Joint Principles of PC-MH released by organizations representing more than 300,000 physicians
...value of physician care management work that falls outside of a face-to-face visit. It would pay for services associated with coordination of care, support adoption and use of health information technology for quality improvement and support provision of enhanced communication access. It would also recogni...Most children in US hospitals receive medicines off-label
...l drug use in hospitalized children were performed outside the United States, often limited to specific conditions or to patients in single medical centers. This current study focused on 90 drugs that were either administered frequently to children or were recommended for further pediatric study by the FDA. ...Antidepressants improve post-stroke 'thinking outside the box'
...ex mental abilities often referred to as "thinking outside the box," according to a University of Iowa study. The antidepressants' effects on study participants' abilities were independent of any changes in depression. In addition, the improvements in complex mental abilities were not seen immediately but ...MGH research award helps women establish scientific careers
...35 subsequently procured more than $51 million in outside research funding. In response to a survey, awardees from those early years reported numerous research publications, presentations and related honors during the following years and also described the awards direct positive impact on their career deve...M.D. Anderson collaborates with Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria
...ionally-mandated center focused on minority health outside of the federal government. It is also a national leader in advancing minority cancer care, awareness, research, education and prevention; one of the National Center for Minority Health & Health Disparities' Centers of Excellence. Within the Departmen...Illuminating the dark side of plants
...xic plants encountered everywhere, both inside and outside the home. This clearly structured and colorfully illustrated guidebook, co-published by The New York Botanical Garden Press and Springer, is an indispensable resource for hikers, gardeners, parents of small children, pet owners, physicians, nurses,...Cardiology Society recommends high standards for PCI performed without on-site surgical backup
...nter participant passcode: 67383368Calling in from outside the United States? Dial 973-935-8483 and enter participant passcode: 67383368 WHO: The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, a professional medical society whose membership totals more than 3,700 interventional cardiologists. SC...New forecasting tool could reduce drug development costs
...esort to giving adult drugs to children off-label, outside the context of a controlled, safety-monitored study. ...Tamoxifen discontinuation rates surprisingly high in clinical practice
...ials range from 16 to 32 percent. Studies of usage outside clinical trials report non-persistence rates of only 17 percent at two years and 31 percent at five years. However, these rates are compiled from self-reporting data collection methods and target elderly patients an inherently biased data collection...Nano world off the radar for most
...ion of nano research may signal a mini revolution, outside the realms of business and science, this insurgency may be no more than a whisper, according to an international team of researchers. "In the last 15 years we have continuously been exposed to a variety of emerging technologies biotechnology, infor...Model language unveiled to help clinical researchers disclose financial conflicts
... including: Salary support Money received outside of the study Per capita payments Finders' fees restricted to research uses Unrestricted finders' fees Researchers holding a patent Universities holding a patent Researchers owning equity University owning equity "The determination of ris...Einstein's tea leaves inspire new blood separation technique
...les such as red blood cells would be pulled to the outside wall of the chamber owing to centrifugal force. But because of a phenomenon called the "tea leaf paradox," the particles are instead pulled inward near the bottom of the chamber. Einstein proposed an explanation to this phenomenon in 1926 when he not...JRRD releases single-topic issue focused on vision rehabilitation
...pe that future development efforts both within and outside the VA will incorporate these criteria. The development of instruments that meet the specified measurement standards and demonstrate clinical relevance is an essential step toward establishing an evidence-based system for the VA and the field of low-...Emory University announces new Global Health Institute
...he Institute also will continue to seek additional outside investment for its support and expansion. The funds will support new global health faculty, programs and partnerships. "The new Global Health Institute, as part of Emory's strategic plan, will help us carry out our vision and commitment to positive...Why doesn't the immune system attack the small intestine?
... such as the pancreas, that are sheltered from the outside environment, cells known as dendritic cells display the antigens of their normal neighbors in a way that puts the immune system "at ease." By reading those antigens without being on alert, the immune system's T cells learn that such cells are off-li...Anthrax attack posed greater potential threat than thought
... antibiotics or a vaccine, as did others within or outside the building, and no deaths resulted from this act...taining the anthrax spores was opened; 20 who were outside the building and presumed to be unexposed; and, for comparison, six individuals vaccinated against B...Study examines risk of soft tissue sarcomas in hereditary retinoblastoma survivors
...adiation. However, 18 of the 69 sarcomas developed outside the original radiation treatment field, and leiomyosarcoma was diagnosed more often outside the radiation field than in it. The authors note that some of their calculations are based on few c...Risk factors for hypertension start young
... says, tests of people of African descent who live outside the United States have shown normal nighttime blood pressure. "That most likely means that the problem is not purely genetic and also is likely caused by environmental factors like salt intake and stress," Dr. Wang says. "It has already been prov...Trans fat ban: Watch saturated fats and calories too
...ount of food and beverages we eat that is prepared outside the home is so large, even if this regulation just covers a fraction of food service establishments, it can have a tremendous impact on caloric intake." "Trans fat," says Lichtenstein, "is a double whammy, because like saturated fat, it raises level......umor that arises in the part of the nervous system outside the brain. The researchers also showed that the modified cells migrated to tumors regardless of how small the tumors were or where they were located in the body. A report on this work appears in the Dec. 20 issue of the Web-based journal PLoS ONE....