New Medicare policy allows seniors access to Crystalens
...red service). Patients who select crystalens will receive the standard Medicare reimbursement for cataract surgery, and can now pay privately for the presbyopic portion of the treatment. Presbyopia is an inevitable age-related eye condition that makes it difficult to read or see objects up-close without ...UCI epilepsy researcher receives nation's top neuroscience prize
...d neurobiology, Soltesz and his research team will receive $2.7 million over seven years from the National In... epilepsy treatments. "I am honored and excited to receive the Javits neuroscience award," Soltesz said. "The award represents a unique opportunity for our lab...Magnetic stimulation treatment for depression helping difficult-to-treat cases at UT Southwestern
...ble for a follow-up study, at which time they will receive active TMS treatments. "Whether I'm receiving it or not, I am absolutely thrilled with whatever is going on," she said. "Plus, it forces me to leave my house every day, which is also good for me." Depression affects more than 18.8 million adult Ame...Liverpool placenta study could save lives
...cal cord directly into the placenta. Patients will receive either the active drug (oxytocin) or a placebo (st...rt in this study. If they choose not to, they will receive the current method of treatment ('manual removal'). Professor Mirembe said: "We are addressing an...Asymptomatic HIV-infected newborns may benefit from early drug treatment, Stanford study shows
...born later in the study period were more likely to receive triple therapy and less likely to experience AIDS-related complications or death. In fact, none of the 23 children who received triple therapy died or developed AIDS before their third birthday. In contrast, about 55 percent of the children in the fi...Children with high blood lead levels often do not receive follow-up tests
...th low-risk lead areas. Among children who did not receive follow-up testing, 58.6 percent had at least one medical visit during the 180 days following the abnormal level screening. " follow-up testing is the cornerstone of lead poisoning management and an essential component of secondary prevention," the a...Younger is better when implanting cochlear implants, IU study finds
INDIANAPOLIS -- Deaf children who receive cochlear implants do better learning language and speech the younger they receive the implants, according to research by scientists at Indiana University School of Medicine. However,...Active vaccine prevents mice from developing prion disease
...ding to the study. By comparison, mice that didn't receive the vaccine survived only an average of 185 days, and all were dead by 300 days. The NYU scientists are in the process of redesigning the vaccine for deer and cattle. After choosing the appropriate bacteria for each vaccine, they must genetically...Black children more likely to die from traumatic injury than white children
... his or her caregivers are probably less likely to receive injury prevention information than they would if the child made regular visits to an established doctor," Groner said. "And it's possible that prevention campaigns have targeted geographic and social centers where African Americans or other minoritie...Ralph Horwitz, M.D., to receive Society of General Internal Medicine's highest honor
...Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, will receive the Robert J. Glaser Award from the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) May 12 during the organization's annual meeting in New Orleans. SGIM's highest honor, the Glaser Award recognizes outstanding contributions to research, education or both...Novel stem cell trial in heart failure patients to begin
...formed in five to 10 patients who are scheduled to receive a heart assist device as a bridge to organ transpl...se most patients in the UPMC study will eventually receive transplants, the trial represents the first time researchers will be able to examine a human heart t...Study finds prostate cancer in 25% of high-risk men with 'normal' PSA levels
... rectal exam and a PSA level between 2 and 4 would receive a biopsy," explained Konski. "While an abnormal digital rectal exam could trigger a physician's concern about the possible presence of cancer, the low PSA level would not usually raise suspicions. A PSA level between 2 and 4 would not warrant a bio...Popular procedures evaluated for diagnostic accuracy and treatment effectiveness
...procedure. Forty-seven patients were randomized to receive either an EGP operation or sham operation and were treated with esomeprazole for two weeks following the operation. Having reported relapses in a daily electronic diary, most of the EGP patients (86 percent) and all of the sham operated patients exp...Integrated chemical-dependency and mental-health treatment best for adolescents
...lescents in private, managed-care CD treatment who receive psychiatric services have better CD-treatment outc... CD treatment has found that those individuals who receive needed psychiatric services are more likely to be abstinent from both alcohol and drugs than those n...An alternative to prevent UC-associated colon cancer
...in the "do nothing" strategy, meaning they did not receive statins or undergo surveillance, developed colon cancer. During the course of their lives, 37.5 percent of patients in this group developed colon cancer and incurred an average cost of $103,801 for care. While annual surveillance without statin chemo...While on trail of dioxin, scientists pinpoint cancer target of green tea
...and pains no longer have to chew on willow bark to receive the benefits of the substance salicin they simply take an aspirin the current research opens the door to extending the health benefits first discovered in green tea to people who never touch the beverage. Isolating the chemicals that protect against...Study demonstrates longest reported survival rate for locally advanced lung cancer patients
...cancer. But S0023 patients were then randomized to receive either a placebo or gefitinib (Iressa) as maintenance therapy. The study was designed to assess whether maintenance therapy with gefitinib improves overall survival and progression-free survival. The interim analysis of 573 patients in S0023 showed ...Mayo researchers to announce new findings about promising early-stage breast cancer treatment
...ts who are currently receiving chemotherapy should receive trastuzumab at the same time as the paclitaxel, instead of waiting," says Dr. Perez....Study finds ADHD improves with sensory intervention
...f 135 children who have ADHD. Children who did not receive occupational therapy during the study have been scheduled to receive it afterward....Mayo Clinic: Biomarker that may improve quality of life during treatment for colorectal cancer
...ek alternative treatment options right away, or to receive agents that protect the nerves." Dr. Grothey emphasizes that the findings are preliminary and need further confirmation before they become widely available to patients. About Colorectal Cancer Cancer of the colon or rectum is also called colorectal...