Archive: 08/10/2015

Dying at home leads to more peace and less grief, but requires wider support

Dying at home could be beneficial for terminally ill cancer patients and their relatives, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.

Oct 8, 2015

Lasting outcomes similar for carpal tunnel release surgeries

(HealthDay)—For patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), long-term outcomes are similar for open and endoscopic release surgery, according to a research letter published in the Oct. 6 issue of the Journal of the American ...

Oct 8, 2015

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Study of daclizumab yields mixed results in multiple sclerosis

(HealthDay)—Multiple sclerosis patients taking daclizumab high yield process (HYP), a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to CD25 (alpha subunit of the interleukin-2 receptor) and modulates interleukin-2 signaling, ...

Oct 8, 2015

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Americans spend more on health care, but fare worse: report

(HealthDay)—A new global report shows that money doesn't buy everything when it comes to health care in the United States.

Oct 8, 2015

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Whistle... and walk... while you work

(HealthDay)—If you have to sit almost all day while you work, take a short walk whenever you can.

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Substantial proportion of revisits post ambulatory Sx occur in ER

(HealthDay)—Acute care revisits occur with considerable frequency among low-risk patients undergoing ambulatory operations, with a substantial proportion of revisits occurring in emergency departments, according to a research ...

Oct 8, 2015

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Extended RAS testing urged before EGFR MoAB therapy

(HealthDay)—For patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) monoclonal antibody (MoAB) therapy should be considered only after extended RAS testing, according to a study published ...

Oct 8, 2015

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Most cancer patients believe surgery will be curative

(HealthDay)—Most patients undergoing surgery for lung or colorectal cancer believe that the surgery is likely to be curative, according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of Cancer.

Oct 8, 2015

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Carrots do help aging eyes, study shows

(HealthDay)—Your parents may have told you, "Eat your carrots, they're good for your eyes," and a new study suggests they were on to something.

Oct 8, 2015

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Breakthrough drug approval signals great advances in lung cancer treatment

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) says the move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant accelerated approval for a cutting-edge lung cancer treatment is a positive step forward ...

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