CDC Panel to Recommend Who Should Get Swine Flu Shot

Officials hope vaccine will be available by fall or early winter TUESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- With the first trials of a vaccine against the new H1N1 swine flu set to begin shortly, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will convene a panel of experts Wednesday to...

Pain Medicine Experts Recommend Safe and Responsible Use of Acetaminophen

GLENVIEW, Ill., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the advisory committee's recommendations to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to put new restrictions on acetaminophen this week, physician leaders from the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), have released the following...

FDA Advisers Recommend Smaller Doses of Acetaminophen

The drug can cause liver damage if used improperly TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- FDA advisers voted Tuesday to recommend that the maximum dose for Tylenol and other pain medications should be reduced to help curb deadly overdoses. The advisers recommended lowering the maximum...

PROXY Governance and Glass Lewis Recommend That Stockholders Vote the White Proxy Card in Support of All Providence Nominees

Governance Firms Question the Experience of the Avalon Group's Nominees TUCSON, Ariz., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Providence Service Corporation (Nasdaq: PRSC ) today announced that two of the nation's leading independent proxy advisory services, PROXY Governance, Inc. and Glass L...

Pain Medicine Experts Recommend Monitoring, Education for All Opioid Medicines

American Academy of Pain Medicine Submits Comments on REMS; Leaders in Pain Research and Treatment Available to Media to Discuss Abuse, Diversion, and Pain Treatment GLENVIEW, Ill., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducts public hearings this week on Ri...

New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain

NSAID use for persistent aches needs to be curbed, Geriatrics Society says THURSDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or cox-2 inhibitors to treat persistent pain in seniors should be drastically reduced, according to new pain manageme...

Obama Administration Might Recommend Three Flu Shots for Americans This Fall

Two would be aimed at the swine flu circulating the globe TUESDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- President Barack Obama's administration is weighing whether to craft a fall vaccination campaign that could mean three flu shots for Americans, two of those aimed straight at the swine flu viru...

Experts Recommend Cherries For Pain Relief From Arthritis

Eating Red May Help Arthritis Sufferers Manage Inflammation and Stiffness LANSING, Mich., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty-six million American adults currently suffer from arthritis - and as the population ages, the number is expected to increase.(1) May has been deemed National Arthritis Mo...

Researchers recommend increased physician awareness to reduce injuries and neglect in children

COLUMBIA, Mo. There are approximately 7.1 million injury-related emergency department (ED) visits by children younger than 15 in the United States annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a new study, researchers from two universities, including the University of ...

Study shows that primary care doctors miss opportunities to recommend colon cancer screening

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) While it is known that patients with few primary care doctor's office visits are less likely to receive colorectal cancer screening, new research indicates that even patients who see their physicians regularly also do not receive screening. The study, which appears in the ...

Video: Cardiologists Recommend Lifestyle Habits for Healthy Hearts

Diet, Vitamins, Exercise Are Key WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- February may be American Heart Month, but keeping your heart healthy is a year-round proposition. Eating a nutritious diet and exercising regularly are two pillars of heart health. However, a new study shows that nearly t...

Video: Dermatologists Recommend Dietary Supplements for Healthy Skin

Winterize Skin from the Inside Out with Diet, Vitamins, Exercise WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Winter winds and cold temperatures can leave skin screaming for help this season. Moisturizers can help solve the problem, but 71 percent of dermatologists believe a healthy diet, vi...

Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Some Kids

Children as young as 2 should be tested for high cholesterol, group says MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- In a further concession to the impact of the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States, a leading group of pediatricians is recommending that kids as young as 8 years old b...

New IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines Recommend NOXAFIL(R) (Posaconazole) for Antifungal Prophylaxis in Certain High-Risk Patients

KENILWORTH, N.J., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP ) today reported that its antifungal agent NOXAFIL(R) (posaconazole) Oral Suspension received an A-1 recommendation(1) (highest rating) for the prevention of invasive Aspergillus infections in certain h...

ACPM concludes insufficient evidence to recommend routine prostate cancer screening

Washington, D.C. - The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) has found there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine population prostate screening with digital rectal examination (DRE) or measurement of the serum tumor marker, prostatespecific antigen (PSA). ACPM adv...

FDA Advisory Committee Votes Unanimously to Recommend Approval of Tetrabenazine for Chorea Associated With Huntington Disease

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- An advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today voted unanimously to recommend the approval of tetrabenazine, which would be the first drug approved in the United States to treat chorea associated with Huntington disease (HD). "Th...

Study Finds Physicians and Nurses Both Take and Recommend Dietary Supplements

- Personal Use May Not Influence Recommendation - - Higher Percentage of Physicians, Nurses Take Supplements than Consumers - WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The landmark "Life...supplemented" Healthcare Professionals (HCP) Impact Study found that more than three quarters of U.S...

Chair of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Pledges to Recommend Re-evaluation of Recent Glaucoma Findings

Hon. Louis Sullivan, M.D., Former Secretary of HHS, Senator Norm Coleman, Deputy HHS Secretary Tevi Troy, Hon. Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., and members of the patient and medical community participate in a conference to consider the scientific evidence countering the United States Preventive...

Internal medicine physicians recommend key elements to guide state initiatives

Washington -- A white paper that examines various state initiatives to expand access to health insurance, as well as proposals by the President and Congress in support of state efforts, was distributed today by the American College of Physicians (ACP). The paper, State Experimentation with Re...

ISS and Glass Lewis Recommend Cholestech Stockholders Vote 'FOR' Merger

HAYWARD, Calif., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cholestech Corporation (Nasdaq: CTEC ) today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, two leading independent proxy advisory firms, recommended that Cholestech stockholders vote "FOR" the merger transaction be...

Study Reveals Consumers Want to Buy Products That Dental Hygienists Recommend

CHICAGO, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunstar Americas, Inc., an international leader in mouth and body care products, has commissioned a survey by Mintel International Group Limited to demonstrate consumers' desires to purchase products recommended by their dental hygienists. The 1,957 peopl...

Asthma medicines often not prescribed as national guidelines recommend

COLUMBUS, Ohio More than a decade after national guidelines were issued for asthma treatment, some patients still dont receive prescriptions for the inhalers that experts say offer the safest and most effective long-term control of the disease, a new study suggests. Physicians prescribing prac...

Pros, cons of drug proven to prevent prostate cancer should be considered, researchers recommend

DALLAS Jan. 21, 2008 Findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers encourage men to weigh both the potential benefits and side effects of the drug finasteride before taking it to prevent prostate cancer. In todays online issue of Cancer, UT Southwestern doctors analyzed data gather...

Scientists Recommend New Guidelines For Cholesterol Testing In Children

Canadian researchers are beginning to realize that childhood cholesterol levels are an indication for future cardiovascular disease risk and could be hence used as an invaluable tool to prevent them. Says lead author Ian Janssen, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Stu...

Cardiologists Do Not Recommend Life Saving Diet To Patients

A new study conducted has revealed that although cardiologists are well informed about the possibility of reduction in heart surgeries and cardiac deaths as a consequence of eating vegetarian diet, they fail to recommend patients under an impression that they will not adhere to it. // With t...

Dentists Recommend Kids Use Mouthguard To Protect Them When Doing Sports

Medical professionals of American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) had recommended that children wear mouthguards while taking part in any sports activity in order to prevent //mouth injuries. Each year, more than 3.5 million children, age14 and under are i...

Experts Recommend Preventive Measures For Avian Flu To Begin From Farms

Scientists and experts on wildlife health from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said that prevention of avian flu is only possible by concentrating on better management practices in farms and markets // . WCS is currently working with Mongolian agencies on the ground in ...

Health Officials Recommend Flu Vaccine

In the past, they could be signs of flu. These days, people fear the symptoms could mean anthrax. That is one reason they are willing to wait in hours-long lines to get a shot of influenza vaccine this year: They want to avoid both the flu and anthrax panic. "We're getting a tremendous amount of ca...

If Baby Is Breech, Technology Might Help

...ed the addition of an ultrasound examination if a breech presentation is suspected. "If I am uncertain about a baby's position by 33 or 34 weeks, I recommend an ultrasound," said Susan Moray, a certified professional midwife in Portland, Ore., and a spokeswoman for the Midwives Alliance of North America. "I...

Lifeclinic to Showcase Health Stations and Health Communicator at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores 2009 Pharmacy and Technology Conference

...vider can be called upon to immediately address factors such as lack of exercise, unhealthy diet, obesity and other bad lifestyle habits, and may also recommend inexpensive medication that will prevent the much higher costs of hospitalization and lost productivity." Both the LC500 and LC600 are Inter...

Steroid Can Ease Severe Sore Throat

...at abscess usually get a single dose of steroids if they are having severe pain or difficulty opening their mouth due to inflammation. We ENTs already recommend that commonly," she added. "The bottom line is, it is already commonly used in anesthesia, ER setting, etc., but does not replace antibiotics," We...

Many Texas Docs Not Pushing HPV Vaccine for Girls

... Study finds fewer than half always recommend the shots, despite federal guidelines ...s) -- More than half of Texas doctors don't always recommend human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for girls, ...22 Texas physicians, 48.5 percent said they always recommend HPV vaccine to girls, 68.4 percent said they were ...

Does Facebook usage contribute to jealousy in relationships?

...egative influence on behavior and relationships. Some participants in the study described their increasing use of Facebook as "addictive." The authors recommend further research to explore this feedback loop and to determine whether a similar relationship between online social networking and jealousy toward a ...

GetOnlineQuotes.com to Offer AARP/United Healthcare Medicare Supplement Insurance to Florida Residents

...s because we believe that they are great plans for those aged 65 and older who wish to get the most for their money," Messett explained. "We recommend these new plans almost 100% of the time because they are usually the best option and offer the best value for our clients." Medicare Suppleme...

Happy Employees Lead to Healthier Patients

...dings from the study, found at www.performanceforum.org , include: Patients that have higher levels of satisfaction are most likely to recommend the hospital to others when they are treated by highly-satisfied employees. Word of mouth, more than any other source of marketing promotion, is a pri...

On the Heels of the Summer Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, Leading Dermatologist Weighs in on Sun Protection Myths and Facts

...y encourage my patients to wear sun protection on a daily basis as sunscreen remains the best defense against this damaging UV radiation. I typically recommend an SPF 15 for daily use and an SPF of 30 or higher for recreational use. Q2: Consumers have long been told that two tablespoons or one shot ...

New Breastfeeding Supplement Designed to Improve Milk Production for Nursing Mothers

... babies may also have low levels of other key nutrients, including Vitamins A, C, B-6, Folic Acid, B-12, and Zinc. Although many health care providers recommend that breastfeeding mothers continue to take their prenatal supplements, most prenatals do not contain sufficient levels of these important ingredients...

Surgical Masks Help Ward Off Flu, Maybe

...ers for Disease Control and Prevention, current guidelines are unlikely to change based on the results of this study alone. Those guidelines do not recommend the use of face masks in general, but can be "considered" for caregivers and if a novel H1N1 virus (such as the swine flu) appears in the community, G...

Exercise is healthy for mom and child during pregnancy

... Rosemont, Ill. Physicians should recommend low to moderate levels of exercise to their pregnant patients, even if they... new way to deliver a healthy baby, and be healthy herself." Physicians may recommend exercise for pregnant patients in the following categories: Prenatal...

Exercise Is Healthy for Mom and Child During Pregnancy

... ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Physicians should recommend low to moderate levels of exercise to their pregnant patients, even if they...y to deliver a healthy baby, and be healthy herself." Physicians may recommend exercise for pregnant patients in the following categories: ...