UCLA researchers awarded $9M contract for study identifiying antibiotic treatment for MRSA
...ut when antibiotics are needed, it is important to prescribe an effective medication. ...OHSU Cancer Institute, VA researchers find way to identify which men need a second biopsy
...s which men may have high-grade cancer. Now we can prescribe a second biopsy for a few months later. We know that this is a judicious use for a biopsy," Garzotto said. Besides identifying which men may have a deadly form of prostate cancer this new finding could also reduce the rate of overtreatment, unnecessa...Clinical review -- A psychological approach to the management of irritable bowel syndrome
... authors. However, many doctors are reluctant to prescribe such agents to patients who are clearly not depressed. Other psychological therapies exist that patients with IBS should be made aware of, they say. For example, talking therapy (known as cognitive behavioural therapy) is as effective as antidepres...12-month study demonstrated tolerability and efficacy of Daytrana
... placebo for longer than 7 weeks. Physicians, who prescribe DAYTRANA for long-term use, should periodically re-evaluate patients to assess the usefulness of DAYTRANA for the individual patient. Children were diagnosed with ADHD using DSM-IV-TR criteria. Researchers assessed safety and tolerability, throu...Long-term anti-clotting therapy sweetens stenting outcomes in diabetic patients
... who do not have diabetes, cardiologists typically prescribe a combination of aspirin and clopidogrel for about 1 month after placement of a bare metal stent, to prevent blood clotting, or thrombosis, in the stent during healing. With drug-eluting stents, it is now common to extend the length of treatment with...Hay fever can send work productivity down the drain
... access to thorough diagnostic tests, and can also prescribe heavy-duty allergy drugs, such as steroids that help block the body's natural reaction to allergens, she continued. Participants who self-managed their allergies relied on over-the-counter products to control their milder symptoms. A lack of sleep ...Drug company sales visits influenced doctors, study finds
...chiatric conditions. "The increased intention to prescribe after these sales visits is remarkable, and is in ...tin or their recommendations that their colleagues prescribe the drug. During 39 percent of visits, the sales representative either gave or promised free drug...Drug reps use friendship to influence doctors
...nd flattery" to those physicians who are likely to prescribe the rep's drug. "Every word, every courtesy, every gift, every piece of information provided is carefully crafted" say the authors, "not to assist doctors or patients, but to increase market share for targeted drugs." ...Global Fund must fund salaries of health workers to deliver HIV, TB and malaria treatments
...re available, but not the doctors or the nurses to prescribe those medicines adequately." It would be a strategic mistake, say the authors, for the Global Fund to create such a "Medicines Without Doctors" situation. "The Global Fund has an advantage that makes it a key actor in the field of supporting heal...Chance of hysterectomy predicted by multi-year study
...-called "medical menopause" that doctors sometimes prescribe to alleviate severe symptoms. One symptom alone, such as pelvic pain or bleeding, results in only a 20 percent chance of undergoing a hysterectomy within four years, the study found. Yet a combination of symptoms as well as the two other predictor...Combined imaging approach may provide better identification of difficult-to-diagnose brain clots
...hronic instead of acute, it could alter the way we prescribe anticoagulation (clot-busting) drugs to treat the symptoms," says Leach. "Further research is needed to see if this can effectively impact patient therapy clinically."...New asthma inhaler propellant effective, but costlier
...gests keeping a backup inhaler handy if physicians prescribe a device without a counter. "There isn't any reliable way of estimating when they're going to run out," said Hendeles, who also serves as a consultant to the FDA. The review also reports that some HFA inhalers tend to clog more easily. To prevent...Obesity surgery can lead to memory loss, other problems
...rs after weight loss surgery. He said some doctors prescribe thiamine supplementation for their patients after weight loss surgery, but recommends that national standards be set for all doctors to follow....Should NICE evaluate complementary medicine?
..., and two thirds of Scottish general practitioners prescribe herbal or homoeopathic medicines, so a thorough review by NICE would benefit the NHS and patients, argue Professor Linda Franck and colleagues. Some people within conventional medicine remain deeply convinced that alternative medicine cannot have a...Most children in US hospitals receive medicines off-label
...drug for any indicated use, physicians may legally prescribe the drug for different conditions and for patients in other age groups. This study measured off-label use only as defined by age, not by indicated conditions. "With nearly 80 percent of children receiving off-label medications during hospitalizatio...Steroid use fails to boost pregnancy rates in infertility treatments
...nd immune responses, so many fertility specialists prescribe them in hopes of making the lining of the uterus m...s, who was not involved in the review and does not prescribe glucocorticoids routinely in his practice. The compiled studies included couples who were inferti...AHA statement recommends doctors change approach
Many doctors should change the way they prescribe pain relievers for chronic pain in patients with or at risk for heart disease based on accumulated evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), with the exception of aspirin, increase risk for heart attack and stroke, according to an ...Computer scientist reveals the math and science behind blockbuster movies
... life into fantasy. "It is an exhaustive task to prescribe the motion of every degree of freedom in a piece of clothing or a crashing wave," says Ron Fedkiw, an assistant professor of computer science at Stanford who will speak about computations used to make solids and fluids more realistic in feature films...Rapid flu tests may reduce threat of antibiotic resistance
... antibiotic resistance would be for doctors to not prescribe antibiotics when they're unlikely to help, such as when a patient definitely has the flu, the common cold, or most cases of sore throat. But when patients don't feel well, many march into their doctor's office expecting an answer and feel neglected i...Aspirin saves lives of cancer patients suffering heart attacks, despite fears of bleeding
...or the clotting process, physicians do not eagerly prescribe aspirin as a standard treatment. In this study, however, the investigators found that 9 of 10 cancer patients with thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) who were experiencing a heart attack and who did not receive aspirin died, whereas only one pa...