Higher intake of fish and vitamin D levels linked to lower risk of age-related macular disease
...lationship between vitamin D level and AMD to make recommendations regarding optimum serum vitamin D levels or milk and fish intake to protect against AMD or its progression. The results of the present research warrant further investigation for confirmation of the vitamin D-AMD association in other population studie...Comparison of patients' access to new and better cancer drugs reveals inequalities between countries
...linical research." The authors make a series of recommendations for ensuring that patients can have equal and rapid access to new cancer drugs. They include: Reducing the review time for the marketing authorisation of new cancer drugs; Ensuring that once authorisation is obtained, the drug is available at ...Eggs promote weight loss and help close nutrient consumption gap
... Research like this may help change wide-sweeping recommendations to restrict egg consumption to avoid heart disease, particularly when the positive nutrition contributions from eggs are considered. Eggs contain a number of nutrients in varying amounts including the highest-quality protein, choline, folate, iron a...Gel-based handrub improves hospital hygiene
...ow, with nurses most likely to follow hand hygiene recommendations compared to doctors. When the gel was introduced, compliance increased from 32% to 41%. But making the handrub immediately available generated the biggest increase in compliance a jump of 15%. Some hand hygiene measures have previously been found...Doctors ill equipped to confront parent smoking
...s a result of this study, the co-authors have made recommendations for tobacco intervention training for pediatric medical residents. These include classroom lecture, strategies for problem-solving with smoking parents, patient education materials, and clinical reminders for guideline adherence....Acute coronary syndrome therapy improvements linked with fewer deaths and improved clinical outcomes
...have documented substantial gaps between guideline recommendations and clinical practice. Thus, there is a clinical priority to determine the extent to which evidence is applied in practice, whether this is changing over time, and whether such changes are associated with improved outcomes," the authors write. Keit...Who receives a kidney transplant first?
...eevaluating its allocation system and will receive recommendations from a sub-committee this year. "The issue of the allocation of deceased donor organs is not new, and there have been two somewhat conflicting philosophical approaches," says author Ron Shapiro, M.D. One states that organs are scarce resources and ...National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine report calls for more dairy foods at school
... National Dairy Council (NDC) applauds the overall recommendations outlined in the report, which promote the consumption of nonfat and low-fat dairy products, fruits, vegetables and whole grains and limits the amount of saturated fat, salt, added sugars, and total calories. The report includes a specific recommenda...Drug company sales visits influenced doctors, study finds
...se either their prescribing of gabapentin or their recommendations that their colleagues prescribe the drug. During 39 percent of visits, the sales representative either gave or promised free drug samples to the doctor, says Steinman, who is also an assistant professor of medicine at UCSF. During 38 percent of...Are higher doses of cholesterol drugs worth the extra money? Only sometimes, study says
... large clinical trials those whose results led to recommendations of higher doses of statins for ACS and CAD patient...her doses. And that has helped lead to the current recommendations by the federal National Cholesterol Education Program and others, which call for aggressive statin t...Clinical trial coordinators need more financial conflict-of-interest training
...tential research participants and provide data and recommendations to help medical institutions and government agencies develop guidelines for such disclosures. "That more than three-quarters of the coordinators did not feel that they had enough information about possible financial conflicts of interest is high," ...IOF and EU panel prepare osteoporosis audit
...t such single-disease report) which included eight recommendations for action by health officials. IOF, recognizing that the recommendations had not been widely implemented, supported the European Union Audit, published in 2001 by the EU Ost...Johns Hopkins begins aggressive screening for 'superbugs' in children
...improved patient safety before making any national recommendations to government agencies and other hospitals. Perl is past president of SHEA and will be presenting at the four-day conference, expected to attract 1,200 infectious disease specialists, epidemiologists, nurses and hospital administrators to the city....Diet and lifestyle -- In the cancer fight, eating well is the best revenge
...nd neck cancer and adds support to current dietary recommendations to increase fruit and vegetable consumption."...New reflux guidelines released
...w guidelines highlight these as well. In addition, recommendations on the clinical applications of esophageal reflux testing are presented. ...Poor diet puts teenagers' health at risk
...ignificant number of adolescents fell short of the recommendations outlined in the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating. "Teenagers need to be eating a variety of foods from the five food groupsbreads/cereals, lean meat and meat substitutes, vegetables, fruit and dairyevery day," Professor David Crawford said. "Ou...RAND panel identifies key components of public health emergency preparedness
...other large-scale public health emergencies. The recommendations announced today by RAND, a nonprofit research organization, consist of 16 actions listed under three broad categories. They call for communities to: Have a coordinated rapid-response capability. This should include well-defined roles and respons...New guideline for screening mammography for women 40 to 49 years of age
...ishing Division at ACP. The guideline makes four recommendations for women between the ages of 40 and 49: Clinicians should periodically perform individualized assessment of risk for breast cancer to help guide decisions about screening mammography. Clinicians should inform women in this age group abou...Actigraphy is a useful way to assess and manage sleep disorders
...h its application. We believe that applying these recommendations will result in a higher quality of patient care in certain circumstances." Those who think they might have a sleep disorder are urged to discuss their problem with their primary care physician, who will issue a referral to a sleep specialist.......t screenings were provided. CT results prompted recommendations for further work-up on 14 percent of the 6,295 baseline screening participants and 6 percent of the 6,014 repeat screening participants. A total of 124 people were diagnosed with lung cancer, all but three directly based on screening results, rath...