Tag: "supportive" at medical news

Ebola Virus - 'Outbreak' Claims More Lives In Uganda.

...al bleeding. Doctors can do little except provide supportive rehydration therapy...

Mothers with periodontitis may deliver premature babies

...o perform scaling and root planing, along with any supportive therapy, in the second trimester for pregnant patients with periodontal disease," said Dr. Jeffcoat....

Status of some prescription drugs

...ments." Some pharmaceutical firms are cautiously supportive of the trend to increase over-the-counter availability of some drugs, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol medications. However, they cite safety concerns in objecting to making other drugs, such as birth control pills, more readily ...

Healing environment aids mental problem

...chers conclude that the improvement arose from the supportive environment of the temple something that could be reproduced in community mental health services anywhere in the world....

Marriage does good for Diabetics

...ions that aim to help the partner be appropriately supportive will likely improve quality of life and illness adaptation....

Hormone restrains appetite in man

...in the appetite if given by injection and might be supportive in treating obesity. The reason for feeling full after a meal, that the intestines release a hormone called PYY3-36 //which acts on the brain to produce a feeling of satiety. Researchers at Imperial College, London, now report on the first human tri...

Screening For Prostate Cancer May Reduce Mortality Rate

...ests like these is that clinicians tend to be very supportive while public health people tend to be more cautious," says Kopec. "The clinical members of our study team feel that these findings are confirming what they had believed all along; we were a bit more surprised. A 35 per cent difference is quite a larg...

Malignant Mesothelioma – A New Genetic Revelatio

... senior author said:"This study provides important supportive evidence that naturally occurring asbestos causes mesothelioma - and public efforts should now shift to understanding the risk and how we can protect people from this preventable malignancy." Mesothelioma kills about the same number of Americans ea...

Malignant Mesothelioma – A New Genetic Revelation

... senior author said:"This study provides important supportive evidence that naturally occurring asbestos causes mesothelioma - and public efforts should now shift to understanding the risk and how we can protect people from this preventable malignancy." Mesothelioma kills about the same number of Americans ea...

Stem Cells Keeping Patients Alive

...en hours. Standard treatment consists of intensive supportive care intended to keep patients alive long enough that the liver might recover spontaneously // or a donor organ becomes available for transplantation. About 80 percent of patients will die unless they receive a liver transplant. A bioartificial live...

Dengue fever in Delhi after the Monsoon

...ored. Treatment of dengue fever is nonspecific and supportive care. Treatment involves non-salicylate antipyretic drug, oxygen and electrolyte and fluid replacements. Red blood cell and platelet transfusions and fresh plasma are indicated for severe bleeding and decreasing hematocrit values. No dengue vaccine...

Statins Taken For Reducing Cholesterol Found To Reduce Death Rate Associated With Heart Attack As Well

...special mention, which has focused on non-invasive supportive treatment modalities for heart disease. One of the significant finding with this regard has been the introduction of Statin drugs, which reduces the inflammation and widens the blood vessels of the heart by increasing the levels of nitric oxide. Rec...

MS Patients Improve With Telephone Therapy

...havioral therapy (T-CBT) or telephone-administered supportive emotion-focused therapy (T-SEFT). The two therapies differ in that the goal of T-CBT is to “teach skills that help participants manage cognitions and behaviors that contribute to depression and improve skills in managing stressful life events and int...

Children With Facial Anomalies Are Affected By Parental Tensions

...tructions about how to care for the child. Seeking supportive services such as networking with other parents who have children with CFAs may also prove helpful. Source: Newswis...

Supportive spouse help ease job strain on blood pressure

When job strain causes stress, a supportive spouse might help lower the negative impact on a person's blood pressure, according to a study. In addition it was found that job strain had a significant impact, both clinically and statistically, on blood pressure. // Job strain and low marital c...

Terminally Ill Patients Could Be Offered A Better Life

...ons should be doing. In India we are lucky to have supportive families but they too need our support." --IANS...

Terminally Ill deserves a better quality of Life

...ons should be doing. In India we are lucky to have supportive families but they too need our support." At 7.30 p.m. local time, the associations from New Zealand to Hawaii will hold special events to raise a "voice for hospices". In a span of 24 hours, around 350 such events, including in Delhi, will be held t...

Whole-body hypothermia reduces risk of death in Encephalopathy in infants

...are handicapped. Treatment is currently limited to supportive intensive care. Hypothermia has previously been found to be protective against brain injury after asphyxiation in animal models. With a background study on the feasibility of whole-body cooling in a pilot study of neonates with encephalopathy, Dr. S...

New Research To Study Brain Changes In Premature Births

... some other children’s will require treatments and supportive care of counseling and speech therapies. Experts View: Andrew Proctor, of Action Medical Research said, "This groundbreaking study is interesting because it seeks to isolate one of the effects of premature birth, so that it can be identified earl...

AIDS control requires co-coordinated move regarding safe sexual practices

...shaping public opinion and creating an environment supportive of HIV prevention, care and treatment. It can help fight the associated ignorance, silence and inaction. However, while doing so it has to be ensured that all people are provided with consistent and accurate information. If this message could be co...

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