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Heavy alcohol consumption can significantly increase men's risk of developing atrial fibrillation

A large-scale study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that heavy alcohol consumption - 35 or more drinks per week -- can significantly increase men's risk of developing atrial fibrillation, a dangerous type of arrhythmia and one of the leading risk factors for stroke.

20 Sep 2005

Women think very rationally about breast cancer surgery from their own perspectives

When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, her top priority is to get the cancer out and reduce the odds that it will ever return. But for some women just getting the cancer out doesn't feel like enough.

22 Aug 2005

Study shows more obesity-related arthritis among baby boomers

Baby-boomers have spent more years living with more obesity than the previous generation, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found. Although it may be too early to tell whether this will lead to a rise in arthritis rates, the study shows more obesity-related arthritis among baby boomers compared to the previous generation.

17 Aug 2005

Quality of the doctor-patient relationship can greatly affect patients' medication use

Patients who trust their doctors are more likely to stick to their prescription medicines, even if they face high out-of-pocket costs, a new study finds. But patients who have lower levels of trust in their physicians, or who have depression-like symptoms, are much more likely to skip doses or refills when costs become a problem for them.

10 Aug 2005

Study suggests that adult patients with persistent asthma from inner-city populations are not being optimally evaluated

Adults with moderate and severe asthma may not have received optimal evaluation to determine if they were allergic to indoor allergens. Allergy and exposure to several indoor allergens like cockroach, dust mite, molds, and pets can play an important role in the worsening of asthma.

21 Jul 2005

Evaluating how hospitals deliver medical care standardizes practices and improves care

In recent years, American hospitals have made significant improvements on standardized, evidence-based measures of clinical performance for several medical conditions, including heart attacks, heart failure, and pneumonia.

20 Jul 2005

Australia gets a Jumbo online pharmacy

Australian Jumbo Corporation Limited (JUM) has announced an aggresive move into the online pharmacy business with the public release of the JumboPharmacy website.

4 Apr 2005

Bipolar disorder a common feature in urban primary care practice

According to a study in the February 23 issue of JAMA. Nearly 10 percent of patients screened at a general medicine clinic in an urban area were found to have a history of bipolar disorder.

21 Feb 2005

Male surgeons report highest rate of mistakes in patient care

Male surgeons report the highest rate of mistakes in patient care, reveals a study of doctors' attitudes to "adverse events" in Quality and Safety in Health Care.

3 Feb 2005

Lack of sleep could make you fat

Lack of sleep could make you fat. In an editorial published in the Jan. 10 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, two Northwestern University researchers stress the need to better understand the growing epidemic of obesity in the United States by studying how loss of sleep alters the complex metabolic pathways that control appetite, food intake and energy expenditure.

10 Jan 2005

Obesity may impose a smaller healthcare cost on African-Americans than other demographic groups

Obesity may impose a smaller healthcare cost on African-Americans than other demographic groups, according to a study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) that found spending on obesity-related problems becomes progressively higher as adults grow older.

28 Dec 2004

General Medicine News and Research

Heavy alcohol consumption can significantly increase men's risk of developing atrial fibrillation

Women think very rationally about breast cancer surgery from their own perspectives

Study shows more obesity-related arthritis among baby boomers

Quality of the doctor-patient relationship can greatly affect patients' medication use

Study suggests that adult patients with persistent asthma from inner-city populations are not being optimally evaluated

Evaluating how hospitals deliver medical care standardizes practices and improves care

Australia gets a Jumbo online pharmacy

Bipolar disorder a common feature in urban primary care practice

Male surgeons report highest rate of mistakes in patient care

Lack of sleep could make you fat

Obesity may impose a smaller healthcare cost on African-Americans than other demographic groups

Computerized reminder systems increase influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates

Violence, sex, and profanity increased significantly in movies between 1992 and 2003

Studies show new massage and physical therapy technique increased pregnancy rates in infertile women

Senior citizens cutting back on medications due to high costs

Unique computer system to help patient care in America

$9 billion cost of depression in senior citizens

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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