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Most likely, things start going awry simply due to advancing age, Agrawal says. Smoking, hypertension and diabetes are also associated with higher rates of inner-ear balance problems. Fortunately, the condition is easily diagnosable in the doctor's office: patients are asked to stand on a firm padded surface and close their eyes. Without the ability to use touch and vision to stay balanced, patients who suffer from an inner-ear problem promptly fall down. The addition of that simple test to annual physicals, Agrawal says, "would likely save millions of dollars and lives...
...Indeed, a study published in the December Journal of Marriage and Family found that a man's involvement in his partner's pregnancy - trips to the doctor, childbirth classes, etc. - was the best way to secure his long-term dedication. Lead author Natasha Cabrera of the University of Maryland says, "It is the decision that couples make to strengthen commitment and move in together that is important, rather than marital status...
Defining residents' shifts solely by the tick of the clock means that more patients could end up being handed off from one doctor to another at inopportune moments, and research suggests that those handoffs are when errors may commonly occur. "If we do something like this," says Polonsky in reference to the IOM's proposed guidelines, "I want to be sure that it is primarily going to improve the outcome of our patients," and then adding, "But that's not necessarily the case here...
...often, says Nasca, the debate is oversimplified to, "Would you like a doctor who is not fatigued?" But the real question is in fact more nuanced: "Do you want a competent physician who knows you to treat you, even if he is fatigued...
During a break in the meeting, retired doctor Fernando Castro said he feared that without Uribe, the guerrillas would return to terrorize the countryside. Eighteen years ago, Castro was injured when rebels tried to kidnap him at his farm near Pereira. The attack left him partially paralyzed and in a wheelchair. "What happened to me happened to many Colombians," Castro said. "But Uribe has taken on the narcos and the bandits, and we've been able to return to our land. If you ask me who I'm voting for, I will tell you: Uribe, of course...