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Diabetic patients require global care
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Diabetes mellitus-associated coronary artery disease (CAD) is assuming epidemic proportions, especially in western countries. Both coronary revascularization and medical management have improved tremendously over the last ...
Analysis supports use of surgery to treat medication-resistant epilepsy
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Persons with temporal lobe epilepsy who do not respond to medication could receive a substantial gain in life expectancy and quality of life by undergoing surgery of the temporal lobe part of the brain, according to an analysis ...
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State privacy rules reduce electronic medical sharing by 24 percent
Jul 13, 2009 |
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States that have passed privacy laws restricting the ability of hospitals to disclose patient information have seen the sharing of electronic medical records suffer by more than 24%, according to the Management Insights feature ...
Effective treatment for infective endocarditis using a rigorous hospital management-based approach
Aug 07, 2009 |
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A clinical study carried out at Hospital de la Timone in Marseille, France, has demonstrated that a standardized management protocol for patients with infective endocarditis can dramatically reduce mortality rates.
Insurance, medical provider do not assure asthma control
Aug 03, 2009 |
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It is widely believed that providing better access to medical care can improve the health of Americans. New research at National Jewish Health indicates, however, that having insurance and a medical provider is not enough ...
1 in 20 patients experience critical event during urgent air-medical transport
Sep 14, 2009 |
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During air-medical transport of acutely-ill patients, 1 in 20 experience a critical event such as death, major resuscitation or blood pressure deterioration according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Jo ...
Pain relief only one motive for opioid use among high school seniors
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Taking opioid drugs without a prescription appears relatively common among high school seniors, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The most common reasons survey respon ...
Dying from dementia: NEJM editorial advocates for palliative care
Oct 14, 2009 |
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A growing number of older adults are dying from dementia. In an editorial in the October 15, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Greg Sachs, M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Division of Genera ...
Statewide program to improve emergency care for children
Aug 14, 2009 |
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An initiative is underway to improve emergency medical care for Illinois' youngest patients. Loyola University Health System (LUHS), in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health and other area hospitals, ...
Problems managing money may surface shortly before Alzheimer's disease sets in
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 21, 2009 |
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New research finds poor money management skills may indicate that a person with mild memory problems will soon develop Alzheimer's disease. The study is published in the September 22, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the me ...
Hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
Dec 03, 2009 |
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The outlook for individuals with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease is not as grim as originally believed, according to new Saint Louis University research published in Circulation, the Journal of the American He ...
Organized phone therapy for depression found cost-effective
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 05, 2009 |
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When people get brief, structured, phone-based cognitive behavioral psychotherapy soon after starting on antidepressant medication, significant benefits may persist two years after their first session, with only modest rises ...
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