Chemotherapy more effective when given before breast cancer surgery
...t cancer before they have surgery not after helps physicians pin down the best treatment regimen and can reduce the extent of surgery, according to a new systematic review. Preoperative chemotherapy reduced chemo-related infections by 4 percent and the need for mastectomies by 17 percent when compared to po...Patients with 'bleeding' strokes less likely to get prevention treatment
...are at risk for heart attacks and ischemic stroke, physicians have to weigh whether the benefit of cholesterol-lowering outweighs the potential increased risk for hemorrhagic stroke." The numbers were a little closer with diabetes medications or treatment at discharge, with 81 percent of ischemic stroke patient...Chunky adolescents' cardiovascular health is headed in wrong direction
...f Georgia. "This is a wakeup call to parents and physicians to pay more attention to children who fall somewhere in the middle because they likely are headed toward being fatter and at increased risk of cardiovascular disease," says Dr. Dong. He presents his findings May 10 during the Inter-American Society...Childhood obesity intervention shows promising results
...benefit. School nurses, pediatricians, and family physicians were trained to address issues of overweight and obesity among children. SUS also collaborated with 21 local restaurants to develop the SUS stamp of approval, which indicates that the restaurant offers healthy menu options. "If this seems like a...ACP challenges Congress to make 'fundamental changes' in Medicare payment policies
...rtunity to realign payment incentives to: help physicians deliver the care that patients need and want; rec...re to patients." ACP, which represents 120,000 physicians and medical students, is the largest medical specialty society and the second largest medical organi...Major employers, physicians, stakeholders unite to revolutionize America's healthcare system
...duct of many months of discussion among employers, physicians and consumers on how they can work together to adv...rder to accomplish our goal, employers, consumers, physicians and payers have agreed that it is essential to support a better model of compensating physicians. C...Majority of herb users don't follow evidence-based indications, researchers find
...bs, Dr. Bardia says. To generate their findings, physicians culled information from a 2002 National Health Interview Survey taken among U.S. adults. The final study population, 609 adults, took a single herb and said they were taking it to treat a specific health condition. The study found that only one-thi...'Marked departure' in Medicare practice of paying physicians in Geriatric Care Improvement Act
...arked departure from Medicare's practice of paying physicians only for episodic and acute care, the Senate Speci...red Medical Home." ACP, which represents 120,000 physicians and medical students, is the largest medical specialty society and the second largest medical organi...Baby aspirin better for your health, University of Kentucky study says
... study notes that the greatest challenge ahead for physicians may be to determine how to identify the best blood-thinning regimen for their patients. ...Alpharma presents positive pharmacokinetic study results
...may offer a significant abuse-deterrent option for physicians treating patients suffering from moderate-to-sever...Pharmaceuticals LLC. "We are committed to offering physicians the tools needed to treat patients with moderate-to-severe chronic pain." Alpharmas proprietary te...New edition of medical reference book provides the latest in hematology
...d of Internal Medicine (ABIM). In order to support physicians enrolled in MOC, upon request ASH will provide a free copy of the ASH-SAP /MOC to recertifying hematologists whose certification expires now through 2010. In addition, through a generous educational grant from Amgen, ASH is providing complimentary...Gender, ethnic differences may hamper eating disorder diagnosis
...ed in some groups - boys and some ethnicities - by physicians accustomed to diagnosing the condition in white te...ike gastric problems or brain tumors, before their physicians hit on the right diagnosis." Ethnic differences may also play into the range of symptoms experienc...Combination treatment stymies breast cancer growth
...east cancer will start soon under the direction of physicians at BCM's Breast Center, said Osborne. "We are very excited to see if our laboratory results can be translated to patients with the more aggressive types of breast cancer," he said. ...Assessment model based on medical history gauges lung cancer risk
... goal is to develop an instrument that can provide physicians with patients' estimated risk for developing lung cancer, like the Gail model does for breast cancer, or the Framingham model to predict heart disease," says Carol Etzel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology, and the study's s...Inflammatory system genes linked to cognitive decline after heart surgery
...nter researchers believe their findings could help physicians identify patients at risk of suffering mental decline after heart surgery and raises the possibility that these patients could be treated with drugs that are known to dampen the inflammatory response. Six years ago, the Duke researchers demonstrate...Study suggests antithrombotics cause more intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke deaths in 'over-75s'
...revent stroke and change behaviour of patients and physicians so that this stable incidence trend does not continue."...Spinal manipulation in children studied
...ided by a variety of health care providers such as physicians and physical therapists, but is most often provided by chiropractors. Children made an estimated 30 million visits to U.S. chiropractors in 1997, according to the study. While there is little Canadian data on the percentage of children receiving chir...No data to support leaving small colon polyps in place
...lyps. All adults should discuss options with their physicians and be certain of their life-time risk for colon cancer. People with a family history that includes colon cancer are at higher risk, as are certain racial and ethnic populations and people with inflammatory bowel disease or previous colon polyps or c...IDSA urges Congress to support Hatch amendments
...ish and reassess antimicrobial breakpoints so that physicians have the information necessary to use antibiotics wisely and in a way that will not put patients safety or public health at greater risk The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 63,000 patients in the United States die......tient sitting in front of me," DeMaria said. "Many physicians and patients see bariatric surgery as an option to use only when all other approaches to weight loss have failed. However, our system shows that this strategy may need to be reconsidered. "If patients put off surgery while they attempt other weight...