Diagnostic Methods to Treat Ear Pain in Primary Care Setting
News Author: Laurie Barclay, MDCME Author: Laurie Barclay, MD Otitis media and otitis externa are the most common causes of ear pain, according to the results of a review of diagnostic methods and causes published in the March 1 issue of American Family Physician.
New Lifetime Risk Estimates Suggest 1 in 8 Baby Boomers Will Develop Alzheimer’s Disease
A new report released by the Alzheimer's Association includes new estimates that show the lifetime risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is 17% in women and 9% in men who live to age 55 years. The figures mean that 10 million of the 78 million baby boomers alive today can expect to develop AD in their […]
U.S. Medicare Spending Triggers New Funding Proposal
Medicare spending is increasing so quickly that the president will be required to propose new benefit cuts or higher taxes, trustees for the U.S. senior citizen health care program said.
Quest Diagnostics Campaign Challenges Colorectal Cancer Screening Status Quo
'Do You Have the Guts?' aims to reach five million in five yearsMADISON, N.J., March 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the nation's leading provider of diagnostic testing information and services, today announced the launch of a novel campaign designed to help increase compliance with take-home colorectal screening […]
Trouble in Trialville
Trouble in Trialville: Plans for Post-DES Clopidogrel Trial GetBogged Down Over Trial Design, Leadership Almost 16 months after an FDA hearing into drug-eluting stent (DES) safety emphasized the need for a randomized clinical trial to determine, once and for all, the optimal duration of clopidogrel (Plavix, Sanofi-Aventis) plus aspirin after DES implantation, researchers, government agencies, […]
Group-Randomized Trials Often Analyzed Incorrectly, Study Finds
A disturbing number of trials lack rigorous statistical methods in both their design and analysis, researchers demonstrate in a thought-provoking new study. The work, which appears in the April 2 issue of the Journal of National Cancer Institute, shows that a large number of published trials are coming to erroneous conclusions.
Low Socioeconomic Status a Risk Factor for Heart Graft Failure
Children from families with low socioeconomic status who undergo heart transplantation have twice the risk for graft failure as pediatric heart recipients from wealthier families, reported investigators here at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 28th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions.
Cochlear Dysfunction Apparent in Migraineurs
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 11 – Otoacoustic emission testing, which allows monitoring of minute changes in cochlear status, shows dysfunction of cochlea and cochlear efferents in patients with migraine, Turkish researchers report in the April issue of Cephalalgia.
Physician-Directed Home Care Reduces COPD Exacerbations in Elderly
A system employing hospital levels of care delivered at home to elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations provides results superior to those with inpatient treatment, according to Italian and US researchers.
HIV Co-Infection Speeds HCV-Induced Liver Fibrosis
Although HIV does not directly infect the liver, HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection is associated with more severe HCV-induced liver fibrosis than is HCV infection alone.
