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Reliability and benefit of diagnostic procedure for asthma in young children is unclear
Aug 20, 2009 |
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The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has investigated the reliability of diagnosing bronchial asthma in children aged between 2 and 5 years, and the benefit that the test results can have for these ...
ENT Society releases novel clinical practice guideline manual
Jun 01, 2009 |
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The world's largest ear, nose, and throat professional medical association, the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), today released a manual detailing best practices for the creation of new ...
Hospital care varies greatly for children with urinary tract infections
Apr 21, 2009 |
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More than 45,000 infants and children in the United States are hospitalized each year for urinary tract infections, but a new study reveals significant variability across hospitals in treatment and outcomes.
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ADA publishes practice guidelines for nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury
Aug 13, 2009 |
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The American Dietetic Association has published new evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines for registered dietitians on nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury.
New clinical guidelines for exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Oct 22, 2009 |
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The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical guidelines for the treatment of exacerbations in cystic fibrosis based on a review of the literature on current clinical practices.
Health-care reform must respect patient autonomy
Aug 05, 2009 |
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As President Obama and Congress weigh changes in the nation's health care system they must avoid creating a system where physicians are financially motivated to pressure patients into mandated treatments that conflict with ...
First national and evidence-based guidelines for brain cancer released
Oct 26, 2009 |
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The first national treatment guidelines for brain metastases, which account for nearly 500,000 new cancers annually in the United States, were released today at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in New Orleans.
Guidelines for the reporting of health research are underfunded
Jun 24, 2008 |
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Although reporting guidelines can improve the accuracy and reliability of research reports, there is little funding available for developing such guidelines, according to a new survey published in the open access journal ...
USA and Europe different in aldosterone antagonists use in heart failure
Oct 21, 2009 |
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A study published today, in JAMA (October 21) by Nancy M. Albert and colleagues, exploring aldosterone antagonist usage among US patients hospitalised with heart failure, found that only one-third of patients meeting current ...
Fast release of data leads to rapid changes in clinical practice for drug-eluting stents
Jul 28, 2009 |
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E-mail, search engines, smart phones and other new technologies that can disseminate new medical information quickly led to an almost immediate change in clinical practice for drug-eluting stents, according to a study reported ...
PDAs, more education help doctors follow cholesterol treatment guidelines
Apr 22, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that patients with high cholesterol receive better care when physicians use a variety of tools to learn and apply a clinical practice guideline ...
Flu pandemic medical help left in the waiting room
May 28, 2008 |
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GPs are not an integral part of Australian influenza planning, despite the important role they will play in limiting deaths in the event of a pandemic hitting the country, according to research from The Australian National ...
Exercise Underutilized for Chronic Back and Neck Pain
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Exercise is commonly used to improve physical function, decrease symptoms and minimize disability caused by chronic low back or neck pain. Numerous randomized trials and clinical practice guidelines have ...
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