RAND finds cases of undiagnosed diabetes drop sharply
... essentially disappeared during the same period, a sign that diabetes programs targeting minority groups have encouraged more people to get tested, according to the study appearing in the August edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While undiagnosed diabetes remains a signific...Most seniors now have drug coverage, U-M study shows
... to show that rich and poor were equally likely to sign up for Part D and private coverage, and to lack co...ople reported that their decision about whether to sign up for Part D was very or somewhat difficult. The vast majority said the decision was not very diffi...Statin drugs may delay progressive artery damage in children
...d stiffness of the vessel wall. This is the first sign of atherosclerosis, said Dr. Hutten, an assistant professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Amsterdams Academic Medical Centre in the Netherlands. When Hutten and colleagues began their long-term trial, several previous studies had demo...European heat waves double in length since 1880
...stating 2003 event in western Europe, are a likely sign of global warming; one that perhaps began as early as the 1950s, when their study showed some of the highest trends in summer mean temperature and summer temperature variance. "These results add more evidence to the belief among climate scientists ...Nottingham center to help UK to meet its carbon targets
...ing material. The Centres ultimate goal will be to sign collaborative agreements with power and construction companies to move forward with commercialisation of the technology. A spokesperson for the EPSRC said: Established in response to recommendations in the 2004 international review of engineering r...STAMP system can help professionals to identify potentially violent individuals
...he same statements. Mumbling was perceived to be a sign of mounting frustration and a cue for violence. Pacing was seen as an indication of mounting agitation and was observed in nine of the 16 episodes analysed in detail. Other physical indicators included staggering, waving arms around or pulling aw...Rochester spreads knowledge of cancer-related fatigue
... patients report unusual fatigue upon diagnosis, a sign that fatigue is an early symptom of malignancy as well as a consequence of treatment. -- Underlying causes. Cancer fatigue disrupts several interrelated systems: physiological, biochemical, psychological. The effect varies among individuals and also...Nursing home placement associated with accelerated cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
...ossibility that nursing home placement is simply a sign of increased severity of Alzheimer's disease. Yet, the nursing-home-related increase in cognitive decline was observed even after simultaneous control for cognitive and noncognitive indicators of dementia severity at the time of nursing home entry. ...Journal Sleep: Advanced cancer patients have less quality sleep
...f clinical importance, since in cancer, an initial sign of a symptom may hint the underlying cause of that symptom and, thus, indicating the need of a more effective symptom management," said Mystakidou. "Poor sleep quality must be taken into account when treating cancer patients. Clinicians must apprec...Doctors have key role in preventing and detecting child neglect and abuse
...various possible areas are the second most common sign of abuse, including depressed or common fractures ... the so called bucket handle fracture is usually a sign of abuse. Burns are also frequently due to abuse, whether from deliberate intent from the parent or ...Elsevier partners with European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics
...er Elsevier journals in a single query; options to sign up for e-mail alerts; and more. The Journal will be accessible through Elsevier's online database, ScienceDirect, the world's largest electronic collection of science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information....Panel offers guidelines on skin reactions to new class of cancer drugs
...kin. There is even evidence that the rash may be a sign that EGFRI anti-cancer treatment is working in some studies, patients with more severe skin reactions had better survival. The skin reactions are rarely so severe that the dosage is reduced or treatment stopped. Until recently, there was no strong...$2.6M grant awarded to New York University College of Nursing
...ask these symptoms. In an older adult, the first sign of a urinary tract infection might be confusion or a fall. If the nurse does not have the knowledge and skills to evaluate older adults, the infection can go untreated and may even result in death." Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, co-principal inves...DALYs system for 'measuring' disability
...the ability of its family and the community to use sign language. Dr Mont says: "The effect on someones life comes not from their functional status in this case their mode of communication but from the extent to which that mode of functioning has been accommodated." The Viewpoint goes on to discuss t...Cause of gender differences in blood pressure, kidney damage under study
...e amount of protein excreted in the urine - a sure sign of kidney disease - in the males. She notes that by age 70, the rates of cardiovascular disease and hypertension are similar in men and women and that older women tend to have higher blood pressures than age-matched men. ...Mice with a migraine show signs of brain damage
...says those disturbances might actually be a visual sign that parts of the brain are short of oxygen. In the work described in Nature Neuroscience, Nedergaard studied a phenomenon known as cortical spreading depression, or CSD. The process is now considered by many scientists as the basis for some migrai...Fish oil may help kidney disease sufferers
...ople over the age of 25 have at least one clinical sign of chronic kidney disease and every day five Australians commence dialysis or transplantation to stay alive. "While fish oil won't cure kidney disease, it may provide a better quality of life for sufferers."...Not just a menopausal symptom -- men have hot flashes, too
...lso says that hot flashes going unnoticed may be a sign that people can adapt to them. Therefore, patients could possibly benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy in addition to pharmacological treatments. ...Mayo Clinic solves painful puzzle of UT ligament split tear in wrist
...ge majority of those with the positive ulnar fovea sign but stable joints had UT split tears. "It's good news that this simple test is so effective at pinpointing the problem," he says. "What's even better is that we have a treatment that can restore full, pain-free function and improve quality of life ...... may have been contamination New car "aroma:" No sign of toxicity Building up nanotech research J... Agricultural and Food Chemistry The supermarket sign in the produce aisle says "organic" and the higher price lends credence. But is that organically gro...