News tagged with outpatient therapies
Milkshakes are medicine for anorexic teens in family-based outpatient therapy
Apr 02, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
Getting your teenager to drink a chocolate milkshake isn't something most parents need to worry about. But this is just the approach used in one treatment for anorexia nervosa. Known as Behavioral Family Therapy, or the Maudsley ...
Search results for outpatient therapies
Women are treated less frequently than men with statins, aspirin and beta-blockers
Mar 04, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Women and men experience a similar prevalence of adverse drug reactions in the treatment of coronary artery disease; however, women are significantly less likely than their male counterparts to be treated with statins, aspirin, ...
New TMS clinic offers noninvasive treatment for major depression
Nov 05, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment. TMS therapy is the first FDA-approved, ...
Alternative medicine use increasing for patients suffering with chronic rhinosinusitis
Oct 05, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A new study suggests that a growing segment of patients are turning to complementary and alternative medical therapies to help treat the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).
Computerized order entry/decision support systems: Effective solution to managing imaging utilization
Nov 25, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Providing physicians with a computerized order entry/decision support system that provides immediate feedback regarding imaging appropriateness at the time of ordering may be an effective solution to managing imaging utilization, ...
New study finds MRSA on the rise in hospital outpatients
Nov 24, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
The community-associated strain of the deadly superbug MRSA -- an infection-causing bacteria resistant to most common antibiotics -- poses a far greater health threat than previously known and is making its way into hospitals, ...
Cardiac ultrasound imaging goes to handheld
Sep 02, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Non-invasive imaging has revolutionized the diagnosis of the most common cardiac diseases such as valve problems and coronary heart disease. In addition, imaging techniques are developing rapidly and we anticipate that non-invasive ...
Aggressive infection control protects cancer patients from acquiring H1N1 influenza
Dec 16, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Despite a 100-fold increase in H1N1 influenza cases in the Seattle area during spring 2009, an aggressive infection control program to protect immunocompromised cancer patients and thorough screening measures resulted in ...
Mayo researchers explore issues related to multiple myeloma treatment
Oct 06, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of plasma cells that affects approximately 3 in 100,000 people each year. Although there is no cure for this disease, researchers have developed treatments that help relieve pain, control ...
New clinical guidelines for exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Oct 22, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical guidelines for the treatment of exacerbations in cystic fibrosis based on a review of the literature on current clinical practices.
Disparity in use of implantable devices to prevent sudden death in heart failure patients
Dec 18, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A study of heart failure patients who meet national guidelines for devices that stabilize and strengthen the heart's electrical system found that only half of eligible patients received the devices. The study, which is the ...
List of search results for outpatient therapies
