http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Specialists are more willing to see publicly insured children if they are referred from an emergency department, according to research published online Jan. 10 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-er-referral-ups-specialist-access.html Health Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:50:01 EST news279204300 Cancer survivors who live in rural areas are more likely to say they are in poor health than those who live in urban areas, according to a study in the journal Cancer. They are also more likely to have other health disorders, more psychological distress, and be unemployed due to health reasons than city dwellers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-rural-cancer-survivors-poor-outcomes.html Cancer Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:10:03 EST news273318711 While general pediatricians and pediatric emergency physicians value their role in concussion management, a study of their self-reported knowledge, practices and attitudes points to the need for improved concussion-specific training and infrastructure to support optimal patient care. The study, released today in the journal Pediatrics, served as a catalyst for The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to create a new "medical home" model for managing pediatric and adolescent concussion. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-survey-er-docs-pediatricians-highlights.html Pediatrics Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:20:01 EST news271871609 (AP)—Drug giant Pfizer Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit fell 14 percent as sales plunged, mainly due to U.S. generic competition to cholesterol fighter Lipitor, long the world's top-selling drug. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-pfizer-3q-profit-falls-pct.html Other Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:40:02 EST news270981000 Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is cost-effective and saves lives by early detection. The ability to screen large numbers of individuals is especially important for states with tight health insurance budgets dealing with aging populations. However, in 2010 only 65 percent of US adults between ages 50 and 75 got the recommended screening. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the American Journal of Managed Care demonstrates a systematic approach to improve screening rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-recipe-colorectal-cancer-screening.html Cancer Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:04:23 EST news264175448 Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have conducted a study on a modified version of the Short Inventory of Problems (SIP) to help promote early intervention and treatment for patients with drug use in primary care. The findings, which validate this modified version of the SIP in a primary care setting, will appear online in the American Journal on Addictions in the March issue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-validate-drug-consequences-primary.html Addiction Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:24:08 EST news251547459 Sixty-six percent of publicly-insured children were unable to get a doctor's appointment for medical conditions requiring outpatient specialty care including diabetes and seizures, while children with identical symptoms and private insurance were turned away only 11 percent of the time, according to an audit study of specialty physician practices in Cook County, Ill. conducted by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. The findings are published in the June 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-specialty-physicians-two-thirds-children.html Health Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:00:01 EST news227362110