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Healthcare :: Health providers could save billions without compromising healthcare

Switching patients to more cost-effective drugs for cholesterol and blood pressure problems could reduce health budgets by billions without compromising clinical care, according to a study in the January issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice. No adverse events were reported after patients were switched — the new cholesterol drugs delivered the same results as the previous drug and the new blood pressure drugs delivered improved performance.

Stem Cell :: Stem cell marker identified in head and neck cancer

Researchers have found a marker on head and neck tumor cells that indicates which cells are capable of fueling the cancer’s growth. The finding is the first evidence of cancer stem cells in head and neck tumors.

Walking :: Heart Association Urges Americans to Start! Walking

Start! is an American Heart Association movement calling on all Americans and their employers to live longer, more heart-healthy lives through walking and other healthy habits.

Healthcare :: Doctors worried about future job prospects

One in four specialist trainee doctors “very worried” about future job prospects. One in four specialist trainee doctors in England views their future job prospects as “poor” or “very worrying,” as a result of changes in training and health-care delivery, reveals a survey published ahead of print in a special edition of Postgraduate Medical Journal.

Decree :: GE OEC Medical Systems Signs Consent Decree with FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that GE OEC Medical Systems, Inc., its parent company, the General Electric Company doing business as GE Healthcare, and two of their top executives have signed a consent decree of permanent injunction related to X-ray surgical imaging systems manufactured by GE OEC Medical Systems.

ADHD :: Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder properly diagnosed and treated in adults?

General adult psychiatrists should diagnose and treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults appropriately with stimulant drugs. So recommends Professor Philip Asherson and other colleagues in an editorial in the January 2007 issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.

Beauty :: Beauty care – Companies Woo Older Men

Beauty and skin care is not just for the upwardly mobile young males. A growing number of older ones too are going in for all those expensive moisturisers and fairness creams, not to forget cosmetic surgery, which too is a rage.

Eyes :: JRRD releases single-topic issue focused on vision rehabilitation

According to the National Eye Institute, Americans are facing increasing rates of visual impairment from age-related diseases. The articles in this special issue on vision address three general areas: screening for diabetic retinopathy, basic research on treating and preventing vision loss, and management of patients with low vision.

Healthcare :: Hospital death rate study reveals wide variations

A survey of hospital death rates for almost 47,000 people with heart attacks, stroke, pneumonia and blood poisoning has revealed that 30-day death rates varied from 10 percent to 28 percent across 75 hospitals. The researchers also surveyed some 4,000 nurses and came up with a list of key factors which accounted for the variance.

Asthma :: Respiratory diseases like asthma ‘undertreated’ in the USA

Many patients in the USA with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) do not receive the recommended levels of care, researchers have found.