Nation sees downward trend in primary care: Press Briefing Teleconference
...erm care. ACP's reforms, if implemented, will help strengthen the importance of primary care in the health care system, by acknowledging and supporting the value and role of primary care physicians in delivering better quality care at lower cost. There is growing evidence that physician shortages are developing...Statement from Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
...es recommendations to improve public awareness and strengthen the field of sleep medicine. The project was initiated and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research Society, and the National Sleep Foundation. "Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: A...March/April 2006 Annals of Family Medicine Tip Sheet
...ndings support the need for a primary care home to strengthen management of chronic care illness. The Effect of Primary Health Care Orientation on Chronic Care Management By Julie A. Schmittdiel, Ph.D., et al...Strategy to redesign primary care medicine presented at annual internal medicine conference
...erm care. ACP's reforms, if implemented, will help strengthen the importance of primary care in the health care system, by acknowledging and supporting the value and role of primary care physicians in delivering better quality care at lower cost. There is growing evidence that physician shortages are developing...Strategy to redesign primary care medicine
...erm care. ACP's reforms, if implemented, will help strengthen the importance of primary care in the health care system, by acknowledging and supporting the value and role of primary care physicians in delivering better quality care at lower cost. There is growing evidence that physician shortages are developing...Clinton Foundation, Yale and Ethiopian Ministry of Health forge partnership
... Clinton. "This joint effort has the potential to strengthen the overall delivery of healthcare in Ethiopia." President of Yale University Richard C. Levin said, "Yale is pleased to join with the Clinton Foundation and Ethiopia's health care leaders to identify and implement the steps that will improve patient...$13.7 million in gifts support UI Center For Macular Degeneration
... eye disease. The work done at the laboratory will strengthen the UI's interdisciplinary research efforts in the area of degenerative eye diseases. The Carver NGTL will serve as an international resource for large-scale genetic testing for more than 100 forms of inherited eye diseases. It will continue and expa...AACR supports the nomination of Andrew von Eschenbach as the commissioner of the FDA
...-year old history. During his tenure, he worked to strengthen collaborations between the NCI and the FDA, and to bring laboratory breakthroughs to the clinic as quickly as possible, maximizing patient benefits and minimizing risks. As part of this collaboration, the NCI and FDA through a joint agency task forc...Strength of cocaine cravings linked to brain response
...or inhibiting craving is weaker. We want to try to strengthen those systems that help them inhibit their craving," he said. The lead author in the study was Scott Edwards, a neuroscience graduate student at UT Southwestern. Other UT Southwestern researchers involved in the study were Kimberly Whisler, a resear...New generation of cardiac interventions, therapies optimize heart disease care
...s ability to effectively pump blood. The findings strengthen evidence that direct injection of bone marrow cell...enormous potential to induce new blood vessels and strengthen weak hearts in patients with coronary heart disease." To test the effectiveness of direct injection ...AstraZeneca, University of Miami, and Humana collaborate to improve consumer health
...e Research Center provides an ideal environment to strengthen AstraZeneca's commitment to developing treatments for chronic conditions and promoting appropriate pharmaceutical care through research....Study finds patients agree on ideal physician behaviors
... practicing physicians at Mayo Clinic about how to strengthen their interactions with patients. Mayo's structure of focusing on the patient also helps nurture strong relationships between physician and patient, he says. "A physician who pays personal attention to the patient, who is respectful, compassionate an...Improving recovery from spinal cord injuries: $3.7 million grant will create rehabilitation network
...ical Center. "This comprehensive network will also strengthen Washington's position as one of the leading areas in the country for spinal cord injury research and care." Because NCARRN will have a unique dual focus on research and clinical care, investigators from different disciplines and institutions will wor...Former smoker-led intervention program helps women quit
...evaluation was instrumental to empowering women to strengthen and promote behavioral changes in their communities," says Dr. Andrews. "These early results clearly show that a community health worker-led intervention holds promise for promoting awareness and outreach of the program, promoting trust in the commun...Binghamton University receives $1.7 million NYSTAR award to enhance flexible electronics research
...aki will enable Binghamton University to build and strengthen its research and development capabilities, and to help ensure that Binghamton continues to play an important role in developing new innovations that will lead to the creation of new jobs here in New York State. NYSTAR congratulates Binghamton on its ...Awards totaling $6.2 million to create major genetic testing lab at University of Iowa
...ng conducted at the Carver NGTL will significantly strengthen the position of the UI's interdisciplinary CMD as a major international center for research and treatment of macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa and related degenerative diseases of the eye, Stone added. "I am absolutely thrilled tha...Massage for childbirth prep may reduce episiotomy rate
...ectant mothers have heard about Kegel exercises to strengthen the pelvic-floor muscles before birth, but perineal massage isn't as well-known or recommended as often. "It's not standard in obstetrics, but there is interest in this area," said Beckmann, an obstetrician with the QE2 Jubilee Hospital in Queensland...Activation of a protein solidifies fear memory in the brain
...s sufficient to enhance memory reconsolidation and strengthen a previously established fearful memory. Conversel...and drug addiction. "Additionally, the ability to strengthen memories by retrieval has important implications for psychotherapies," she said....Medicaid matters to children: How Medicaid can help drive quality improvement in pediatrics
...ating for quality improvement measures to not only strengthen Medicaid but also to improve the state of pediatric practice. "Medicaid has changed dramatically over the past 20 to 30 years," said Steven M. Altschuler, M.D., president and chief executive officer of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "The ...Elsevier announces a new publishing partnership with the American Association of Endodontists
...d online presence through ScienceDirect, we aim to strengthen the Journal's position as a vital resource for the worldwide dental community."...