Archive: 31/08/2015

Many teens with chronic illnesses use alcohol, pot

(HealthDay)—Teens with chronic diseases such as asthma and juvenile arthritis have to manage their health carefully, yet many of them have had alcohol or smoked marijuana in the last year, a new study shows.

Aug 31, 2015

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New Ebola death in Sierra Leone sets back efforts to beat epidemic

A woman who died last week in northern Sierra Leone tested positive for Ebola, the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) said Monday, in a setback for the country's bid to gain Ebola-free status.

Aug 31, 2015

Some with low-risk prostate cancer not likely to succumb to the disease

Men with relatively unaggressive prostate tumors and whose disease is carefully monitored by urologists are unlikely to develop metastatic prostate cancer or die of their cancers, according to results of a study by researchers ...

Aug 31, 2015

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Organized self-management support eases chronic depression

How to reach people with chronic or recurrent depression? In a randomized trial, they benefited from a self-management support service that included regular outreach care management and a self-care group with a combined behavioral ...

Aug 31, 2015

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Judge sides with anti-abortion group in birth control case

A federal judge on Monday sided with an anti-abortion group in its challenge of a key birth control provision of the Obama administration's health care overhaul.

Aug 31, 2015

Two programs launching to reduce hospital readmissions, ease ER overcrowding

The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care and collaborators from the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agency and the Glendale and Santa Monica fire departments are launching two pilot programs designed to reduce ...

Aug 31, 2015