News tagged with health clinic

Clinical trial teaches binge eaters to toss away cravings

Of 190 million obese Americans, approximately 10-15 percent engage in harmful binge eating. During single sittings, these over-eaters consume large servings of high-caloric foods. Sufferers contend with weight gain and depression ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Venezuelans line up to switch PIP breast implants

(AP) -- The office of plastic surgeon Ignacio Sousa is so packed that women are lined up outside the door. College students in their 20s, housewives in their 40s, middle-class office workers: nearly all are ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Anti-infective drug shortages pose threat to public health and patient care

Shortages of key drugs used to fight infections represent a public health emergency and can put patients at risk, according to a review published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online. Frequent anti-infective shortages can substantially alter clinical care and may ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dermatologists find telemedicine effective for patient care

UC Davis Health System dermatologists, using videoconferencing technology known as teledemedicine, have determined that live interactive consultations can improve clinical outcomes for patients because they usually involve ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India marks 1 year since last polio case

(AP) -- The top U.S. health official administered polio vaccination drops to children in New Delhi on Friday as India marked one year since its last case of the crippling disease.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stenting for stroke prevention becoming safer in high-risk patients

Placing a stent in a key artery in the neck is safer than ever in patients ineligible for the standard surgical treatment of carotid artery disease, according to a new study published online today in the Journal of Vascular Su ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Best way to boost adult immunizations is through office-based action, study finds

Promoting immunizations as a part of routine office-based medical practice is needed to improve adult vaccination rates, a highly effective way to curb the spread of diseases across communities, prevent needless illness and ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New treatment for chronic depression targets personality style

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with psychologists from six other universities, have started a study to assess the impact of a new psychological therapy for chronic, or ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Vitamin D may improve bone health in those taking anti-HIV drug

Vitamin D may help prevent hormonal changes that can lead to bone loss among those being treated for HIV with the drug tenofovir, according to the results of a National Institutes of Health network study of adolescents with ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eat fish, build up brainpower

Can pregnant women help boost their children's brainpower by eating fish? The findings of a study, presented in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, show how children born to women who consumed more f ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New study: Cholera in Haiti tracked more rapidly by social media than traditional methods

Internet-based news and Twitter feeds were faster than traditional sources at detecting the onset and progression of the cholera epidemic in post-earthquake Haiti that has already killed more than 6500 people and sickened ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: 'Google Flu Trends' a powerful early warning system for emergency departments

Monitoring Internet search traffic about influenza may prove to be a better way for hospital emergency rooms to prepare for a surge in sick patients compared to waiting for outdated government flu case reports. A report on ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Starting smoking cessation medication earlier may make it easier to quit

Smokers planning to kick the habit may have more success if they begin using a cessation medication several weeks before they actually try to quit. Those are the results of a clinical trial conducted by researchers at the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Disease-causing strains of Fusarium prevalent in plumbing drains

A study examining the prevalence of the fungus Fusarium in bathroom sink drains suggests that plumbing systems may be a common source of human infections.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Improved medication use could reduce severe asthma attacks

Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have found that one-quarter of severe asthma attacks could be prevented if only patients consistently took their medication as prescribed.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0