Many options available to help smokers kick the habit
Smokers who have tried to quit and failed may be tempted to just give up, particularly if they hear statistics like the fact that most quit attempts will be unsuccessful. But smokers today have many options to help them quit, ...
Addiction
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Rates of procedures such as angioplasty lower in states with public reporting of outcomes
In an analysis that included nearly 100,000 Medicare patients who had experienced a heart attack, the use of a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open ...
Cardiology
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Study examines usage, outcomes of knee replacement procedures among Medicare patients
There has been an increase in total knee arthroplasty (TKA; knee replacement) procedures over the past 20 years that has been driven by both an increase in the number of Medicare enrollees and increase in per capita utilization, ...
Surgery
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Study examines cost-savings of physician group practice program
In an analysis of the cost-savings achieved by an earlier pilot program, the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration (PGPD), researchers found modest estimates of overall savings associated with the PGPD, but larger ...
Health
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Vaccine fails to protect babies against whooping cough
(Medical Xpress) -- Queensland research shows that a resurgence of whooping cough in babies has arisen due to the lack of effectiveness of the current vaccine.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 01, 2012 |
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Study examines characteristics, risk factors among HIV-positive persons born outside the US
An examination of the characteristics of persons born outside the United States diagnosed with HIV while living in the U.S. finds that, compared to U.S.-born persons with HIV, they are more likely to be Hispanic or Asian, ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 22, 2012 |
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Benefits of HIV drugs rise -- but less than previously believed, study shows
The percentage of HIV patients taking antiretroviral drugs who experienced the full benefit of the drugs jumped from 45 percent of 72 percent during the past decade, a figure that is lower than previous estimates. The findings, ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 22, 2012 |
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Increased cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients may relate to arterial inflammation
The elevated risk of cardiovascular disease seen in patients infected with HIV appears to be associated with increased inflammation within the arteries, according to a study that will appear in a special issue of JAMA publis ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 22, 2012 |
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Widely prescribed multiple sclerosis treatment with interferon beta may not slow progression of disease: study
Researchers with the UBC Hospital MS Clinic and Brain Research Centre at Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia have published important data in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) ...
Immunology
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Scientists examine risk of poor birth outcomes following H1N1 vaccination
In studies examining the risk of adverse outcomes after receipt of the influenza A(H1N1) vaccine, infants exposed to the vaccine in utero did not have a significantly increased risk of major birth defects, preterm birth, ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Jul 10, 2012 |
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Studies examine CPAP treatment and cardiovascular outcomes in adults with obstructive sleep apnea
Two studies that included adults with obstructive sleep apnea examined the effectiveness of reducing the risk of cardiovascular outcomes, including high blood pressure, by treatment with continuous positive airway pressure ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 22, 2012 |
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Use of multicomponent intervention linked with decrease in using physical restraint in nursing homes
Nursing homes that used a multicomponent intervention that included staff training and supportive materials for staff, residents and relatives had a lower rate of use of physical restraints such as bilateral bed rails and ...
Health
May 22, 2012 |
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Low-birth-weight infants born at hospitals known for nursing excellence have better outcomes on some measures
In a study that included more than 72,000 very low-birth-weight infants, among those born in hospitals with recognition for nursing excellence (RNE), compared with non-RNE hospitals, there was a significantly lower rate of ...
Health
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Johns Hopkins cardiologists advocate statin use for primary prevention of heart disease in JAMA's first viewpoint featur
(Medical Xpress) -- Writing the first commentary for a new feature in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), called Viewpoint, Johns Hopkins cardiologists make the case for why a 55-year-old man with a 10 ...
Cardiology
Apr 11, 2012 |
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High blood pressure medication use by heart failure patients not linked with increased risk of death
Although observational studies have suggested that losartan, a drug used primarily for the treatment of hypertension, may be associated with an increased risk of death among patients with heart failure compared with other ...
Cardiology
Apr 10, 2012 |
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