_ Anxiety (Panic Disorders, Phobias) Medical Care Mental & Emotional HealthWhen Unwanted Thoughts Take Over: Recognizing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder By Jane Farrell articleDo you feel the need to check and re-check things over and over? Do you have the same thoughts constantly? … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Medical Care Medical ProceduresComputers May Not Always Benefit Doctor-Patient Relationship By Jane Farrell articleAlthough exam-room computers may seem to support safer and more effective patient care, in fact it can be a threat … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Procedures Medical Research Senior HealthA New Weapon to Fight MRSA? By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have discovered that a new class of antimicrobials may help in the fight against the drug-resistant MRSA superbug. The … Read More→
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_ Cancer Center Medical Care Medical Procedures Men's Health Prostate cancerMany Prostate-Cancer Patients Don't Have Adequate Followup By Jane Farrell articleMost men who decide in favor of monitoring rather than treating low-level prostate cancer aren’t getting the followup they need, … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Procedures Mental & Emotional Health Mind & Body WellnessPatient Mood Can Impact Medical Procedure Results By Sondra Forsyth articleFeeling high levels of distress, fear and hostility prior to undergoing an angioplasty or other interventional radiology procedure may lead … Read More→
_ Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries Heart Attack Heart Health Medical Care Medical Procedures Medical ResearchEven When Heart Attack Patients Are in a Coma, Reducing Body Temperature Saves Brain Functions By Sondra Forsyth articleSurvivors of cardiac arrest who remain in comas have better survival and neurological outcomes when their body temperatures are lowered, … Read More→
_ Brain Health Medical Care Medical ProceduresThe Elderly Can Recover from Traumatic Brain Injury By Sondra Forsyth articleAccording to a study completed at the Helsinki University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery in November 2015, even patients over the … Read More→
_ Arthritis Health Headlines Medical Care OsteoarthritisImproving a Controversial Arthritis Treatment By Jane Farrell articleCornell University bioengineers have discovered that a common but controversial osteoarthritis may be more effective when it is adjusted. Injections … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical ResearchUsing Gaming Technology to Create Better X-rays By Sondra Forsyth articleResearchers have developed software for the Microsoft Kinect gaming console that measures body part thickness and checks for motion, positioning … Read More→
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_ Cancer Center Medical Care Senior HealthOptimal Care for Older Cancer Patients By Sondra Forsyth articleIn a paper published in November 2015 in the European Journal of Cancer, EORTC, researchers identified health related quality of … Read More→
_ Arthritis Medical Care Medical Procedures Medical Research Pain Senior HealthIs An Arthritis Cure In Our Own Body? By Jane Farrell articleArthritic cartilage, long considered untreatable, could actually be treated by a substance in the patient’s own body. The discovery was … Read More→
_ Medical CareDoctors Should Prescribe Generic Medications Whenever Possible By thirdAGE articleAll clinicians should prescribe generic medications whenever possible as a way to improve adherence to therapy and clinical outcomes while … Read More→
_ Medical Care PetsAnimal and Human Bites Can Both Lead to Infections By thirdAGE articleWe love our pets and they can bring us much joy and laughter. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical ResearchNew Tool to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson’s By thirdAGE articleA group of experts at the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, working under the umbrella of the International Parkinson … Read More→
_ Medical CareA New Way to Help Skin Heal Faster By thirdAGE articleMany products that are used to treat skin problems may cause inflammation, which can prolong healing and result in scarring. … Read More→
_ Medical CareNew Vital Sign Monitoring System for Hospitalized Patients By thirdAGE articleA study published in November 2015 inJournal of Clinical Nursing indicates that a newly designed vital sign monitoring system can … Read More→