors
...o steps that were once separate in cancer therapy: obtaining good images of a tumor and delivering radiation to destroy it. IGRT makes it possible to obtain high-quality, real-time images during a cancer therapy procedure, so that professionals can aim radiation at the precise location of a tumor. This is a ...U of T study shows barriers to HIV vaccine acceptance
...y, reproductive side effects and discrimination in obtaining the vaccine. However, the women also identified s...ont their partners and wouldn't have the stigma of obtaining care from HIV-identified services. "These are all important factors to consider when a future vacci...NMR method rapidly solves 8 target genomic structures
...ter, more precise and far less expensive method of obtaining nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data to map a protein's atomic structure. Genomics researchers were fascinated, but some also were a bit skeptical. Not anymore. In the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...Recent use of antibiotics doubles your chances of being resistant
...t antibiotics prescribed in the 12 months prior to obtaining the urine sample did not influence the resistance of organisms presumably because the time period in question is too long. However, the more recent use of antibiotics within 2 months led to a near doubling of the likelihood of resistance. The te...Minimally invasive solid tumor biopsy may replace surgery to get diagnostic specimens
... be a safe and reliable alternative to surgery for obtaining diagnostic samples of a suspected solid tumor in children, according to results of a study by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The technique, called percutaneous ("through the skin") core-needle biopsy, provides samples of tiss...Mental health following stroke, spinal cord injury; sensory evaluation tools
...is study evaluates the use of insert earphones for obtaining reliable threshold responses at bedside for ototoxicity detection and monitoring. Ototoxicity is damage to the ear that happens when individuals come into contact with drugs or chemicals that are poisonous to the inner ear or the vestibulocochlear ne...Delivery of routine preventive services suboptimal for medicare beneficiaries
...stment for patient and geographic factors included obtaining usual health care from a physician who worked in group practices of 3 or more, who was a graduate of a U.S. or Canadian medical school, or who reported availability of information technology to generate preventive care reminders or access treatment g...