News tagged with fatigue
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Study finds chronic fatigue syndrome patients had reduced activity in brain's 'reward center'
Chronic fatigue syndrome, a medical disorder characterized by extreme and ongoing fatigue with no other diagnosed cause, remains poorly understood despite decades of scientific study. Although researchers estimate that more ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Bartonella infection associated with rheumatoid illnesses in humans
A bacterium historically associated with cat scratch fever and transmitted predominately by fleas may also play a role in human rheumatoid illnesses such as arthritis, according to new research from North Carolina State University.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Exercise improves quality of life during breast cancer treatment
Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer might fight off distressing side effects and improve psychological well-being by staying off the couch. According to the University of Miami (UM) study, women who are physically ...
Cancer
Apr 14, 2012 |
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Serious complications after oesophageal surgery cause lasting health problems in long-term survivors
(Medical Xpress) -- Oesophageal cancer is a very serious form of cancer that, if not fatal, requires extensive surgery. A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that when serious complications arise after surgery for ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Walking can help alleviate fatigue after a cancer operation
Researchers have affirmed that pancreatic cancer patients can literally take a step-by-step approach to combat fatigue. A study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons reports that p ...
Surgery
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Expectations, exhaustion can lead mothers to post-adoption stress
Fatigue and unrealistic expectations of parenthood may help contribute to post-adoption depression in women, according to a Purdue University study.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2012 |
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'Mindfulness' stress reduction helps breast cancer survivors
(HealthDay) -- A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program provides significant and lasting improvements in mood, breast- and endocrine-related quality of life, and well-being, according to research ...
Cancer
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Kidney transplant patients seek life without drugs
(AP) -- Lindsay Porter's kidneys were failing rapidly when a friend offered to donate one of his. Then she made an unusual request: Would he donate part of his immune system, too?
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Assessing innovative intervention for children with cerebral palsy
Five-year-old Lauren's cerebral palsy used to make eating meals an ordeal, going to bed a challenge, and crawling an impossibility.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Inflammation, fatigue tied to omega-3 intake after breast cancer
(HealthDay) -- For breast cancer survivors there may be an association between inflammation, intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), and fatigue, with increased intake linked to decreased inflammation ...
Cancer
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Web-Based program helps manage cancer-Related fatigue
(HealthDay) -- An Internet-based educational program helps disease-free cancer survivors better manage their cancer-related fatigue (CRF), according to research published online March 12 in the Journal of ...
Cancer
Mar 13, 2012 |
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iPhone app launched to help people manage chronic condition
ActiveME, a new iPhone application, has been launched to help patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME (CFS/ME).
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Online treatment reaps rewards for teenagers with chronic fatigue
A web-based therapeutic program for adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome is at least three times more effective in reducing symptoms of the disorder than regular treatment, one study has found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Research examines environmental triggers altering gene function in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients
A University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) researcher is examining how environmental triggers might alter gene function in people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The research could lead to better insights into the disease ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 23, 2012 |
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UCSD uses heat energy to fix odd heart beat
(Medical Xpress) -- UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center is now offering patients with atrial fibrillation the breakthrough benefits of heat energy, or radio frequency waves, to irreversibly alter heart ...
Cardiology
Feb 17, 2012 |
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