Off-label and untested use of drug-coated stents appears widespread
...the power of this disparate information by working toward common data standards, efficient methods of data aggregation, and systems that allow rapid performance of clinical trials that can be integrated into clinical practice and that can provide a true reflection of the patients receiving these sometimes e...New edition of medical reference book provides the latest in hematology
...he opportunity to earn 70 medical knowledge points toward recertification through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). In order to support physicians enrolled in MOC, upon request ASH will provide a free copy of the ASH-SAP /MOC to recertifying hematologists whose certification expires now throu...Rutgers presents Susman award to College of Nursing faculty member Marlene Rankin
...d positively reinforces my role in their evolution toward independence and maturity." Rankin, a Princeton, N.J. resident, has taught at Rutgers College of Nursing since 1992. She earned her Ph.D and her masters of science in nursing degrees at Texas Womens University College of Nursing and her masters de...Urologic diseases cost Americans $11B a year
...fection during their lifetimes. Reporting a trend toward using newer, and more expensive, fluoroquinolones ...ux, the abnormal flow of urine from the bladder up toward the kidneys, affects about 10 percent of all children and makes them prone to urinary tract infectio...Hurricane Katrina evacuees had deep distrust of public health authorities
...evel of distrust the largely minority victims felt toward public health authorities. In a study appearing in the May issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, the researchers write that this distrust likely played a role in residents' response to evacuation warnings and advice. ...Combination treatment stymies breast cancer growth
...sive breast tumors in mice and could point the way toward developing better treatments inpatients, said researchers from the Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. "For the first time, we were able to cure mice of a very a...JCI table of contents: May 1, 2007
...genetics of metformin response: a step in the path toward personalized medicine AUTHOR CONTACT: Marc L. Reitman Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, USA. Phone: (732) 594-4609; Fax: (732) 594-3337; E-mail: marc_reitman@merck.com View the PDF of this article at: https://www.the-jci.org/a...Exercise science principles strengthen swallowing rehabilitation
...sure, but then we must be very conscious of moving toward task-specific exercise and working our patients at more challenging levels of intensity, which is something that our field is now starting to pay more attention to," says Dr. Burkhead. There also is heightened interest in using tools such as neurom...Teens with migraine at greater risk of suicide
...do know that migraine, depression and the tendency toward suicide are all related to problems with the levels of serotonin in the brain. ...Scientists find missing link to understand how plants make vitamin C
...t marked VTC2, however, the atoms are reconfigured toward making vitamin C, specifically, and little else. The remaining three steps, like a curving driveway, require some turns but no real choices and no backing-up. Through efforts led by UCLA postdoctoral fellow Dr. Carole Linster, the plant VTC2 enz...SCHIP has been successful overall, should be expanded says new health care opinion leaders survey
...e opinion leaders were asked about their attitudes toward the programs funding level, state allocations and structure. SCHIP funding and program structure measures that drew widest support include: 80% favor requiring states to adopt best practices for outreach and enrollment. 67% favor changing SCHI...Premiere cancer organizations partner to reduce disparities, prevent incidences
...rtnership, set a public course for future advances toward the prevention and cure of cancer. Further details on this unique partnership will be announced during the opening Centennial Ceremony of the 2007 AACR Annual Meeting on Sunday, April 15th in Los Angeles, Calif. ...Tennessee researcher earns Komen grant to study depression and breast cancer
...ds of cancer patients, especially the need to work toward processing and accepting their cancer diagnoses. "When you are diagnosed with breast cancer, it's a difficult experience that ultimately requires a certain level of acceptance," said Hopko. "One way that many cancer patients choose to cope is throu...Change in neuroticism tied to mortality rates, researcher says
...yle. "For example, very neurotic people can work toward dealing better with stress," he said. "They can seek therapy, take up yoga, schedule daily walks to help themselves unwind, listen to calming music or even meditate." While participants in the study were male and more than 90 percent Caucasian, Mro...US Senate introduces bill to train more preventive medicine doctors
... (I-CT) joined together today to take a major step toward stemming the tide of America's eroding preventive medicine and public health workforce. Their landmark bill, the Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act, introduced in Congress today, will ensure the nation has a continuous supply of highl...Diet and lifestyle -- In the cancer fight, eating well is the best revenge
...ne end of a compartment and watched how they moved toward CXCL12 at the other end. "The cells degrade the ex...r matrix in the upper compartment in order to move toward CXCL12 in the lower compartment, a system that represents a cell culture model for invasiveness," sh...Consumer nail gun injuries spike
...e improvement centers will hopefully go a long way toward reducing injuries," Lipscomb said....Not just a menopausal symptom -- men have hot flashes, too
...ely identify hot flashes in males, a positive step toward providing therapy for those patients in need. "Most people are unaware that men can have hot flashes," says study author Dr. Laura Hanisch. "Even the patients themselves are often unaware that they are having them." Having a test that objectively ...Groundbreaking principles on sexual orientation and human rights released
...onse to well-documented patterns of abuse targeted toward persons because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. Worldwide, human rights defenders point to violations including extrajudicial executions, violence and torture, repression of free speech and assembly, and discri...Majority of state Medicaid programs have or plan to have 'pay-for-performance' programs
...he Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation working toward a high-performance health system. Authors are from IPRO, a not-for-profit quality evaluation and improvement organization and The Kuhmerker Consulting Group, LLC, a health care consulting firm. "Medicaid is a major source of funding of health care ...