Employees shed pounds in worksite-based weight loss intervention with behavioral counseling
Workplace-based programs that include dietary advice coupled with behavioral counseling appear to be a promising approach for men and women with significant weight loss goals, based on the results of a pilot study conducted ...
Health
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Is there a link between coffee drinking and mortality?
(Medical Xpress)—A large study of nearly half a million older adults followed for about 12 years revealed a clear trend: as coffee drinking increased, the risk of death decreased. Study author Neal Freedman, PhD, MPH, National ...
Health
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Community health workers help type 2 diabetes care
Newly published results from a randomized controlled clinical trial in the Pacific U.S. territory of American Samoa add clear evidence for the emerging idea that community health workers can meaningfully ...
Diabetes
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Study suggests genetic predisposition to brain injury after preterm birth is sex-specific
In a study to be presented on February 14 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will report that variation in a gene involved in inflammation is ...
Health
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Study shows progesterone shots do not reduce preterm delivery in twin pregnancies
In a study to be presented on February 14 between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's 33rd annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, researchers will report findings that suggest that 17P, ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Imaging acute ischemic stroke patients' brains did not lead to improved outcomes
The use of advanced imaging shortly after the onset of acute stroke failed to identify a subgroup of patients who could benefit from a clot-removal procedure, a study has found.
Cardiology
Feb 08, 2013 |
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Bevacizumab significantly improves survival for patients with recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Patients with advanced, recurrent, or persistent cervical cancer that was not curable with standard treatment who received the drug bevacizumab (Avastin) lived 3.7 months longer than patients who did not ...
Cancer
Feb 08, 2013 |
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Frequent dialysis poses risks for kidney disease patients
Compared with standard dialysis, frequent dialysis can cause complications related to repeated access to the blood, requiring patients to undergo more repair procedures to the site through which blood is removed and returned, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 07, 2013 |
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Albumin improves bacterial peritonitis outcomes
(HealthDay)—For patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), albumin infusion is associated with reduced renal impairment and decreased mortality, according to research published in the February ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 07, 2013 |
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Clot-retrieval devices failed to improve stroke-related disability
A stroke survivor's chances of living independently after 90 days are not improved by the use of devices inserted into the artery to dissolve or remove a stroke-causing clot shortly after the onset of symptoms, according ...
Cardiology
Feb 07, 2013 |
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Dementia: Cerebrolysin shows promise
Dementia patients may benefit from a promising new treatment called Cerebrolysin, according to the results of a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The authors brought together the most up-to-date eviden ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Some dietary interventions improve ADHD symptoms
(HealthDay)—Under blinded conditions, non-pharmacological treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show limited evidence of symptom improvement, according to a meta-analysis published ...
Attention deficit disorders
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Early palliative care in lung CA focuses on coping, symptoms
(HealthDay)—Early palliative care (PC) clinic visits, integrated with standard oncologic care for patients with metastatic lung cancer, emphasize symptom management, coping, and psychosocial aspects of ...
Health
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Discrepant analyses of industry-sponsored clinical trials
Discrepancies between internal and published analyses of industry-sponsored clinical trials lead to further calls for transparency
Other
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Placebo often effective for treating headache in children
(HealthDay)—Placebo is often effective in treating children with headaches, and innovative strategies are needed to reduce the placebo response rate and prove drug effects in trials, according to two studies ...
Pediatrics
Jan 29, 2013 |
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