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Study Ranks Effectiveness Of Common Preventive Medicine.(Brief Article)
2001 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
Childhood vaccinations and anti-smoking counseling for adults are the most effective preventive medicine, says a new study that ranks medical services based on how many lives they save and how much they cost.
The findings also suggest that some of the best preventive measures, such as colon cancer screening and warning teenagers about drugs, are reaching surprisingly few Americans.
The study, released June 22, 2001, was conducted by the nonprofit Partnership for Prevention and sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It appears in the July 2001 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
The study examined 30 examples of preventive medicine, giving each a 1 to 5 rating in two categories: cost-effectiveness and how well it prevents disease or injury.
Vaccinating children for diseases like polio and hepatitis was the only measure with a perfect 10. Anti-smoking counseling for adults and eye exams for the elderly were close behind, ranked extremely effective, with combined scores of 9 each.
The next most effective measures were getting the anti-smoking and anti-drug messages to youngsters. But those measures were also found to reach less than half of their target audience.
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