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University of Maryland Health and Medical News: 09-15-2004
Federal health advisers considering more stringent warning labels for antidepressants linked to suicidal thoughts among children were told on Tuesday that a new warning added in March appeared to have little impact on children's use of the drugs. . ....
If all goes according to plan, about half a dozen elderly people at risk of blindness will visit Dr. Lawrence J. Singerman's retina clinic in the coming weeks to receive injections in the whites of their eyes. . . The...
. . .scientists have found that the left and right ears process sound differently. From birth, the right ear responds more to speech, while the left ear is more attuned to music, according to the study, published in Science on...
A recent study by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) indicates that U.S. medical schools have made significant progress since 2001 in clarifying and strengthening their financial conflicts of interest (COI) standards in clinical research, with 95 percent now...
In the wake of recently announced premium hikes for Medicare beneficiaries, analysts say more Medicare patients may opt to join private HMOs. . . The American College of Physicians - September 14, 2004 http://www.acponline.org/weekly/?hp#premiums...
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has released findings showing that government reimbursement for community cancer care could fall by more than 50% under approved Medicare reforms that begin next year. . . The American College of Physicians - September...
About two-thirds of chronically ill adults who cut back on their medications because of the cost don't tell their doctors in advance. . . The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - September 13, 2004 http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/press/pr2004/chrcostpr.htm...
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced today at a media briefing a new $144.3 million, five-year initiative to develop and apply nanotechnology to cancer. Nanotechnology, the development and engineering of devices so small that they are measured on a molecular...
Scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and the Loma Linda University School of Medicine have found that use of an inhaled nitrite spray may help babies diagnosed with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. . ....
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a plastic lens that is permanently implanted into the eye to correct moderate to severe nearsightedness. . . The U. S. Food and Drug Administration - September 13, 2004 http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01313.html...
Since President Bush helped launch a massive smallpox preparedness program in 2002, local health officials say they have come a long way in developing plans to vaccinate the region's entire population in the event of an outbreak. . . The...
. . .Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore are studying others like Isicoff to see if meditation helps sufferers of the autoimmune disorder, which affects about 2.1 million Americans, mostly women. . . The Washington...
Runners over age 50 improve their performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study found, reinforcing past research on older athletes and the benefits they get from exercise. . . The Baltimore Sun - September 13, 2004 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.ms.runners13sep13,1,3693.story?coll=bal-health-headlines...
. . .About 19 percent said they had delayed seeking medical care either because of medical debts or the pursuit of those debts by collection agencies. An additional 48 percent felt pressured enough to have made other changes in the...
. . .Ordinary people, even with training, often can't use the increasingly popular defibrillators under the pressure of an emergency. . . CNN.com - September 13, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/09/13/defib.training.ap/index.html...
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