In an era of skyrocketing health-care costs and finite financial resources, health economists are increasingly…
Month: July 2011
Alternative methods of smear collection are effective at diagnosing TB
Two new studies have important implications for the ways in which diagnosis for the endemic…
Hubble’s Neptune anniversary pictures
Today, Neptune has arrived at the same location in space where it was discovered nearly…
Heart ultrasound helps determine risk of heart attack, death in HIV patients
A heart ultrasound called stress echocardiography can help determine heart attack and death risk in…
Updating family history of cancer associated with need for earlier or more intense cancer screening, study finds
In an analysis to examine how often throughout adulthood clinically significant changes occur in a…
Invasive diagnostic procedure for children with cystic fibrosis does not improve outcomes, study finds
Compared to a standard diagnostic procedure, infants with cystic fibrosis who received treatment based on…
Higher U.S. Medicaid payments to dentists associated with increased rate of dental care among children
Children and adolescents from states that had higher Medicaid payment levels to dentists between 2000…
Higher prevalence of pressure ulcers among black high-risk nursing home residents is related to site of care, study finds
Among nursing home residents at high risk for pressure ulcers, black residents had higher prevalence…
Wireless power could cut cord for patients with implanted heart pumps
A new system to send electricity over short distances has been shown to reliably power…
Family meals remain important through teen years, expert says
As children become teenagers, it may be more challenging to regularly include them in family…