Health as an economic engine: evidence for the importance of health in economic development.
ABSTRACT Most discussions on the relationships between health and economic conditions have focused on the impact of differences in personal finances or national economic conditions on health. Recently, however, the role of health as an 'economic engine' has been promoted. This paradigm proposes that better health leads...

Men's condom use in higher-risk sex: trends in five sub-Saharan African countries.
This paper analyses trends in men's condom use at last higher-risk sex (i.e., with a non-marital, non-cohabiting partner) using the two most recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in five sub-Saharan African countries: Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Burkina Faso. Condom use is an important method of preventing HW...

New treatment options can help smokers quit.
Many new and effective treatment strategies are available that clinicians can employ to help patients quit tobacco use, according to an updated Clinical Practice Guideline released by the U.S. Public Health Service. Use of multiple interventions, individual and group counseling, integration of effective therapies into routine health...

Tobacco cessation options spur guideline update.
Many new and effective treatment strategies are available to help patients quit tobacco use, according to an updated Clinical Practice Guideline released by the U.S. Public Health Service. Expanding tobacco dependence literature and treatments available since 1999 led a consortium of eight federal agencies and nonprofit organizations...

Patient and professional dissatisfaction: a literature review of prognosis communication related to hospital settings.
ABSTRACT An essential element of health care decision making is related to 'what is going to happen next' (or prognosis). Patients are often dissatisfied with prognosis communication (Chan & Woodruff 1997; Kirk, Kirk & Kristjanson 2004). Yet there is a paucity of literature on the contributing factors...

New treatment options can help smokers quit.
Many new and effective treatment strategies are available that clinicians can employ to help patients quit tobacco use, according to an updated Clinical Practice Guideline released recently by the U.S. Public Health Service. Use of multiple interventions, individual and group counseling, integration of effective therapies into routine...

Mediterranean diet protects against diabetes in some.
A Mediterranean diet high in vegetables, fruits, and cereal grains and low in meat can significantly reduce the risk of diabetes in initially healthy people, according to a large Spanish cohort study published online May 30 in BMJ. In a median of 4 years of follow-up with...

Spread, establishment & prevalence of dengue vector Aedes aegypti (L.) in Konkan region, Maharashtra, India.
Background & objectives: Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) was surveyed in the residential biotopes of Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and Raigadh districts, Maharashtra State during dry (January-May & November-December) and wet (June-October) months in 2002 to update information on its distribution, to analyse post invasion establishment, and to study its prevalence....

Harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy versus monopolar diathermy tonsillectomy: a prospective study.
Abstract For tonsillectomy, the ultrasonic harmonic scalpel has been purported to cause less tissue injury and postoperative morbidity while providing adequate levels of hemostasis. We undertook a prospective study to compare outcomes in 162 patients who had undergone harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy and 40 patients who had undergone...

Barrett's esophagus.
Background The diagnosis, surveillance, and treatment of Barrett's esophagus remain a vexing clinical concern. The American College of Gastroenterology recently released an update of its clinical practice guideline. Conclusions The incidence of esophageal cancer continues to rise at a rate faster than that...