News tagged with recommendations
Better NHS services reduce suicide rates
Researchers at The University of Manchester have for the first time shown a positive link between improvements in mental health services and a reduction in suicide rates.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Matching fans to music tops record industry agenda
After a decade-long battle against file-sharing, music and technology giants are now pushing users to share to their hearts' content, with online music recommendations a key issue at the MIDEM trade fair that ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Recommendations made for genetic testing for Trimethylaminuria
(Medical Xpress) -- Recommendations for genetic testing of an inherited disorder known as trimethylaminuria or ‘fish odor syndrome’ have been produced by researchers including Professor Ian Phillips ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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DMP for diabetes type 2: Current guidelines indicate some need for revision
On 3 January 2012, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of people with diabetes ...
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Vanderbilt study leads to simpler therapy for treating latent tuberculosis
Research, led by Timothy Sterling, M.D., professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has led to an important change in CDC recommendations in the regimen for prevention of the centuries-old scourge, tuberculosis ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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StumbleUpon overhaul opens more avenues to explore
StumbleUpon is adding more avenues to meander through its online content recommendation service.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Niacin does not reduce heart attack, stroke risk in stable CV patients
In patients whose bad cholesterol is very well-controlled by statins for a long time period, the addition of high-dose, extended release niacin did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack and ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Tapjoy calms mobile 'app' storm
Startup Tapjoy on Thursday set out to woo smartphone and tablet computer lovers with a marketplace that makes it easy to find and use applications suited to their tastes.
Nov 03, 2011 |
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NIST releases two wireless security guides, requests comment
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public review and comment two draft guides to securing wireless communication networks. NIST is requesting comments on the two publications—one ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Health groups issue proposed cervical cancer screening guidelines
The American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have proposed new guidelines for the prevention and early detection ...
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Antineoplastic agents associated with thyroid dysfunction
Antineoplastic agents such as immunotherapies and targeted therapies that specifically target signaling pathways in cancer cells are associated with thyroid dysfunction in 20%-50% of cancer patients taking them, which can ...
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Cancer screening rates lower among those with fatalistic attitudes
Even if health care is free, colorectal cancer screening rates among those without financial means are still low, and results of a new study suggest that may be due to an idea psychologists call cancer fatalism.
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Against the grain, 'caveman' diet gains traction
Could Paleolithic man hold the key to today's nutrition problems?
Sep 15, 2011 |
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IDSA/PIDS announce guidelines for treating pneumonia in children
Immunizations, including a yearly flu vaccine, are the best way to protect children from life-threatening pneumonia, according to new guidelines from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases ...
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Assessing the most appropriate duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting
A randomised multicentre open-label study evaluating the efficacy and safety of prolonged antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary disease has found that 24 months' duration of dual therapy is no better than six months ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Aug 30, 2011 |
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