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11/5/15 - Early warning found for chronic kidney disease

11/5/15 Early warning found for chronic kidney disease

Medical Xpress

"SuPAR promises to do for kidney disease what cholesterol has done for cardiovascular disease," said Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, senior author of the NEJM ...

11/2/15 - Better HIV Care Could Save Lives, Billions in Health Costs

11/2/15 Better HIV Care Could Save Lives, Billions in Health Costs

Medscape

Improved efforts to link and retain HIV-positive individuals in care, along with increased screening for HIV, could reduce the incidence of HIV ...

10/27/15 - End-of-Life Care for Dementia More Expensive Than Cancer and ...

10/27/15 End-of-Life Care for Dementia More Expensive Than Cancer and ...

Healthline

A new study found that the cost of caring for a person with dementia is much higher than for a person suffering from heart disease or cancer.

9/22/15 - Insurance, healthy behavior are key to reducing cost of chronic ...

9/22/15 Insurance, healthy behavior are key to reducing cost of chronic ...

USA TODAY

Chronic disease is a modern plague: Nearly half of adults have either diabetes or pre-diabetes, one in three suffers from high blood pressure and ...

8/14/15 - WSU biomedical engineering students invent remote health ...

8/14/15 WSU biomedical engineering students invent remote health ...

News-Medical.net

It also reduces costs for PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) ... That saves time and money on costly hospital visits and further health ...

6/30/15 - UCLA Identifies Mental Health Factors for Low-Income Minorities

6/30/15 UCLA Identifies Mental Health Factors for Low-Income Minorities

California Healthline

UCLA Identifies Mental Health Factors for Low-Income Minorities ... of productivity, greater social dependency, disability, health and mental health care costs, ...

6/19/15 - Obesity tied to congenital adrenal hyperplasia in teens increases ...

6/19/15 Obesity tied to congenital adrenal hyperplasia in teens increases ...

Healio

In a cross-sectional study of adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and healthy, matched controls with obesity, researchers found that ...

4/30/15 - Intensive T1DM Control Greatly Lowers Odds of Ocular Surgery

4/30/15 Intensive T1DM Control Greatly Lowers Odds of Ocular Surgery

Doctors Lounge 

Intensive management of type 1 diabetes can reduce the risk of having a diabetes-related ocular surgery by nearly 50 percent, according to a new report. Results of the study were published in the April 30 ...

3/5/15 - Many US Households Include Someone With Failing Memory ...

3/5/15 Many US Households Include Someone With Failing Memory ...

WebMD

... the capacity for making informed decisions about health care and other matters. ... the CDC and published March 5 in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease.

3/4/15 - Medical Bills Another Burden for Eczema Patients: Study

3/4/15 Medical Bills Another Burden for Eczema Patients: Study

U.S. News & World Report

Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago report that adults with eczema have higher health costs and more health ...

2/24/15 - Medical Homes: Cost Effects of Utilization by Chronically Ill Patients

2/24/15 Medical Homes: Cost Effects of Utilization by Chronically Ill Patients

AJMC.com Managed Markets Network

The impact of primary care practices adopting the patient-centered medical home(PCMH) model is analyzed by comparing per member per month (PMPM) ...

2/11/15 - Chronic fatigue syndrome renamed and redefined

2/11/15 Chronic fatigue syndrome renamed and redefined

Medical News Today

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also referred to as myalgic ... "Misconceptions or dismissive attitudes on the part of health care providers make the path to ...

1/7/15 - Psoriasis Costs Americans Up to $135 Billion Annually, Study Finds

1/7/15 Psoriasis Costs Americans Up to $135 Billion Annually, Study Finds

HealthDay

"These patients may bear significant long-term costs related to the medical condition ... "The direct health care costs are significantly greater for patients with ...

12/29/14 - Medical Home Model Reduces Costs, Serious Illness in Children

12/29/14 Medical Home Model Reduces Costs, Serious Illness in Children

Medscape

The program also reduced costs, at $16,523 per child-year for children who ... for outpatient pediatric care and the necessity to restrain health care spending, the ...

12/5/14 - Heart attack, stroke survivors' care needs greater than thought

12/5/14 Heart attack, stroke survivors' care needs greater than thought

Midland Daily News

“As we continue to see more survivors of heart attack and stroke, we expect a dramatic increase in demand for chronic care, which not only takes a tremendous ...

11/26/14 - Mindfulness program may improve some rheumatoid arthritis ...

11/26/14 Mindfulness program may improve some rheumatoid arthritis ...

Reuters

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease caused by the immune system ... Kreiter said she thinks the study also demonstrates how important self-care and ...

11/12/14 - Chronic care coordinators improve diabetes monitoring but not ...

11/12/14 Chronic care coordinators improve diabetes monitoring but not ...

Medical Xpress

Getting support from a chronic care coordinator increases blood-glucose testing and foot and eye exams in people with type 2diabetes, but it may not improve ...

11/4/14 - Final CMS Rule Includes Payment for Chronic Care Management

11/4/14 Final CMS Rule Includes Payment for Chronic Care Management

Medscape

Starting in January 2015, physicians and other healthcare providers can start receiving a separate fee for chronic care management for seniors with multiple ...

10/27/14 - Colleges Could Do More for Students With Chronic Ills, Study Finds

10/27/14 Colleges Could Do More for Students With Chronic Ills, Study Finds

U.S. News & World Report

Often, college health centers are limited in what they can do, due to tight ... Vaccination records are a must at most colleges, he noted -- but schools differ in ...

8/29/14 - Specific foods and dietary patterns help prevent, control diabetes

8/29/14 Specific foods and dietary patterns help prevent, control diabetes

News-Medical.net

In a comprehensive review of recent randomized clinical trials and observational studies ofdiabetes and nutrition, Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard School of ...