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Study Investigates Who Is Most Likely To Take Precautions During A Pandemic
A study that looked at how people behave during pandemics has identified key demographic and psychological factors that may predict protective behaviours. The study is published online, in the British Journal of Health Psychology…
Republicans Bitter About Deals, Resigned About Likely Overhaul Passage
After a series of last minute deals paved the way for Senate Democrats to move forward with health overhaul legislation, Republicans lashed out, but also acknowledged that their options for fighting the legislation at this late date are limited. Bloomberg/BusinessWeek: “The debate over legislation overhauling the U.S…
Incidence Of Diabetes Likely To Double And Costs To Triple By 2034
In the next 25 years, the number of Americans living with diabetes will nearly double, increasing from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034. Over the same period, spending on diabetes will almost triple, rising from $113 billion to $336 billion, even with no increase in the prevalence of obesity, researchers based at the University of Chicago report in the December issue of Diabetes Care. The number of those with diabetes covered by Medicare will rise from 8.
Women Veterans Less Likely To Report Pain Than Male Counterparts
In the first study to look at sex-specific pain prevalence in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans, researchers from the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and the Yale University School of Medicine found women Veterans had a lower prevalence of pain than male counterparts returning from the conflicts. Approximately 60% of OEF/OIF Veterans were assessed with pain during the study period.
CBO Estimate Left Out Hospital Exemption; Baucus Savings Likely Lower
The Congressional Budget Office “did not consider that hospitals would be exempt from a Medicare cost-cutting commission in Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus’ healthcare overhaul mark, an omission that will slash a conservative $11 billion from $23 billion in savings the commission was expected to produce,” CongressDaily reports.
Women, Blacks, Medicare Recipients Less Likely To Be Evaluated For Liver Transplantation
Patient race, gender and insurance status influence decisions about who will go on to receive liver transplants, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study. Available online and published in the September issue of the American Journal of Transplantation, the study indicates that women, blacks and patients with Medicare who are in end-stage liver disease are less likely to be referred and evaluated for liver transplantation.
Men are More Likely to suffer Cluster Migraines Posted By : Josh Goodall
It is widely known that women are more likely to suffer migraine than men. There are 30 million Americans who are suffering with different degrees of migraine problems, 75 per cent of them are women. But when it comes to cluster migraines, things change dramatically. More men then women are diagnosed as the patient of cluster migraines. According to medical statistics, 0.1 per cent of the population suffered form this kind of migraine. That is about 300,000 people around United States.
Flu Symptoms Likely To Be Mild, Say Northern Ireland Doctors
Family doctors in Northern Ireland moved to allay fears over the swine flu virus. Larne GP Brian Dunn, Chairman of the BMA’s GP committee said, “It is understandable that people will be worried when they hear about the potential number of fatalities that may arise due to the pandemic. It should be remembered that these are worst case scenarios to enable government to plan.
63 Percent Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Suffer Psychiatric Disorders, With Depressive Spectrum Conditions Most Likely
Over half (63 percent) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) also suffer from psychiatric disorders, with the majority of these (87 percent) occurring in the depressive spectrum, according to a new study. Interestingly, over half (52 percent) of the patients studied indicated that they had experienced stress events before the onset of their RA.
In End Of Life Choices, Blacks More Likely To Opt For Life-Sustaining Measures
When faced with a terminal illness, African-American seniors were two times more likely than whites to say they would want life-prolonging treatments, according to a University of Pittsburgh study available online and published in the June issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The study, led by Amber E. Barnato, M.D., M.P.H.
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