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Study Suggests Tests Routinely Done on Patients with Microscopic Blood in Urine can be Avoided
January 9, 2013PASADENA, Calif., – The presence of microscopic hematuria – blood found in urine that can’t be seen by the naked eye – does not necessarily indicate the presence of cancer, according to a Kaiser Permanente Southern California study published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The study suggests that tests routinely done on patients with ...Read more...Kaiser Permanente Study Reinforces Safety of Whooping Cough Vaccine for Older Adults
November 29, 2012PASADENA, Calif. – Immunizing older adults with the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular-pertussis vaccine (Tdap) to prevent pertussis (more commonly referred to as whooping cough) was found to be as safe as immunizing them with the tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccine, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Researchers examined the electronic health records of ...Read more...Automated Phone and Mail Notices Increase Medication Adherence
November 26, 2012PASADENA, Calif. – Patients newly prescribed a cholesterol-lowering medication were more likely to pick it up from the pharmacy if they received automated phone and mail reminders, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine today. This is one of a few published studies to examine strategies for reducing primary nonadherence, which ...Read more...Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Efforts to Establish Exercise as a Vital Sign Prove Valid
October 17, 2012PASADENA, Calif. – Kaiser Permanente one of the first health care organizations to establish a systematic method for recording patients? physical activity into their electronic health records. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. The study examined the electronic health records of 1,793,385 Kaiser Permanente Southern California patients ages 18 and older from April 2010 to March ...Read more...Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Obese Youth Have Significantly Higher Risk of Gallstones
August 24, 2012PASADENA, Calif. – Children who are overweight or obese face an increased risk for gallstones, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. Researchers found that children and adolescents who were overweight were twice as likely to have gallstone disease, compared to children and adolescents who had a normal ...Read more...Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Overweight and Obese Women more Likely to have Large Babies
August 14, 2012PASADENA, Calif. – Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to deliver infants who are large for their gestational age at delivery, regardless of whether they develop gestational diabetes during their pregnancy, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente published today in Diabetes Care. Among pregnant women who did not develop gestational diabetes, overweight ...Read more...Tailored programs could reduce obesity, help implement federal wellness policies
June 26, 2012PASADENA, Calif. – Programs to promote healthy eating can substantially reduce the amount of unhealthy foods and beverages on school grounds if the programs focus on a school’s specific needs and involve teachers, parents, staff and administrators, according to a Kaiser Permanente Southern California study published in BioMed Central‘s International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and ...Read more...Elizabeth McGlynn awarded 2012 AcademyHealth Distinguished Investigator
June 25, 2012ORLANDO, Fla. – AcademyHealth announced today that Elizabeth McGlynn, PhD, is the 2012 recipient of its Distinguished Investigator Award. One of the highest honors in the field of health services research and health policy, the Distinguished Investigator Award recognizes individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the field of health services research through scholarship ...Read more...