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Flowering plants speed post-surgery recovery
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Dec 29, 2008 |
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Contact with nature has long been suspected to increase positive feelings, reduce stress, and provide distraction from the pain associated with recovery from surgery. Now, research has confirmed the beneficial ...
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Patient hopelessness linked to poor cardiac rehab, researchers find
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Feelings of hopelessness lead to decreased participation in rehabilitation for patients recovering from cardiac events such as a heart attack, according to a team of researchers led by a Michigan State University ...
Despite warning, doctors stick with patch
Aug 28, 2007 |
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Many doctors are overlooking Food and Drug Administration warnings about delivering the painkiller fentanyl through a skin patch.
Public support for use of human tissue in research has gone up
Feb 05, 2008 |
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UK public support for the use of human tissue in research has risen over the past decade, suggests a study published ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Pathology.
New technology discovery holds promise for improved breast cancer treatment
Feb 01, 2009 |
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In a study published by Nature Biotechnology online on February 1, 2009, Mount Sinai Hospital researchers have unveiled a new technology tool that analyzes breast cancer tumours to determine a patient's best treatment option ...
Cardiac biomarker levels strongly predict outcome of bypass surgery
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Levels of a biomarker used in the diagnosis of heart attacks are almost universally elevated in patients who have undergone coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) and, when markedly elevated, are powerfully prognostic, a ...
Triple cocktail to tackle stroke risk
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 17, 2008 |
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Scientists at The University of Nottingham are to investigate whether giving recovering stroke patients a triple cocktail of medicines could reduce their chances of a further attack.
Researchers Study Effectiveness of Robotic Gait-Assisted Therapies for Stroke Victims
Oct 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to recovering mobility after a stroke, therapists say that every step counts. Two University of Missouri researchers recently studied robotic gait-assisted therapy to see if ...
China lifts blockade around plague-stricken town
Aug 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A blockade around a remote northwest Chinese town where deadly pneumonic plague killed three people and sickened nine was lifted after no new infections were reported, an official said Sunday.
Physical therapists test mechanical arm to help patients recover from stroke, traumatic brain injury
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Physical therapists at UT Southwestern Medical Center are evaluating a new mechanical arm that allows people recovering from neurological injuries such as strokes and traumatic brain injury to enter a virtual ...
Religion and medicine: Sometimes a healing prescription
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Do pediatric oncologists feel that religion is a bridge or a barrier to their work? Or do they feel it can be either, depending on whether their patients are recovering or deteriorating? A novel Brandeis University study ...
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