News tagged with management strategies


Rheumatoid arthritis can be costly

(HealthDay)—Workers with rheumatoid arthritis have higher health care and other costs for U.S. employers than workers without the condition, a new study finds.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists find link between biological processes and young breast cancer patients

Breast cancer in young women is linked to age-related biological processes, a new study shows. Because it is a biologically unique disease, it calls for tailor-made management strategies, researchers reported ...

Cancer created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New DNA sequences hone in on breast, ovarian cancer risk

Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have identified new DNA sequences associated with breast cancer—the most common cancer among women, with an average risk of developing the disease of 10 percent—and ovarian cancer, ...

Cancer created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mayo Clinic releases book with action plan to help beat heart disease

Heart disease is the nation's No. 1 killer for both men and women. But what's most astonishing is that almost 80 percent of heart disease is preventable, and even small lifestyle changes can have a big impact.

Health created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Detection and treatment for hepatic encephalopathy prevents car accidents, reduces costs

A late stage liver condition, known as minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), is associated with impaired driving skills and greater risk of motor vehicle accidents. Cost analysis of management strategies for detection and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Have no fear: Most cases of thyroid cancer do not affect survival

Research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 59th Annual Meeting reveals that patients with differentiated thyroid cancer live as long as people in perfect health, unless they are in the minority and have reached ...

Cancer created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More sustainable integrated vector management strategies are needed for malaria control

Insecticide resistance is threatening the effectiveness of insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor insecticide sprays to control adult mosquito vectors, and so more sustainable integrated management strategies that use optimal ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ESC pilot registry in heart failure reflects improvement in chronic disease

With the increased prevalence of chronic heart failure (HF), there is a concomitant increase in the number of related hospitalisations; as chronic HF progresses, the risk of acute exacerbation increases.

Cardiology created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

ESC calls for greater awareness of potential for adverse events from bleeding as a result of PCI

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC Working Group on Thrombosis) is calling for greater attention to be paid by health care staff to reducing bleeding in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) undergoing percutaneous ...

Cardiology created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0