Research ethics committees in Africa report inadequate funding, staffing and training
...isted. Two of the research ethics committees surveyed thought it was difficult to offer a truly independent assessment of proposed research knowing that greater funding for their own institutions was at stake. Reported challenges include the tendency of a few research ethics committees to "rubber ...Are women seeing the most experienced breast cancer surgeons?
...the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The women were surveyed about how the breast surgeon was selected, with choices such as "I was referred by another doctor," "I chose this surgeon because of his or her reputation" or "I wanted a surgeon who practiced near my home." Based on the answers, patients were catego...Hospital death rate study reveals wide variations
...cal clinical areas across the study hospitals were surveyed and 65 per cent responded - an average of 52 from each of the 75 study hospitals. Other study findings included: The percentage of Registered Nurses ranged from 36 per cent to 100 per cent, with an average of 66 per cent. Full-time nursi...Travelers need to know more about diarrhea
...ey needed to know more about. Of the travellers, surveyed as they boarded flights from the Calgary Internati...elp ward off the sickness and 25 per cent of those surveyed wrongly identified fungi as sources of the diarrhea. "The study showed that while these respondent...Men with no sons more at risk for prostate cancer, according to Mailman School of PH Study
... in prostate cancer risk in this population. "We surveyed vital status and cancer incidence, and found a strong trend for a decrease in prostate cancer risk as the number of sons increased," said Susan Harlap, MD, professor of clinical Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health, and the leader of t...Doubts cast on organophosphate poisoning as cause of Gulf War Syndrome depression
...00 participants from 23 British towns. They were surveyed about their levels of depression, and blood samples were taken for genetic testing. Women with the genetic variant were significantly more likely to report depression than those without, the findings showed. These new findings suggest that the as...Australians support mandatory fitness testing to combat childhood obesity
...ifestyles, the poll also found two thirds of those surveyed will seek information on exercise, nutrition and d...e," Ms James said. Eighty seven per cent of those surveyed thought there should be more funding for preventive health care research. "We need more research to...Young women unfamiliar with safety, effectiveness of IUD
...when you consider that only 9 percent of the women surveyed had planned their current pregnancy," Stanwood said. "More than half said they wanted to wait at least four years before becoming pregnant again, and more than a quarter said they never wanted to be pregnant again." Though not widely used in the U.S...Effect of tobacco ads may backfire
...s of the country in 8th, 10th and 12th grades were surveyed to assess the relationship between exposure to tobacco company prevention advertising and youth smoking-related beliefs, intentions and behaviors. Researchers linked these data with Nielsen Media Research data on the exposure of youth to smoking-rela...Prescribing inconsistencies in prostate cancer treatment in the UK when using LHRHAs
...oncology pharmacists and specialist urology nurses surveyed agree that patients should receive an LHRHa with supporting clinical evidence wherever possible. Zoladex (goserelin) is licensed for all stages of prostate cancer suitable for hormonal manipulation.[2] Also, it is the only LHRHa with a proven survi...Newsbriefs from the journal Chest, December 2006
... adult population. In 1981, Australian researchers surveyed 967 nonsnoring adults aged 25 to 74 years regarding their gender, age, respiratory/allergy symptoms, and habits related to snoring, smoking, and alcohol, tea, and coffee consumption. Body size measurements and lung function were also measured. Partic...Study finds three-quarters of women are households' chief cook and food shopper
...rried out the study. But whereas some of the men surveyed saw cooking as a hobby and a chance to be creative...with the day-to-day chores. "Some of the men we surveyed viewed cooking as more of a hobby - and indeed its usual to find meals like barbeques, Sunday lunche...'Stranger danger' threat and lack of green spaces put kids off walking
...hives of Disease in Childhood. The research team surveyed six primary schools in Birmingham, UK, located in a cross section of areas in and around the city. In all, the responses of 473 children between the ages of 9 and 11 were collected on the grounds that lifelong patterns of physical activity are esta...New info on eating disorders in two Stanford/Packard children's studies
...w only online. In this study, Peebles and Wilson surveyed families of patients who were diagnosed at Packard... and health outcomes. About half of the patients surveyed said they had visited Web sites about eating disorders. Ninety-six percent of teens who visited pro-...Panic attacks are linked to poor outcomes for diabetic patients, Group Health study finds
... of General Hospital Psychiatry, The researchers surveyed patients with diabetes about their symptoms, disability, social and emotional function, and quality of life. They also collected data on the patients' blood sugar levels, diabetic complications, and other illnesses. The team had previously report...Increased patient demand for prostate test has serious implications for cancer services
...n good, to patients and services alike." The team surveyed all 1067 family doctor practices in Northern Irela...ing database. More than two-thirds of the doctors surveyed (704) responded to the postal questionnaire, which explored their personal profile, the profile of t...RAND study finds vaccination of nursing home staff, residents, key to reducing flu outbreak
... cases and hospitalizations decrease. Researchers surveyed more than 340 nursing homes belonging to a single nursing home corporation with facilities located across the United States. Ninety percent responded, for a final sample size of 301 nursing homes. The facilities ranged in size from 34 beds to 355. Va...Specific strategic plans ensure timely emergency care for heart attack patients
...hors. In this study, 365 hospitals nationwide were surveyed about how they treat heart attack patients. The re...s of these strategies, a minority of the hospitals surveyed were using them, even though many of the strategies were feasible and could be immediately implement...Nonminority medical students more satisfied than minority students, study finds
...students from three Minnesota medical schools were surveyed and minority students were found to have a lower sense of personal accomplishment and quality of life than their nonminority peers. They were more likely than nonminority students to have experienced a personal illness in the past year and to have ch......lindness was higher in women in every age category surveyed except those aged 30 to 39 years. After adjusting for age differences in the study sample, the odds of a woman being blind were 30 percent higher than for a man. The researchers theorize that lower utilization of eye care services as the result of ...