News tagged with comparative effectiveness
All water pills not equally effective against heart failure
Loop diuretics, more commonly known as water pills, are the most widely prescribed heart failure medications, but few studies had extensively compared their effectiveness until Yale School of Medicine researchers examined ...
Cardiology
Apr 01, 2013 |
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New study aims to improve long-term treatment for patients with bipolar disorder
Patients with bipolar disorder may be eligible for a new clinical research study comparing two medications -- quetiapine (Seroquel), a widely prescribed second-generation antipsychotic mood-stabilizing medication, and lithium, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 24, 2011 |
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Switching antiepileptic drugs could increase risk of seizures
The substitution of brand-name antiepileptic drugs with cheaper generic equivalents has been an ongoing point of contention among doctors, federal officials and people with epilepsy.
Medications
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Study shows survival advantage for bypass surgery compared with non-surgical procedure
A new comparative effectiveness study found older adults with stable coronary heart disease (CHD) who underwent bypass surgery had better long-term survival rates than those who underwent a non-surgical procedure to improve ...
Cardiology
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Reduce health care spending in socially and fiscally responsible manner, ACP to Congress
Recommendations to reduce federal health care spending in a socially and fiscally responsible manner today were made in a letter to the Congressional Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction from the American College of Physicia ...
Health
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Bioethicists urge less regulatory burden for low-risk comparative effectiveness research
In an opinion article published in this week's theme edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association focusing on comparative effectiveness research, a team of Johns Hopkins University bioethicists argues forcef ...
Medical research
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Common knee procedures drop 47 percent in Florida after studies find them ineffective for osteoarthritis
(Medical Xpress)—In a study published in the October edition of the journal Health Affairs, researchers from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) analyzed the clinical and financial impact ...
Other
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Study examines adverse effects among different radiation therapies for prostate cancer
In an analysis of three different types of radiation therapy used to treat localized prostate cancer, compared with conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) was associated with fewer diagnoses ...
Cancer
Apr 17, 2012 |
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