Archive: 22/04/2014
US medical innovation needs smarter incentives to cut health spending, study finds
To help rein in massive health care spending, a new RAND study concludes that U.S. policy makers should urgently find ways to incentivize pharmaceutical companies and device makers to develop products that produce more value.
Apr 22, 2014
Routine blood glucose measurements can accurately estimate hemoglobin A1c in diabetes
Hemoglobin A1c is the standard measurement for assessing glycemic control over time in people with diabetes. Blood levels of A1c are typically measured every few months in a laboratory, but now researchers have developed ...
Apr 22, 2014
Multiple sclerosis: A review of current treatments for physicians
A review of the literature on treating multiple sclerosis (MS) aims to provide physicians with evidence-based information on the latest treatments for this chronic disease. The article, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...
Apr 22, 2014
Almost one-third of Canadian adults have experienced child abuse
Almost one-third of adults in Canada have experienced child abuse—physical abuse, sexual abuse or exposure to intimate partner (parents, step-parents or guardians) violence in their home. As well, child abuse is linked ...
Apr 22, 2014
Two genes linked to inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a group of chronic inflammatory disorders of the intestine that result in painful and debilitating complications, affects over 1.4 million people in the U.S., and while there are treatments ...
Apr 22, 2014