Archive: 11/11/2015

Experts call for a new approach to reducing cases of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer survival rates have remained at an alarmingly low 3 to 6% for more than 40 years. Ahead of World Pancreatic Cancer Day, 13 November 2015, United European Gastroenterology (UEG) call for greater action from ...

Nov 11, 2015

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Researchers report effective immune suppression therapy following traumatic brain injury

(Medical Xpress)—The growing awareness of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in professional, collegiate and amateur sports has resulted in legal pressures, media coverage and medical research related to the pathology of head ...

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Gentle yoga safe in late pregnancy, small study suggests

(HealthDay)—Yoga, even late into pregnancy, appears to be safe for expectant moms, according to a small new study.

Nov 11, 2015

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Orchestra helps boost confidence and mood for those with dementia

A special orchestra for people with dementia has helped boost their confidence and mood, according to a new research project. The orchestra group has been set up by the Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI) in ...

Nov 11, 2015

Express Scripts sues Horizon, fight over prescriptions grows

The drugmaker Horizon Pharma is questioning its relationship with an Express Scripts business after the pharmacy benefits giant sued Horizon for about $140 million and dumped a pharmacy that dispenses its drugs.

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Researcher to launch project to teach Tai Chi to people with dementia

A Bournemouth University researcher has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to launch a health and wellbeing project for people with dementia.

Nov 11, 2015

Does psychotherapy research with trauma survivors underestimate the patient-therapist relationship?

When I first arrived at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center to practice psychology in 2001, my patients – mainly male Vietnam veterans – were leery. I had a PhD and could be viewed as an authority figure, a likely trigger ...

Nov 11, 2015