Archive: 16/11/2017

Midwifery care at hospitals is associated with fewer medical interventions

In a new, hospital-level analysis by health policy researcher Laura Attanasio at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Katy Kozhimannnil at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, they report that women ...

Nov 16, 2017

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Air Force diabetes prevention program shows promising results

"I wish I knew this 30 years ago," is a common feeling among Air Force veterans after receiving diabetes education. Like most of the 89 million Americans with prediabetes, many active duty Airmen do not know the ways they ...

Nov 16, 2017

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New talking therapy could help cancer survivors cope after treatment

Even though cancer survivors may be in good physical health or in long-term remission, the impact of cancer and its treatment can be very difficult. The researchers hope that the new therapy will transform aftercare for those ...

Nov 16, 2017

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Philippines to implement family planning law in blow to church

A long-awaited Philippine family planning law to provide free hormonal contraceptives is finally going ahead, health officials said Thursday, ending a two-year impasse in which the Supreme Court demanded proof that they did ...

Nov 16, 2017

The psychological impact of incontinence

We rarely hear or speak about incontinence. But the condition – the involuntary loss of urine or faecal matter – is frighteningly common.

Nov 16, 2017

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What to expect from lung cancer surgery

Surgery remains the primary treatment for early-stage lung cancer, and most commonly that means a procedure called lobectomy, which removes about one-third to one-half of the lung with the tumor.

Nov 16, 2017

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Has the Mental Health Act had its day?

Patients with a "mental disorder" in England and Wales can be detained and treated against their will under the Mental Health Act (MHA). The United Nations has said the UK should repeal legislation authorising compulsory ...

Nov 16, 2017

Intervention becomes first to successfully reduce risk of dementia

Computerized brain-training is now the first intervention of any kind to reduce the risk of dementia among older adults. The breakthrough results from a randomized controlled trial were just published in the journal Alzheimer's ...

Nov 16, 2017

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GPs trained in compression ultrasonography accurately diagnose deep vein thrombosis

General practitioners trained in compression ultrasonography have excellent accuracy and agreement in diagnosing symptomatic proximal deep vein thrombosis.

Nov 16, 2017

Discovery of a promising medication for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Researchers from the University of Montréal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) and the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) at the University of Calgary have discovered a medication that could make it possible to treat individuals ...

Nov 16, 2017

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Archive: 16/11/2017

Midwifery care at hospitals is associated with fewer medical interventions

Air Force diabetes prevention program shows promising results

New talking therapy could help cancer survivors cope after treatment

Philippines to implement family planning law in blow to church

The psychological impact of incontinence

What to expect from lung cancer surgery

Has the Mental Health Act had its day?

Intervention becomes first to successfully reduce risk of dementia

GPs trained in compression ultrasonography accurately diagnose deep vein thrombosis

Discovery of a promising medication for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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