Medicine NewsPatients newly diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol are significantly more likely to delay initiating recommended drug treatment if they face higher co-payments for medications, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The delay was significant across all conditions, but the impact was largest among patients who had not previously used [...]
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Findings from clinical studies used to gain Food and Drug Administration approval of common antidepressants are not applicable to most patients with depression, according to a report led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
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Facial recognition is not as automatic as it may seem. Researchers have identified specific areas in the brain devoted solely to picking out faces among other objects we encounter. Two specific effects have been established as being critical for facial recognition – holistic processing (in which we view the face as a whole, instead of [...]
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As Labour Day approaches on May 1st, and Governments across Europe seek to keep their citizens healthy and productive in work, a new pan-European study is examining the economic, health, psychological and sociological consequences of unemployment. Advised by a panel of leading experts on employment and health, the 25-country study is [...]
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The American Psychiatric Association (APA) Board of Trustees has established a task force on the treatment of Gender Identity Disorders (GID) to address concerns about the relative lack of evidence-based treatment guidelines and to determine if guidelines should be developed. The task force was created on a recommendation by [...]
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Dietary acrylamide was not associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, according to data from a large prospective case-cohort study in the April 28 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Acrylamide is formed in some starchy foods, such as potato chips and French fries, during high-temperature cooking.
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Two newspapers recently published editorials responding to the FDA’s decision to lower the age limit for nonprescription sale of the emergency contraceptive Plan B from age 18 to age 17. Summaries appear below.~
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The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (Health Science Center) have announced an exclusive license and sponsored research agreement with Merck & Co., Inc., to develop a vaccine for chlamydia, targeting the common sexually transmitted bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
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Uganda’s Ministry of Health last week released breastfeeding guidelines as part of a wider policy on feeding policies for infants and young children, New Vision reports. The guidelines also include breastfeeding recommendations for HIV-positive women. According to the guidelines, women should exclusively breastfeed for the first six months.
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