News tagged with treatment programs


Pregnancy adds challenge for teens treated for drug abuse, report says

(HealthDay)—Half of pregnant teens in substance-abuse treatment programs used alcohol or drugs in the month before they entered treatment. And nearly 20 percent used drugs or alcohol on a daily basis during ...

Pediatrics created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is it safe to exercise while undergoing cancer treatment?

Exercise can improve the quality of life for cancer survivors as well as for patients still undergoing treatment, based on an extensive review I was involved in as a research librarian. The massive study was a systematic ...

Cancer created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Walking away from back pain

Lower back pain is a common complaint, and treatment often requires many hours of physical therapy over multiple weekly clinic visits—a costly commitment. Now Dr. Michal Katz-Leurer of Tel Aviv University's Stanley Steyer ...

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug targets hard-to-reach leukemia stem cells responsible for relapses

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that hard-to-reach, drug-resistant leukemia stem cells (LSCs) that overexpress multiple pro-survival protein forms ...

Cancer created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Black and Hispanic patients less likely to complete substance abuse treatment, study shows

Roughly half of all black and Hispanic patients who enter publicly funded alcohol treatment programs do not complete treatment, compared to 62 percent of white patients, according to a new study from a team of researchers ...

Addiction created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Medical schools fall short on teaching students about obesity

It's no secret that obesity is a major problem in America.

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Add-on therapy doesn't improve weight watchers' results

(HealthDay)—The addition of behavioral weight loss (BWL) treatment to the commercial Weight Watchers (WW) weight-loss program does not improve weight loss outcomes, according to a study published online ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers show cost-effectiveness of HIV testing in drug abuse treatment programs

Less than half of community-based substance abuse treatment programs in the United States currently make HIV testing available on-site or through referral. A new study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College shows ...

HIV & AIDS created Sep 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brazil expands its anti-AIDS program

(AP) —Brazil's anti-AIDS program will be expanded to include at least 35,000 more people, a Health Ministry official said Wednesday.

HIV & AIDS created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stress management training may help reduce disease activity in multiple sclerosis

A new study shows that taking part in a stress management program may help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) prevent new disease activity. The study is published in the July 11, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medica ...

Neuroscience created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pediatric regime of chemotherapy proves more effective for young adults

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), usually found in pediatric patients, is far more rare and deadly in adolescent and adult patients. According to the National Marrow Donor Program, child ALL patients have a higher than ...

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

New study explores how to decrease risky behavior among parolees in the community

Police officers are always trying to control the misconduct of those who are on parole in order to control crime in the community, but what types of behaviors land them back in jail and what can law enforcement officials ...

Health created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Walking can help alleviate fatigue after a cancer operation

Researchers have affirmed that pancreatic cancer patients can literally take a step-by-step approach to combat fatigue. A study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons reports that p ...

Surgery created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stress management for breast cancer patients may affect disease course

A team of researchers led by Michael H. Antoni, director of the Center for Psycho-Oncology Research at the University of Miami (UM) has shown that a stress management program tailored to women with breast cancer can alter ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Web-Based program helps manage cancer-Related fatigue

(HealthDay) -- An Internet-based educational program helps disease-free cancer survivors better manage their cancer-related fatigue (CRF), according to research published online March 12 in the Journal of ...

Cancer created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0