Archive: 15/02/2016

A study takes a closer look at so-called 'adherent' patients

A study at Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH) in Elche shows that patients defined automatically as "adherent" by dint of collecting their prescriptions each month are not necessarily any better than their "non-adherent" ...

Feb 15, 2016

Medical student recalls what it was like to have Zika

It started in the middle of a Thanksgiving Day soccer game. Christophe de Lespinasse felt a sudden splitting headache. "It was really, really strong," he says. "A pulsating headache."

Feb 15, 2016

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Researchers 'going to the mat' to help teens cope with stress

Though yoga is believed to have started more than 2,000 years ago, FIU-BRIDGE researchers and FIU students are finding that this ancient practice may have much to offer teens dealing with the many pressures that young people ...

Feb 15, 2016

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How feeling good about your lover might be bad for your sexual health

A new study from U of T Mississauga psychology researcher John Sakaluk has found that the better you are bonded to your partner, the less likely you are to practice safe sex with them.

Feb 15, 2016

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REGARDS data show diabetics who use verapamil have lower glucose levels

A new University of Alabama at Birmingham research paper published in the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice shows for the first time that there is an association of verapamil use and lower fasting glucose levels ...

Feb 15, 2016

Lean six sigma practices speed medical report dispatches

(HealthDay)—Lean Six Sigma practices can improve the dispatch time of medical reports sent from a hospital to a primary care provider, according to research published online Feb. 8 in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical ...

Feb 15, 2016

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Few want to receive skin cancer biopsy results face-to-face

(HealthDay)—For patients with suspected malignant melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma, most patients are happy to receive biopsy results by letter or telephone, according to a research letter published online Feb. 8 in ...

Feb 15, 2016

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Push the tobacco industry to change through economic incentives

Public health measures to reduce smoking would have more success if policy makers intervened to curb the vast profitability of the tobacco industry, say researchers.

Feb 15, 2016

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Factor VII-antithrombin complex predicts mortality in CAD

(HealthDay)—Activated factor VII-antithrombin complex (FVIIa-AT) levels correlate with increased mortality risk in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a study published online Jan. 27 in the Journal ...

Feb 15, 2016

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Hospital hand-washing campaign effective but expensive

The National Hand Hygiene Initiative run in Australian hospitals successfully reduced risks of a potentially deadly and costly-to-treat 'golden staph' infection.

Feb 15, 2016

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Archive: 15/02/2016

A study takes a closer look at so-called 'adherent' patients

Medical student recalls what it was like to have Zika

Researchers 'going to the mat' to help teens cope with stress

How feeling good about your lover might be bad for your sexual health

REGARDS data show diabetics who use verapamil have lower glucose levels

Lean six sigma practices speed medical report dispatches

Few want to receive skin cancer biopsy results face-to-face

Push the tobacco industry to change through economic incentives

Factor VII-antithrombin complex predicts mortality in CAD

Hospital hand-washing campaign effective but expensive

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