Psychiatric nurses have a one in ten chance of being physically injured by an aggressive patient over the course of a year and many more suffer emotional distress because of the verbal abuse they receive while working in these difficult and challenging environments.
Pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics (Prime) announced the results of a study on the utilization of Strattera(R) (atomoxetine) for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
A generic drug already used by millions of Americans for high blood pressure and prostate problems has been found to improve sleep and lessen trauma nightmares in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
A Northwestern University researcher has used adult stem cell injections to reset the immune systems of patients with early-onset Type 1 diabetes. After the therapy, patients no longer needed to take insulin for up to 35 months.
A progress report published by the National Institute for Mental Health in England shows that good progress is being made towards meeting the Government target to reduce suicide by 20 per cent by 2010, but more can be done to bring down the suicide rate further.
One in three ovarian cancer patients in the U.S. fails to receive the recommended comprehensive surgical treatment.
The breast cancer death rate is declining significantly and more women are surviving longer, according to a special report in Canadian Cancer Statistics 2007, released by the Canadian Cancer Society.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to work towards universal access, by 2010, to HIV prevention services and to treatment and care for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Taking excessive doses of a common vitamin in an attempt to defeat drug screening tests may send the user to the hospital or worse.
Recently, there have been several advances in treatment and therapy for breast cancer. However, the rate of recurrence is still unpredictable. Researchers at West Virginia University have discovered a gene pattern for identifying a patient?s odds of breast cancer recurrence.