News tagged with internal medicine

Studies advance knowledge of HIV impact on hepatitis C infection and genes that may thwart HCV

Infectious disease experts at Johns Hopkins have found that among people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), co-infection with HIV, speeds damage and scarring of liver tissue by almost a decade.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mar 04, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Colon cancer screening doubles with new e-health record use

Researchers used electronic health records to identify Group Health patients who weren't screened regularly for cancer of the colon and rectum—and to encourage them to be screened. This centralized, automated approach doubled ...

Cancer Mar 04, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

HIV-HCV coinfection speeds HCV-related liver fibrosis

(HealthDay)—Individuals who are coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) exhibit liver fibrosis similar to that of individuals without HIV who are nearly 10 years older, according to research published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Feb 27, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Scientists discover molecule that does double duty in stopping asthma attacks

Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital are on the brink of the next treatment advancement that may spell relief for the nearly nineteen million adults and seven million children in the United States ...

Inflammatory disorders Feb 27, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Families prefer ICU doctors in traditional white coats, scrubs

(HealthDay)—Intensive care unit (ICU) physician attire may influence patient family perceptions, according to a research letter published online Feb. 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Health Feb 26, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

'Worried well' often ignore negative test results, study says

(HealthDay)—One in six people worries that they're sick even though their symptoms don't signal disease, and often these patients aren't swayed by tests that show they're fine, Scottish researchers report.

Psychology & Psychiatry Feb 26, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Survey shows medical students have frequent interactions with pharmaceutical companies

A first-of-its kind national survey of medical students and residents finds that despite recent efforts by medical schools and academic medical centers to restrict access of pharmaceutical sales representatives ...

Other Feb 26, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Electronic health communications often unavilable to lower income patients

Lower-income patients want to communicate electronically with their doctors, but the revolution in health care technology often is not accessible to them, due to inadequate health information services within the health care ...

Health Feb 26, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

For some, surgical site infections are in the genes

(Medical Xpress)—An estimated 300,000 U.S. patients get surgical site infections every year, and while the causes are varied, a new University of Utah study suggests that some who get an infection can blame ...

Surgery Feb 26, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

USPSTF: Vitamin D, calcium supplements don't prevent fx

(HealthDay)—For non-institutionalized postmenopausal women, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against daily supplementation with ≤400 IU of vitamin D3 and ≤1,000 mg of calcium for primary prevention of fractures, and a lack of e ...

Health Feb 26, 2013 | not rated yet | 0