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Cognitive behavioral therapy adds no value to drug treatment for opioid dependence

(Medical Xpress)—In a surprise finding, Yale researchers report that adding cognitive behavioral therapy to the most commonly used drug treatment for opioid dependence does not further reduce illicit drug ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The drugs don't work

(Medical Xpress)—Drugs that do not represent value for money or are medically unproven may be increasingly reaching one of Europe's largest pharmaceutical markets, according to research undertaken by Cambridge ...

Medications created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Patients with diabetes may not receive best treatment to lower heart disease risk

For some people with diabetes, there may be such a thing as too much care.

Diabetes created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study offers novel, inexpensive approach on improving public health

(Medical Xpress)—A new study out of Washington University in St. Louis is one of the first to use technology to effectively measure the use of built environments—parks, greenways, trails and other man-made ...

Health created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover novel mechanism by which calorie restriction influences longevity

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have identified a novel mechanism by which a type of low-carb, low-calorie diet—called a "ketogenic diet"—could delay the effects of aging. This fundamental discovery reveals how ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

In schizophrenia patients, auditory cues sound bigger problems

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the VA San Diego Healthcare System have found that deficiencies in the neural processing of simple auditory tones can evolve into ...

Neuroscience created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Race, education, income impact trust in health information

Race, education, and income impact health information-seeking, confidence in obtaining health information and trust in health information sources.

Health created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover plant derivative

Researchers at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that tanshinones, which come from the plant Danshen and are highly valued in Chinese traditional medicine, protect against the life-threatening condition ...

Medications created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Probiotics show potential to minimize C. difficile

(Medical Xpress)—New cases of C. difficile-associated diarrhea among hospitalized patients taking antibiotics can be reduced by two-thirds with the use of probiotics, according to new research published Monday in the Annals of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Off-label antipsychotic drug use common in VA nursing home residents, often without documented rationale

(Medical Xpress)—More than one in four older veterans residing in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Living Centers received antipsychotic medications, and more than 40 percent of those veterans had no documented ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers ID potential patient population who may benefit from novel anti-platelet treatment

Prasugrel, a novel anti-platelet therapy, is used to prevent recurrent cardiovascular events in patients who have had a prior heart attack, suffer severe chest pain and have been treated with coronary artery procedures (revascularization).

Cardiology created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Marijuana use may cause severe cyclic nausea, vomiting, a little-known, but costly effect

Marijuana use—both natural and synthetic—may cause cannabinoid hyperemesis (CH) a little-known but costly effect that researchers suggest is a serious burden to the health care system as it often leads to expensive diagnostic ...

Health created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Use of more costly diabetes medications varies widely

(HealthDay)—Even within an integrated Veterans Affairs (VA) system with a uniform national formulary and established criteria for drug use, there is substantial variation in the use of thiazolidinediones ...

Diabetes created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cuba closes 54 hospitals since 2010: government

Cuba said Tuesday it has closed 54 hospitals since 2010, a sign that recent drastic budget cuts are taking a toll on one of this Communist island's most prized achievements: its vaunted healthcare system.

Health created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Substance-use disorders linked to increased risk of death for veterans with PTSD

Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who are also battling drug or alcohol problems face a higher risk of death, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0