News tagged with quality of life

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Study shows people with Type 2 diabetes require ongoing and sustained clinical support

Research led by the University of Leicester concludes that people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes need ongoing advice from GPs sustained over a number of years rather than a one-off session when they are first diagnosed.

Diabetes created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Long-term side effects key when cancer patients choose drugs

(HealthDay) -- Long-term medication side effects such as fatigue can be key for patients deciding which cancer drug to take, new research suggests.

Cancer created Jun 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For advanced prostate cancer, new drug slows disease

A new medication proved effective in slowing the spread of metastatic prostate cancer, while helping to maintain the quality of life, in patients with advanced disease. The phase 3 study was unblinded midway, allowing patients ...

Cancer created Jun 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cabazitaxel can offer an advantage in certain patients

Cabazitaxel (trade name: Jevtana) has been approved since March 2011 in men with metastatic prostate cancer who no longer respond to conventional therapy with hormone blockers and have already been pre-treated with the cytostatic ...

Cancer created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Mediterranean diet is definitively linked to quality of life

For years the Mediterranean diet has been associated with a lesser chance of illness and increased well-being. A new study has now linked it to mental and physical health too.

Health created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study provides compelling evidence for an effective new treatment for tinnitus

According to new research, a multidisciplinary approach to treating tinnitus that combines cognitive behaviour therapy with sound-based tinnitus retraining therapy is significantly more effective than currently available ...

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

Nordic walking improves health of heart failure patients

Nordic walking enables heart failure patients to exercise more intensely than walking without poles.

Cardiology created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A nurse practitioner-driven palliative care intervention improves cancer patients' quality of life

Recent studies have shown that palliative care interventions aimed at addressing patients' emotional, spiritual and social needs have a significant impact on cancer patients' quality of life and may even improve cancer patients' ...

Cancer created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diabetes can take a toll on your emotions

(HealthDay) -- Many people know diabetes -- both type 1 and type 2 -- can take a serious toll on physical health. But these blood-sugar disorders also can affect your emotions and, in turn, your emotions can ...

Diabetes created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Specialized care by experienced teams cuts death and disability from bleeding brain aneurysms

People with bleeding brain aneurysms have the best chance of survival and full recovery if they receive aggressive emergency treatment from a specialized team at a hospital that treats a large number of patients like them ...

Cardiology created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smartphones a big help to visually impaired

iPhones and other smartphones can be a huge help to the visually impaired, but few vision doctors are recommending them to patients, according to a study co-authored by a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine ...

Health created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Glycemic variability affects mood and quality of life

(HealthDay) -- Glycemic variability appears to be associated with lower quality of life and negative moods in women with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the March 30 issue of Diabetes Te ...

Diabetes created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Palliative care resource helps ease changes

An interactive toolkit created by a team from the University of Alberta helps palliative care patients and their care providers to deal with the physical, emotional and relationship changes that come with terminal and chronic ...

Health created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover gene that leads to severe weight gain with antipsychotic treatment

Antipsychotic medications are increasingly prescribed in the US, but they can cause serious side effects including rapid weight gain, especially in children. In the first study of its kind, researchers at Zucker Hillside ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team care of chronic diseases seems cost-effective

The collaborative TEAMcare program for people with depression and either diabetes, heart disease, or both appears at least to pay for itself, according to a UW Medicine and Group Health Research Institute report in the May ...

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