Heart Disease :: A lifestyle intervention for preventing cardiovascular disease
A standardized intervention incorporating risk assessment and telephone counselling improved cardiovascular risk factors among those at risk for coronary disease.
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Medical :: Indian doctor out of race for president of World Medical Association
Indian doctor Ketan Desai has lost out in the race for the President of World Medical Association (WMA) with Israeli medico Yoram Blachar being elected to the post.
Pneumonia :: Patients with pneumonia who received pneumococcal vaccine have lower rate of death, ICU admission
Among patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, those who had previously received the pneumococcal vaccine had a lower risk of death and admission to the intensive care unit than patients who were not vaccinated, according to a report in the Oct. 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Antibiotic :: Predictors of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing among primary care physicians
In this retrospective cohort study that included 852 primary care physicians in Quebec, international medical graduates, physicians with high practice volumes and those who were in practice longer were more likely to prescribe antibiotics inappropriately.
Depression :: Depression can foreshadow intellectual decline in older people
Depression in the elderly increases the risk of subsequent mental impairment and can act as a predictor of future intellectual decline, University of Rochester Medical Center psychiatrists and researchers have found.
Breast Cancer :: Whites take supplemental breast cancer therapy more often than blacks
A new study finds that white women more frequently take more of the life-prolonging supplemental therapies used to treat breast cancer than African-American women.
Dementia :: New research shows dementia burden will be £5.8 billion more then predicted
The research, from a London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) report, commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, shows that the cost to provide long-term care to older people with dementia will increase to £16.7 billion by 2031, as opposed to £10.9 billion as estimated in 2003.
Health :: Hospital admissions for ATV injuries up 25% in Canada
In just under a decade, hospitalizations related to all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in Canada increased by 25%, rising from 3,296 in 1996–1997 to 4,104 in 2004–2005, according to new analysis from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). ATVs include both snowmobiles and off-road vehicles.
Diabetes :: New IDF guidelines raise importance of post-meal glucose control
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has published new guidelines on the contribution and impact of post-meal glucose in diabetes disease management at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) on September_19, 2007. The IDF recognises the growing evidence that post-meal glucose is a key contributor to overall glycaemic control – particularly with respect to HbA1C levels, and that reducing post-meal glucose has a significant impact on the risk of developing diabetic complications.
AHF’s Innovative – Stay Negative – HIV Prevention Campaign
A post-campaign survey of AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s (AHF) innovative “Stay Negative” social marketing campaign recently revealed the initiative’s success at breaking through to its target audience and reaching its objective to create an effective health education and risk reduction campaign to raise awareness among gay males in Los Angeles County that HIV infection is still a serious threat.