ACP supports new bill to promote adoption of health information technology
...in the system, often puts these systems out of the reach of small physician practices. HIT systems include interoperable applications such as electronic health records, electronic prescribing systems, evidence based-clinical decision support software, and patient registries. The systems would give phys...Clinical studies evaluate potential treatments for mouth ulcers
..., with the exception of median ulcer size, did not reach statistical significance." More patients taking the active treatment experienced adverse effects, including dizziness, headaches, stomach upset, increased heart rate and nausea. Sixty days after stopping treatment, all patients reported ulcers sim...Resident work hour restrictions may be costly for teaching hospitals
...cision-making tool, hospital leaders need to first reach a consensus on the ideal distribution of existing residents among programs and patient care locations," they conclude. "This consensus must be driven more by their institutions education mission and less by its service needs from a staffing perspe...Groundbreaking principles on sexual orientation and human rights released
... obligations of all States to ensure the universal reach of human rights protections. They were launched to coincide with the UN Human Rights Council's session in Geneva, where, in 2006, 54 States called for the Council to act against egregious violations of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transg...Fragile X, Down syndromes linked to faulty brain communication
...ve flaw: they are less likely than normal cells to reach out and form connections, or synapses, with their neighbors. Although normal cells in the mosaic brain can reroute around these potential dead ends, the resulting neural network has fewer cells and is less complex. "If, for example, 10 percent of nor...Washington University surgeon develops treatment for foot deformity
...f Medicine. "In the cases where we are not able to reach full correction with casting, we reach the rest of the correction with a minimally invasive surgery. This type of surgery is very small com...Kennedy Krieger Institute launches first national online autism registry
...earch. The IAN project will utilize the power and reach of the Internet, which is widely available regardless of income, education, race and ethnicity, to significantly increase family participation. In the long-term, this new research approach may impact not only autism research, but how other disease s...Healthy schools project gets an 'A'
...m of the National Institutes of Health designed to reach parents and children together through after-school activities. Possible expansion "This program is a long-term investment in the community and an investment in the future," says Dr. Eagle. "We hope that the Project Healthy Schools program not o...New asthma inhaler propellant effective, but costlier
...olin, ProAir and Proventil) until generic versions reach pharmacies, probably after 2012. Patients who pay for their own medications will probably be hit hardest by new costs paying on average $26 more per prescription, or $312 more per year but people with prescription benefit plans will likely face hig...Children's Hospital Boston presents at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions
...rtion of transplanted hearts, allowing patients to reach higher heart rates with exercise and to cool down more quickly," says T. P. Singh, MD, a cardiologist in the Heart Failure/Transplant Service at Children's and the studys lead author. Monday, Mar 26, 2007, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Room: Hall H Presentation Nu...Mayo Clinic study shows drug-eluting stent use in heart patients determined more by insurance type
...y mesh tubes that are threaded through a vessel to reach a blocked blood vessel and prop it open -- thus restoring and maintaining blood flow to the heart. Bare-metal stents have been widely and successfully used for more than a decade, though they are associated with the need for a repeat procedure in up ...EVEREST data on use of tolvaptan published in JAMA and featured at ACC
...e the difference between groups in study A did not reach statistical significance (p equal to 0.070). Long-Term Trial: Pre-Specified Secondary Endpoints The secondary endpoints of the composite of cardiovascular death or cardiovascular hospitalization, the incidence of cardiovascular mortality, and the...Tequila raw ingredient being developed into drug-carrier that targets colon diseases
...yed by stomach acids before theyve had a chance to reach the intestine, where they usually are absorbed. Re...the stomach, they could allow more of the drugs to reach the colon intact and improve their effectiveness, the researchers say. Their study was presented tod...Drug/intervention combinations offer benefit in severe CVD
... received standard care (HR=0.81) but this did not reach statistical significance. However, among those patients who had not recently had an angiography X-ray exam, the PET-guided therapy significantly reduced cardiac death rates compared to those who received standard care (HR=0.4). "Overall the stud...Government's reliance on free market economics makes essential drug prices too high for the poor
...r adequate health care are often priced beyond the reach of the poorer members of society. It would cost, for example, three days wages for a low-paid government worker to buy a months supply of a commonly prescribed stomach ulcer pill. The researchers, from Malaysia and from France, looked at the cost o...Community-based measures fail to reduce HIV levels, new study shows
... training, to alleviate povertyand strategies that reach into the wider community to stem theepidemic," he added. The study compared six pairs of communities in Eastern Zimbabwe, eachwith its own health centre. Control communities received the standardgovernment services for preventing HIV. The other com...Phone-based therapy eases depression long term
...phone, said Ludman. Patients werent always easy to reach by phone, and the therapists worked hard to reach them all. Therapists followed a structured protocol for psychotherapy. They encouraged the patients ...Congressional proposals would cover all uninsured, reduce US health spending by up to $61B
...for reducing the number of uninsured, projected to reach nearly 48 million in 2007, and could serve as a first step toward universal coverage. According to the report, premium subsidies and new tax provisions in the bills greatly affect family health spending. Under Representative Stark's AmeriCare propos...Report reveals human face of Pennsylvania's Medicaid program
...rstand and comprehensive look at the structure and reach of the Medicaid program in the Commonwealth of Pen... and administered by each state, the structure and reach of the program differs widely. In Pennsylvania, Medicaid-covered health care is available through ab...Survey reveals misperceptions about Alzheimer's among African-American and Hispanic caregivers
...courage everyone touched by Alzheimer's disease to reach out for assistance help is out there." The survey was conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of AFA, a national nonprofit organization providing care and services to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and their familie...