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Progressive resistance strength training helps older people in daily life
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Progressive resistance strength training not only helps older adults become stronger but also makes their everyday life easier, a Cochrane Review suggests.
Pay-for-performance may benefit doctors who care for very sick
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Physicians who treat patients with multiple health problems will fare well under pay-for-performance, which bases physician reimbursement on the quality of care provided, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) ...
Older men more likely than women to die after pneumonia
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Differing biological response to infection between men and women may explain higher death rates among older men who are hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The findings, published online in the Critical Ca ...
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Less than 50 percent of men and women with depression see a doctor for treatment
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Less than half of men and women in Ontario who may be suffering from depression see a doctor to treat their potentially debilitating condition, according to a new women's health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital ...
Experts warn over health check brain scans
Sep 03, 2009 |
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A new study has voiced concern about the growing market for brain screening tests, which people can buy as part of a general health MOT.
CDC: Swine flu vaccine safe; no big problems seen
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- U.S. health officials say there's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects.
EKG can show false positive readings for diagnosing heart condition
Nov 16, 2009 |
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The electrical measurements on the electrocardiogram can often mislead physicians in diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy, causing other screening tests to be ordered before a definitive conclusion ...
Discovery leads to effective treatment of painful skin condition
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute, in collaboration with a worldwide group of physicians and scientists, have discovered a remarkable treatment for a rare, yet debilitating, skin condition.
Heart failure patients with kidney dysfunction don't recover well after hospital discharge
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Most heart failure patients who develop kidney failure in the hospital do not recover from it before going home and are at increased risk of either being re-hospitalized or dying within the year, according to a Henry Ford ...
Near half of swine flu patients otherwise healthy
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The largest U.S. analysis of adult hospitalized swine flu patients has found that 46 percent did not have asthma or any other underlying condition.
Internet Proves Important to Teens With Chronic Conditions
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Internet has become a popular socializing tool for adolescents and a new study shows those with chronic health conditions might rely on it more heavily than their peers do.
Considering usual medical care in clinical trial design
Sep 29, 2009 |
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In this week's PLoS Medicine, Liza Dawson (National Institutes of Health) and colleagues discuss the scientific and ethical issues associated with choosing clinical trial designs when there is no consensus on what consti ...
Study: Younger black women more likely to have regular doctor, feel cared for
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Younger black women are more likely to have a regular doctor -- and are more likely to feel cared for by that doctor -- than younger white women and women of other ethnic groups, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln ...
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