Less cognitive impairment seen in women taking drug for osteoporosis
...igram dose and with placebo. The 60 milligram dose offered no apparent prevention of cognitive impairment. While researchers also observed a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, that reduction was of borderline statistical significance. Like all drugs in its class, known as selective estrogen rece...Risk of HIV transmission highest in early stage of infection
...ganda and the United States. All participants were offered HIV counseling and testing, health education on HIV prevention, condoms and access to STD treatment, all provided at no cost. In an accompanying editorial, Myron S. Cohen and Christopher D. Pilcher of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...Unchaperoned examinations risk misconduct allegations
...e and December 2003. Ninety two percent (232) were offered a chaperone before an intimate examination, 22% (52) accepted, 12% (27) expressed no preference, and 66% (153) declined. Patients declined chaperones because they trusted the doctor, felt it unnecessary, wished privacy, felt embarrassed, or were not ...ACP and ACP Foundation launch 3-year effort to improve diabetes care
...nes of diabetes care. The high quality programming offered by ACP and underwritten by Novo Nordisk will help ...re than 6,000 internists and other physicians, ACP offered 16 workshops and courses related to diabetes care. In the next three years, ACP will enhance diabete...Medical journal editors condemn ghostwriting
...author of the manuscript submitted to JGIM was not offered money in return for 'authoring' this manuscript. The medical education company preyed upon academicians' general need to 'publish or perish.' "Not all interactions between the private sector and academia are necessarily unethical or biased. By encou...Northwestern's cancer genetics program finds gene variants that greatly increase breast cancer risk
...c counseling. TGFBR1*6A testing is currently only offered at Northwestern as part of a research protocol at the Cancer Genetics Program, but Dr. Pasche predicts that testing for this gene will enter the mainstream of genetic testing in the near future. Virginia Kaklamani M.D., an oncologist at Northwestern...NCI's Patient Navigator Research Program: Questions and answers
...avigation" in cancer care refers to the assistance offered to healthcare consumers (patients, survivors, families, and caregivers) to help them access and then chart a course through the healthcare system and overcome any barriers to quality care. A patient navigator can be a registered nurse or a social wor...The Neurosciences and Music in Leipzig: Registration boom and over 140 posters
... perspectives. To this regard, the strong response offered by the scientific community to the initiative promoted by the Foundation should be pointed out: there are over 140 posters, all of which of very high quality. The Foundation has decided to acknowledge the authors of the thirty best posters by awardin...Institute of Medicine news: Human resource crisis in HIV/AIDS
...d public health agencies. Education and training offered by all GHS participants should encompass not only clinical and technical skills, but also management of finances, social services, and human resources. Developing effective new ways to deliver health care in impoverished regions should also be a pri...Researchers develop 'genetic blueprint' to predict response to esophageal cancer treatments
...-year survival rate is just 14 percent. Surgery is offered to most patients, as well as one or all of the following treatments - an anti-metabolite chemotherapy agent (5FU), an alkylating agent (cisplatin) and radiation treatment. Knowing that variations exist in how a person biologically processes those the...Increasing benefit seen in novel drug that treats Gleevec resistance
...y was seen at the very first dose of 50 milligrams offered to the first patients who enrolled in May, 2004, Giles says. "This week everyone is being moved to the latest ceiling, which is 400 milligrams twice a day, and based on its safety and effectiveness, I believe we will soon move to 600 milligrams twice...Electroshock therapy speeds improvement in schizophrenia patients
...ted that the combination of ECT and antipsychotics offered significant advantages that were maintained beyond the short term. Several trials assessed cognitive side effects, such as memory impairment. Others measured side effects often seen with antipsychotic drugs, such as tremor, slurred speech, inability...Pregnant women with epilepsy face dilemma
...eizure type and syndromes. However, the guidelines offered limited help for physicians in how to council patients considering epilepsy treatment during their pregnancy. With this new review, doctors have more data and advice until more conclusive data is reached. "The risk of inducing harmful seizures by ab...Institute of Medicine news: Changes needed in WIC program
...e the most substantial changes to the mix of foods offered through WIC since the supplemental nutrition progr...y, it is definitely time for a change in the foods offered through WIC," said Suzanne P. Murphy, chair of the committee that wrote the report and research prof...Menopause and African-American women
...of the women were aware of the option and had been offered a prescription by their clinician, Alexander said....Rush designated Center of Excellence by Huntington's Disease Society of America
...d miles to receive the exceptional quality of care offered by an HDSA Center of Excellence," said Barbara Boyle, HDSA National Executive Director/CEO. "We look forward to working with the staff at Rush University Medical Center to make this an outstanding Center of Excellence." "The movement disorders physic...Rush University Medical Center studies advanced 3D imaging system for radiation therapy
...treat disease. In the medical fields, Perspecta is offered to qualified research institutions only....Giving children access to drug clinical trials is crucial, clofarabine approval shows
...bine in combination with other agents will soon be offered to pediatric patients with relapsed ALL and AML. The studies will target patients who have been less heavily treated than were the children in the initial single agent trials. "Because of clofarabine's proven efficacy as a single agent, we now plan ...Internet program launched to prevent blindness in diabetic patients
... where Velez is medical director, and then will be offered to two rural networks of Community Care of North Carolina. One is Central Piedmont Access II, the other is Access III of the Lower Cape Fear. About 2,000 Medicaid adults with diabetes will be asked to participate. The other networks of Community Car...CPR instructions should focus on continuous chest compressions, UT Southwestern physicians recommend
...d the article's lead author, said the NAED council offered four major recommendations. First, if bystanders are already performing traditional CPR, they should be encouraged to continue. Second, the traditional form of CPR ("airway, breathing, circulation") should be recommended in situations including traum...