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Heart disease in women being under-treated

...at this study should prove to be a wake-up call to physicians who need to more aggressively use appropriate drugs like aspirin, beta blockers and ACE inhibitors in women with heart disease....

Asmanex Twisthaler launched by Schering-Plough for treatment of asthma

... a valuable addition to the therapies available to physicians for treating asthma, which is a serious and life-threatening disease. Richard Jay Kogan, President and CEO of Schering-Plough said that Asmanex, which is the first asthma therapy in international markets, represents an important advance for Schering-...

Cervicogenic headache can be identified with a fibromyalgia test

... be evolved. He concluded that this study prompted physicians to use the simple standard fibromyalgia test to disqualify or identify neck pain as a symptom in the headache patient....

Risk of hemorrhagic stroke increased in smoking individuals

...smoking. The new study that covered 22,022 male US physicians followed for nearly 18 years has shown that compared to those who// had never smoked, men who smoked less than 20 cigarettes a day had a 1.7 times higher risk of hemorrhagic stroke and in men who smoked more than this, the risk went up to 2.4 times. ...

Medicaid cuts leave patients in a lurch

...llion Texans and decreasing the payment rates// of physicians and other providers by 5%. The mental health services receive around half of the public money in USA. The provider for this is usually Medicaid. There has been a perpetual fluctuation in the reimbursement cycle and it is also reported that there ...

Liver diseases: The enemy with an accomplice

...there was a combination of both viruses. Sometimes physicians were unable to define the virus although the viral...s that affect liver. Having defined the virus, the physicians found out how it is distributed in the liver. It appeared that the virus of hepatitis B is present m...

Restricted Activity Predicts Disability

...l activities at least once in the past month. Most physicians believe this is just a normal sign of aging and not necessarily something that leads to declining function.// In this study, researchers followed 680 older people who were living in their own homes to see if restricted activity might predict increas...

Alternative Therapy in HIV Patients

...s using CAM at the risk of potential side affects, physicians should openly ask their patients about such use. They suggest displaying a nonjudgmental attitude toward CAM may encourage patients to accurately report their use, thereby preventing unnecessary adverse effects....

Anthrax hammers immune system

...liferate. As the 2001 anthrax crisis spread, physicians wondered how the weaponized bug was working. In the new study using mice, researchers at Emory University in Atlanta, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health provide some fundamental answers. They found th...

Cholesterol is the Key

...e. The study also revealed patients rely on their physicians to educate them more than any other source. The authors of the study write, "Physicians and other health care providers have a tremendous opportunity to improve their education of patients and lower the morbidity and mortality of atherosclerotic dise...

Painkillers Increase Risk of Miscarriage

...r confirmation, but advise, "It may be prudent for physicians and women who are planning to be pregnant to be aware of this potential risk and avoid using NSAIDs around conception."...

Depression doubles mortality risk after CABG

...ac risk factors, such as hypertension and smoking, physicians need to pay attention to a person's mental state." At the very least, having a CABG team member "who screens patients for depression would be worthwhile," he added. "If depression is detected, then a plan for ongoing monitoring and treatment if nece...

Drug might prevent Prostate Cancer Spread

...reported a significant number of side effects. The physicians report side effects lessened when the dosage was adjusted. The study investigators say these findings are still lacking. They used a small group of patients and say the oral medication used is difficult for the body to absorb. A different form of sod...

Nitrous Oxide for Kids

...n a cast can be excruciating.// Now emergency room physicians can set fractures with only a fraction of the pain. There’s no question that broken bones are one of the more painful emergencies that we treat, say pediatric emergency specialists. According to specialists there’s a myth that children don’t experie...

It's Never Too Late to Stop Smoking,Study Finds

...wing that only 46 percent of smokers who see their physicians in a given year are advised to quit and only 15 percent are offered smoking cessation therapy. "To do anything else would be to deny these patients the best care." Promoting smoking cessation could also help rein in spiraling health care costs, add...

Kidney Patients Risk Heart Attacks

...se. The American Heart Association also recommends physicians periodically test the kidney function of people with certain conditions including high blood pressure, diabetes and existing heart disease. From there, treatment can be started early. Mark Sarnak, M.D., co-author of the study, is quoted as saying, “T...

Kidney Patients Risk Heart Attacks

...se. The American Heart Association also recommends physicians periodically test the kidney function of people with certain conditions including high blood pressure, diabetes and existing heart disease. From there, treatment can be started early. Mark Sarnak, M.D., co-author of the study, is quoted as saying, "T...

Aspirin usage linked with pancreatic cancer

...y women will now have to talk seriously with their physicians about the risk of taking a daily aspirin.// Pancreatic cancer affects only 31,000 Americans a year, but it kills virtually all its victims within three years. The study of 88,000 nurses found that those who took two or more aspirins a week for 20 y...

Mattresses do Play a Role in Low Back Pain

...attress can make a difference. //Three-quarters of physicians say your best bet is a firm bed mattress, but a new study says they could be wrong. The new research finds medium-firm mattresses are more effective at relieving back pain. Physicians often get frustrated when patients ask them what type of bed is ...

Screening For Prostate Cancer in men over 75 Questioned

... men over 75. Despite this, a new study finds many physicians are suggesting and doing a PSA test on older men. ...us study to see who was initiating the idea and if physicians are discussing the risks and benefits of a PSA screening with patients before testing. The study in...

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