Being mad is one thing, going mad quite another | Darian Leader
Many are worried that the latest edition of the psychiatrist's 'bible' labels everyone as ill but this has an upside Each edition of the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has a massive impact on psychiatric practice and medical education around the world. The book lists mental disorders and explains how to diagnose them. Seen as a ...

Research Roundup:COBRA subsidies; Children's insurance and dental coverage; Adopting health IT; Race and heart ...
Archives of Internal Medicine: Racial Differences In Admissions To High-Quality Hospitals For Coronary Heart Disease - "Racial disparities in the management of coronary heart disease (CHD) are widely documented, yet the reasons behind persistent gaps in quality of care are not fully understood," write the authors, who examined "Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction and coronary ...

Reform of primary care could reduce diagnostic errors
Errors in diagnosis place a heavy financial burden on an already costly health-care system, and can be devastating for affected patients. Strengthening certain aspects of a new and evolving model of comprehensive and coordinated primary care could potentially address this highly relevant, but underemphasized safety concern, say health researchers.

Research and Markets: Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice: Companion and Aviary Birds - One of the Fastest Growing ...
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice: Companion and Aviary Birds" book to their offering.

The Evolution Of Melanoma Diagnosis: 25 Years Beyond The ABCDs
Twenty-five years after publishing the mnemonic "ABCD" to facilitate the early diagnosis of melanoma, the group who came up with that moniker says early detection remains a key factor in lowering mortality from malignant melanoma. Darrell S. Rigel, M.D. and colleagues from the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at New York University School of Medicine say that, despite all of the ...

Medisim, Ltd. Files Lawsuit Against BestMed LLC for Conductive Forehead Thermometer
Triangle - Holly Springs, NC July 30, 2010 Medisim, Ltd. a global leader in diagnostic tools for temperature measurement and other devices, announced today that it filed a lawsuit against BestMed LLC in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit accuses BestMed of patent infringement, copyright infringement, Lanham Act violations, unfair competition and several ...

The Healing Arts Center & Spa at Cavallo Point Lodge Expands Into Integrative Medicine
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - 07/29/10) - Cavallo Point Lodge announces the introduction of integrative medicine at its Healing Arts Center & Spa. The program was designed and is directed by Bradly Jacobs , MD, MPH, founding medical director at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of California San Francisco and former Senior Medical Director at Revolution Health. Known ...

Study Finds Respiratory Symptoms More Reliable Indicator Of H1N1, Not Fever Alone
New research shows that individuals with mild H1N1 infection may go undetected using standard diagnostic criteria, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, (APIC). The study concludes that coughing or other respiratory symptoms are more accurate in ...

Back-pain guidelines may delay treatment
BALTIMORE, July 28 (UPI) -- Skipping long-held diagnostic guidelines may speed up pain relief for some with back pain, U.S. researchers say. Pain management - United States - Health - Medicine - Medical Specialties

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