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Sickle Cell Drug Underused by Physicians

Review of data on hydroxyurea shows it works, but long-term effects are unknown FRIDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- A drug that has shown some effectiveness in treating sickle cell anemia is not being used often enough by doctors who are uncertain about its proper use and possible lo...

Effective treatment for sickle cell underused by doctors

Uncertainties about proper use and possible long-term effects of hydroxyurea in the treatment of sickle cell anemia may be wrongly influencing doctors to avoid prescribing it to those in serious need, according to results of a literature review by specialists at Johns Hopkins. "We know that man...

Repeat Colonoscopies Underused in High-Risk Patients

Other research found traditional colonoscopy still better than virtual version TUESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- The people who most need to have repeat colonoscopies to detect precancerous growths are less likely to get the potentially lifesaving procedures, new research shows. "...

Repeat Colonscopies Underused in High-Risk Patients

Other research found traditional colonoscopy still better than virtual version TUESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- The people who most need to have repeat colonoscopies to detect precancerous growths are less likely to get the potentially lifesaving procedures, new research shows. "...

Rehabilitation significantly underused after heart attack and bypass surgery

Waltham, MA Despite strong evidence that cardiac rehabilitation reduces disability and prolongs life, fewer than one in five people receive rehabilitation services after a heart attack or coronary bypass surgery, according to a Brandeis study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Associat...

Spirometry Testing for COPD Underused

Only a third of patients given the analysis, report says MONDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Spirometry testing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not used often enough in the United States, says a study that found that only one-third of patients diagnosed with COPD ever receive...

Despite Being Effective Electroconvulsive Therapy is Underused for Severe Depression

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) helps patients with severe depression who don't respond to other treatments, and should be considered more often in the earlier stages of the illness, according to an article of the Southern Medical Journal. "Electroconvulsive therapy has been shown to be a ...

Diagnostic Tests for Malaria Underused in Zambia

Despite improvements in the ability to diagnose malaria, these diagnostic tests are often underused in Zambia, and patients with negative test results are often prescribed anti-malaria medications, according to a study. The recent introduction of the effective but expensive artemisinin-bas...

Drug to Lower Cholesterol Underused

Despite the health benefits of drugs that lower cholesterol levels, research shows they remain underused.// Lipid-lowering drugs can be started when a patient is in the hospital or at a follow-up appointment with a doctor. Researchers from Cleveland Clinic Foundation looked at the relationship ...

Boehringer Ingelheim Plans to Launch U.S. Registry to Assess the State of Anticoagulation Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation

... Retrospective Analysis Presented at 58th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology Suggests Oral Anticoagulants are underused in Eligible Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation at Risk for Stroke RIDGEFIELD, Conn., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim to...

Underused in Medical Technology

Atrial Fibrillation Found to be Common in Patients With Atherothrombosis, Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Death, Heart Attack and Stroke

...ished today in the American Heart Journal.(1) The findings also showed that standard treatments including anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapies are underused in AF patients. The new findings from the REACH (REduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health) registry showed that AF was present in approxim...

Landmark Study Demonstrates Potential of Radioimmunotherapy for Treatment of Indolent B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

...-cell NHL at diagnosis and after relapse at both conventional and myeloablative doses. Despite the overwhelming body of evidence, however, RIT remains underused in the United States and other countries. The reasons for this underuse have been widely debated but seem to be related, at least partially, to logist...

Study Supports Cost-Effectiveness of Medtronic's Spasticity Treatment for Children with Cerebral Palsy

...erapy may also improve function, quality of life, and ease of care. Despite the treatment's well-demonstrated clinical efficacy, ITB Therapy remains underused - in large part because of concerns about the cost of the pump and the surgery to implant it. "The cost of ITB Therapy should not prevent pediatric ...

Underused in Biological News

Carnegie Mellon to receive $900,000 from EPA for brownfields research

...Virginia and the District of Columbia for continued research and education in the economic use of brownfields. Brownfields are abandoned, dormant and underused industrial or commercial properties. The money, slated for allocation over the next five years, will be used by the Western Pennsylvania Brownfields C...

Lithium builds gray matter in bipolar brains, UCLA study shows

...easing the amount of gray matter in particular brain areas, which in turn suggests that existing gray matter in these regions of bipolar brains may be underused or dysfunctional. This is the first time researchers were able to look at specific regions of the brain that may be affected by lithium treatmen...

Underused in Biological Technology

Vi typhoid vaccine proves highly effective in young children

... SEOUL, Korea -- A new study has found that a currently available yet underused vaccine against typhoid fever is highly effective in young children and protects unvaccinated neighbors of vaccinees. The study, conducted by the ...

Life Sciences: Wisconsin - The Smart Choice Part Two

...etes. University Research Park In the 20 years since University Research Park in Madison was conceived, it has evolved from being a sleepy and underused research farm to the home of 107 companies with 4,000 employees. It is often the landing place for UW-based companies licensed through WARF. In add...

UW-Eau Claire receives $35,000 remodeling gift

...een S&C Bank and the university," said Carole Halberg, UW-Eau Claire Foundation president. "We're grateful for this gift, which will help transform an underused area into an inviting space for the many students, faculty and community members who frequent our College of Business facility." S&C Bank's gift is...

Simplicity appeals to CIOs, but it's no easy task

...dent of Inacom Information Systems. Their practice of looking for existing, underused applications, as well as the increased popularity that Timons noted of virt...ice. "It's cheap compared to software." Those too are resources that can be underused if management asks for software capabilities and doesn't get employees to ...

CATI venture part of new tech-transfer strategy

... Southeastern Wisconsin. The purpose was and still is to be a source of innovation for entrepreneurs, companies, and students interested in harnessing underused research and development. For the first few years, the organization accepted donated patents and licensed them to interested parties, and the inven...

CIO Leadership Series: Brian Brylow, Robert W. Baird & Co.

...he flexibility to provide its workers with a better home-work balance and more opportunities to be involved in the community - an underrated and often underused retention tool. The Citrix solution, available to all of Baird associates, consists of a web-based front end that allows associates to connect to ...

Grants worth $800,000 help BellBrook Labs develop products

...latform into DNA "methyltransferases," a new family of drug targets. The targeting of these DNA enzymes with small-molecule drugs is considered an underused strategy for treatment of neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Bellbrook's products are designed to speed the...

CATI takes tech transfer model national

...r for Advanced Technology and Innovation , a non-profit intellectual property management group that attempts to breath commercial life into unused and underused technologies, is taking its technology transfer model to national public markets. If successful at facilitating the launch of new products and comp...

IT workforce development: A little workforce planning goes a long way

...e of interns and mentors- are true but not necessarily tried to the extent they once were. Benson said internships remain an effective, if somewhat underused way of stimulating interest in IT. Through her involvement with the school-to-work program in Dane County, Benson has encouraged customers to connect ...