Hepatitis B patients' understanding of infection and treatment deficient
... involved in treatment decisions. 54 percent were unsure why the drugs they were taking had been chosen. Respondents also admitted frequently missing doses or taking them at the wrong time. For instance, 12 percent admitted not complying once per month; 7 percent once every two weeks; 7 percent once a ...Organic is healthier: Kiwis prove that green is good
...oduct of stress. However, some people are still unsure about the potential benefits of antioxidants and other compounds elevated in organic farm produce. Carl Winter, director of the FoodSafe Program at UC Davies, asks whether these increases in nutrients and antioxidants are of any appreciable health pe...Two-thirds of nursing students believe it's wrong to lie to patients, twice as many as in 1983
...About a fifth of the students in both surveys were unsure about whether keeping the truth from a patient was... attitude to shift changes. Only six per cent were unsure of their response, compared with 25 per cent in 2005. Five per cent of the 1983 students were ove...For crying out loud -- pick up your baby
...s "right" to pick them up. "A lot of parents are unsure if they should pick up their baby when their baby cries," Professor Thorpe from QUT's Faculty of Education said. "The answer is: you should. Babies in the first 12 weeks of their life need highly responsive parents. They want and need a parent that...Predictors of undergoing joint replacement surgery among patients with severe osteoarthritis
...ential benefits of surgery than for those who were unsure about the process or unwilling. This unique community-based study indicates the power of education to increase the willingness of arthritis sufferers to explore and choose the option of TJA, regardless of socioeconomic status or disability. "Our f...Solvent exposure linked to birth defects in babies of male painters
...ed to unexposed carpenters. The researchers are unsure of how the chemicals are contributing to birth defects, and previous studies are inconclusive. Of particular concern, said Dr. Burstyn, is that all of the levels of exposure to solvents investigated in the study were well within Dutch regulations ...Hispanic and young children with kidney disease likely to be short
...criteria for short stature. The researchers are unsure as to why growth is delayed for the first two years of life in children with kidney disease, but believe nutrition and the body's losses of electrolytes play roles. Ethnicity also appeared to play a role, though standardized norms for height may n...Research leads to first treatment for drug-resistant HIV
...tiretroviral therapy. "Earlier, researchers were unsure of how to deal with drug-resistant viruses," he said. "Problems that arose with treatments developed in the 1990s were disheartening. There was no concept on the horizon. We created a conceptually new class of protease inhibitors to combat drug resis...Teen sexual assault survivors seldom complete HIV prevention therapy
...ng blacked out during the assault, 54 percent were unsure whether ejaculation had occurred and 27 percent were unsure whether a condom had been used." In addition, many teen sexual assault survivors also have psychiat...University of Kentucky Gill Heart researchers study abdominal aortic aneurysms
...abdominal aneurysm, patients face an expensive and unsure course of surgical of treatment. The aneurysm must be monitored, and physicians must use their best judgment to decide when and if surgery is warranted. Open surgery is a long term fix for this disease, but is associated with risks and long recovery ...Organ transplants just as successful in those with mental retardation
.... "Many people in the medical community have been unsure about how people with MR would fare with transplants," she said. "But now we have evidence that it does work, and that people with MR are appropriate candidates to receive organ transplants." The researchers examined the medical literature to find a...Sharing clinical trial results strongly favored by participants
...y misunderstood the meaning of the results or were unsure of their significance. Nearly one-quarter -- 24 percent -- were more anxious about their disease after learning the results, while 39 percent responded that their anxiety decreased. The findings will be reported at the American Society of Clinical On...Growing diabetes epidemic: Patient/physician disconnect on disease management
...the past six months have not had it checked or are unsure if they have had it checked. A1C is basic lab test for evaluating glucose control, an important aspect of diabetes management. "We are dealing with some critical information gaps," said S. Sethu K. Reddy, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.E., F.A.C.P., chairman a...Intimate partner violence found widespread
...Pandora's Box' of difficult problems that they are unsure how to address." This study is the first to find that the more recent a woman's IPV, and the longer it has gone on, the worse her physical and mental health and social network are likely to be. "IPV harms women's physical and mental health even more...LSUHSC public health documents unmet health needs of Katrina-displaced
...nd then moving them elsewhere), and 11% were still unsure about their future plans. Study participant LSUHSC public health student Toni Marie Jones said, "I didn't expect to walk the talk so soon. I thought I'd graduate and be eased into it, but that's not going to happen. If you're in public health in New...Condom use needs to be heavily promoted if Bush's emergency plan for AIDS relief is to work
...ons, outlined in the GAO report, where workers are unsure whether they will lose funding if they answer young peoples' legitimate questions about condom use. The Lancet comments: "Rigorous implementation of the "C" part of ABC is crucial if PEPFAR is to reach its target of preventing 7 million new infection...More training needed to ensure accuracy of urine drug tests
... test results.) The surveyed physicians were also unsure of whether second-hand exposure to marijuana smoke would cause a positive result on a drug test, with 61 percent of physicians answering incorrectly or with "don't know." "This study shows that although most primary care physicians order urine drug ...Medical centers vary in disclosing conflicts of interest
...urt and Sugarman agreed that many institutions are unsure about how to move forward with conflict of interest disclosures, and they are looking for guidance. They believe that this and subsequent COINS studies can lead to different models that could then be tested. "For example, would a simple disclosure th...Online ear and hearing diagnosis to break sound barrier
...ar and hearing condition particularly if they are unsure of a patient's symptom, or have difficulty contacting a skilled ear specialist."We look forward to finalising the software because it will be an extremely valuable tool for particularly for general practitioners and health workers located anywhere, a...Higher intake of vegetable protein associated with lower blood pressure levels
... contrast to previous studies. The researchers are unsure exactly how vegetable proteins might affect blood pressure, but note from their data that amino acids may play a role. Some of these building blocks of protein have been shown to influence blood pressure, and different amino acids were present in di...