New FDA survey to assess doc attitudes on DTC advertising
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to conduct a new survey involving 2,000 health care professionals to examine their views on direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription medications. ...
Health
May 13, 2013 |
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Depression and back pain: The chicken or the egg?
(Medical Xpress)—A researcher with the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) has found that depression and back pain are part of a vicious cycle which reinforce each other.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Local GP intervention a positive step for women living in fear of their partner
A world first trial has found intervention by general practitioners (GPs) in cases of domestic violence made impacts on women's symptoms of depression but not their quality of life.
Health
Apr 18, 2013 |
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Exercise may help people with Alzheimer's avoid nursing homes
(HealthDay)—Regular exercise slows disability and prevents falls in patients with Alzheimer's disease without increasing overall costs, a new study from Finland says.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Mobile phones could carry end-of-life care wishes
Mobile phones should be used to express and store our end-of-life medical care preferences, experts say.
Health
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Diabetes patients need to be consulted to improve treatment
Patients with type 2 diabetes who tailor their own treatment in cooperation with their doctor can reduce their risk of complications such as heart attack with up to 20 percent. This is the result of a new Danish study from ...
Diabetes
Apr 08, 2013 |
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Will urgent care facility benefit more from additional GP or nurse?
More and more hospitals and general practitioners in the Netherlands are collaborating in urgent care facilities: a single point of contact (instead of two) for acute patient care outside office hours. Depending on the patient's ...
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Apr 05, 2013 |
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Meal-induced falls in blood pressure in Parkinson's sufferers
University of Adelaide researchers are hoping to better understand why some sufferers of Parkinson's disease experience a marked reduction in blood pressure after they've eaten a meal.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Missed opportunities to help smokers with mental illness
Although smoking prevalence has declined in the United Kingdom over recent decades, it has changed little among people with mental health disorders, remaining substantially higher than the national average. Yet a study published ...
Addiction
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Nurses provide care comparable to that of doctors for resolving health problems of low complexity
A new study has found that Spanish nurses trained specifically to resolve acute health problems of low complexity provide care of comparable quality to that of general practitioners. Published early online in the Journal of ...
Health
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Younger doctors more likely to train and work closer to home
Younger doctors are more likely than older generations to train and work in the same region as their home before entering medical school. New research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine investigating the ge ...
Other
Mar 13, 2013 |
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The cost of care
No attention is being paid to what the oversupply of doctors in metropolitan areas is costing Australian taxpayers, according to new research.
Health
Mar 01, 2013 |
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Higher income earners more likely to get doctors' appointments than lower income people
People of high socioeconomic status are more likely to be able to access primary care than those of low socioeconomic status, even within a universal health care system in which physicians are reimbursed equally for each ...
Health
Feb 25, 2013 |
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TV viewing and sedentary lifestyle in teens linked to disease risk in adulthood
A team of scientists at Umea University, in collaboration with colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, have found that television viewing and lack of exercise at age 16 is associated with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome ...
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Jan 30, 2013 |
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Hospital patient loads often at unsafe levels, physician survey says
Nationwide, more than one-quarter of hospital-based general practitioners who take over for patients' primary care doctors to manage inpatient care say their average patient load exceeds safe levels multiple times per month, ...
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Jan 28, 2013 |
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