Oncology & Cancer
Many mistakenly believe alternative therapies can cure cancer
(HealthDay)—Despite evidence to the contrary, four in 10 Americans believe alternative therapies can cure cancer, a new survey finds.
Oct 30, 2018
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News tagged with alternative treatment
Oncology & Cancer
Hidden signs in cancer tissue
When scientists at ETH Zurich analysed very large amounts of genetic cancer data, they found previously unresearched molecular changes. These could help in developing new personalised cancer treatments.
Aug 6, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alternative therapies for mild infections could help combat antibiotic resistance
Got a sore throat? The doctor may write a quick prescription for penicillin or amoxicillin, and with the stroke of a pen, help diminish public health and your own future health by helping bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotics.
Dec 29, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
The potential impact on survival from alternative cancer therapies
Patients have the right to decide what treatment, if any, they want to have. But it's incredibly important that the decisions people make are based on accurate information, allowing them to weigh up the pros and cons of the ...
Nov 2, 2017
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Health
Generous health insurance plans encourage overtreatment, but may not improve health
Offering comprehensive health insurance plans with low deductibles and co-pay in exchange for higher annual premiums seems like a good value for the risk averse, and a profitable product for insurance companies. But according ...
Jun 5, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study to help people withdraw from inappropriate long-term antidepressant treatment
One in 10 adults are being given antidepressants each year, but up to 50 per cent of patients could be given an alternative treatment, a University Professor suggests.
Jul 25, 2016
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Unique bacterial fingerprint identified in systemic sclerosis
The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2015) Press Conference showed that people with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have a unique bacterial signature in their colon, ...
Jun 11, 2015
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Diabetes
Which artificial pancreas system is the best for children with type 1 diabetes?
A Montréal research team, co-supervised by Dr. Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret from the IRCM and Dr. Laurent Legault from the Montreal Children's Hospital, undertook the first paediatric outpatient study to compare three alternative ...
Jun 10, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
What's the harm in alternative therapies?
We often see stories in the media about cancer patients who have chosen alternative treatments, either alongside or instead of conventional treatment.
Apr 28, 2015
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Medications
Rising antibiotic shortages raise concerns about patient care
Shortages of key antibiotics, including gold-standard therapies and drugs used to treat highly resistant infections, are on the rise, according to a new study of shortages from 2001 to 2013 published in Clinical Infectious ...
Apr 23, 2015
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