2007

Treating Oft Ignored Non-Cancer Health Issues After Cancer Diagnosis Prolongs Survival — last modified 2007-12-28 10:26

Receiving treatment for non-cancer health issues while being treated by specialists for cancer improves cancer survival rates according to a study published in the December 20 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe — last modified 2007-12-24 10:37

In a study entitled "Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe" published in the Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal, Indiana University School of Medicine researchers explored seven commonly held medical beliefs.

Where Vets Served Affects Frequency of ER Visits But Not Hospital Stays — last modified 2007-12-21 15:00

Five years post-conflict, individuals who served in the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War were 25 percent more likely to visit an emergency department than veterans of the same era who were not deployed, but were no more likely to have a hospital stay or an outpatient visit, according to a study appearing in the December 2007 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

The Dirty Work of Healthcare Information Technology: Developing a Lingua Franca or The Devil Is In the Details — last modified 2007-12-21 14:54

I may say soda and you may say pop, but what if the hospital lab you go to today says BMP and the lab you visit next week calls the same test SMA7?

Aging With GRACE: Improving Health Care for Older Adults — last modified 2007-12-21 14:48

Most older adults obtain their health care in the offices of busy primary care physicians or, in the case of those without physicians, in even busier hospital emergency departments.

Depression Screening for Cancer Patients Too Often Falls Between the Cracks — last modified 2007-12-10 13:44

Depression is known to be associated with cancer yet too many cancer patients are not screened for this mental disorder, according to researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Regenstrief Institute and the Roudebush VA Medical Center.

It’s Not Just A Kid Thing: Fluoridated Tap Water Benefits Older Adults Even More — last modified 2007-12-10 13:42

The benefits of fluoridation in preventing tooth decay have been known for over half a century and today approximately two-thirds of Americans have access to fluoridated public water.

Do Medical Schools Affect the Way Future Doctors Interact with Drug Companies? — last modified 2007-12-10 13:38

Although more and more drug advertisements are appearing on television, the bulk of the approximately $21 billion dollars that pharmaceutical companies spend annually to market their products is targeted to physicians, doctors in training (residents) and medical students.

Dementia Screening in Primary Care: Is it Time? No Says JAMA Commentary — last modified 2007-12-03 13:05

Primary care physicians should focus on "dementia red flags" rather than routinely screen individuals with no dementia symptoms just because they've reached a certain age, according to Malaz Boustani, M.D., MPH, of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and colleagues from the University of Kent and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom in a commentary published in the Nov. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

AMPATH: Restoring Lives Not Just Immune Systems — last modified 2007-12-03 13:01

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa is decimating populations, depressing economies, deepening poverty and destabilizing traditional social orders.

$60 Million USAID grant goes to Indiana and Moi universities' AMPATH program to combat AIDS in Kenya — last modified 2007-12-03 12:40

AMPATH, a program that grew out of the partnership between Indiana University School of Medicine and the Moi (Kenya) University Teaching and Referral Hospital, has received a 5-year, $60-million grant to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS in Kenya.

One Size May Not Fit All: Knowing Risk Can Determine What Kind of Colon Cancer Screening is Best — last modified 2007-11-08 10:55

While colonoscopy has become widely used for colorectal cancer screening, nearly two-thirds of screening colonoscopies show no cancer or pre-cancerous polyps. In an editorial in the October issue of the journal Gastroenterology, Thomas F. Imperiale, M.D., Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Research Scientist, says that studies that can help determine who is at risk for colorectal cancer as well as who is not at risk and how to stratify risk for each group can help determine which screening test is best for each individual and will better serve both patients and the healthcare system.

'You're Not A Victim of Domestic Violence, Are You?' Better Communication Techniques Needed to Work with Abuse Victims in the ER — last modified 2007-11-08 10:50

Doctors who ask the right questions in the right way can successfully encourage abused women to reveal that they are victims of domestic violence, even in a hectic emergency department, a team of researchers from the United States and Canada has found.

Relationship Between Statins and Cognitive Decline More Complex Than Thought — last modified 2007-11-08 10:41

Previous explorations of a link between statins, a cholesterol lowering medication, and cognitive decline have produced inconsistent results. New research reveals that the relationship between statin use and cognitive decline appears even more complex than had been thought.

Editorial Says Primary Care System Must Change How It Approaches Dementia — last modified 2007-10-17 15:03

In an editorial in the November issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, geriatrics researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. say that primary care doctors, the physicians seen by most older adults, cannot meet the needs of the growing number of older adults with dementia without changing how the primary care system approaches dementia.