Older women have worse survival from breast cancer
... importance to our elderly when formulating health policies and research priorities?"...Manchester oral health pioneer wins second major honour in six months
...erence to the development of more effective dental policies and services in this country." Head of the School of Dentistry Professor Kevin O'Brien said: "Anthony's work has elevated dentistry research in Manchester to an unparalleled international level, and we are extremely proud of his recent accomplishment...Patient safety monitoring at Hopkins Hospital finds law of unintended consequences at work
...opkins, routinely review best safety practices and policies to prevent hospital-acquired infections. This includes activities such as reviewing procedures on how best to maintain sterile or bacteria-free conditions around the patient by washing hands between procedures and maintaining barriers to prevent inf...Predicting the future of primary care in England
...trengths and values of general practice, and avoid policies that run the risk of fragmenting care. For Peter Lapsley, Chief Executive of the Skin Care Campaign, 2015 sees control of NHS budgets returned to central government and targets for access to general practitioners abandoned. Meanwhile, patients have e...Increase in death rates from liver cirrhosis in Britain largest in western Europe
...e authors. Professor Leon states: "Current alcohol policies in Britain should be assessed by the extent to which they can successfully halt the adverse trends in liver cirrhosis mortality. The situation in Scotland warrants particular attention." In an accompanying comment Robin Room (Stockholm University, Sw...Abstinence is healthy goal for teenagers but research critiques abstinence-only educational policies
...thy choice for teenagers" but critiques government policies and programs that promote abstinence-only or absti...iation of sexual intercourse. The review of U.S. policies and programs also finds ethical problems with abstinence-only programs, because they provide misinfo...International research reveals proven ways to reduce drug costs
...nt, as drug makers claim," Furberg said. "Adapting policies and tools already in widespread use around the world could produce major savings for U.S. consumers without compromising the quality of medical care." Furberg said the proven methods being used in other countries are: 1. Government establishment of d...Parents' impressions of neighborhood safety linked to children's weight
...vant to child health," they write. "However, such policies may have important implications for childhood overweight. For the individual physician, these results suggest the need to understand the character of a child's neighborhood when making recommendations for lifestyle and activity changes aimed at obes...Medicare drug benefit could do harm to poor, elderly, and disabled
...ai writes. He suggests that CMS should also modify policies that cause underuse of essential medications or harmful health effects....Book looks at improving health-care access for disabled
...the current situation, social and health insurance policies affecting people with disabilities and the special... that are too high to restrictive health insurance policies to faulty communication between patients and health-care professionals. This includes misconceptions...Failure to resolve budget reconciliation leaves patients and doctors uncertain
...e the SGR and other dysfunctional Medicare payment policies with a system that rewards and recognizes the value of high quality, patient-centered care by a personal physician." Just last week, ACP released a sweeping set of recommendations on tying physician payments to quality. This paper, which is availa...NHS failing to provide health care according to need
...in the time available. Too many NHS agencies have policies and initiatives which fizzle out in the most deprived third of the population. There is an urgent need for NHS initiatives and support systems which reach the parts that current approaches fail to reach," he concludes....Sweeping recommendations to support pay-for-performance system
...-examination and restructuring of Medicare payment policies to support quality improvement, particularly for patients with multiple chronic diseases. P4P can work, ACP contends, only if Congress takes into account the diversity of clinical practices across the country --particularly the challenges faced by sm...What the public needs to hear during a disaster
... population is not fully comfortable with national policies about preparedness and homeland security: 25-35 percent disagree that new Homeland Security laws make them feel safer and 47 percent express concern about losing privacy because of these laws. Further, while most are confident in their family's and t...Food practices and using food incentives in middle schools associated with overweight students
CHICAGO Schoolwide food practices and policies that allow frequent snacking and consumption of fo...trators were interviewed about food-related school policies and practices, schoolwide food use guidelines and school-based health promotion activities. Based on...Government reforms may bring an end to free healthcare
...s a paper in this week's BMJ. New 'patient choice' policies take no account of limited resources and funding, say the authors. Patients - 'consumers' in the new NHS - bear no financial responsibility for the choices they make. Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), who pay for local health services in each area, are s...Does the district general hospital have a future?
...ices and payment by results. Taken together, these policies mean that many district general hospitals may find it difficult to sustain a full range of services and could be left providing expensive complex care. In these circumstances, one strategy is for hospitals to compete aggressively to maintain, and if ...Making the best decisions when faced with the risks of premature delivery
...of the parents, but rather that the atmosphere and policies of the hospital may have an effect on the parents' final decision. The experience, expectations, and training of the hospital staff could also play a role in the outcomes of neonatal counseling. Dr. J.M. Lorenz concurs with this idea in his editori...Getting close to nature is good for you
...s to share and exchange expertise could create new policies that recognise the interdependence between healthy people and healthy ecosystems, they conclude.......te licensing standards and not to model their sick policies on these national guidelines. "If acted upon, misconceptions about these guidelines could lead to inappropriate exclusions and unnecessary work absences for parents," says Dr. Copeland. "On the other hand, some misconceptions, particularly among ped...