Opening of specialty cardiac hospitals associated with increase in rate of cardiac procedures
... to better align physician and hospital incentives toward improving care at general hospitals. Reforms directly related to physician ownership include enhanced transparency of financial relationships. More stringent measures, such as limiting investments by physician owners, were not included. The extent to...Do specialty heart hospitals drive up heart care use? Study suggests the answer is yes
...arly 2000s reflecting a well-known national trend toward minimally invasive techniques instead of surgery to reopen clogged heart arteries. In that same time period, many general hospitals began to offer PCI for the first time. But the use for these procedures rose faster in the HRRs where a specialty c...Medical, IT, engineering experts form advisory panel for electronic health record safety
...effectively. While the nation has begun to move toward widespread use of EHRs, now is the time to systematize the lessons learned in the first phase of EHR evolution and address safety and effectiveness of those systems, board members said. "Many organizations are now at square one in their EHR develop...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 28, 2007
...ration insulin, but the study uncovered clues that toward that goal. Determination of long-acting insulin analogues in urine is of utmost interest for doping control purposes, the study notes. The developed and validated procedure provides a fast and reliable way to elucidate the potential misuse of the lon...Aspirin reduces esophageal-cancer risk in people with most-aggressive form of Barrett's esophagus
... patients who are at increased risk of progression toward esophageal cancer, but this is the first study to ... that were most strongly predictive of progression toward cancer were: Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at 9p and 17p loss on the short arms of chromosomes 17...AHA statement recommends doctors change approach
...ctive COX-2 inhibitors first, moving progressively toward more selective COX-2 inhibitors, which are at the bottom of the list, only if needed. All drugs should be used at the lowest dose necessary to control symptoms and prescribed for the shortest time possible." Drugs in the NSAIDs class work by inhibiti...U of M discovers protein linked to elevated BMI in people of American Indian and Mexican ancestry
...d tip the balance of cholesterol carriers and lead toward depletion of HDL-also a risk factor for heart disease. The variant differs from the normal protein by a single change in one of its 57 amino acids. Among 1500 subjects from widely divergent genetic backgrounds, the variant was found in 35 of 228 pe...Study links attempted suicide with genetic evidence identified in previous suicide research
...d study has found evidence that a genetic tendency toward suicide has been linked to a particular area of th...s a good indication that we are on the right track toward identifying a gene or genes that play a role in why a person chooses to take his or her own life, sa...UCLA expert to discuss medical consequences of meth abuse at AAAS
...otine, and alcohol, using a translational approach toward rational design of therapeutics. WHEN/WHERE: News Briefing; Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, 1-2 p.m. PST, AAAS Briefing Room, Nikko Ballroom III, 3rd floor Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA Symposium; Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. PST, Hilton ...What prevents doctors from counseling their patients to lose weight, exercise and quit smoking?
...id that they believe that educating their patients toward a healthier lifestyle is part of their job, 80% said they don't do it due to lack of time. Half of the doctors said that they don't get paid to educate their patients and 40% found it difficult to integrate lifestyle counseling into their clinical pr...SCAI expert panel sets high standards for PCI without on-site cardiac surgical backup
...ment of heart attack patients started the movement toward PCI without on-site surgery, especially in smaller communities without cardiac surgery," Dr. Dehmer said. "The sooner the patient undergoes PCI, the better." Some hospitals performing PCI for heart attack have also started elective PCI programs, us...Americans fear decline in US performance in math and science
...earch!America has been gauging Americans attitudes toward research for 15 years. For more Bridging the Sciences poll results, visit www.researchamerica.org ....New compound shows promise in halting HIV spread
...nt drugs for HIV work by blocking one of the steps toward virus replication. "This new anti-HIV compound works by a very different mechanism, and would appear to offer the promise of someday being combined with existing anti-viral therapies for a much more effective treatment. It is also very important t...Simple classification can help define and predict limb-threatening diabetic infections
...talization and amputation. This will go a long way toward helping us to most effectively guide therapy and communicate with our patients." ...National research network launched to seek better treatments for brain injury, stroke and seizures
...something that Bill Barsan, M.D., has been working toward for more than three years. He's the chair of the U-M's Department of Emergency Medicine, and principal investigator of the NETT clinical coordinating center. "Neurologic emergencies, including stroke, head trauma and seizures, are the leading caus...Transdermal vaccine effective in treating Alzheimer's disease in mouse model
...ans, may direct the body's reaction to the vaccine toward a response that is beneficial instead of overly aggressive and ultimately harmful, Dr. Tan said. The USF researchers plan to further test whether the transdermal vaccine can curb memory loss in Alzheimer's mice as well as reduce their "senile" plaq...Activation of brain region predicts altruism
...information may help determine how the tendencies toward altruism are established....Einstein's tea leaves inspire new blood separation technique
...here. Thus the microscopic particles spiral inward toward the bottom of the chamber like a miniature tornado, leaving a clear layer of plasma above. Yeo anticipates the technology could be incorporated into a chip roughly the size of a credit card. He said the devices could be produced cheaply with current...JRRD releases single-topic issue focused on vision rehabilitation
...emonstrate clinical relevance is an essential step toward establishing an evidence-based system for the VA and the field of low-vision and blind rehabilitation. Timing and directions for administration of questionnaires affect outcomes measurement, pg. 809 We compared data from pilot studies involving p...Bullying can be reduced but many common approaches ineffective
...ther children, as well as other malevolent actions toward others. For both sexes physical bullying peaks between ages 7 and 9 and becomes significantly less physical by high school according to Dr. Vreeman. "As pediatricians, we need to ask about bullying and be advocates to get schools to effectively in...