Psychology & Psychiatry
Want to be healthy and happy? Choose a conscientious partner
Your partner's personality can influence your life in all ...
Jun 19, 2019
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News tagged with quality of life
Health
Black members of Adventist church defy health disparities, study shows
Health disparities between black Americans and the rest of the nation have been well-documented in medical journals. But one study shows that blacks who identify as members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church actually report ...
Jun 27, 2011
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Experts in pediatric palliative care to discuss challenges in this emerging field
When children are facing a life-threatening illness, bringing in palliative medicine specialists can help both the child and family improve the child's quality of life, for however long he or she lives.
Oct 15, 2011
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Pediatrics
Tonsil, adenoid removal found to improve sleep quality, some behavioral problems in children with mild sleep apnea
According to a randomized control trial led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, surgery to remove tonsils and adenoid glands was associated with improved quality of ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Medications
Patients with high-risk melanoma had better quality of life on pembrolizumab than on standard immunotherapy regimens
Patients with high-risk stage III-IV melanoma who received pembrolizumab after their surgery reported a better quality of life than patients who received the previous standard-of-care treatment with either ipilimumab or high-dose ...
Nov 23, 2022
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Medications
Argentina begins doling out free 'Viagra'
Argentina has begun distributing a free state-produced version of the erection-boosting drug Viagra for the first time, in a move intended to curb its misuse, health authorities announced Thursday.
Aug 8, 2013
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Cardiology
Expanding pharmacists' role for patients with hypertension could prevent 15 million heart attacks and save $1.1 trillion
If pharmacists had a larger role in prescribing medications to control blood pressure, they could prevent more than 15 million heart attacks, nearly 8 million strokes and more than 4 million cases each of angina and heart ...
Nov 3, 2023
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Cardiology
Tai chi lifts spirits of people with heart disease
Heart patients who feel gloomy should try tai chi, according to research published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The mind-body exercise was ...
Jun 9, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer survivorship research must look at quality of life: report
Assessing the quality of life experienced by cancer survivors is becoming increasingly important, say researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla. Such an assessment has a number of important applications when doing ...
Oct 28, 2011
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Medications
Study of intravenous mistletoe extract to treat advanced cancer
Mistletoe extract has been widely used to support cancer therapy and improve quality of life, but there has been a lack of clinical trials and data to support its use. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center ...
Feb 22, 2023
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