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Does Treatment Affect Sickness Absence In Depressed Employees?
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Favourable short-term outcomes for psychotherapy interventions targeted on depressive patients have been shown, but few studies have examined long-term outcomes in working populations. A group of Finnish investigators used ...
Energy boost a bummer? Henry Ford Hospital study raises alarm about drinks
Apr 09, 2009 |
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After downing three or four energy drinks every day for a couple of weeks, Jason Moore started to get severe chest pains. He thought he was having a heart attack or stroke.
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High vs. low hospital volume for angioplasty finds little difference in death rates
Nov 24, 2009 |
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A study based on a contemporary registry of patients with myocardial infarction (heart attack) indicates that even though hospitals that perform a higher number of angioplasties are more likely to follow evidence-based guidelines ...
Treating alcohol-use disorders and tuberculosis together
Nov 19, 2009 |
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The integration of alcohol screening, treatment and referral into primary care and other medical settings is not routinely done. Nor are there any studies evaluating the effectiveness of integrating care for alcohol use ...
New therapy gives hope for very severe depression
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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Thanks to a new method there is a reason for hope for patients with very severe depression. German physicians at the University Clinics of Bonn and Cologne have treated ten patients with deep brain stimulation. ...
Bundling 2 low-cost heart drugs prevents heart attack and stroke in large, diverse population
Oct 01, 2009 |
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A program that bundled two generic, low-cost drugs - a cholesterol-lowering statin and a blood pressure-lowering drug - and gave daily doses to 68,560 people with diabetes or heart disease for two years is estimated to have ...
The role of genetic factors in adult ADHD
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders of childhood. Worldwide, 3% of children are affected with the disorder. Key symptoms of ADHD include age-inappropriate ...
Doctors fear asking mentally ill to quit smoking
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Sep 09, 2009 |
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People with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety are the heaviest smokers in the country, but their doctors are afraid to ask them to quit. They assume that if their patients try to quit smoking, their mental disorders ...
Studies show dramatic decline in rheumatoid vasculitis in US veterans
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health examined records of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients from the national Veterans Health Administration (VHA) system to determine the prevalence ...
Antidepressant does not stop repetitive behaviors in autistic children
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Jun 01, 2009 |
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The antidepressant citalopram does not appear to reduce the occurrence of repetitive behaviors in children and teens with autism spectrum disorders, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
Energy drinks may be harmful to people with hypertension, heart disease
Mar 25, 2009 |
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People who have high blood pressure or heart disease should avoid consuming energy drinks, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study to be published online Wednesday in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy.
High triglyceride levels common, often untreated among Americans
Mar 23, 2009 |
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High concentrations of blood fats known as triglycerides are common in the United States, according to a report in the March 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Lifestyle changes are the preferred initial treatment for hy ...
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