Caste-based medicine.(INDICATIONS)(EwingCole)(Brief
article)
From the Department of Unwittingly Hilarious Public Relations
E-Mails: Architectural firm EwingCole announced plans to create a
"Caste-Themed Design" for a children's hospital in Sioux
Falls, S.D. . . .
WHO pipes up about hookahs.(INDICATIONS)(World Health
Organization)(Brief article)
The World Health Organization Study Group on Tobacco Product
Regulation has released an "advisory note" to explain that use
of water pipes to smoke tobacco is not any safer than smoking
cigarettes. . . .
Breathless with anger.(INDICATIONS)(Brief article)
Losing your temper may make you lose some breathing capacity,
according to research published in the journal Health Psychology. Benita
Jackson, Ph.D., a psychologist at Smith College, Northampton, . . .
In from the cold, still in the shade.(INDICATIONS)(Brief
article)
According to a survey conducted by the American Academy of
Dermatology, the nation's capital may rightly claim the mantle of
top sun-safe region. The AAD sent a questionnaire to adults in 31 . . .
Ch-ch-ch-chirp.(INDICATIONS)(Brief article)
Continuing the avian theme: An analysis of birds' calls offers
insight into the causes of human stuttering, according to researchers
who recently published their findings in the Proceedings of the . . .
Justice, ostrich burger served.(INDICATIONS)(Brief
article)
A German court has found three teenagers not liable for damages
claimed by the owner of an ostrich who said the teens' firecrackers
caused the bird to have a 6-month case of erectile dysfunction, . . .
Federal team arrests 38 for Medicare fraud.(Practice
Trends)(Brief article)
A multiagency "strike force" targeting fraudulent
Medicare billing related to infusion therapy and durable medical
equipment recently made 38 arrests.
The arrests, all in south Florida, mark the . . .
GAO report prompts hearing on nursing homes.(Practice
Trends)(Government Accountability Office )(Report)
The Government Accountability Office has called on the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services to strengthen enforcement for nursing
facilities that violate federal quality standards, . . .
Paths to practice success: two physicians' stories.(Practice
Trends)
SAN DIEGO -- Physicians are finding ways to redesign their
practices and improve efficiency, both with and without the use of
electronic medical records.
Dr. Kevin D. Egly of Sandwich, Ill., has . . .
Bipolar disorder more common.(POLICY &
PRACTICE)(Survey)(Brief article)
A new survey indicates that as many as 4% of American adults might
have bipolar disorder at some point in their lifetime, higher than the
1% prevalence found in previous surveys. Researchers from . . .
Call to share student mental info.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief
article)
Legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow
schools and universities to share a student's mental health
information with parents or guardians, but only if the student is
considered . . .
AMA fights Medicare cuts.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Survey)(Brief
article)
Physicians report that they will severely limit the numbers of
Medicare patients they treat if Congress doesn't act to avert
planned Medicare physician payment cuts, which will total 10% on Jan. . . .
Group medical costs rise.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief
article)
The cost of providing group health benefits to employees increased
sharply during the past 6 months, with the vast majority of employers,
regardless of business size, paying significantly more for . . .
Retiree plans offer Rx coverage.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief
article)
A majority of retiree health benefit sponsors said that for 2006
they continued to offer prescription drug coverage, despite the
availability of the new Medicare Part D drug benefit, according to . . .
IOM offers smoking measures.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief
article)
A combination of increased excise taxes, nationwide indoor smoking
bans, and other measures would significantly lower the U.S. smoking
rate, which now hovers at around 21% of the adult population, . . .
Most internists surveyed would not choose primary care
again.(DATA WATCH)(Statistical table)(Survey)(Brief article)
Most Internists Surveyed Would Not Choose Primary Care Again
Would stay in primary care 23%
Would become a surgical/diagnostic specialist 46%
Would not choose medicine . . .
New certificate option endorsed for internists.(Practice
Trends)
Over the next several months, officials at the American Board of
Internal Medicine will be developing requirements for enhanced
certification in comprehensive internal medicine.
The new optional . . .
Probiotics for irritable bowel syndrome.(ALTERNATIVE
MEDICINE)
History and Rationale for Use
The concept of probiotics as beneficial for intestinal health began
with Nobel Prize-winning Russian scientist Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov. He
viewed the large intestine . . .
Hotline focuses on colorectal ca.(Gastroenterology)(Patient
Advocate Foundation Colorectal CareLine)(Brief article)
The Patient Advocate Foundation is offering the Colorectal
CareLine, a hotline designed to assist people who have been diagnosed
with colorectal cancer and are seeking education and access to . . .
IBS drug pipeline offers some
promise.(Gastroenterology)(Irritable bowel syndrome)
MILWAUKEE -- There are a number of drugs in the developmental
pipeline that likely will offer benefits to different categories of
patients with irritable bowel syndrome, Dr. William D. Chey . . .
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