2006

Women with Mental Disorders Less Likely to Have Mammograms: Nature of Mental Illness Does Play a Role — last modified 2006-11-06 16:52

Women with mental disorders are less likely to have screening mammograms than women without mental illness, although the nature of the mental illness does play a role...

Tierney Elected to Institute of Medicine — last modified 2007-01-24 08:42

William Tierney, M.D., a physician researcher who has made major contributions to the delivery of health care in the United States, Kenya and a growing number of other African countries, has been elected a member of the prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.

Controlling Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance in Hospitals — last modified 2006-11-06 16:54

In one of the first national studies on guidelines that control antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in hospitals, researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the Richard Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center report that hospitals that follow national guidelines on controlling antibiotic use have lower rates of antibiotic resistance.

More Is Not Always Better: Routine Screening Not Always Beneficial — last modified 2006-10-24 09:21

Doing more is not always better. Improving the quality of medical care does not necessarily dictate providing additional care. And in the case of children with Down syndrome, routine screening for celiac disease in children without symptoms of the disease, as recommended by at least one medical professional organization, does more harm than good according to a study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers published in the August issue of Pediatrics.

Paying To Prevent Diabetes Is Cost Effective — last modified 2006-10-24 09:21

Sixty million Americans, nearly one-third of the U.S. adult population, are pre-diabetic. A study published in the June issue of the journal Diabetes Care has found that it would be cost effective for Medicare to pay for diabetes prevention at age 50 rather than to deny prevention benefits until age 65 when many individuals will have already developed the disease

JAMA Study Reports Less Agitation in Patients, Less Stress and Depression in Caregivers When Alzheimer Disease Approached With Collaborative Care Model — last modified 2006-10-24 09:21

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia represent a major challenge in the care of older adults with Alzheimer disease. In a study published in the May 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. report improved quality and outcomes of care for Alzheimer disease by restructuring the primary care practice environment to emphasize a team approach to care.

Study Reports Newborn Screening Tests Can Save Both Lives and Money — last modified 2006-10-24 09:21

In a new study, conducted for the federal government and published in a supplement to the May issue of the journal Pediatrics, Stephen M. Downs, M.D. and Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine, recommend a national uniform panel of newborn screening tests which they found to be cost saving as well as life saving.

Major grant to IU School of Medicine will expand HIV/AIDS programs in Kenya — last modified 2006-11-06 16:55

The Indiana University School of Medicine has been awarded a $8.9 million federal grant to expand its highly regarded HIV/AIDS programs in Kenya, tripling the number of patients who will be receiving anti-retroviral drug treatments.

McDonald Re-elected Regent of American College of Physicians — last modified 2006-11-06 17:03

Indiana University Distinguished Professor Clement J. McDonald, M.D., director and research scientist, Regenstrief Institute Inc., has been re-elected to the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians, the national organization of doctors of internal medicine. His second term began during the ACP Annual Session, in early April. Dr. McDonald has been on the board since 2003.

Medical researchers set records straight — last modified 2006-10-24 09:21

Technology developed by Regenstrief team recognized nationally. One of the first things Dr. Clement McDonald learned as a young physician was how tough it was to track down information on his patients...