News tagged with intensive therapy
ACP issues recommendations for management of high blood glucose in hospitalized patients
High blood glucose is associated with poor outcomes in hospitalized patients, and use of intensive insulin therapy (IIT) to control hyperglycemia is a common practice in hospitals. But the recent evidence does not show a ...
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May 24, 2013 |
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Early IV nutrition for certain patients does improve survival or reduce ICU length of stay
The early (within 24 hours of intensive care unit [ICU] admission) provision of intravenous nutrition among critically ill patients with contraindications (a condition that makes a particular procedure potentially inadvisable) ...
Health
May 20, 2013 |
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Massage therapy shown to improve stress response in preterm infants
It seems that even for the smallest of people, a gentle massage may be beneficial. Newborn intensive care units (NICUs) are stressful environments for preterm infants; mechanical ventilation, medical procedures, caregiving ...
Pediatrics
May 14, 2013 |
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Brain scans could help doctors choose treatments for people with social anxiety disorder
A new study led by MIT neuroscientists has found that brain scans of patients with social anxiety disorder can help predict whether they will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Helping the youngest stroke sufferers get a leg up
Toddlers who suffered a stroke as babies are learning how to walk thanks to research being conducted at the University of Alberta.
Neuroscience
May 10, 2013 |
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Hepatic function testing can assist in treatment planning for liver cancer patients
Monitoring the hepatic function of unresectable liver cancer patients, measured by 99mTc-labeled iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) via single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) prior to and during radiation therapy, provides ...
Cancer
Feb 08, 2013 |
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Tapping the body to fight disease
Biju Parekkadan saw his future in the plight of a newborn thousands of miles away.
Medical research
Sep 03, 2012 |
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Classification-based therapy no better for back pain
(HealthDay) -- Treatment of patients with lower back pain (LBP) using a classification-based physical therapy approach shows no statistically significant superiority to treatment with usual physical therapy ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Lullabies soothe preemies, parents alike
(HealthDay)—Lullabies have been used to soothe babies since time immemorial. Now, scientists say that premature infants in particular can benefit from combining this tactic with other forms of music therapy, ...
Pediatrics
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Video games help autistic students in classrooms
Onscreen, Michael Mendoza's digital avatar stands before a wonderland of cakes and sweets, but his message is all business: "I. Get. Frustrated when people push me and call me - and call me - a teacher's pet!"
Autism spectrum disorders
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Inappropriate activation of an immune signaling pathway during infection leaves the body vulnerable to sepsis
The inflammatory response is a double-edged sword—it enables the body to mount a vigorous defense against infection, but can also inflict serious physiological damage if allowed to rampage uncontrolled. ...
Immunology
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Keep moving to ease pain of knee arthritis, review says
(HealthDay)—Adults with painful osteoarthritis of the knee should turn to exercise—aerobic, aquatic or strength training—as a good nonsurgical way to ease their pain and improve their functioning, a ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Surgeons use woman's own tissue to rebuild ear lost to cancer
(Medical Xpress)—In a series of a half-dozen operations spanning 20 months, surgeons at Johns Hopkins have successfully reconstructed the entire ear and part of the skull of a 42-year-old woman from Bel ...
Surgery
Sep 27, 2012 |
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For new mom with aphasia, 'giving up was not an option'
(HealthDay)—At 25, Rachel Eagly had a one-week-old son and a vicious headache. But she never would have guessed that the headache signaled a major stroke that would temporarily seize her ability to speak ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 28, 2012 |
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Massage therapy may enhance immunity in preterm infants
(HealthDay)—For stable, preterm infants, daily massage therapy (MT) is positively associated with higher natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity and weight gain, according to a study published online Nov. ...
Pediatrics
Nov 13, 2012 |
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