Health
Nurses play vital role in care of terminally ill patients
A University of Queensland study has found nurses play a crucial role in decisions surrounding treatment of terminally ill patients.
Nov 10, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Many Americans in debt, bankruptcy paying for cancer care
(HealthDay News) —Besides the danger and worry from the disease itself, many Americans battling cancer are faced with high bills for medical care, two new reports show.
Oct 22, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds diagnosing physicians influence therapy decisions for prostate cancer patients
New research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is shedding light on the important role a diagnosing urologist plays in whether older men with low-risk prostate cancer receive treatment for their disease, ...
Jul 14, 2014
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Higher disease activity scores in obese RA patients
A new study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014) showed that obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher DAS (disease activity) scores than non-obese patients, ...
Jun 11, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Scientists uncover features of antibody-producing cells in people infected with HIV
By analyzing the blood of almost 100 treated and untreated HIV-infected volunteers, a team of scientists has identified previously unknown characteristics of B cells in the context of HIV infection. B cells are the immune ...
Jun 3, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Moffitt Cancer Center instrumental in new clinical guidelines for cancer-related fatigue
Fatigue is a debilitating problem for cancer patients undergoing treatment; however, it also poses a huge detriment after treatment and can significantly affect quality of life. Approximately 30 percent of cancer patients ...
May 30, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Physical therapy for hip osteoarthritis does not provide greater improvement for pain
Among adults with painful hip osteoarthritis, physical therapy did not result in greater improvement in pain or function compared with a placebo treatment, but was associated with relatively frequent but mild adverse effects, ...
May 20, 2014
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Health
Expensive helmets do not improve outcomes in healthy babies with positional skull flattening
Babies who have skull deformation because they lie in the same position most of the time do not benefit from wearing a corrective helmet, finds research published today in BMJ.
May 1, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New interferon-free, all-oral 3D regimen achieves high SVR in chronic HCV genotype 1 patients
The new interferon-free, all-oral, three direct-acting-antiviral (3D) treatment regimen in development by AbbVie has achieved very high rates of virological response in patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus ...
Apr 12, 2014
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Cardiology
Developing drugs to reduce brain impairment after stroke
Stroke claims five million lives worldwide each year and is the second biggest killer after ischaemic heart disease. Of those who survive, a significant number (around five million) live with neurological deficits that profoundly ...
Mar 17, 2014
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