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Day-care services could be option for pregnancy complications (pp 1089, 1104)
Research from Australia in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how day-care services could offer some benefits over hospital admission for women with pregnancy complications. Day care is increasingly being used for complications of pregnancy, despite little evidence that it is effective. Deborah Turnbull from the University of Adelaide,... view more... (2004-03-31)
Scientists deliver the next generation of hair care products
Proteins perform a number of vital functions in the body at a biochemical level; one of which is to carry and deliver essential molecules to specific areas. On reaching their destination, they deliver their cargo by attaching to the target. view more (1999-07-13)
Desperation Drives Patients To Alternative Remedies
Oncologists were urged to be more responsive to cancer patients who want to try alternative medicines. Speaking today (18 October 2002) at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Nice, France, Professor Edzard Ernst from the Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth, UK, said that a lack of openness to other... view more... (2002-10-16)
Oxygen Treatment - New guidelines for use inside and outside the home
Oxygen therapy has long been recognised as helping some patients with COPD live longer, and it is estimated that around 18,000 patients benefit from the treatment each year in the UK. view more (1999-07-23)
Government should consider allowing older people who need long-term care to keep more of their incomes rather than tinker with the capital limits, says new study
New research is critical of the long-term care debate’s pre-occupation with capital and the fact that older people often have to sell their homes to pay for care. It says that allowing people to keep more of their income would target extra state help on the poorest. The University of Leicester research was carried out by Ruth Hancock, Senior... view more... (2000-06-08)
Manual therapy is effective treatment for neck pain
Manual therapy is more effective and less costly for treating neck pain than physiotherapy or care by a general practitioner, claim researchers in this week's BMJ. The study involved 183 patients recruited by 42 general practitioners in the Netherlands. All patients were aged 18-70 years and had suffered neck pain for at least two weeks. Sixty... view more... (2003-04-23)
New act will restrict patient choice
Chronically sick and older people may not be able to choose where they are treated when new community care regulations come into force in January 2004, warn researchers in this week's BMJ. Under the Community Care (Delayed Discharge) Act, local authorities will be fined by the NHS for failing to arrange social care services for patients who remain... view more... (2004-01-03)
Children with special health care needs report unmet needs for mental health care services
Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and members of their families are at risk of not getting the mental health care services they need. view more (2006-06-23)
Is Primary-care Research A Lost Cause? (p 977)
This week's editorial discusses the status of primary-care research, and is critical of leaders in family medicine who have failed to identify a clear course of action for future research in this crucial area. Primary-care researchers have voiced concerns that their discipline is complex, and that as researchers they are misunderstood by academia,... view more... (2003-03-20)
Children in care less likely to get meningitis vaccine
Children looked after by local authorities are twice as unlikely to receive meningococcal C vaccine than children at home, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers identified the immunisation status of all children in nine health districts in the United Kingdom. Because universal childhood meningococcal C vaccination was introduced in... view more... (2003-02-12)
New England Journal of Medicine Also Publishes Mayo Clinic Study of Physicians' Beliefs About Health Care Reform
Results of a Mayo Clinic survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that while physicians are open to being involved in health care reform discussions, some opposition may exist. view more (2009-09-25)
Surge in older cancer survivors expected as baby boomers age
The United States could be faced with a national health care crisis in the coming decades as the country's baby boomer population ages and a growing number of older adults find themselves diagnosed with and living longer with cancer. view more (2008-12-10)
Stark differences in care at top US hospitals revealed
Striking differences exist in the care provided to dying patients by top US hospitals, according to researchers in this week's BMJ. These findings prompt concerns about hospital reforms in Britain and elsewhere. Researchers identified patients attending 77 hospitals that appeared on the 2001 US News and World Report "best hospitals"... view more... (2004-03-10)
Combining liver cancer treatments doubles survival rates, UVA researchers find
By combining the use of stents and photodynamic therapy, also called SpyGlass, physicians at the University of Virginia have been able to significantly increase survival rates for patients suffering from advanced cholangiocarcinoma, cancer of the liver bile duct. view more (2008-04-16)
Treating your periodontal pockets may benefit your pocket book
A new study in the November issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) found that prevention of periodontal diseases may lead to savings on not only dental costs, but also medical care costs. view more (2007-11-28)
Managed care is a headache for primary care physicians
Managed care policies really do increase the workload and compromise the quality of the doctor-patient relationship, reports research in the Western Journal of Medicine. Sixteen internists and 10 family physicians in three different regions of California and Arizona took part in an assessment of the impact of managed care policies on their... view more... (2001-03-08)
Cardia resection for perforated gastroesophageal cancer
Iatrogenic perforation of cancer of the esophagus or the gastroesophageal (GE) junction is a severe complication. view more (2009-07-08)
Personalized diets may offer relief to advanced cancer patients
It is well known that cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy often experience nausea and loss of appetite. But until now, few researchers have looked into why this happens and what can be done to ensure that cancer patients maintain a healthy diet during treatment. view more (2007-03-12)
Acupuncture reduces pain and dysfunction in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection
New data from a randomized, controlled trial found that acupuncture provided significant reductions in pain, dysfunction, and dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection. view more (2008-06-02)
Gel-based handrub improves hospital hygiene
Giving health care workers easy access to alcohol-based handrubs can improve hygiene in hospitals, a study published today in the Online Open Access journal Critical Care suggests. view more (2007-05-03)
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