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Prevalence of Comorbidities in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Evaluation of Their Monitoring in Clinical Practice: The Spanish Cohort of the COMORA Study
ConclusionsIn Spain, the prevalence of comorbidities and CV risk factors in RA patients with established and advanced disease is relatively high, and their management in clinical daily practice remains suboptimal.ResumenObjetivosDescribir la prevalencia de comorbilidades en pacientes con AR en España y discutir sobre su manejo en la clínica diaria utilizando los datos de la cohorte española del estudio internacional COMORA.MétodosSubanálisis nacional del estudio COMORA en el que se analizaron las características demográficas y clínicas de 200 pacientes con AR (1987 ACR) y las prácticas rutinarias para el cribado y...
Source: Reumatologia Clinica - February 28, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Home Based Primary Care for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Conclusion: Overall, home based primary care seems to be a promising alternative for pts with SCD. It had a significant impact on patient quality of care and may improve prescription adherence, but more data are needed to determine if it has an effect on healthcare utilization for pts with SCD.DisclosuresMoore: Ohio State University College of Medicine: Research Funding. Desai: FDA: Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding; University of Pittsburgh: Research Funding; Selexy/Novartis: Research Funding; NIH: Research Funding; Ironwood: Other: Adjudication Committee.
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Moore, M. D., Schamess, A., Williams, N., Huang, Y., Menka, G., Desai, P. C. Tags: 901. Health Services Research-Non-Malignant Conditions: Poster III Source Type: research
The spread of medical fake news in social media – The pilot quantitative study
ConclusionsAnalyzing social media top shared news could contribute to identification of leading fake medical information miseducating the society. It might also encourage authorities to take actions such as put warnings on biased domains or scientifically evaluate those generating fake health news.
Source: Health Policy and Technology - July 10, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Kids and flu shots: Two common myths
As a pediatrician, I am really passionate about the flu shot. Influenza can be a nasty illness; every year, thousands of people are hospitalized with influenza and its complications, and some of those people die. The flu shot can protect my patients and their families, and I enthusiastically recommend it to all of them.
And yet many of them refuse, despite my best efforts. What is particularly frustrating is that many of them refuse because of misunderstandings about the flu shot. There is all sorts of misinformation out there, but here are the two most common myths:
1. The flu shot can make you sick. This is the one I hea...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - October 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Cold and Flu Vaccines flu vaccine Source Type: news
Scientists wield plant viruses against deadly human disease
(Case Western Reserve University) Case Western Reserve University researchers have won grants to customize a plant virus into a vaccine for an aggressive form of breast cancer, and to turn another plant virus into a transporter that delivers clot-busting drugs to a blood clot before it causes a heart attack or stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - October 1, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Vegetarians have 'poorer quality of life' study claims
Conclusion
Despite the media headlines, the results from this Austrian cross sectional survey provide no proof that vegetarians are in poorer health than meat eaters.
The study has simply compared a group of people with a “vegetarian” diet with three different groups of people following “carnivorous” diets on a range of different health and lifestyle measures to see if any differences are observed.
The study has numerous limitations:
The cross sectional study cannot prove cause and effect and that the dietary pattern is responsible for any of these self-reported differences. In fact it is possible the associat...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Lifestyle/exercise Mental health Source Type: news
