Health insurance company WellPoint hired it in September to help doctors make diagnoses and
suggest treatments by quickly scanning clinical guidelines and medical records.
Not exact matches
The findings
suggest that the therapies aren't used quite like how they're approved
by the FDA, which could make a difference in how the
treatments pan out.
But the study also
suggested that some antidepressants were more effective than others; several older antidepressants were found to be more effectivee than more modern ones, but the modern
treatments (such as Prozac) were better tolerated
by patients.
Given that LJPC - 501 achieved the primary endpoint
suggested by the FDA, the analysts believe this should suffice for an approval in last - line approval, which means where patients have no other
treatment options.
What I feel to be the inadequacy of Ogden's
treatment is already
suggested by the foregoing terminological remarks.
In other words, her project
suggests that if our governments are going to treat people more humanely, that will not be because the people are sufficiently educated and articulate to demand humane
treatment, but rather because their Guardians have been convinced through the imaginative sympathy engendered
by the novels they read to be kinder and gentler toward their charges.
The researcher
suggests many non-coeliac people are not satisfied
by the
treatment response from doctors to their gastrointestinal symptoms, leading them to experiment with alternative diets.
Reports this week
suggest Radamel Falcao has been «reducted to tears»
by van Gaal's harsh
treatment of him this season, which has included banishing him from the matchday squad altogether and fielding him in the Under - 21 side.
Any registered athlete (or group of athletes) may be
suggested for additional support
by their club coach, their strength and conditioning lead or the injury
treatment team.
As a result, Dr. Meehan argues that «the term mild traumatic brain injury should not be used interchangeably with concussion,» as
suggested by the authors of a 2010 Canadian study, 2 which found that how a brain injury was labeled made a difference when it came to
treatment, and
suggested that, to encourage full reporting of head injuries in sports and to allow adequate management and recovery time, MTBI be used in its place.
Studies reported
by The American Pregnancy Association
suggest that the most effective fertility
treatments involve a combination of acupuncture, herbal medicine, and traditional medical interventions.
Work on cost - effectiveness carried out as part of the previous HTA report on this topic [60] and
by the Decision Support Unit at the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE)[61]
suggests that group - clinic based parenting programmes are likely to be cost - effective or may lead to cost - savings through avoidance of alternative
treatment.
As reported
by Reuters, Dr. William Copeland, a psychiatry researcher at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, USA, stated that: «This study is about righting a longstanding error and prejudice about the differences between these common childhood adversities,» adding: «It
suggests that whether we are talking about prevention, screening or
treatment, our notions of childhood mistreatment need to be broader and more holistic than they have been.
Another interesting piece is the
Treatment room, in which Hamilton
suggests that patients could be cured
by watching Margaret Thatcher from a screen.
These findings
suggest that most dementias, even those caused
by Alzheimer's, are triggered
by multiple pathological processes and will require more than one
treatment.
«In our Northern California study population, it does not appear that families use complementary and alternative
treatments due to the lack of availability of conventional services, as has been
suggested by other research,» Hansen said.
A 2007 study
suggests that nicotine
treatment could help alleviate the dyskinesia often experienced
by Parkinson's patients being treated with L - dopa (left).
New research posted online
by the Nature journal Leukemia
suggests blocking part of a DNA repair complex that helps some types of leukemia resist
treatment can increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy and enhance survival.
Other recent work
suggests that ART, although costly, will pay for itself and more
by increasing labor productivity, reducing the need for orphan care and deferring medical
treatment costs (S. Resch et al..
Roger Bate, a health economist and HIV expert at the American Enterprise Institute, a think tank in Washington DC, says that he is not yet persuaded
by the studies
suggesting that
treatment prevents transmission.
If borne out
by future studies, these mechanisms
suggest some possible
treatments to mitigate the effects of altitude on depression and suicide risk: supplemental 5 - hydroxytryptophan (a serotonin precursor) to increase serotonin levels, or creatinine to influence brain bioenergetics.
Bowman
suggests the oral rehydration salts (ORS) solution, a
treatment for intestinal flu and dehydration recommended
by the World Health Organization (WHO), that has ingredients probably available in your kitchen cabinet.
«This approach works
by reducing viral replication, which
suggests there might be a
treatment window that lasts several days in which drugs could be used to reduce the infection and risk of complications,» Thomas said.
Current guidelines strongly
suggest that patients discharged from emergency departments for chest pain should be seen
by a physician within 72 hours for further assessment or
treatment.
The work, which was propelled
by technologies that enable the detailed analysis of even a handful of cells, opens a critical window on the biology of the disease and
suggests a strategy for the development of more precise, powerful
treatments.
Daley and Urbach's team found that they could reverse Lin28's tumor - causing effects in their transgenic model
by forcing expression of Let - 7,
suggesting that
treatments targeting Lin28 hold promise for treating Wilms tumors.
A new study supported
by the Milstein Medical Research Program at The Rockefeller University, however, has uncovered the molecular roots of skin discoloration that is often associated with psoriasis,
suggesting the possibility of new
treatments for pigmentation changes seen not only in psoriasis, but also in other conditions such as eczema and acne.
A genetic analysis led
by Dr. Erik Knudsen (left) and Dr. Agnieszka Witkiewicz
suggests that most pancreatic cancers harbor genetic alterations that could be targeted
by existing drugs, using their genetic features as a roadmap for
treatment.
A genetic analysis led
by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers
suggests that most pancreatic cancers harbor genetic alterations that could be targeted
by existing drugs, using their genetic features as a roadmap for
treatment.
Surprisingly, if TOR's activity is acutely inhibited
by treatment with the therapeutic agent Rapamycin, sleep quality improves even in old flies,
suggesting that age - related sleep decline is not only preventable, but also reversible.
Some cell types were not killed
by treatment with PAL,
suggesting it could be used as a specific tumor therapy.
They say this latest study raises questions about whether
treatments that decrease the frequency or severity of migraine may reduce later life vascular risks, and conclude
by saying «what little evidence we do have
suggests the need for therapeutic restraint [to prevent cardiovascular risk] until we have a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the link between migraine and vascular disease.»
A new study led
by University of Kentucky researchers
suggests a new approach to develop highly - potent drugs which could overcome current shortcomings of low drug efficacy and multi-drug resistance in the
treatment of cancer as well as viral and bacterial infections.
A calculation made
by Dr Jensen — based on a 33 % overall increased risk of psychiatric disorders in children born to women with fertility problems and on the proportion of children born in Denmark following fertility
treatment —
suggests that 1.9 % of all diagnosed psychiatric disorders in Denmark are associated with the mother's infertility.
The presence of a foreword
by Anthony Snodgrass, one of the world's most eminent classical archaeologists, might
suggest that Zangger's
treatment of the basic source ma - terial (Plato's Critias and Timaeus) would be steady.
The findings
suggest that this more aggressive
treatment tends to be driven
by patient desire, rather than a physician's recommendation.
The results
suggest that substantial improvements in patient outcomes can be accomplished
by improving processes of care and working with existing
treatments in a novel way.
«These exciting new results
suggest that drugs that reduce the activity of TRIM21 could be highly effective new tools for the
treatment of conditions that are driven
by high oxidative stress, including liver and heart disease,» Zong said.
Importantly, blood cells were unaffected
by the
treatments, which
suggests that this approach is safe.
Noting the potential of gene therapy to be a one - time
treatment for rare and serious diseases that otherwise cost hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars in chronic care over a lifetime, Stuart Orkin, MD, and co-author Philip Reilly, MD, JD, of Third Rock Ventures, seek to «catalyze the discussion»
by suggesting several new models for valuing, pricing and developing gene therapy.
Dr Lucy Clark, lead author, Queen Mary University of London, UK, said: «We found that a self - help approach to a graded exercise program, guided
by a therapist, was safe and also helped to reduce fatigue for some people with chronic fatigue syndrome,
suggesting that GES might be useful as an initial
treatment for patients to help manage symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome.
Last year, a report4
by the World Health Organization
suggested that in 2010, only 16 % of people with MDR tuberculosis received appropriate diagnosis and
treatment.
The mice that received the CAP
treatment had smaller brain lesions,
suggesting that it did reduce the damage caused
by brain trauma.
«
By implication, this study
suggests that effective
treatment for PTSD is needed to reduce emotional distress and to preserve overall health.»
The memory and thinking problems experienced
by cancer survivors, known as «chemo brain» or «chemo fog,» are not just the result of chemotherapy
treatment, they may start as tumors form and develop,
suggests a Baycrest - led study.
Now biophysicists have worked out the mechanism
by which a genetic defect produces this dangerous disorder, and the finding may
suggest new approaches to
treatment.
Now the first study of this desperate form of
treatment,
by Peter Brugger at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and colleagues,
suggests that chopping off a healthy limb «cures» people of this form of BIID.
This
suggests that the vast majority of volunteers were kept safe
by Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and the Ebola
treatment centre procedures in place.
Commissioned
by ASTRO's Board of Directors as part of the Target Safely campaign, the white paper evaluates the current safety and practice guidance for HDR brachytherapy, makes recommendations for guidance applications to the delivery of HDR brachytherapy,
suggests topics where additional guidance is needed and examines the adequacy of general physics, quality assurance (QA) and clinical guidance currently available for the most common
treatment sites with regard to patient safety.
The findings also
suggest that identifying the brain circuits affected
by mutated genes linked to psychiatric disease could help scientists develop more personalized
treatments for patients in the future, Feng says.