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Dedicated palliative care consults improve outcomes

Data from a long-term care facility in the USA indicate that a dedicated palliative care consult service results in a more favorable course of treatment and clinical outcomes for residents.

19 Dec 2012

Patient-managed weight-loss program works

Adding use of a personal digital assistant to an intensive weight-loss program results in significantly greater weight loss, as well as enabling patients to take charge of their own weight management, report US researchers.

18 Dec 2012

God will control my asthma

Research shows that patients’ belief in God influences how likely they are to be adherent to asthma medication.

14 Dec 2012

Graphic images best anti-smoking message

The findings of a US study have backed the use of graphic imagery on cigarette packets to deter smoking.

14 Dec 2012

Radioactive iodine benefits selected papillary thyroid cancer patients

Radioactive iodine may be selectively used for the treatment of intermediate-risk papillary thyroid cancer in patients who are aged over 45 years with tumors smaller than 4 cm that are confined to the thyroid gland, say US scientists.

12 Dec 2012

Hospice use driven by finance rather than patient eligibility

Barriers to hospice care in the USA could be more to do with individual hospices' enrollment policies than with patients’ true eligibility, indicate study findings.

12 Dec 2012

The argument for vision insurance

Individuals with vision insurance are more likely than those without it to have had recent eye care visits, and to have no difficulty reading printed matter or recognizing their friends from across the street, report US researchers.

12 Dec 2012

Telestroke networks benefit hospital bank balances

Telestroke networks can increase the number of patients successfully discharged home while saving money for all hospitals involved, show US study results.

11 Dec 2012

Meals on wheels reduces nursing home strain

US states that have invested in community-based service networks, particularly home-delivered meals, have proportionally fewer nursing home residents with low-care needs, report researchers.

10 Dec 2012

Genzyme receives EC approval for Thyrogen product label expansion

Genzyme, a Sanofi company, today announced it has received European Commission approval of a product label expansion for the use of Thyrogen (thyrotropin alfa) with a wider irradiation dose range for postoperative thyroid remnant ablation.

10 Dec 2012

Pay for performance may have reduced UK mortality rates

The introduction in 2008 of a US-based “pay-for-performance” scheme into National Health Service hospitals in the northwest of the UK resulted in a significant decrease in mortality rates, particularly for pneumonia, study findings show.

7 Dec 2012

Protected sleep, shorter rotations may improve clinicians’ performance

Two studies published in JAMA show that having a period of protected sleep while being on call and having a shorter rotation result in improved alertness and a lower risk for “burnout” and emotional exhaustion in clinicians.

6 Dec 2012

Obesity ramps up thoracic surgery costs

Obese patients have significantly increased operating times when undergoing lobectomy for primary lung cancer, show US study results.

5 Dec 2012

Resolving conflict over treatment decisions sometimes impossible

Disputes between healthcare professionals and patients and/or their families about whether medical treatment is futile can be resolved through collaborative efforts and communication, say experts.

4 Dec 2012

Websites offering 'designer vaginas' lack information

Websites for providers offering female genital cosmetic surgery contain poor quality and limited clinical information regarding procedures and risks, show study results.

4 Dec 2012

Elderly depression at discharge related to future outcomes

The number of depressive symptoms present in elderly patients at hospital discharge is associated with their future functional and mortality outcomes, indicate study results.

3 Dec 2012

Phone, letter prompts improve statin uptake

Telephoning and writing to individuals who have not filled their new prescription for statin medication significantly improves rates of prescription uptake, show US study results.

30 Nov 2012

Novartis to highlight key data from extensive oncology portfolio at SABCS and ASH meeting

Novartis will highlight more than 140 presentations on key data from its extensive oncology portfolio at the leading year-end scientific meetings devoted to hematology and breast cancer, demonstrating continued innovation in research and development efforts to advance the care of patients with cancer and rare diseases.

30 Nov 2012

Exelixis announces FDA approval of COMETRIQ for treatment of medullary thyroid cancer

Exelixis, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved COMETRIQ (cabozantinib) for the treatment of progressive, metastatic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC).

30 Nov 2012

European Medicines Agency accepts Exelixis’ COMETRIQ MAA for review

Exelixis, Inc. today announced the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for review the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for COMETRIQ (cabozantinib) for the proposed indication of treatment of progressive, unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer (MTC).

29 Nov 2012