Smoking :: Quitting smoking dramatically improves health, increases life expectancy
According to the American Cancer Society, about 440,000 people die in the United States from smoking-related illnesses every year.
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Diet :: Volumetrics ranked top diet plan by Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports ranked “The Volumetrics Eating Plan,” based on research by Barbara Rolls, the holder of the Guthrie Chair of Nutrition at Penn State, as the top-rated diet in its new June issue, released today (May 8).
Stroke :: More patients getting into stroke units but 21st century care still lacking
The results of the 2006 National Sentinel Audit for Stroke show that patients are spending more of their time on stroke units, but there are still unacceptable waits for brain scans and starting treatment.
Brain Tumor :: NIH Funding UIC Brain Tumor Research
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy have received a $1.7 million five-year federal grant to develop a new approach to treat brain tumors.
Breast Cancer :: Halo Breast Pap Test for breast cancer
A new test may be able to identify women at risk for breast cancer long before a lump appears on a mammogram, according to the makers of the new test, called Halo? Breast Pap Test System.
Cancer :: Cancer Patients Monitor Fatigue in Real-Time
Fatigue is one of the most common and distressing symptoms cancer patients experience during chemotherapy and radiation treatment, but it’s difficult for health care professionals to accurately assess its severity.
Stent :: Bare-metal stents are better for some heart patients
While drug-eluting stents are effective in keeping open diseased heart arteries, they should not be used for patients who need to have noncardiac surgery a short time after an interventional heart procedure. A presentation at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions in Orlando by cardiologists at Jefferson Medical College indicates that for these patients, bare metal stents provide a safer choice.
Grant :: $2.6M grant awarded to New York University College of Nursing
The Harford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University College of Nursing, in collaboration with the American Journal of Nursing, has been awarded a $2,622,560 grant from The John A Hartford Foundation to produce and distribute demonstration videos and a companion series of journal articles for teaching nurses the use of geriatric health assessment tools. Terra Nova Films will partner with AJN to produce the videos.
HIV :: HIV survival improves if patients stay in care
People with HIV who drop out of care do not live as long as those who remain under a doctor’s treatment, said Baylor College of Medicine and Veterans Affairs researchers in a report published in the June 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and available on line.
Healthcare :: AAO-HNS announces endorsement of Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007
As part of a continuing effort to ensure the American public has the most accurate and truthful information available when making critical healthcare decisions, the American Academy of Otolaryngology ? Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) strongly supports H.R. 2260, the Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007.