Doctors should encourage patients with sexually transmitted infections to tell their partners to seek treatment and, in some cases, provide home testing kits or drugs to help reduce infection rates, says a new study.
Changing to a healthier lifestyle appears to be at least as effective as taking prescription drugs in reducing the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, says a new BMJ study. Type 2 diabetes is a growing problem ? in England around 1.3 million people have diabetes and around 5% of total NHS resources are used for the care of people with diabetes.
The University of Pittsburgh has been awarded nearly $13 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to increase our understanding of and improve outcomes for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a degenerative breathing disorder that is the fourth leading cause of death and the second leading cause of disability annually in the United States. The five-year grant establishes Pitt as a Specialized Center of Clinically Oriented Research.
Some 50 million Americans have hypertension, that is, blood pressure measuring above the normal range (less than 120/80 mmHg). If untreated, it can lead to heart attacks, strokes, or kidney disease. Lifestyle changes are the first-stage treatment for the disease, but if they fail, medications are prescribed. In a soon-to-be-released study using an animal model, scientists have found that tanshinone IIA, an active ingredient of danshen, reduces blood pressure.
In spite of the high use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among people age 50 or older, 69 percent of those who use CAM do not talk to their doctors about it, according to a new survey conducted by AARP and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health. The survey examined conversations between patients and their physicians regarding CAM use.
Preliminary findings show adding the chemotherapy drug cetuximab (brand name Erbitux) to radiation therapy and chemotherapy may help some patients with head and neck cancer live longer, according to a study presented at the plenary session of the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, co-sponsored by the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the American Society for Clinical Oncology and the American Head and Neck Society.
We are pleased that the U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed the Maryland Federal Court?s decision. Not only was this legislation widely viewed as bad public policy, the courts have confirmed that it violates the law. This politically-motivated legislation did nothing to control the cost of health care or improve access to health care, so it?s no wonder that legislators across the country have rejected this as bad public policy.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, through its Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA), is expanding its educational efforts today aimed at making uninsured Americans aware of programs that are available to help them better afford their prescription medicines and finding healthcare services in their community.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled today by a 2 to 1 margin in favor of Wal- Mart and against the state of Maryland, finding that state’s law requiring the chain to provide health insurance to its employees as a violation of federal law.
A new report shows that US states are making significant progress in the fight against cervical cancer, but still face dramatic racial disparities in cervical cancer incidence, mortality and screening rates, and a lack of access to care for low-income women.