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12/20/2012
Palliative Care Eases Suffering for Seniors at End of Life: Study
Posted 12:00 PM 12/20/2012 by Robert Preidt
THURSDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Palliative care improved the quality of life for seniors in long-term care, according to a new study.
Specifically, it led to a significant reduction in emergency room visits and depression among the elderly patients, said the researchers at Hebrew (More)
12/19/2012
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder
Posted 12:00 PM 12/19/2012 by By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Gene therapy could offer a safe option for treating children with a rare degenerative brain disease, a preliminary study suggests.
The condition, known as Canavan disease, is caused by a mutation in the ASPA gene, which codes for an enzyme called (More)
12/18/2012
Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study
Posted 2:00 PM 12/18/2012 by By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- People who use aspirin regularly for at least 10 years run a small risk of developing a potentially blinding condition known as age-related macular degeneration, researchers report.
In the United States, an estimated 19 percent of adults report using (More)
Quality of Life Can Suffer for Kids With Heart Devices
Survival Tripled for Hospitalized U.S. Kids With Cardiac Arrest
Is the Mental Health System Failing Troubled Kids?
Veggies and Cheese as Filling as Chips For Kids, With Fewer Calories
12/17/2012
Having Babies Sit Up May Help Them Learn
Posted 3:00 PM 12/17/2012 by Robert Preidt
MONDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Babies may learn better when they're sitting up, a new study suggests.
"An important part of human cognitive development is the ability to understand whether an object in view is the same or different from an object seen earlier," Rebecca Woods, an (More)
Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds
New Guidelines Seek to Streamline Care for Worst Heart Attacks
Cancer Costs Billions Yearly in U.S. Worker Productivity: Study
12/14/2012
Dog Helps Super-Sleepy Woman in Her Travels
Posted 7:00 AM 12/14/2012 by Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Dogs have been known to assist their human companions in surprising ways, and now a new case study suggests they can even help patients with severe sleep problems stay awake during the day.
The report, published online Dec. 13 in the BMJ (More)...
12/13/2012
Trained Beagle Sniffs Out Troublesome Hospital Infection
Posted 5:00 PM 12/13/2012 by By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) -- In the ongoing battle to control in-hospital bacterial infections, Dutch researchers think they may have come up with a secret weapon: a dog named Cliff.
Turns out that, when properly trained, a dog's highly honed and superior sense of smell can be (More)
2-Year Period After Parent's Suicide Try Most Risky for Children: Study
12/11/2012
Primary Care Doctors Meet Needs of Diabetics, Study Says
Posted 12:00 PM 12/11/2012 by Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Primary care doctors provide superior care for patients with diabetes, according to a new study.
"We found that primary care physicians provide better care to diabetes patients when compared to other providers in a primary care setting because they were (More)
Secondhand Smoke Puts Children at Risk for Meningitis
Common Heart Drug Might Dampen Some Autism Symptoms
12/10/2012
U.S. Task Force Urges Docs to Counsel Kids Against Smoking
Posted 3:00 PM 12/10/2012 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas
MONDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Primary-care doctors should offer children and teens counseling and educational programs to prevent them from smoking, according to new recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
This type of intervention is effective in (More)
Gaps in Care Found for Sickle Cell Disease Patients
ADHD Can Cause Lifelong Problems, Study Finds
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