News tagged with severe
Researchers find decline in availability and use of key treatment for depression
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered the most effective treatment option for patients with severe depression who cannot find symptom relief through antidepressant medications or psychotherapy. In a new study, researchers ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 20, 2012 |
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Study: Alcohol provides protective effect, reduces mortality substantial
Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health—and the more alcohol, the more likely ...
Health
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Ireland probes death of ill abortion-seeker (Update)
(AP)—The debate over legalizing abortion in Ireland flared Wednesday after the government confirmed that a woman in the midst of a miscarriage was refused an abortion and died in an Irish hospital after ...
Health
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Early changes in liver function could detect life-threatening infection
Early changes in liver function detected by novel techniques can identify severe infection (sepsis) hours after onset and so could have important implications for the treatment of patients who are critically ill, according ...
Medical research
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Study discovers a new live vaccine approach for SARS and novel coronaviruses
Rapid mutation has long been considered a key to viral adaptation to environmental change. But in the case of the coronavirus responsible for deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), collaborating researchers at the ...
Medical research
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Hospital-based exercise programs benefit people with osteoarthritis
A low-cost exercise program run by Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has significantly improved pain, function and quality of life in participants with osteoarthritis, according to new research.
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Nov 11, 2012 |
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Lower-income patients fare better than wealthier after knee replacement, study finds
Patients who make $35,000 a year or less report better outcomes after knee replacement surgery than people who earn more, research by Mayo Clinic and the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows. The lower-income patients ...
Surgery
Nov 10, 2012 |
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Actigraphy is poor measure of eczema activity
(HealthDay)—The use of actigraphy to record movement as an objective surrogate for eczema activity is of limited use, according to a study published in the November issue of the British Journal of Dermatology.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Higher anxiety associated with poorer functioning in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
UC Davis researchers have found that for children with the genetic disorder known as chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome anxiety—but not intelligence—is linked to poorer adaptive behaviors, such as self-care and communication ...
Pediatrics
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Saudi Arabia confirms 2nd case of SARS-like virus
(AP)—Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has confirmed that a second person in the kingdom has contracted a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing to three the number of those sickened by it in the Gulf region in recent ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Saudi man cured of SARS family virus, ministry says
A Saudi man has been cured after he was diagnosed with a mystery illness from the same family as the deadly SARS virus and from which one person died, the kingdom's health ministry said on Sunday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 04, 2012 |
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Study confirms benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement over 3 years
A study found that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) yielded lower mortality rates after three years compared with medical therapy in patients deemed to be ineligible for conventional aortic valve surgery. Results ...
Cardiology
Oct 24, 2012 |
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'Elbow test' may predict sleep apnea
Have you ever been "elbowed" by your bed partner because you were snoring? If yes, new research says you could have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Sleep apnea
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Women with RA report lower sexual function
(HealthDay)—Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has negative effects on sexual function in women, with depressive symptoms and disease severity linked to the degree of sexual dysfunction, according to a study published ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Pain level after car crash could depend on your genes, studies say
(HealthDay)—The amount and severity of pain that you experience after an automobile accident may depend on your genes, early new research suggests.
Medical research
Oct 16, 2012 |
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