High blood pressure problems largely misunderstood by sufferers
...se. This synthesis of qualitative studies provides valuable information that will assist healthcare providers to better understand and manage conflicts between healthcare provider and patient perspectives of this condition. In the presence of ineffective partnering, differences between lay and professional ...RAND presents first Victor Fuchs Research Award to economists at Carnegie Mellon University
... Fuchs demonstrated that economic analysis yielded valuable insight not only about medical resource use, but also health-related behaviors. Fuchs is a Stanford University economics professor who is a member of the Institute of Medicine and a former president of American Economics Association. Funding for t...6 out of 10 doctors aren't frustrated that patients can't lower cholesterol
...esterol lowering goals. The survey also revealed valuable information on what patients tell doctors when it comes to cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. Doctors reported that patients feared cancer more than cardiovascular disease and that they were much more likely to see smoking and obesity as high...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...s long before structural changes are observable, a valuable feature for early screening or for following therapy. Martin Tornai ( martin.tornai@duke.edu ) says that early clinical trials of the new device are going well. (Wednesday, July 25, 2:42 PM, Paper WE-D-L100J-8.) VIII. SMALLER IS BETTER FOR HEAD...UT study reveals inaccuracies in cardiac PET-CT imaging, finds fixes
... management, the publication states. PET-CT is a valuable tool in the detection and management of coronary artery disease, Gould said, and he hopes other cardiologists and their patients will insist that scanner manufacturers resolve problems with the software to produce the most accurate results. For pat...'Cars' imaging reveals clues to myelin damage
...he research demonstrates that CARS microscopy is a valuable research tool and could become a future clinical method to diagnose multiple sclerosis and detect damage to the spinal cord from accident trauma, which also causes the myelin to degrade, he said. Research findings are detailed in a paper appearing ...Personal comments by physicians distract from patient needs
...s interrupted the flow of information exchange and valuable patient time in the typically time-pressured prima...raging the patient to open up and offer additional valuable information, said Howard B. Beckman, M.D., a co-author of the article and a clinical professor of me...CAM-oriented primary care providers result in cost savings, high patient satisfaction
...iropractic are well-suited toprovide patients with valuable primary-care services, Dr. Winterstein notes. We have demonstrated that itis possible to deliver CAM-oriented primary care in a highly regulated environment without compromisingeither quality or safety. Patients reported on the quality of care they...Medicalizing the human condition
...al treatments. This thought-provoking study offers valuable insight into not only how medicalization got to this point but also how it may continue to evolve....Genetic mutations identified for type of gastric cancer
...ting for the founder mutation will be particularly valuable for potential HDGC families from Newfoundland in which there is no known living relative with either diffuse gastric cancer or lobular breast cancer from whom a high-quality peripheral blood DNA sample can be obtained for full CDH1 genetic screening ...Herb shows potential to reduce cancer-related fatigue
...ginseng helps, the researchers think it would be a valuable addition to currently available therapies. With animal data indicating the possibilities of ginseng with respect to increased swimming endurance, and the availability and verified product quality of Wisconsin ginseng, we decided to move forward wit...Targeted initiatives can encourage people to walk more
...tudy published on bmj.com today. This could make a valuable contribution to improving public health. Physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer of the colon, write David Ogilvie and colleagues for the Scottish Physical Activity Research Collaboration (SPARColl). Walking is a fr...JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management
...rants further investigation and is likely to yield valuable data regarding the optimal application of this technology. A closer look at pain and hepatitis C: Preliminary data from a veteran population, pg. 231 Many veterans who have hepatitis C also experience pain. Researchers are learning how to care ...Human antibodies protect mice from avian flu
...als, human monoclonal antibodies could prove to be valuable therapeutic and prophylactic public health interventions for pandemic influenza." The research, to be published May 29 in PLoS Medicine, represents a three-way collaboration among Kanta Subbarao, M.D., and her coworkers at NIAID; Antonio Lanzavecch...African-Americans perceive people with extreme health problems as less productive and valuable
...with extreme health problems as less productive or valuable according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. The study examined the differences in preferences for the EQ-5D health states among African Americans, Hispanics, and other races living in the United States. For this study, o...UW study to clarify safety, effectiveness of hormone therapy during menopause
...here has been a tremendous amount of important and valuable research done on the positive and negative health effects of therapy using estrogen in menopausal women," says Asthana. "It is my belief that this study will go a long way in helping us understand the complexity of estrogen and related hormones in h...Data showed improved quality of life and patient satisfaction with SYMBICORT
...s presented at this year's ATS conference provided valuable data on asthma control and asthma-related quality of life with SYMBICORT," said Chris O'Brien, Senior Director, Medical Science, AstraZeneca. "Asthma sufferers will have a new, rapid-acting combination treatment to help them achieve asthma control."...Pioneering UK skin researchers achieve international quality standard
...tries. Collaborative applied research is extremely valuable to us, as much of our research informs our commercial services for companies. It also works the other way, with commercial work helping to support and inform our research." The Skin Research Centre in the University's Faculty of Biological Sciences...Developments in tissue engineering offer new sources for stem cell treatments
...ristics, suggesting that urine may ultimately be a valuable source for cell harvest for urinary tract tissue reconstruction. This abstract will be presented during Podium Session 23 on Monday, May 21 starting at 8:00 a.m. UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CLINICAL TRIAL OF MUSCLE-DERIVED CELL INJECTION IN WOMEN WI......tivation of EphB4 is an innovative and potentially valuable therapeutic strategy for improving the recruitment of EPCs to sites of tissue ischemia and in doing so boosting the efficiency of cell-based therapies for vascular disease. TITLE: PSGL-1mediated activation of EphB4 increases the proangiogenic poten...