News tagged with guidelines
Related topics: diabetes , infectious diseases , patients , children , women
Lifting barriers to nutrition
(Medical Xpress) -- A University of Alberta study has revealed challenges that schools are working through, to adopt healthier food choices for their students in an effort to meet government guidelines for ...
Health
May 24, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Patients to benefit from better advice on pain control
New UK guidance for doctors and other prescribers on the use of strong painkillers for patients with chronic or incurable disease has been welcomed by researchers at the University of Leeds.
Medications
May 23, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
British experts update addiction treatment guidelines
The British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has released fresh guidelines on the best methods to treat substance abuse and addiction in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE. A panel of experts has ca ...
Addiction
May 23, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
UK may allow IVF for older women, same-sex couples
(AP) -- A powerful health advisory agency says Britain should extend free fertility treatments to women up to age 42 as well as same-sex couples, recommendations likely to be followed by many of the U.K.'s medical centers.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
May 22, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Identifying asthma patients who tolerate lower doses of steroids remains problematic
Common respiratory measurements are not effective in determining which asthma patients are able to significantly decrease their use of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) medications without risk of flare-ups or exacerbations, according ...
Immunology
May 22, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Correct treatment of common diabetic foot infections can reduce amputations
Diabetic foot infections are an increasingly common problem, but proper care can save limbs and, ultimately, lives, suggest new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
Diabetes
May 22, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers
New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.
Cancer
May 20, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Low-dose CT screening may benefit individuals at increased risk for lung cancer
Peter B. Bach, M.D., of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to examine the evidence regarding the benefits and harms of low-dose computerized tomography (LDCT) ...
Cancer
May 20, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
ESC Heart Failure Guidelines feature new recommendations on devices, drugs and diagnosis
New recommendations on devices, drugs and diagnosis in heart failure were launched at the Heart Failure Congress 2012, 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia, and published in the European Heart Journal. ...
Cardiology
May 19, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
PSA screening to detect prostate cancer can be beneficial to younger and at-risk men: study
Screening younger men and men at risk of prostate cancer can be beneficial in reducing metastatic cancer and deaths and should not be abandoned, states an article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...
Cancer
May 07, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Scientists find link between number of friends and physical activity in children
Children with more friends are more physically active than those with less, scientists from the University of Bristol have discovered. Research funded by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the National ...
Health
May 07, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
|
The American College of Rheumatology issues guidelines for management of lupus nephritis
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has issued newly created guidelines for the screening, treatment, and management of lupus nephritis—a severe manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) where the disease ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 03, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
New guidelines deliver concise messages for implementing cardiovascular prevention
The latest cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines have been overhauled to produce a user friendly document with concise messages that awards greater weight than ever before to evidence from clinical trials and ...
Cardiology
May 03, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
'No family history' not a good reason for women 40-49 to stop yearly screening mammograms
More than half the women aged 40-49 diagnosed with breast cancer on screening mammography report no family history, a new study shows.
Cancer
May 03, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Guidelines say diet, exercise, weight control improve odds after cancer diagnosis
New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say for many cancers, maintaining a healthy weight, getting adequate physical activity, and eating a healthy diet can reduce the chance of recurrence and increase the likelihood ...
Cancer
Apr 26, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
