Burden in Medical News

WVU Doctor Works to Reduce Cancer Burden in Africa

MORGANTOWN, W.Va., June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 2010, cancer will be the single leading cause of death worldwide, overtaking chronic illnesses such as heart disease and stroke. Already cancer causes more deaths than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Almost three-quarters of new...

National Health Experts to Announce Creation of Bipartisan Coalition to Fight Maryland's Growing Burden of Chronic Disease Tuesday at Inner Harbor

17th U.S. Surgeon General joining newly-elected PhRMA chair to support efforts to address the rising health costs and economic burden of chronic disease in Maryland BALTIMORE, April 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, 17th United States Surgeon General (2002...

NIH releases the first research plan to reduce the burden of digestive diseases

The National Institutes of Health today announced the release of the first long-range plan for tackling digestive diseases, which affect as many as 70 million Americans each year. Opportunities and Challenges in Digestive Diseases Research: Recommendations of the National Commission on Digestiv...

New DNA Test Is Basis for Groundbreaking IVF Refund Plan, Easing Financial Burden for Patients

NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sher Institutes of Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) announced today the introduction of the world's first CGH-Risk Sharing Plan that guarantees qualified IVF patients a baby or offers a full refund of the clinic's medical fees. CGH is an acronym for Compara...

Study reviews health risks, economic burden of migraine

Falls Church, Va. February 02, 2009 A new study published in Value in Health reviews the economic burden of migraine in the U.S. and recent clinical findings of the health risks of this neurological condition. This study traces the history of economic articles published on migraine using the P...

New survey results show huge burden of diabetes

In the United States, nearly 13 percent of adults age 20 and older have diabetes, but 40 percent of them have not been diagnosed, according to epidemiologists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), whose study includes newly available...

Don't Shoulder the Burden any Longer

Sufferers of Adhesive Capsulitis needn't shoulder the burden any longer; an effective solution is now available for this common condition otherwise known as Frozen Shoulder Syndrome (FSS). Thanks to FrozenShoulder.com, the most comprehensive online reference source, help is at hand for thousands ...

The health burden of raising a grandchild

Precautionary health measures such as mammograms and cholesterol tests that identify the risk of heart disease are critical for the well-being of women over 50. Add the responsibility of providing sustained care for a grandchild, and these preventive examinations become even more important. Ye...

Breast cancer screening may lower mortality and disease burden in India

Regular screening of women between the ages of 40 and 59 could substantially reduce breast cancer mortality in India, according to a study in the September 9 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . Breast cancer screening programs are regularly used in developed countrie...

As Consumers Feel Financial Burden of Increasing Health Care Costs, Health Plans Have Opportunity to Address Unmet Consumer Needs and Become Trusted Advisors

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a recent survey from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, a part of Deloitte LLP, only 7 percent of Americans are financially prepared for their future health care needs. At the same time, only 10 percent of consumers are comp...

Small Firms Shoulder Burden of Increasing Health Costs

But spike in plan fees did not cause employers to abandon benefits, study finds FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- The economic burden of providing health insurance for employees increased more for small U.S. businesses than for larger businesses from 2000 to 2005, but most small bus...

Study finds economic burden of health insurance increasing for small employers

The economic burden of providing health insurance for workers increased more for small businesses than for large ones from 2000 to 2005, but the spike did not cause a significant number of small employers to abandon the benefit, according to a study issued today by the RAND Corporation. Small b...

Free drug samples may burden patients' pockets

Following free drug sample receipt, patients who receive these samples have significantly higher out-of-pocket prescription costs than those who don't, according to the first study to look at the out-of-pocket cost associated with free-sample use, published in the March 24, 2008, issue of Medical ...

When couples face the diagnosis of cancer, women carry a larger emotional burden than men

In a couple where one of the partners is diagnosed with cancer, women are more consistently and severely distressed than men, regardless of whether they are the person with the disease or the healthy partner. The results of a research paper appearing in the Psychological Bulletin report that when ...

Vendormate Eases Compliance Burden for Healthcare Vendors

ATLANTA, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- For healthcare vendor representatives struggling to keep pace with the documentation requirements of individual healthcare systems and hospitals, Vendormate enhances its vendor representative "document briefcase" with new training opportunities and enhanced cre...

Neglected tropical diseases burden those overseas, but travelers also at risk

Though little known to most Americans, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, leishmaniasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis and other so-called neglected tropical diseases are responsible for severe health burdens, especially among the worlds poorest people. Together, it is estimated that these illnesse...

Heavy traffic makes breathing a burden in children

Exposure to traffic pollution may increase respiratory problems and reduce lung volumes in children with asthma, according to researchers who studied the effects of road and traffic density on childrens lung function and respiratory symptoms in the border town of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. Our re...

Living longer with obesity means heavier burden for hospitals

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Living longer with obesity can lead to both longer hospital stays and more avoidable trips to the hospital, according to two new studies from Purdue University. "Americans are overweight, and there are numerous studies that cite the problems of obesity," said Ken Ferraro,...

Biological markers of prostate cancer shed light on cancer burden faced by African-American men

ATLANTA -- Researchers based at Tulane University report the discovery of biological markers of prostate cancer which are involved in the growth of tumor cells, shedding light on the genetic basis for the prostate cancer burden faced by African-American men. The research is being presented today ...

Diabetes dilemma: older people with diabetes face a heavy burden from co-existing health conditions

ANN ARBOR, Mich. As if diabetes werent enough to handle, a new study shows that 92 percent of older people with the disease have at least one other major chronic medical condition and that nearly half have three or more major diseases besides their diabetes. The sheer number, and the severit...

Study of minority New York City youth finds unequal burden of poor dental health

November 7, 2007 -- Hispanic youth report better dental health habits than their non-Hispanic peers, according to a study of northern Manhattan adolescents by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The study, which is published in the November issue of the Journal of ...

Quality of life study examines burden of epilepsy

Los Angeles, Calif. - October 29, 2007 - A new study published in Epilepsia is the first to assess the prevalence of self-reported active epilepsy and health-related quality of life among adults with epilepsy in California. Drawing on data collected in the 2003 California Health Interview Surv...

For some diabetics, burden of care rivals complications of disease

Many patients with diabetes say that the inconvenience and discomfort of constant therapeutic vigilance, particularly multiple daily insulin injections, has as much impact on their quality of life as the burden of intermediate complications, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the...

Force Tester Shoulders The Burden

Mr Keith Borowsky, an eminent orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Brighton Medical School has chosen a Mecmesin MultiTest 10-x console-controlled force testing system to conduct research on a new orthopaedic prosthesis for shoulder reconstruction. Slinfold, West Su...

Leading U.S. Cancer Organizations Unite Against the Growing Global Cancer Burden

New World Cancer Report Released by IARC; U.S. Groups List Six Critical Steps the New U.S. Administration Can Take ATLANTA, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite the recent good news that cancer incidence and death rates for men and women in the United States conti...

Refugees No Burden On Health System

Refugees in Australia have relatively low rates of hospital use, but they may be experiencing barriers to accessing hospital-based health care, refugee health specialists said in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of Australia. Deputy Director of the Melbourne-based Refugee Health R...

America Sags Under Burden of Neurological Diseases

It is a research that throws light on the extent of neurological ailments in the land of dreams//. Compiling data from reams of medical research, Deborah Hirtz, and colleagues from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke analyzed 12 of the most common and treated neurologic...

Dementia Care Intervention Eases Burden for Families

Intervention sessions, individually tailored to help people caring for family members with dementia//, show promise in reducing rates of clinical depression, according to a multi-site study co-authored by a University of Alabama researcher. Study results, publishing in the Nov. 21 issue of Ann...

Poor Health of people in Central Goldfields Shire, reports The Victorian Burden of Disease

The Victorian Burden of Disease reports that the Central Goldfields Shire is getting notorious for poor health of its men and women//. The study was conducted by the Human Services Department that chose to study the frequently occurring diseases and injuries in Victoria. The study looks into th...

Suggestions to reduce global heart disease burden

Heart disease is one of the major killers and both in developed and developing countries heart disease leads to millions of years of healthy life lost - through premature death and disability. Researchers at the World Health Organization have put forward a number of measures that could reduce the n...

Seniors: Get Your Checkbooks Ready

... reform preserve the ability for seniors to get these tests." Not only will seniors be burdened with paying for these tests, the administrative burden on the health care system is staggering. If passed, this co-pay will result in over a quarter of a million bills to be mailed every single day. ...

President Clinton and Mylan Chairman and CEO Robert J. Coury Announce New Agreement to Lower Price of Treatment for Patients with Drug-Resistant HIV in Developing Countries

... creating and introducing innovative and affordable pharmaceutical solutions. This includes our 'second-line-in-a-box,' which will reduce patient pill burden and facilitate patient compliance. Our affordable, heat-stable version of Ritonavir also represents another advance in the development of products tha...

Cooling treatment after cardiac arrest is cost-effective, Penn study shows

... the new research is among few studies to examine the costs of caring for patients who survive cardiac arrest with neurological deficits a tremendous burden for the health care system and family caregivers. "There are very few treatments for cardiac arrest victims, and hypothermia stands out as the only...

Nanotechnology Transforms Pain Relief

...asing emergency room visits and the length of hospital stays. The financial burden of under-treated pain is enormous, costing the United States government an ...nses, lost income, and lost productivity (1998 study) (2). The emotional burden is equally disheartening. Combating Chronic and Acute Pain ...

Walk for Parkinson's Disease Scheduled for Saturday September 19, 2009

...and their caregivers." Founded in 1961, the APDA works to ease the burden and find a cure through medical research, education and support for the pat...ease impacts her father's life. "The 2008 APDA Walking to Ease the burden event was truly an example of teamwork and community spirit," states J...

AARP Responds to Health Reform Scare Tactics

...es that treatment or even a cure will allow them more time with their families. Others will decide that additional treatment would impose too great a burden -- emotional, physical and otherwise -- on themselves and their families, declining extraordinary measures and instead choosing care to manage their d...

New Analysis: Women of Low Socio-Economic Status Face Unique Challenges Related to Smoking, Smoking Ban Policies

...also benefit from the positive effects without the burden of unintended consequences." Remedies in th...ed for practitioners to help reduce the unintended burden on the population groups outlined: Ensure ...gram and the NIH effort to dramatically reduce the burden of cancer and improve the lives of cancer patients...

Advanced targeted therapies effective as first-line treatment for lung cancer

...rogram chair. "Moreover, since the medicines are orally administered, patients can receive treatment in-home versus in a hospital setting, easing the burden on patients and caregivers." To dial in to press conference: U.S. Toll-free Dial-In Number: (800) 230-1074 International Dial-In Number: (61...

Post-Recession Incomes Will Be Hit Hard by Health Care Spending for Middle Class Working Families, PENN Analysis Shows

...s may rise, middle class families still won't be shielded from the crushing burden of health care costs and will watch their standards of living continue to e...ibution of health care costs within the population. The piece, "The burden of Health Care Costs for Working Families -- Implications for Reform," note...

Muscle Density Linked to Disability

...ld help keep more vulnerable seniors out of the hospital," she said. "That would not only reduce disability but it would also reduce the huge economic burden associated with hospitalization of the elderly." One in five Americans older than 65 has sarcopenia. In 2000, the direct costs of treating the cond...