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Crushing cigarettes in a virtual reality environment reduces tobacco addiction

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes as part of a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers ...


Task force develops new radiation guidelines for brachytherapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in every brachytherapy procedure should be carefully analyzed using post-implant CT or MRI and uniformly documented in every patient, according to a new guideline ...


Weight loss reduces sleep problems in obese men

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weight loss reduces obstructive sleep apnoea in obese men, with the greatest effect seen in patients with severe disease, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal today.


Exercise is good medicine for lymphoma patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A healthy dose of exercise is good medicine, even for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy, University of Alberta researchers have found.


Gefitinib improves survival compared with standard chemotherapy in lung cancer patients with genetic mutation

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients with the most common form of lung cancer (non-small-cell lung cancer) who have mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene have significantly improved progression-free survival if they are treated ...


3 IVF attempts double chances

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Just one in three women gives birth after a single IVF attempt, but the cumulative chance of a live birth increases with each cycle - where women are offered three cycles nearly two thirds go on to have babies, reveals a ...


IV drug treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may not improve long-term survival

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received intravenous (IV) drug administration during treatment, recommended in life support guidelines, had higher rates of short term survival but no statistically significant ...


Sleep apnea therapy improves golf game

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Golfers who undergo treatment for sleep apnea may improve their golf game as well as their overall health, shows new research. A new study presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the ...


Short-term hormone therapy and intermediate dose radiation increases survivial for early stage prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Short-term hormone therapy given prior to and during intermediate dose radiation treatment for men with early stage prostate cancer increases their chance of living longer, compared to those who receive the same radiation ...


Study of testosterone in older men

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center announced today that it will participate in a large national study of the effectiveness of testosterone as a treatment for anemia, cardiovascular disease, ...


Fertility procedures need not delay breast cancer treatment for younger women

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that breast cancer patients under 40 years old who undergo fertility preservation do not face a significant delay in the ...


Parent training complements medication for treating behavioral problems in children with PDD

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treatment that includes medication plus a structured training program for parents reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism and related conditions, according to a study funded by the National Institute of ...


Switching immunosuppressants reduces cancer risk in kidney

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Switching to a newer type of immunosuppressant drug may reduce the high rate of skin cancer after kidney transplantation, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and ...


Radiation after surgery reduces chance of melanoma returning

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High-risk melanoma patients who are treated with radiation after surgery have a significantly lower risk of their cancer returning to the lymph nodes (19 percent), compared to those patients who do not have radiation therapy ...


Outpatient disc treatment gives long-term back pain relief

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A randomized, controlled study comparing standard conservative therapy to a minimally invasive treatment called percutaneous disc decompression for painful herniated disc revealed that while both treatments help patients ...