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Thailand woos Middle Eastern health tourists

Thailand will offer 90-day visas on arrival to citizens of six Middle Eastern countries for private health treatment in a bid to boost its status as a medical tourism hub, officials said Tuesday.

Health created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adolescents in substance abuse treatment report using someone else's medical marijuana

A study published in the July 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that diverted medical marijuana use among adolescents receiving treatment for substance abuse is ver ...

Addiction created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research confirms efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression

In one of the first studies to look at transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in real-world clinical practice settings, researchers at Butler Hospital, along with colleagues across the U.S., confirmed that ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Women with diabetes more likely to experience sexual dissatisfaction

Women with diabetes are just as likely to be interested in, and engage in, sexual activity as non-diabetic women, but they are much more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction, according to a UCSF study.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals substantial misdiagnosis of malaria in parts of Asia

Substantial overdiagnosis and mistreatment of malaria is evident in south and central Asia, warns a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Among new HIV treatment recommendations, all adult patients should be offered antiretroviral therapy

Included in the 2012 International Antiviral Society-USA panel recommendations for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patient care is that all adult patients, regardless of CD4 cell count, should be offered antiretroviral ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Updated AHA/ACCF guidelines for unstable angina include newest blood-thinning drug

Ticagrelor, a blood-thinning drug approved by the FDA in 2011, should be considered along with older blood thinners clopidogrel and prasugrel for treating patients who are experiencing chest pain or some heart attacks, according ...

Cardiology created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many more elderly people could benefit from drugs to prevent heart disease

More patients aged 75 and over should be prescribed drugs to help lower their risk of cardiovascular disease, a study published today in the British Medical Journal suggests.

Cardiology created Jul 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patient decision aid beneficial in papillary thyroid cancer

(HealthDay) -- Patients with early-stage papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) may benefit from the use of a patient-directed computerized decision aid (DA) to provide medical knowledge and resolve decisional conflicts ...

Cancer created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A better way to test new treatments? Approach could help patients and give useful results

A new approach to testing medical treatment options could ensure that more patients get the most beneficial treatment for them – but still yield valuable research results that stand up to scientific scrutiny.

Medical research created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unique program bringing electronic medical record data to ambulances lauded

The nation's first and only program linking paramedics in the field to patients' pre-existing health information -- enabling emergency workers to make more informed treatment decisions and to transport patients to the most ...

Health created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More accurate diagnostic test may reduce deaths

A more accurate, faster diagnostic test for Group B Streptococcal infection in babies has been reported in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The new test could allow better treatment and management of the disease and re ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Progress in quest to reduce use of radiation in treatment of pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma

A multicenter trial showed that nearly half of young patients with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma can be cured without undergoing either irradiation or intensive chemotherapy that would leave them at risk for second cancers, ...

Cancer created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancers with disorganized 'traffic systems' more difficult to treat: research

Medical researchers at the University of Alberta reviewed test results from thousands of patients with various types of cancer and discovered that "disorganized" cancers were more difficult to treat and consistently resulted ...

Cancer created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Web-based tool helps parents improve on kids' asthma treatment

Asthma is the most common chronic illness in adolescents and children, affecting an estimated seven million children up to the age of 17 in the United States. The burden of asthma on children is substantial: kids with asthma ...

Immunology created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1