Using coxibs and NSAIDs to treat osteoarthritis
...X-2 Study Group, held 2425 March 2007. The authors urge that an evidence-based approach must be taken when making recommendations to patients. OA, the most common form of arthritis, is a major medical problem. It has been estimated that over 20 million Americans are afflicted with OA, and that number wi...'SCHIP funding levels too low' ACP tells Senate Finance Committee Leaders
...re to kids. At the same time, we will continue to urge lawmakers to provide sufficient funding to cover more vulnerable children and avert cuts that will reduce elderly patients access to Medicare....Weill Cornell Medical College announces gifts totaling $400M
...rs and scientists of today and tomorrow. We would urge those who believe in the Weill Cornell mission to join us in making that difference in the medical discoveries of tomorrow." ...The appetite-regulating peptide leptin influences alcohol craving for some alcoholics
...s Type 1 and 2 . Craving defined as a powerful urge to drink, or intense thoughts about alcohol is an important contributor to the development and maintenance of alcoholism. Recent research suggests that appetite-regulating hormones and peptides may be involved in the neurobiology of alcohol craving...Sling surgery is more effective than Burch for bladder control in women
..., including leakage that could have been caused by urge incontinence. Considering only stress-specific le...ith either pure SUI or a combination of stress and urge incontinence to receive a fascial sling or a Burch. Complete information on measures used to assess...Comparison of patients' access to new and better cancer drugs reveals inequalities between countries
...rnal, Annals of Oncology [1]. The report's authors urge decision makers in every country to take action and ensure that everyone has equal access to new cancer drugs when they are needed, wherever they live. The report by Dr Nils Wilking, clinical oncologist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Swe...Your brain and hormones may conspire to make you fat
... relatively little? What creates that irresistible urge for a bag of potato chips or a hunk of chocolate cake, as opposed to a nice crisp apple? Can food urges be irresistible? Physiologists are unraveling the role that your hormones and brain play in urging you to eat more than you should. Some peoples...HIVMA opposes The Gambia's unproven AIDS remedy
...ffected by this disease." Dr. Kuritzkes added. "We urge the government of the Gambia to support their effo... will stand up to examination. In the meantime, we urge patients receiving his unproven herbal remedy to resume taking their antiretroviral medications, whi...Drug therapy can reduce preterm births and decrease lifetime medical costs
...or this indication. The Journal editors add, "We urge readers to share both Dr. Bailit's analysis and Dr. Armstrong's commentary with colleagues and third-party payers."...ACP supports new bill to promote adoption of health information technology
...ules for the Medicare reimbursement changes. "We urge Congress to get behind this bill as an effective and cost-effective way to begin improving the quality of patient care through effective use of HIT," said Dr. Kirk. ...IOF and EU panel prepare osteoporosis audit
...rope, with enormous social and economic impact. We urge policy makers to recognize that significant money can be saved by preventing fractures, rather than treating them, noted IOF Chief Executive Officer Daniel Navid. In 1998 the European Community issued a report on osteoporosis (the first such single...UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results
...atment, and Im getting stronger every day. I would urge patients to seek out second opinions and investigate clinical trials. I can tell you I am so glad I did. Our goal is to change the management of recurrent glioma from a life threatening disease, in which survival rates are typically 25 to 26 weeks,...Global Fund must fund salaries of health workers to deliver HIV, TB and malaria treatments
...additional health workers, and Ooms and colleagues urge the Global Fund to step in and fund such a workforce....New asthma inhaler propellant effective, but costlier
...blic health at Columbia University, said she would urge asthma patients to consult their pharmacist or health-care provider if they're nervous about using the new inhalers. "It's really the same drug," said Miller, who has worked with both CFC and HFA inhalers. "I have found both of them, in my personal...Morphine kills pain -- not patients
...ved that not to give it is an act of brutality. We urge those in the medical community to understand the facts about morphine and other opioids its time to set the record straight. Doctors should feel free to manage pain with doses adjusted to individual patients so that the patients can be comfortable a...Do shopping lists promote or prevent healthy choices?
...ively more by feeling-based considerations (say an urge for tasty food), whereas stimulus-based choices are guided relatively more by cognitive or deliberation-based considerations (say, the need to be on a diet)," explain the authors....Study in recent issue of Clinical Pediatrics helps pediatricians to understand discipline practices
...arolina, indicates that, while national guidelines urge pediatricians to address discipline, many don't know what leads parents to use different discipline approaches. To provide more clarity, Dr. Barkin and her colleagues surveyed parents at the pediatrician's office before their child's well-child exa...Hair-growth drug artificially lowers PSA levels in prostate cancer screening, study finds
...ts with BPH must strain to pass urine and feel the urge to urinate frequently. BPH can lead to the inability to urinate and urinary tract infection. In 1997 the FDA approved finasteride for the treatment of male-pattern baldness. While Propecia is administered at 1 milligram per day, patients who take th...ACP commends CMS plan to increase values assigned to evaluation and management codes
...to primary care services," continued Dr. Kirk. "I urge Congress to act to fix the SGR payment cuts immediately following the elections."...All intravascular devices pose risk of bloodstream infection to patients, study finds
...ow, predicts Dr. Maki. The article's authors also urge wider use of novel IVD technologies designed to reduce IVD-related bloodstream infections. In an accompanying editorial, David Snydman, M.D., of Tufts-New England Medical Center, also cites advancing technology as a promising means for reducing IVD-r...