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Physicians Can Lead Health Care Reform Through Payment And Delivery System Reforms
Physicians can and should play a leading role in achieving health care reform by working towards comprehensive reform of the way health care is paid for and delivered, helping achieve a guaranteed 1.5 percent annual savings in health care costs that would pay for covering all Americans, according to a New England Journal of Medicine Perspective piece published online.
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New Clinical Study Shows Over Half Of Eligible OGIB Patients May Benefit From Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy As Recommended By GI Society Guidelines
Given Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIVN) announced a new study that shows over half of the eligible patients with occult or obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) may benefit from the additional diagnostic information provided by small bowel capsule endoscopy in accordance with existing gastrointestinal (GI) society guidelines, which call for the patient-friendly, non-invasive procedure following a negative upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. Additional studies advocate broader utility of capsule endoscopy in iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and suspected small bowel Crohn"s disease. The studies were presented at the Digestive Disease Week(R) (DDW) 2009 conference taking place in Chicago from May 30 - June 4, where Given Imaging also demonstrated a new, simplified procedure for performing PillCam(R) capsule endoscopy of the small bowel and the latest version of its RAPID(R) Software Suite at booth #2235 at the conference.
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Possible Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency, Alzheimer's Disease And Vascular Dementia
There are several risk factors for the development of Alzheimer"s disease and vascular dementia. Based on an increasing number of studies linking these risk factors with Vitamin D deficiency, an article in the current issue of the Journal of Alzheimer"s Disease (May 2009) by William B. Grant, PhD of the Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center (SUNARC) suggests that further investigation of possible direct or indirect linkages between Vitamin D and these dementias is needed.
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Drinking And Dementia - Stay Within The Guidelines

US scientists have found that moderate drinkers - those who consume between 8 and 14 drinks per week - are at a 37% lower risk of dementia. Heavy drinkers - those who consume more than 14 drinks per week - are at twice the normal risk of developing dementia. The findings are presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer"s Disease (ICAD) in Vienna; the world"s largest ever gathering of dementia researchers. "This study suggests that the odd glass of wine may help reduce your risk of developing dementia. However, stay within the drinking guidelines. Heavy drinkers double their risk of developing this devastating condition. "As more research emerges about how to reduce your risk of developing dementia it is becoming clear what is good for your heart is good for your head. Getting plenty of exercise, eating the right foods and getting your blood pressure and cholesterol checked could all play a part." Alzheimer"s Society - This year Alzheimer"s Society is encouraging people to "be head strong" and reduce their risk of dementia. - The best way to reduce your risk of dementia is to eat a balanced diet, keep active and get your blood pressure and cholesterol checked regularly. - One in three of us over 65 will die with dementia - 700,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia, more than half have Alzheimer"s disease. In less than 20 years nearly a million people will be living with dementia. This will soar to 1.7 million people by 2051 - Alzheimer"s Society champions the rights of people living with dementia and those who care for them. Alzheimer"s Society works in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - Alzheimer"s Society needs to raise money to support people today and to find a cure for tomorrow. You can donate now by calling 0845 306 0898 or visiting http://www.alzheimers.org.uk Alzheimer"s Society


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