Many patients with chronic hepatitis B are deficient in their understanding of the lifelong disease and often do not comply with the drug regimens necessary to control it, according to a new UCLA survey that suggests improved patient involvement in disease management decisions could be the key to fixing this problem.
US Governor Edward G. Rendell signed two executive orders to improve how Pennsylvanians with chronic disease receive health care in the future. Both initiatives are part of the Governor?s Prescription for Pennsylvania health care reform plan.
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and McLean Hospital have found that practicing yoga may elevate brain gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels, the brain?s primary inhibitory neurotransmitter.
A Northwestern University study reports reassuring news for millions of patients with drug-coated stents to treat coronary artery blockages. The medicated stents are generally safe and effective whether they are used for blockages approved by the FDA or for more complicated conditions not specifically approved.
The ethics and philosophy of marketing will come under the spotlight at a new public seminar being hosted at the University of Adelaide.
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the not-for-profit organisation established for the advancement of education and practice of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for public benefit, denounced new courses set up to train GPs in the latest aesthetic treatments.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS healthcare, prevention and education provider in the United States and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia unveiled a public awareness campaign targeting negative direct-to-consumer advertising of HIV/AIDS drugs by pharmaceutical companies.
Dentists may be able to help their patients stop smoking by referring them to tobacco-use telephone ?quitlines,? according to a pilot study published in the May issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).
The Endocrine Society urges physicians to respond in a measured way to a recent study suggesting the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) increases the risk of heart disease and heart attacks.
An innovative project to bring nursing and medical students together for clinical education aims to encourage better communication and team work between the health professions.