Baby aspirin better for your health, University of Kentucky study says
...is, France, systematically reviewed published data regarding clinical studies involving aspirin dosing. Even in patients with diabetes, who may be more difficult to treat, they found no large-scale studies that support higher doses of aspirin. "While aspirin is an effective drug for the prevention of clots," s...Study evaluates why blacks do not successfully donate kidneys
...ney donation among African-Americans, particularly regarding the social reasons," said Reeves-Daniel. "Is it lack of trust in the medical community, financial inability to get to doctors appointments for tests, concerns with work and child care, or perhaps some other issue?" The researchers also examined rea...Once-a-year drug reduces fractures from osteoporosis
... The May 3 issue of "NEJM" also includes a letter regarding a separate study on a different drug in the bisphosphonate family, which showed a similar, but not statistically significant, increased risk of atrial fibrillation. That study also was conducted by the UCSF group. As was expected, there was also a ...New study in Sleep finds a high level of negativity towards judicial sleepiness
...e 2004, Judge Dodd obtained a medical consultation regarding his sleepiness, was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, and was apparently treated effectively. There were no reported sleep episodes following commencement of treatment. However, the investigation that resulted from the ongoing press reports a...Doctors ill equipped to confront parent smoking
... However, minimal formal medical training exists regarding how pediatricians can effectively speak to their patients about secondhand smoke-related issues, according to an article in the May issue of The Journal of Pediatrics. Part of the issue is teaching medical residents (physicians in training) to adv...Researchers urge caution in using ESAs for cancer-related anemia
...apy. However, the FDA has recently issued alerts regarding possible hazards of ESA treatment for anemia in cancer patients not receiving chemotherapy. The alerts were based on problems reported in several studies of such "off-label" use of ESAs. One study showed a 25 percent increase in the risk of death for...Who receives a kidney transplant first?
...eir doctors to make appropriate decisions for them regarding candidacy and allocation. Patients have an expectation that the system will be fundamentally fair, and any modification to the system that may be perceived as unfair runs the risk of undermining patient confidence. "Transplantation is the only tec...Mice with a migraine show signs of brain damage
...ed a complex, unexpected tale of supply and demand regarding blood flow and oxygen. In short, the team found that the brain develops a voracious demand for energy as the organ attempts to restore the delicate chemical balance that is lost in the initial throes of a phenomenon known as cortical spreading dep...Exercise science principles strengthen swallowing rehabilitation
... present, there remain more questions than answers regarding how to most effectively and efficiently approach dysphagia rehabilitation," Dr. Burkhead and her co-authors write. Historically, research has focused on compensatory maneuvers such as changing body position or modifying the amount or consistency of ...HIVMA opposes The Gambia's unproven AIDS remedy
...ety for AIDS in Africa in expressing great concern regarding this practice. "There currently is no cure for HIV/AIDS," said HIVMA Chair Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD. "President Jammeh is giving people false hope, while at the same time making them stop treatment that has been demonstrated to save lives." "Any tre...Significant rise in proportion of chronically ill children dying in intensive care
...y possible that parental and societal expectations regarding childrens good health and long life spans prompts them to seek aggressive curative care despite the benefits of such a course being unclear," they say. But they conclude that death in intensive care is a highly distressing experience for both the ...No data to support leaving small colon polyps in place
...y, the AGA Institute offers the following comments regarding the study by Pickhardt et al published in Cancer on the cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening with CT colonography and the impact of not reporting diminutive lesions. To date, there are no long-term, adequately controlled studies that...INTERMACS group reveals recent successes to international transplant community
...NTERMACS requires hospitals to provide information regarding each VAD and recipient, which INTERMACS then processes and analyzes to help develop advanced medical devices, eliminate adverse effects, and decipher characteristics for a successful transplant. Discussions at this weeks ISHLT meeting will highligh...Why GNEP can't jump to the future
...astes stemming from the GNEP program, particularly regarding waste volumes, site specific impacts, regulatory requirements and life-cycle costs." Or as Alvarez has put it more bluntly in conversation, "You cant just park some of the most highly radioactive wastes in the world at a landfill and assume that b...Did drug reps encourage doctors to prescribe gabapentin for nonapproved uses?
...ot establish whether similar activities take place regarding other drugs and drug companies. ...Physicians should be able to review performance rates before release
...ible means to ensure that no adverse determination regarding physician performance be made without prior review by the rated physician, and, when requested by the physician, ratings should be reconsidered by an appropriate and objective group of reviewers. 2. At the time of enrollment in a performance measu...Scientists and polar explorers brave the elements in support of CryoSat-2
...s, and in doing so will help address key questions regarding the impact of climate change on the polar environment. The mission is a technical tour-de-force if you take a step back and consider that the satellite will be travelling at over 23,000 kilometres per hour at 717 kilometres above the surface of the E...Confidentiality and privacy of personal health information is critical to acceptance of NHIN
...out the practical implications of policy decisions regarding an individuals right to control access to his or her personal health record through the NHIN. "Individuals should be able to access their health and medical data conveniently, reliably and affordably," Dr. Zaroukian recommended. "Further, indivi...USC study identifies factors attributed to later stage cancer diagnosis
... effort to target non-English speaking communities regarding the importance of cancer screenings and preventive measures to ensure cancer is caught at an earlier stage," adds Hamilton. "In addition, people with busy schedules need to give priority to these health related concerns. We hope this study will initi...Bypassing eggs, flu vaccine grown in insect cells shows promise
...gricultural issues, as well as scientific concerns regarding the flu virus itself. Flu viruses can be temperamental, and its not always an easy matter to get the virus to grow as you want in eggs. The use of cell culture systems to grow vaccines using viruses as tiny factories to churn out mass amounts of v...