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France's national program to reduce HAIs reports important successes; uses mandatory reporting
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Researchers evaluating France's national infection control program for healthcare facilities found significant decreases in the rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) since 2004. The drop in HAIs, including MRSA ...
Hypnotherapy eases irritable bowel syndrome symptoms
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Hypnotherapy seems to be very effective for easing the distressing symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and in a goodly proportion of cases, clears up symptoms altogether, reveal experts during a wide ranging discussion ...
New technique reduces tobacco smoke damage to lungs in mice
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Researchers in Australia have demonstrated that blocking a certain protein can reduce or prevent cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation in mice. Inflammation underlies the disease process of chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Deep brain stimulation reduces epileptic seizures in patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizur
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A recent study organized by Stanford University researchers found patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizures had a reduction in seizures after deep brain stimulation. This multi-center clinical ...
Health Care Delivery Fixes Somewhat Helpful in Heart Disease
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If you have chronic heart disease, could your doctor’s office safeguard your health by improving how it delivers care?
Omega 3 curbs precancerous growths in those prone to bowel cancer
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A purified form of an omega 3 cuts the number and size of precancerous bowel growths (polyps) in people whose genetic make-up predisposes them to bowel cancer, finds research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.
Common Cold Symptoms Not Washed Away by Nose Irrigation
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Washing out your nose with a spray or spout of salt water is safe and might even get you back to work sooner after a cold or acute sinus infection. However, there is not enough evidence to show that it can reduce your symptoms ...
Avatars in Space
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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At this year's Oscars, there was a great deal of buzz surrounding the science fiction epic, Avatar. The movie focuses on human explorers virtually immersing themselves in the environment of a distant world ...
Researchers find new chemotherapy combination shows promise in endometrial cancer
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report that in a small study of women with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer, gemcitabine and cisplatin, when used in combination, produced a response ...
Efforts to steer patients to lower-cost physicians may be based on misleading rankings, study finds
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Increasingly common insurance plans that encourage patients to receive care from physicians who keep medical costs lower are based on unreliable estimates of doctor performance and may not achieve the intended savings, according ...
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