Health
Australian women miss guidelines around healthy eating and exercise
Women in Australia are exercising less and most are not eating nearly enough vegetables, researchers have found.
Sep 26, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Interventions needed to promote healthy behaviors among perinatally HIV-infected youth
As youth infected at birth with HIV reach adolescence and young adulthood, a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases underscores the need to promote healthy behaviors as some of these young people become sexually ...
Nov 8, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Study of health records during the coronavirus pandemic assesses recommended care for Down syndrome patients
Stephanie Santoro, MD, Director of Quality Improvement Research for the Down Syndrome Program within Mass General for Children and an assistant professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, was the lead author of a recent ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Health
Tips presented for encouraging treatment adherence
(HealthDay)—Tips for increasing patient adherence to treatment plans include patient engagement and addressing barriers to adherence, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
Feb 3, 2016
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Cardiology
Polypill increases adherence to post MI treatment
A new polypill increases adherence to treatment following a myocardial infarction (MI), according to results from the FOCUS Study presented for the first time at ESC Congress 2014 today by principal investigator Dr Valentin ...
Sep 2, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Renal denervation effective in patients with untreated hypertension
Three months after undergoing renal denervation (RDN)—a procedure that delivers energy to overactive nerves leading to the kidney to decrease their activity—patients with untreated high blood pressure had statistically ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Health
Health 'Mutual accountability' pilot program launching
(HealthDay)—The State of Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services has chosen MedEncentive to conduct a three-year heath improvement program pilot among HealthChoice beneficiaries.
Aug 1, 2013
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Cardiology
Reducing co-payments improves patient, physician adherence to guideline-recommended treatment post-MI
When patients who had a heart attack were given vouchers to cover their co-payments for medication to prevent a recurrence, physicians were more likely to prescribe a more effective, branded drug and patients were more likely ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Cardiology
Teamwork, closer follow-up helps heart patients take prescriptions after hospital stay
A team of doctor, patient and pharmacist plus enhanced follow-up was more effective than standard care in helping people take their heart medications more regularly after leaving the hospital, in a late-breaking clinical ...
Nov 19, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Economic evaluation of an osteoporosis screening campaign using FRAX
In new research presented at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases today, investigators showed that an osteoporosis screening strategy using FRAX as a pre-screening tool is cost-effective ...
Apr 3, 2014
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