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Managing adult ADHD
// Medical Condition News |
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition not limited only to childhood.
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Women unaware of health risks of surgical adhesions
// Women's Health News |
Although more than half of the country's women will have some type of pelvic surgery and are therefore at risk for surgical adhesions, a survey released this month by the not-for- profit National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) finds that women are largely unaware of the health risks associated with adhesions.
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Weight-lifting exercises during dialysis improves muscle mass, strength, quality of life
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Performing high-intensity weight-lifting exercise during dialysis sessions brings meaningful improvements in muscle mass, strength, quality of life, and other important health outcomes in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), reports a study in the May Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Hypnotism as a potential component of care
// Healthcare News |
Hypnotism has expanded its realm from magic shows to health care.
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Mediterranean diet protects against allergic rhinitis and asthma
// Medical Research News |
A "Mediterranean" diet rich in fruits, vegetables and nuts protects against allergic rhinitis and asthma symptoms, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax.
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Technology to make implantable devices safe for MRI
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While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is already well established as a premiere non-invasive imaging technology, patients with implantable pacemakers, implantable cardiac devices, neurostimulators and other medical devices are often denied the evaluation their medical situation urgently requires.
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Severe reduction of Treg cells may be involved in development of pemphigus vulgaris
// Medical Studies/Trials |
Several T cell subsets with immunosuppressive functions have been reported to demonstrate their suppressive capabilities to the acquired immune system in animal autoimmune disease models.
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Almac announces study on colorectal pre-malignancies
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Almac Diagnostics has announced a major study analysing colorectal polyp tissue samples using its novel Colorectal Cancer DSA microarray.
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Overcoming denial of medical conditions
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Denial is a common response to a stressful situation. It can be an important coping and defense mechanism. But it also can delay the appropriate response to circumstances that require action and change.
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AARP asks U.S. Senator Coleman to stand up to big pharma
// Pharmaceutical News |
AARP State President Skip Humphrey stood with a group of red-shirted AARP members and representatives of the Minnesota Senior Federation and the Elder Care Rights Alliance to urge U.S. Senator Norm Coleman to support legislation to give Medicare the authority to negotiate with drug companies for lower prescription drug prices.
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