Insured Patients More Likely To Receive No-Cost Prescription Drug Samples
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Wealthier, insured patients receive no-cost drug samples from physicians more often than lower-income patients.
Archive for January, 2008
Hospitals Do Not Deliver Recommended Defibrillation Shock To Cardiac Arrests
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Hospitals in almost one-third of sudden cardiac arrest cases do not defibrillate patients in the recommended time, and such delays increase their risk for brain damage and death.
The Health Risk Of High-Fat Foods Could Be Reduced By New Discovery
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Just as additives help gasoline burn cleaner, a research report published in the January 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal shows that the food industry could take a similar approach toward reducing health risks associated with fatty foods. [click link for full article]
The Effects Of High-Dose Vitamin C On Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center have received approval for a first-of-its kind study on the effect high dose vitamin C has on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Researchers from the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine and Kimmel Cancer Center in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health will study whether high doses of vitamin C can slow the progression of the deadly disease. [click link for full article]
Dark Chocolate May Not Always Be Good For Your Heart
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008According to an Editorial in the Lancet, dark chocolate that is rich in flavenols might be good for the heart. However, to gain the health benefits from dark chocolate might prove difficult. According to a study in Circulation, in 11 heart transplant recipients, dark chocolate which is rich in flavenols , induced coronary vasodilatation and improved coronary vascular function, compared with patients consuming a flavenol-free control chocolate. [click link for full article]
FDA Approves First Quick Test For Drug-Resistant Staph Infections
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008Test Identifies MRSA Bacterium in Two Hours.
Cardiac Defibrillation Delays in Hospitals Mean Lower Survival
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008Only 30 percent of patients receive life-saving cardiac defibrillation more than two minutes after cardiac arrest
MRI techniques evolving towards better assessment of liver fibrosis
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008MRI techniques could potentially replace liver biopsy.
FDA Approves First Quick Test For Drug-Resistant Staph Infections
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008Test Identifies MRSA Bacterium in Two Hours.
Brits Love Fast Foods More Than Americans
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008A Synovate study found that the British are the keenest fast food consumers in the world, closely followed by Americans. When asked to comment on the statement “I like the taste of fast food too much to give it up,” 45% of the British agreed, compared to 44% of Americans - Canada came third with 37%. At the other end of the scale 81% of the French disagreed with the statement, followed by 75% of people from Singapore. [click link for full article]