My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
The Lancet: Basic medical care of Ebola patients is neglected and must improve The widespread misconception that there are no proven treatments for Ebola virus disease has meant that simple…
"hospitals would see their financial performance hurt if they reduced complications" 17 Apr 2013 WASHINGTON (AFP) US hospitals face a disincentive to improve care because they make drastically more money…
Study finds most older adults qualify for statin therapy under new cholesterol guidelines In a cohort of individuals aged 66-75 years, 97 percent now qualify for a statin MINNEAPOLIS, MN…
10 Aug 2012 Professors Lisa Schwartz and Steven Woloshin of the Center for Medicine and the Media at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice argue that last…
"so high risk and because nearly 90 percent of those exposed cannot benefit." 10 AUG 2012 Risky prenatal use of steroid to try to prevent intersex, tomboys and lesbians CHICAGO…
27 JUL 2012 Researchers with the UBC Hospital MS Clinic and Brain Research Centre at Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia have published important data in the…
CNO Editors Note: With all do respect to the dubious experts, let scientific method determine what is medicine and what is not? " Over the last two decades, such complementary and…
12 July 2012 Agencies place unqualified, possibly criminal caregivers in homes of vulnerable seniors CHICAGO — If you hire a caregiver from an agency for an elderly family member, you…
Basic metabolic test ranged from $35 to $7,303 Basic lipid panel ranged from $10 to as much as $10,169 UCSF study highlights difficulty of knowing health care prices New UC San…
29 JUN 2012 Same patterns found in finance industry; Researchers suggest need for third parties in conflict of interest policy-making process PITTSBURGH—Medical institutions have been under pressure to develop and…
HOUSTON – (June 21, 2012) – Despite modest gains in lifespan over the past century, the United States still trails many of the world’s countries when it comes to life…
" Today, nearly three quarters of all fatal drug overdoses in the United States are due to prescription drugs — far outnumbering deaths from cocaine and heroin combined, and often…
" a third of people diagnosed with asthma may not have the condition; a systematic review suggests up to one in three breast cancers detected through screenings may be overdiagnosed; and…
18 May 2012 Misuse of prescription drugs seen as ‘more necessary’ for success, study finds WASHINGTON – In the eyes of young college men, it’s more unethical to use steroids…
Jul 08, 2014 11:27 By Joanne Butcher An internationally-acclaimed doctor has been banned from prescribing vitamins - despite winning awards for his work. In 2012 Dr Joseph Chandy, a GP…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 14-Jul-2014 Labelling people with moderately high blood sugar as pre-diabetic is a drastically premature measure with no medical value and huge financial and social costs Labelling people…
04 May 2012 DURHAM, N.C.— The largest comprehensive analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov finds that clinical trials are falling short of producing high-quality evidence needed to guide medical decision-making. The analysis, published…
" The team identified 32 clinical trials on the 20 drugs. Only five trials were focused specifically on drug safety. The team calculated that each drug was tested in a median…
20 Apr 2012 New study examines risks and benefits of the first line treatment for diabetes Although the drug metformin is considered the gold standard in the management of type…
09 Mar 2012 Feature: Medical schools’ attitudes towards student prostitution One in ten students now claim to know someone who is using prostitution to pay for university fees, a medical…
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