http://www.regenstrief.org Regenstrief News Stories 2008 hourly 1 2007-04-13T16:46:46Z http://www.regenstrief.org/news/cholinesterase-inhibitors-reduce-aggression-wandering-and-paranoia-in-alzheimer2019s-disease.html Cholinesterase inhibitors, used to treat cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, are also a safe and effective alternative therapy for the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, according to a study that appears in the December 2008 edition of Clinical Interventions in Aging. No publisher breyes 2008-12-11T15:15:22Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/caring-for-the-caregiver-redefining-the-definition-of-patient-iu-study-finds-25-of-family-caregivers-of-ad-patients-go-to-er-or-are-hospitalized.html One quarter of all family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients succumb to the stress of providing care to a loved one and become hospital patients themselves, according to an Indiana University study published in the November 2008 issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. No publisher breyes 2008-11-10T21:23:19Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/neighborhood-greenness-has-long-term-positive-impact-on-kids2019-health.html In the first study to look at the effect of neighborhood greenness on inner city children's weight over time, researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the University of Washington report that higher neighborhood greenness is associated with slower increases in children's body mass over a two year period, regardless of residential density. No publisher breyes 2008-10-31T15:16:34Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/nation-s-only-citywide-electronic-health-information-exchange-improving-health-and-lowering-costs.html Across the nation concerns about health-care quality and costs are growing. For the first time, both candidates aspiring to the nation's highest office are looking to greater reliance on electronic medical records as critical to any remedy. No publisher breyes 2008-10-31T15:06:12Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/health-care-and-the-u-s-presidential-election.html "There are now more than 45 million people in America without health insurance for the entire year; almost twice that number lack coverage for at least a month out of the year. Over the last few years, most of the newly uninsured are from the middle class. As unemployment rises, along with gas and food prices, more and more people will be unable to afford health insurance, especially as it gets more expensive each year. The combination of a sagging economy, increasing numbers of uninsured, and a disproportionately affected middle class may make this a tipping point," said Aaron Carroll, M.D, director of the Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research (CHPPR) and associate professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. No publisher breyes 2008-10-07T15:32:59Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/medical-student-gender-and-self-confidence-females-underestimate-their-abilities-and-males-tend-to-overestimate-theirs.html Despite performing equally to their male peers in the classroom and the clinic, female medical students consistently report decreased self-confidence and increased anxiety, particularly over issues related to their competency. A new study published in the September 2008 issue of Patient Education and Counseling found that female medical students also appeared less confident to patients. No publisher breyes 2008-10-03T20:02:03Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/08-don-t-ask-don-t-tell-doesn-t-work-in-prenatal-care.html While obstetrical care providers are doing a good job working with their patients on smoking cessation, they are not doing as well on abuse of other substances that can harm a woman's unborn baby. A new study appearing in the September 2008 issue of the journal Patient Education and Counseling reports that patients don't volunteer information about substance abuse unless specifically queried. No publisher breyes 2008-09-30T18:17:03Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/protecting-patient-privacy-the-new-fashioned-way.html Protecting patient privacy has been recognized as the duty of health-care providers for aHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Actbout as long as doctors have seen patients. Since 1996, that duty became a legal obligation when Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. No publisher breyes 2008-09-25T17:40:47Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/a-look-to-the-future-getting-health-information-where-it-needs-to-go-instantly-in-times-of-emergency.html Investigators from the Regenstrief Institute have led a demonstration of how health information exchange technologies developed and tested regionally can be used to securely share patient information across the nation during an emergency. No publisher breyes 2008-09-23T20:19:14Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/news_item.2008-09-18.8706363360 How frequently should symptom-free individuals at average risk for colon cancer undergo screening with colonoscopy? In a study published in the Sept. 18, 2008, New England Journal of Medicine, researchers led by Thomas F. Imperiale, M.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, report that while there still is no definitive answer to the question, they now know the procedure need not be performed any sooner than every five years. No publisher breyes 2008-09-18T15:33:11Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/how-often-to-screen-for-colon-cancer-nejm-study-finds-5-year-risk-extremely-low.html How frequently should symptom-free individuals at average risk for colon cancer undergo screening with colonoscopy? In a study published in the Sept. 18, 2008, New England Journal of Medicine, researchers led by Thomas F. Imperiale, M.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, report that while there still is no definitive answer to the question, they now know the procedure need not be performed any sooner than every five years. No publisher breyes 2010-03-17T18:45:11Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/torke-receives-prestigious-award-to-study-surrogate-decision-making-for-older-adults.html Alexia M. Torke, M.D., M.S., has been named a 2008 Hartford Geriatrics Health Outcomes Research Scholar. No publisher breyes 2008-09-12T19:49:34Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/dance-to-the-music-learning-exercising-at-ymca-can-prevent-diabetes.html Community-based exercise organizations, such as the YMCA, are an effective tool in the fight against diabetes, according to a study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers in the October 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. No publisher breyes 2008-09-09T20:05:57Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/new-think-tank-tackles-health-policy-and-professionalism-issues.html Quick turnaround research on the hottest topics of the day related to health policy, medical professionalism, medical education, and physician practice –is the goal of the Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research (CHPPR), recently created as an innovative think tank at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children. No publisher breyes 2008-09-04T18:55:22Z News Item http://www.regenstrief.org/news/when-the-patient-can-t-decide-study-looks-at-physician-perspectives-on-surrogate-decision-making.html Family members are often called upon to make medical choices for patients who are unable to do so themselves. Researchers led by Alexia Torke, M.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc., studied how physicians treating these patients interacted with surrogate decision-makers. No publisher breyes 2008-08-18T19:04:13Z News Item