Poor countries with least-developed health systems best able to make rapid use of grants
...ly use grants from the Global Fund. The grants are subject to strict reporting procedures for disbursement, with the fund making payments four times a year based on quarterly achievements defined in grant agreements. Countries with higher incomes or more-developed health systems were more likely to let funde...Brain's 'gambling circuitry' identified
...g, planning, and choice. "For example, a bipolar subject during a manic episode may invest in a risky business proposition either because they misperceive the risk to be lower than it actually is, or because they accurately perceive the risk to be high but may have impaired learning, attentional, working m...American College of Physicians launches quality measures tool in PIER
...nt system that pays based on quality outcomes, the subject of congressional hearings on July 25th and July 27th. ACP will further its ongoing effort to improve the quality of patient care by testifying on Thursday, July 27, on Capitol Hill at the Medicare Physician Payment House Energy and Commerce Committe...'Domino' transplant program makes best use of altruistic donated kidneys
...ite or at individual transplant centers and so are subject to variable ethical criteria. For example, in some cases, the kidney goes to the patient deemed to have the best chance for long-term survival; in others, the organ is given to the patient in greatest need or the candidate at the top of the UNOS wait...Clinical guidelines for recalled pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators developed
...le cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) that are the subject of an advisory or recall. The research team, le...nt management after an implantable device has been subject to an FDA advisory," said Kenneth Ellenbogen, M.D., director of VCU's cardiac electrophysiology lab ...Doctors treating pain from circumcision more seriously
...er Medical Center, is the author of a study on the subject in Ambulatory Pediatrics today. "There is no reason a newborn should have to endure the pain of circumcision without a local or topical anesthetic." Based upon the overwhelming evidence of the safety and benefit of effective analgesia, the American...Animation can be outlet for victimized children, a tool for research
...then ask for an open-ended response, she said. The subject has little or no clue what the researcher is looki...erpetrator and victim had no significant effect on subject responses to the vignette, Tettegah said.) As the story progresses, the girl tells her father abou...Radon testing as a campus community service
...rtise beyond the campus walls. He knew radon was a subject of legitimate concern in the community. "Here in the Miami Valley of Ohio, a residence having elevated radon levels is hit or miss. Some people wanted to test for radon because their neighbors had elevated radon levels," he says. Meanwhile, Mohau...Hopkins scientists show hallucinogen in mushrooms creates universal 'mystical' experience
...bjects' perceptions. To lessen the former, each subject met several times, before drug sessions began, with a reassuring "monitor," a medical professional experienced in observing drug study participants. Monitors stayed with them during the capsule-taking sessions. Actual trials took place in a room outf...Health savings accounts are not likely to stem rising health care spending
...ucing the total amount of medical spending that is subject to cost-sharing. HSAs--a form of medical savings account which must be accompanied by a high-deductible health plan (at least $1,050 for an individual and $2,100 for a family)--permit people to save money tax-free and use those funds, also tax-fre...Biomarker reduces length of antibiotic treatment
...re" patients. Researchers assessed data on each subject at baseline, at 4, 6 and 8 days, and after six weeks. It took less than 20 minutes to detect levels of serum procalcitonin in the laboratory and results were routinely available within an hour. Each test cost between $15 and $30. "Procalcitoni...Rutgers/EOHSI builds model to assess World Trade Center fallout
...st attacks on the World Trade Center have been the subject of controversy almost from the beginning. Scientists at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, have created a computerized model that will help public health officials understand the degree of harmful exposure in the immediate aftermath of the ...U of M research links coffee to lower diabetes risk
...nism responsible for this should definitely be the subject of further research." Coffee is known to contain minerals and antioxidants that may aid in carbohydrate metabolism and insulin sensitivity and possibly delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. Overall caffeine intake did not appear to be related to diabe...New research addresses taboos around the impact of rheumatoid arthritis on patients' sex lives
...rch in the area of sexuality has been limited. The subject of sexuality and RA also features within a separat...Sexuality and arthritis is still very much a taboo subject patients aren't sure who to speak to about worries with regards to RA and their sex lives and healt...Our grip on reality is slim, says UCL scientist
...ften the second word wasn't actually shown and the subject had to imagine the word such as 'Laurel and ?'. Participants were then asked which of the second words they had actually seen on screen and which ones they had only imagined. The subjects' brain activity was observed using fMRI scans while they rem...Pregnancy complications still high for women with diabetes
...s condition than type 1 diabetes and may have been subject to less vigilant care, add the authors. However, in view of these findings, and the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes in young adults, raised awareness of the increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in this group of women is needed. This ...Study reveals biochemical signature of cocaine craving in humans
...aven's Center for Translational Neuroimaging. Each subject was injected with a radiotracer designed to bind to dopamine receptors in the brain. During scanning, the PET camera picks up the signal from any bound radiotracer so that levels of tracer bound to receptors can be compared with levels in the blood. ...Erotic images elicit strong response from brain
...the other images. "When we present a stimulus to a subject -- for example, when a picture appears on a screen...special neurons that are "tuned" for sex remains a subject for future studies. "The newer and more advanced technologies such as MRI and PET provide much bette...Gene expression in labor; and more -- press release from PLoS Medicine
...ribute, include in databases, and otherwise use -- subject only to the condition that the original authorship is properly attributed. Copyright is retained by the authors. The Public Library of Science uses the Creative Commons Attribution License. Gene expression in labor A Research Article, Perspective ......ribute, include in databases, and otherwise use -- subject only to the condition that the original authorship is properly attributed. Copyright is retained by the authors. The Public Library of Science uses the Creative Commons Attribution License. US suicide rates fell as fluoxetine prescriptions increase...