News articles tagged with 'care'
When East meets West: Why consumers turn to alternative medicine
— 18 Nov 2009 11:15 | HealthAlternative health remedies are increasingly important in the health care marketplace. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research explores how consumers choose among the many available... — full story
Family partnership, education interventions lower heart failure patients' salt consumption
— 18 Nov 2009 09:35 | HealthEducating family members of heart failure (HF) patients about the health benefits of consuming a low-salt diet and providing skills for support and communication can effectively reduce... — full story
Treatment for depression post-bypass surgery improves quality of life
— 17 Nov 2009 15:59 | HealthCoronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients who were screened for depression after surgery and then cared for by a nurse-led team of health care specialists via telephone reported... — full story
Recovering with 4-legged friends requires less pain medication
— 17 Nov 2009 13:59 | HealthAdults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. These findings were presented at the... — full story
Telephone-delivered care for treating depression after CABG surgery appears to improve outcomes
— 17 Nov 2009 13:34 | HealthPatients who received telephone-delivered collaborative care for treatment of depression after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reported greater improvement in measures of quality... — full story
Uninsured more likely to die after trauma
— 17 Nov 2009 13:29 | HealthAmericans without health insurance appear more likely to die following admission to the hospital for trauma than those with health care coverage, according to a report in the November... — full story
Early cooling in cardiac arrest may improve survival
— 16 Nov 2009 11:55 | HealthRapidly cooling a person in cardiac arrest may improve their chance of survival without brain damage, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific... — full story
Government's NHS Plan linked to striking improvements in critical care
— 13 Nov 2009 13:10 | HealthSurvival among patients in intensive care units in England has improved significantly since the implementation of the NHS Plan in 2000, finds new research published on bmj.com today... — full story
Rice sociologist looks at paediatric physicians' views on religion, spirituality
— 12 Nov 2009 09:29 | HealthPaediatricians and paediatric oncologists express differing views on religion and spirituality, largely based on the types of patients they treat, according to a survey that will appear... — full story
Trimming US health care spending will require new approaches, study finds
— 12 Nov 2009 08:34 | HealthSlowing the growth in U.S. health care spending will most likely require adoption of an array of strategies as well as an improved approach to moving promising strategies into widespread... — full story