New study shows the benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh the risks
...rcury, the investigators' findings agreed with the recommendations of the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration that women of childbearing age, nursing mothers and young children should eat up to two servings per week of a variety of fish (for example, salmon, light tuna, shrimp, mackerel,...Omega-3 fatty acids may slow down early Alzheimer's in some cases
...These findings cannot serve as a basis for general recommendations for treatment of Alzheimer's disease with dietary DHA-rich fish oil preparations", says professor Jan Palmblad. "Studies in larger cohorts with mild cognitive impairment, including those at risk for Alzheimer's disease, are needed to further explore ...Omega-3 fatty acids may slow cognitive decline in some patients with very mild Alzheimer's disease
...these findings cannot serve as a basis for general recommendations for treatment of Alzheimer's disease with dietary DHA-rich fish oil preparations. However, studies in larger cohorts with mild cognitive impairment, including those at risk for Alzheimer's disease, are needed to further explore the possibility that ...Prescribe exercise for older adults for better health
...escription to help physicians incorporate exercise recommendations into their routine practice. In the journal American Family Physician, McDermott and Mernitz provide clinicians with explicit guidelines for giving their older patients effective "exercise prescriptions." Their motto for determining an exercise pr...Latest influenza science and recommendations presented in new release
...g leading experts summarizing current research and recommendations in their fields. Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of...llection. The supplement concludes with a set of recommendations by the authors for better preparing the nation for an influenza pandemic, including: boosting vaccin...How low should we go? Researchers find no clear evidence for ultra-low cholesterol targets
...M Medical School. "Current practice guidelines and recommendations often focus on getting LDL as low as possible, but the literature to date doesn't demonstrate that low LDL is what is truly important but it does show that statins save lives in high cardiac risk patients regardless of a person's LDL level." In f...Study recommends strategies for distributing flu vaccine during shortage
...lations, this study offers quantitatively grounded recommendations for public health officials who may be forced to make rapid life-and-death decisions," says Meyers....Study calls for 39 percent more family physicians
... policy in September 1998. The 1998 policy offered recommendations based on a scenario of 50 percent family physicians among all physician generalists. That study concluded that accredited U.S. residency programs needed to produce 3,682 to 4,082 family physicians annually....Heart Rhythm Society publishes final recommendations for heart patients
...006 -- The Heart Rhythm Society today issued final recommendations to provide heart patients with clearer, timelier a...mplantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). The recommendations also offer specific guidance to physicians, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials and members...Tibotec Therapeutics announces start of largest US study on HIV treatment in women
... of hepatic impairment; therefore, specific dosage recommendations cannot be made. Redistribution and/or accumulation of body fat have been observed in patients receiving ARV therapy. The causal relationship, mechanism, and long-term consequences of these events have not been established. Immune reconstitution ...Researchers set benchmarks for screening mammography
... mammography screening results surpass performance recommendations across the United States. Approximately 188 mammography facilities nationwide contributed to the study of more than 1.1 million women, who underwent at least one screening mammography exam between 1996 and 2002. The findings are reported in the Octob...Household levels of mold following Hurricane Katrina surpass some agricultural environments
...tern Reserve University. "Our goal was to make recommendations for the safe removal of flood-damaged articles, safe re-entry into homes, and safe levels of worker protection," said Jonathan Wilson, deputy director of the National Center for Healthy Housing. According to researchers, these findings not only wi...Doctors must debate hospital closures
...e and its effects on junior doctors' staffing, and recommendations from the royal colleges. Inevitably these pressures have driven hospitals to amalgamate services, at some cost to local accessibility. Equally inevitably such moves are deeply unpopular with patients, who may have to travel considerable distances fo...Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs use associated with higher gastrointestinal complications
...SAID therapy." The panel developed the following recommendations for healthcare providers to use when determining whether to prescribe NSAID treatment to their patients: Review the treatment indication and potential patient risk factors, both for GI and cardiovascular complications, and discuss potential ca...Penn critical-care physicians recommend strategies when facing requests to end supplemental oxygen
...ced with this particular dilemma. We hope that our recommendations may allow physicians to heed requests for the withdrawal of life-sustaining oxygen as readily as they may heed requests for the withdrawal of other life-sustaining therapies, such as mechanical ventilation and dialysis." The commentary addresses spe...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Sept. 19, 2006
...tive multi-slice CT (Editorial, p. 466). Current recommendations are to do invasive coronary angiography when there is a high probability of finding blockages that will require repair. Therefore, the editorial writer says, "multislice CT seems to have little value in most candidates for invasive coronary angiograp...Drug could prevent type 2 diabetes in high-risk individuals
...t the addition of rosiglitazone to basic lifestyle recommendations substantially reduces the risk of developing diabetes by about two-thirds, offering a novel preventive approachBalancing both the benefits and the risks suggests that for every 1000 people treated with rosiglitazone for 3 years, about 144 cases of di...New international guidelines for heart transplant candidates standardize patient care
...e to heart failure patient management. The final recommendations of the task forces were reviewed by a blinded, ind...be considered prior to transplant evaluation. The recommendations acknowledge the goal to reduce the death rate of patients while waiting for transplantation and iden...Updated sleep apnea screening recommended for commercial drivers
New recommendations released today by a joint task force of the Americ... of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, these recommendations include a more thorough screening and evaluation process, modified criteria for returning to work af......h should be applied in any future outbreaks. Their recommendations mean that researchers should be better prepared to learn from potential future outbreaks. Citation: Stockman LJ, Bellamy R, Garner P (2006) SARS: Systematic review of treatment effects. PLoS Med 3(9): e343. PLEASE ADD THE LINK TO THE PUBLISHED ARTI...