News articles tagged with 'medication'
Major schizophrenia study finds striking similarities across 37 countries in 6 regions
— 17 Nov 2009 16:04 | HealthAn international study of more than 17,000 people with schizophrenia has found striking similarities in symptoms, medication, employment and sexual problems, despite the fact that it... — full story
Transcendental Meditation helped heart disease patients lower cardiac disease risks by 50 percent
— 17 Nov 2009 14:49 | HealthPatients with coronary heart disease who practised the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation(R) technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared... — full story
Computerised support keeps prominence of name brand drugs at bay
— 9 Nov 2009 16:16 | HealthSimple computerised alerts can help curb the impulse to prescribe unnecessarily expensive, heavily marketed drugs. A study in the August issue of Journal of General Internal Medicine... — full story
Teen girls diagnosed with STI more likely to seek treatment for partners after watching video
— 6 Nov 2009 12:06 | HealthA study at Johns Hopkins Children's Centre found that girls diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) who watched a short educational video were three times more likely to discuss... — full story
Researchers find yoga may be effective for chronic low back pain in minority populations
— 5 Nov 2009 11:31 | HealthResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Centre found that yoga may be more effective than standard treatment for reducing chronic low back pain... — full story
Nation's hip fracture rate could drop 25 percent with aggressive osteoporosis prevention
— 2 Nov 2009 17:10 | HealthAggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the United States by 25 percent, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the... — full story
Commentary warns of unexpected consequences of proton pump inhibitor use in reflux disease
— 1 Nov 2009 08:30 | HealthDespite being highly effective and beneficial for many patients, unexpected consequences are emerging in patients who are prescribed proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for reflux diseases.... — full story
Pregnant women risk early delivery from using psychiatric medication
— 30 Oct 2009 09:51 | HealthThe odds triple for premature child delivery pregnant women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medication, according to a new study... — full story
Toward bold new anti-cancer medicines
— 29 Oct 2009 08:58 | HealthBold new strategies in the battle against cancer may turn forms of the disease that presently are incurable into manageable conditions that can be controlled for long periods of time,... — full story
Changing behaviour helps patients take medication as prescribed
— 28 Oct 2009 12:18 | HealthTaking medication as the doctor prescribes is crucial to improving health. However, 26 to 59 percent of older adults do not adhere to instructions, according to a 2003 study published... — full story