Choosing in Medical News

Seek Out Credentials Before Choosing a Physician - Is Your Cardiologist Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease?

CHICAGO, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recent news reports have highlighted the importance of physician credentials and ensuring that physicians meet high standards in their chosen area of practice, according to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), which coordinates and assists it...

Linwood Group Research Suggests 3 Questions Everyone Should Ask When Choosing an Alcoholic Residential Centre

Linwood Group reveals the 3 most common and important questions to ask when choosing an alcohol rehab centre. London, UK (PRWEB) June 17, 2009 -- Linwood Group announce that there is no doubt that a stay in an alcoholic residential centre can make a major difference in ...

Women may not be so picky after all about choosing a mate

EVANSTON, Ill. --- Men and women may not be from two different planets after all when it comes to choosiness in mate selection, according to new research from Northwestern University. When women were assigned to the traditionally male role of approaching potential romantic partners, they were n...

New From the Heinz Family Philanthropies: 10 New Questions Families Should Ask Before Choosing Long-Term Care

Facts About project offers answers ( www.tenquestionstoanswer.org ) WASHINGTON, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Families facing difficult decisions on long term care facilities will find answers to the critical questions they must ask in the latest "10 QUESTIONS TO ANSWER ABOUT LONG T...

7 Tips for Choosing a Retirement Community

Free resource from ACTS Retirement-Life Communities helps consumers ask the right questions and sort through the maze of senior housing options. West Point, PA (Vocus) May 18, 2009 -- Preparing for a comfortable and enjoyable retirement requires much planning. There are...

More women with early stage breast cancer choosing double mastectomies

A University of Minnesota cancer surgeon and researcher has found a dramatic increase in the number of women diagnosed with the earliest stage of breast cancer choosing to have both breasts surgically removed. The rate of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) surgery among U.S. women with ...

More women with early-stage breast cancer choosing double mastectomies

A University of Minnesota cancer surgeon and researcher has found a dramatic increase in the number of women diagnosed with the earliest stage of breast cancer choosing to have both breasts surgically removed. The rate of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) surgery among U.S. women with ...

Ultimate Fighting Championship Title Contender Joins the List of Professional Athletes Choosing Denver's Icon LASIK for Laser Vision Correction

Ultimate Fighting Championship™ (UFC) Title Contender, Nate "The Great" Marquardt, Joins the Growing List of Professional Athletes Choosing Denver's Icon LASIK for Laser Vision Correction Denver, CO (PRWEB) March 26, 2009 -- Professional Mixed Martial Ar...

Medical Tourism - Choosing a Mexican Cancer Clinic

MIDDLEBURY, Ind., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Every year, thousands of US citizens travel to Mexico for cancer treatment, because clinics there offer non-toxic therapies and the cost is much less expensive, says TMD Unlimited, a medical tourism corporation. When Tom Teeter was diagnosed with Chronic...

Business Growth Continues in Fairfield, CA With Several Companies Choosing to Locate in the Bay Area City

FAIRFIELD, Calif., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Fairfield, CA continues to attract companies despite the slow economy. Businesses are drawn to the San Francisco Bay Area city for its strategic location and affordable and readily available office space. AAA Northern California has signed a 10-yea...

Pharmacists Encourage Patients To Seek Their Guidance When Choosing OTC Medications

Eighty-three percent of Patients Select OTC Products Recommended by Their Pharmacist Washington, D.C. (Vocus) February 25, 2009 -- According to the most recent Pharmacy Today Over-the-Counter Product Survey conducted by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), pha...

Healthcare Providers Choosing IVANS High-Speed Technology to Succeed Within Medicare Modernization Era

Skagit Valley Hospital chooses IVANS LIME, impressed with quick turnaround time and no hardware requirements Stamford, Conn. (PRWEB) January 15, 2009 -- IVANS , the leading provider of corporate connectivity solutions and services, notes that thousands of healthcare pr...

Rice psychologist identifies area of brain key to choosing words

New research by a Rice University psychologist clearly identifies the parts of the brain involved in the process of choosing appropriate words during speech. The study, published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , could help researchers better underst...

Nurses Report Quality Health Benefits Key to Choosing an Employer

Survey reveals voluntary insurance is an important recruitment and retention tool for hospitals COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- As more hospitals ramp up efforts to attract and retain quality nursing staffs, a new survey(i) by insurance provider Aflac finds that ...

Access to Physicians Is Consumers' Highest Priority When Choosing a Health Plan, According to New Study

WellPoint Institute of Health Care Knowledge Releases Results of First Study INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- WellPoint Institute of Health Care Knowledge today released its first study: "Choosing a Health Plan: What Should Consumers Look For?" The Instit...

Bedside Manner, Board Certification Matter: Survey Reveals Top Qualities for Consumers Choosing a Doctor

Although Ranked Highly, Certification Understanding Limited EVANSTON, Ill., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was issued today by the American Board of Medical Specialties: At-A-Glance -- A new survey from the American Board of Medical Specialties found that more than nine ...

Members of consumer-driven health plans choosing less care

Consumer-driven health plans (CDHP) -- hailed since their inception in 2000 as a tool to help control costs -- are resulting in members forgoing care and discontinuing drugs to treat chronic medical problems, according to two newly published studies. Under employer-offered CDHPs, members pay up...

Americans must consider cost and effectiveness when comparing and choosing medical interventions

Washington, May 15, 2008 The American College of Physicians (ACP) proposed today a means to improve physician and patient access to and use of information about clinical and cost-effectiveness when comparing medical products, procedures and services. The recommendations are featured in an arti...

AUDIO from Medialink and Bayer: Use Caution When Choosing Your Cold Medicine

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- With cough and cold season upon us, consumers need to become familiar with the active ingredients in products they choose to avoid taking too much of any one ingredient. Listen to this report from Bayer at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=34199...

More women are choosing double mastectomy even when breast cancer is confined to a single breast

Alexandria, Va.Researchers are reporting a 150 percent increase between 1998 and 2003 in American women opting to have both breasts removed when cancer has been found in only one breasta procedure called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM). This is the first study to examine these trends o...

More Women Choosing 'Preventive' Double Mastectomy

There's no proof cancer will spread to the healthy second breast, researchers say MONDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Women diagnosed with breast cancer who have a mastectomy are increasingly choosing to have their other, healthy breast removed as a preventive measure. The rate of ...

Taking the stress out of choosing the right stress test

Stress tests are good front-line tests indicators of heart disease, but just how good depends on ordering the right one, researchers say. Thirty percent of all women, for example, have a false positive exercise treadmill test, in which they walk for several minutes at a slightly increasing inc...

Eyeglass Guide Launched That Aids in Choosing the Right Eyewear

Transitions Optical, Inc. announced the release of its Eyeglass Guide -- a unique resource designed to aid consumers in making educated choices hen selecting their eyeglasses. Created with input from expert eyecare professionals across the country, this resource provides critical information to lea...

A New Guide to Choosing the Right Vitamin Supplement

How do you choose a safe and healthy multivitamin? Vitamins and Minerals: What You Need to Know, a new report from Harvard Medical School//, offers the following advice. Look for a seal of approval. Choose products that bear the U.S. Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplement Verification Program (USP-D...

Money Matters When Choosing an Infertility Treatment

If advice is cheap, ART — assisted reproductive technology — is not, and the difference in cost has a significant effect on the treatments pursued by infertile couples in the United States.// Not surprisingly, an infertile couple’s income makes a difference in whether they pursue an expensive ...

Kids From Low-Income Groups Could Enhance Their Nutrition By Choosing Better After School Snacks

The latest study by the UC Davis researchers states that children from the lower income groups can increase their nutrition values by choosing better after school snacks. // The study by the UC Davis team, which is being published in the September issue of the American Journal of Public Health...

Fewer Graduates Choosing General Practice

Medical graduates are less and less inclined to follow a career in general practice, according to a recent study published in the Medical Journal of Australia.// Dr Catherine Joyce, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University and co-author of...

A Testing Time for TESCO, for Choosing to Junk Food Warnings

Britain’s biggest supermarket, TESCO, was in public glare for the wrong reasons, having used its clout to buy and hoard huge expanse of land and for not being party to a movement that promotes healthy eating. // MP’s and the Food Standards Agency got after Tesco, soon after the latter reject...

Americans Not Interested In Choosing Sex Of Child: Survey

A nationwide survey conducted among Americans has revealed that most of them prefer leaving determination of their child's sex to a mere chance. The results of the study may not be applicable to other countries, // where concerns about sex selection may be prevalent, leading to imbalance of the sex...

Dance An Important Factor In Choosing Mate.

Researchers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey have come up with the novel idea that dancing abilities are related to determining the quality of mate in humans.// Dance has always been an important factor in choosing mates among many animal species. Impressive dancers attract more m...

MU expert offers tips for finding the best long-term care

...ir School of Nursing. "Consumers often are perplexed by the maze of options and the difficulties with finding the right services. This guide will make choosing long-term care much easier. The book, "How to Find the Best Eldercare," includes: Question and answer sections to determine the level of care nee...

Sedationfacts.org Enhances State-Specific Site Content, Making Regional Sedation Administration Standards and Regulations Quick and Easy to Find and Use

...ation, they can find the answer in one place - SedationFacts.org. It's easy to find advisory opinions, position statements and administrative codes by choosing your state on the map, and it makes the web site an even more useful tool," says Sue Nuccio, MSN, ACNS-BC, CGRN, a clinical nurse specialist at Aurora...

The New Next Generation Hot Tub

...to choose from. Shoppers should consider that owning a hot tub means forming a long-term relationship with both the manufacturer and local dealer - so choosing who you buy from is as important as selecting the spa itself. Hot Spring((R)) Spas is the world's number one-selling brand and is the spa of c...

Hospice Care Eases the End for Loyal Pets

... Increasingly, loving owners are choosing it for their animal companions THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Hospice care isn't just for humans anymore, as more animal owners are ...

Nanotechnology Transforms Pain Relief

...elievers with a timed-release delivery system. The result is six full hours of soothing relief. A Safe, Effective Pain Management Plan choosing a topical pain reliever like MyOmega(R) is ideal because it offers a healthy alternative to pills and pain relief patches. Seemingly harmless drugs li...

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

...ase with increased SPF. Additionally, sunscreens degrade over time so when choosing a sunscreen it is important to opt for one that is highly photostable, deli...eleo: With so many different types of sunscreens currently on the market, choosing the most effective one can be confusing. Remember -- SPF only measures UVB...

Consumer Reports Survey: HMOs Beat PPOs on Cost, Customer Support and Billing Services

... National Research Center reported a median premium cost of $1,829, an increase of about $500 since 2006. The survey results also indicate that choosing an HMO over a PPO seems like a smarter choice than in the past. While overall satisfaction scores were similar, respondents in HMOs paid less for prem...

Consumer Reports Launches Online Hospital Ratings for More Than 3,400 U.S. Hospitals

... communication about new medications, pain control, and quietness. choosing a hospital with a high Overall Patient Rating score increases your chances ... being generally satisfied. But consumers don't always have the luxury of choosing their hospital, for example, in case of emergencies, or because of insuranc...

AARP Responds to Health Reform Scare Tactics

...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 discomfort. Either way, it should be their choice. "This measure would not only help people make the best decisions for t...

PET can help guide treatment decisions for a common pediatric cancer

...d 15 percent of cancer deaths in children. Accurately identifying where in the body the disease is located and whether it is spreading is critical for choosing appropriate types of treatment, which can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation andin the most advanced casesa combination of all of these treatme...