News tagged with treatment success


Holistic scoring system of obesity treatment outcomes

A new scoring system takes a holistic view of the effect of obesity treatment in patients.

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiation dose level affects size of lesions seen on chest CT images

The estimated size of chest lymph nodes and lung nodules seen on CT images varies significantly when the same nodes or nodules are examined using lower versus higher doses of radiation, a new study shows. The size of lymph ...

Cancer created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Topical treatment effective for toenail fungal infection

(HealthDay)—Once daily topical efinaconazole is effective in treating fungal infections of the toenail, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Propping open the door to the blood brain barrier

The treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases can be particularly challenging because many of the therapeutic agents such as recombinant proteins and gene medicines are not easily transported across the blood-brain ...

Medical research created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Urodynamic studies affect diagnoses, but not treatment

(HealthDay)—Although preoperative urodynamic studies frequently change clinical diagnoses, they rarely lead to changes in the surgical or global treatment plans for women with stress urinary incontinence ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TB fight making progress, but more funds needed, WHO reports

The war on tuberculosis is getting new weapons for the first time in decades, offering hope for controlling the deadly disease but major funding shortfalls threaten progress, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Prior alcohol consumption does not impair HCV treatment

(HealthDay)—For patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) treated with pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin (P/R), drinking patterns and the amount of alcohol consumed before treatment do not impact treatment ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows group-based weight loss treatment effective whether led by health professionals or by peer counselors

A new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study conducted at Baruch College and published in Obesity found that overweight and obese adults who participated in three different weight loss treatments, all in ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Among new HIV treatment recommendations, all adult patients should be offered antiretroviral therapy

Included in the 2012 International Antiviral Society-USA panel recommendations for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patient care is that all adult patients, regardless of CD4 cell count, should be offered antiretroviral ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Identifying risky behaviors: The key to HIV prevention

HIV prevention must be better targeted, according to David Holtgrave from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US, and colleagues. Health care professionals need a more detailed analysis and understanding ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biomarker predicts chemo response for osteosarcoma

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have found that a protein expressed by some cancers is a good predictor of how the cancer will respond to standard chemotherapy for osteosarcoma, the most common bone cancer in children. Knowing ...

Cancer created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stepped-care intervention results in weight loss, at lower cost

Although a standard behavioral weight loss intervention among overweight and obese adults resulted in greater average weight loss over 18 months, a stepped care intervention resulted in clinically meaningful weight loss that ...

Health created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Asians fighting alcoholism may benefit from new study

(Medical Xpress) -- New UCLA psychology research indicates that Asians who are struggling with alcoholism may benefit especially from naltrexone, one of three medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chemotherapy is as effective before breast cancer surgery as after

Whether chemotherapy is given before or after breast-conserving therapy (BCT) does not have an impact on long-term local-regional outcomes, suggesting treatment success is due more to biologic factors than chemotherapy timing, ...

Cancer created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Women win out in gastrointestinal surgery

In the first study to consider the impact of gender on patient outcomes in major gastrointestinal surgeries, researchers at UC San Diego Health System have found that women are more likely to survive after the procedure than ...

Other created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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