Heart Attack :: Heart attack mortality rate reduced
Deaths from severe heart attacks following admission to hospital have nearly halved in six years as a result of advances in medical treatment, revealed by Edinburgh researchers.
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COPD :: Promising drug fails to improve COPD symptoms
A promising anti-inflammatory drug failed to improve symptoms of moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, in a large, multicenter trial.
Bipolar Disorder :: Delayed treatment of childhood-onset bipolar disorder results in negative outcome in adults
In bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive disorder, a person experiences mood changes that fluctuate between periods of abnormally high energy and extreme depression. Bipolar disorder is estimated to affect approximately 1-3% of adults, but also can affect children and adolescents.
Smoking :: Doctors ill equipped to confront parent smoking
With the growing concerns of children?s exposure to secondhand smoke, it has become more critical than ever to involve health care providers such as pediatricians in educating parents about the potential hazardous health consequences.
Psychology :: Psychotherapy not linked to survival of cancer patients
Previously-published research has given credence to the notion that psychotherapy extends the lives of people with cancer. In fact, one in four cancer patients believe that science supports the idea that participating in group therapy will extend their lives.
Lupus :: Medicaid patients with lupus travel farther to see specialists
A new study looked at distance to primary lupus providers in a large group of patients with SLE and found that those covered by Medicaid traveled further to see an SLE physician.
Screening :: Simple screening can help decrease teen risk behaviors
Research shows that adolescents who engage in one form of risky behavior, like drug or alcohol use, are likely to engage in other risky behaviors like self-harm, or having unprotected sex, but often times these behaviors are not discussed during a medical or mental health exam.
Drug Safety :: Changing the Management of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance
The Howe School Alliance for Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology will host the lecture, “Enabling Technology: Changing the Management of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance,” on Thursday, May 3.
Psychology :: More research needed to involve families in psychosocial interventions
Family-oriented psychosocial interventions seem to be beneficial in improving the mental and physical well-being of both patients with chronic illness and their family members, but the results aren?t as robust as researchers had hoped.
Antibiotic :: GSK & Wellcome Trust to target drug-resistant hospital infections
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and The Wellcome Trust today announced a collaboration to develop a new class of antibacterial to combat the rise of certain drug-resistant hospital-acquired infections, including those that lead to pneumonia.