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More older women with early stage breast cancer choose chemotherapy, GUMC researchers say
A new study examining treatment decision-making by older women with early stage breast cancer shows that 45 percent of women would choose to get chemotherapy after surgery -- a figure higher than the national average of women getting the additional treatment. view more (2009-05-15)
Adolescents, risks and the pitfalls of rationality
Is it a good idea to swim with sharks? Is it smart to drink a bottle of Drano? What about setting your hair on fire - is that a good thing to do? view more (2006-11-14)
UB Study Explores How Women Make Decisions About Breast Cancer Surgery
For women just diagnosed with breast cancer, one of the important decisions confronting them is whether to have a lumpectomy or mastectomy. A diagnosis of breast cancer will affect one in every eight women in the United States. view more (2009-10-27)
Diversity improves group decision making in unexpected ways, according to Tufts University research
New research from Tufts University indicates that diverse groups perform better than homogenous groups when it comes to decision making and that this is due largely to dramatic differences in the way whites behave in diverse groups-changes that occur even before group members begin to interact. view more (2006-04-10)
Time is what we make of it
Ask anyone working on a project, and the biggest complaint one hears is "There's not enough time." But instead of more time, maybe what they need is a change of perception. view more (2009-02-11)
Cost-effectiveness of drugs may vary across borders
A study published in the journal Value in Health reviews variations in estimates of cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals from country to country. Data showed that the results seen in one country are not necessarily applicable in another and that decision makers need to interpret data from other countries very carefully. view more (2005-04-14)
European Study Highlights Frequency Of Medical End-of-life Decisions In Terminally Ill Patients (p 345)
Authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET illustrate how medical end-of-life decisions frequently precede dying in a range of European countries. There are few data about the frequency of end-of-life decisions made involving doctors and terminally ill patients. Medical decision-making for patients with life-threatening diseases... view more... (2003-07-30)
Patients and Doctors Must Change Attitudes for Public to have Real Role in Healthcare Decision Making
THIS RELEASE WAS EMBARGOED UNTIL 00.01 HRS WEDNESDAY 12TH FEBRUARY Both doctors and patients need to change attitudes if moves towards greater public involvement in healthcare decision-making are to succeed, according to new research funded by the ESRC. It is recognised that doctors have been a 'closed' profession and need to be more open, but... view more... (2003-02-12)
Informal carers to benefit from recommendations in University of Kent report
Informal carers want to be involved in decision making and to be treated as individuals - concludes a study by researchers at the University of Kent's Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS), Professor Andy Alaszewski and Dr Hilary Bungay. Hastings & Rother NHS Trust, now part of East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, commissioned the report and... view more... (2003-06-06)
Healthcare watchdog calls for Government rethink on public role in NHS decision-making
Independent healthcare charity the King's Fund has called on the Government to rethink its policy on public involvement in health care strategy, in a paper in this week's BMJ. Dr Dominique Florin, GP and health service researcher, and Professor Jennifer Dixon, Director of Health Policy, say that although the Government aims to increase public... view more... (2004-01-17)
Mayo Clinic Clinicians Develop New Decision Aid Tool to Help Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Mayo Clinic clinicians and designers, along with colleagues from other institutions, have developed and tested a tool to involve patients more in their diabetes treatment and medication choices. view more (2009-10-16)
Research leading to tools for managing bovine respiratory disease complex
Bovine respiratory disease complex has multiple causes. It's sometimes hard to classify and predict. It also costs the beef industry more than any other disease -- an estimated $690 million in 2006, according to one report. view more (2008-02-28)
A Victory For Affirmative Action (p 1)
This week's editorial welcomes the recent US Supreme Court's decision to uphold an American law school's policy of affirmative action to increase the proportion of students from ethnic minorities. Considering the implications of the Supreme Court's decision, the editorial comments: 'The Association of American Medical Colleges' President Jordan J... view more... (2003-07-02)
Boosting self-esteem can backfire in decision-making
Smart business leaders understand that confidence affects decision-making and ultimately a company's earnings. view more (2008-04-01)
Return of the prodigal swine
As 10 000 wild boar face the cull in France, a small community is establishing itself in southern England. A decision has to be made about the future of these animals. The reintroduction of wild boar fulfils European biodiversity agreements and enhances British wildlife. Their presence is thought to benefit natural regeneration of forests and... view more... (2001-12-04)
SOCQUIT report: ICT strengthens social capital
The latest report by EU project SOCQUIT confirms that ICT has a positive effect on social capital. view more (2004-12-22)
Advance media notice: the EuroScience Open Forum 2004 August 25-28 in Stockholm
The first EuroScience Open Forum meeting will take place in Stockholm August 25-28 2004. It provides a unique opportunity for people interested in science and technology to influence where European science is going and to meet academic and industrial scientists, decision makers from all fields as well as journalists from all over the world. ESOF... view more... (2003-06-13)
Referee!
"IT`S only a game," some might say. But with 40,000 people screaming at your every decision, it takes a special sort of person to keep a cool head. Despite their reputation for stoic impartiality, however, it seems that even referees are swayed by the baying mob. A researcher in Britain has shown that a hostile crowd can make them think twice... view more... (2002-05-08)
Ethical considerations can become an integral part of the European regulation of biotechnology.
A new report, published as part of a project sponsored by the Danish action plan for bio-technology and ethics, concludes that the European Union ought to include ethical principles in the regulation of biotechnology. Until now the regulation of biotechnology in the European Union has primarily been con-cerned with trade, security and... view more... (2002-10-08)
The science of collective decision-making
Why do some juries take weeks to reach a verdict, while others take just hours? How do judges pick the perfect beauty queen from a sea of very similar candidates? We have all wondered exactly why we did not win a certain award. Now, new psychological research explains how groups come to a collective decision. view more (2007-09-21)
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