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...y requirements for calcium intake. ‘The positive outcomes typically associated with adolescent sport participation, such as increased self-esteem and emotional well-being, may extend to improved eating habits and nutritional intake as compared with non-sport involved peers,’ concluded Dr. Jillian K. Croll, ...Statin Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Improves Survival
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...red the standard of care because it improves early outcomes -- resulted in normal longer-term neurologic outcomes for all patients born with the infection who did not already have severe brain involvement. Even f...Results of Clinical Trials Vary According to Source of Funding
... B.A., of Harvard Medical School, Boston, analyzed outcomes of 324 cardiovascular clinical trials published between 2000 and 2005 in JAMA, The Lancet, and the New England Journal of Medicine, stratifying the results on whether the trial was funded by for-profit or not-for-profit organizations and if the trial...A Revolutionary New Treatment For Cancer Available In Australia
...en through several clinical trials and did improve outcomes compared to chemotherapy alone. The doctor explained that unlike most cancer treatments, which work by destroying both healthy and malignant cells, the therapy involves microscopic radioactive spheres delivered directly to liver tumors. "It is a one-...Prompt Diagnosis Could Be Life-Saving In Mini-Strokes
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...ician, and nurse to help maximize the benefits and outcomes of medications and to minimize adverse effects," Abramowitz said. "This also includes a significant amount of attention to medication safety in every step in the medication use process" added Abramowitz, who also is a professor and an assistant dea......nary rehabilitation can also improve some of these outcomes and improve survival, while surgery such as lung v...ey know they can provide important improvements in outcomes for their patients." Source: Eurekalert...