_ Anxiety (Panic Disorders, Phobias) Medical Care Mental & Emotional Health When Unwanted Thoughts Take Over: Recognizing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder By Jane Farrell article Do 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 Procedures Computers May Not Always Benefit Doctor-Patient Relationship By Jane Farrell article Although 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 Health A New Weapon to Fight MRSA? By Jane Farrell article Researchers have discovered that a new class of antimicrobials may help in the fight against the drug-resistant MRSA superbug. The … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Health Headlines Medical Care Medical Research Memory Loss A Link Between Some Brain Conditions and the Herpes Virus By Jane Farrell article Researchers have drawn closer to explaining the link between some neurologic condition and certain species of the herpes virus. In … Read More→
_ Cancer Center Medical Care Medical Procedures Men's Health Prostate cancer Many Prostate-Cancer Patients Don't Have Adequate Followup By Jane Farrell article Most men who decide in favor of monitoring rather than treating low-level prostate cancer arenΓÇÖt getting the followup they need, … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Procedures Mental & Emotional Health Mind & Body Wellness Patient Mood Can Impact Medical Procedure Results By Sondra Forsyth article Feeling 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 Research Even When Heart Attack Patients Are in a Coma, Reducing Body Temperature Saves Brain Functions By Sondra Forsyth article Survivors 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 Procedures The Elderly Can Recover from Traumatic Brain Injury By Sondra Forsyth article According 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 Osteoarthritis Improving a Controversial Arthritis Treatment By Jane Farrell article Cornell University bioengineers have discovered that a common but controversial osteoarthritis may be more effective when it is adjusted. Injections … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Research Using Gaming Technology to Create Better X-rays By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers 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 Health Optimal Care for Older Cancer Patients By Sondra Forsyth article In 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 Health Is An Arthritis Cure In Our Own Body? By Jane Farrell article Arthritic cartilage, long considered untreatable, could actually be treated by a substance in the patientΓÇÖs own body. The discovery was … Read More→
_ Medical Care Doctors Should Prescribe Generic Medications Whenever Possible By Jane Farrell article All clinicians should prescribe generic medications whenever possible as a way to improve adherence to therapy and clinical outcomes while … Read More→
_ Medical Care Pets Animal and Human Bites Can Both Lead to Infections By Jane Farrell article We love our pets and they can bring us much joy and laughter. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Research New Tool to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of ParkinsonΓÇÖs By Jane Farrell article A group of experts at the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, working under the umbrella of the International Parkinson … Read More→
_ Medical Care A New Way to Help Skin Heal Faster By Jane Farrell article Many products that are used to treat skin problems may cause inflammation, which can prolong healing and result in scarring. … Read More→
_ Medical Care New Vital Sign Monitoring System for Hospitalized Patients By Jane Farrell article A study published in November 2015 inJournal of Clinical Nursing indicates that a newly designed vital sign monitoring system can … Read More→