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Fitness trackers prove helpful in monitoring cancer patients
By Staff Reporter | Jul 24, 2018 03:57 PM EDTFitness trackers can be valuable tools for assessing the quality of life and daily functioning of cancer patients during treatment, a new study has found.
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Hospitals Going The Extra Mile To Help People Get Better, Healthier
By Beth Vargas | Feb 23, 2017 07:30 AM ESTHospitals are redefining health care and offer more than primary medical attention to help patients get well and become better.
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Clot-Busting Drug Helps Increases Survival Of Patients Of 'Bleeding Stroke'
By Jenn Loro | Feb 20, 2016 03:00 PM ESTTwo new studies prove that clot-busting drug (tPA) potentially reduces the number of deaths linked to patients with hemorrhagic stroke.
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First Ever HIV-Positive Organ Transplants To Be Carried Out By John Hopkins
By Mara Mayer | Feb 15, 2016 02:17 AM ESTUS health authorities gives John Hopkins the approval to perform the country’s first ever organ transplant between HIV positives.
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Rate Of Patients Having Dementia Steadily Decreasing
By Jenn Loro | Feb 12, 2016 02:54 PM ESTA new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that dementia is on a decline in the past 40 years.
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Theranos Lab May Harm Patients' Health
By Jenn Loro | Jan 29, 2016 12:10 PM ESTUS federal regulators from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services blasted blood testing start-up Theranos for lab deficiencies and demanded corrective action within 10 days.
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Patients Undergoing Weight-Loss Surgery tend to have Mental Health Illnesses, Study finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 13, 2016 10:33 AM ESTPatients who need weight-loss surgery due to severe obesity tend to suffer from mental health problems, a new study reported.
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Depressed Patients who Exercise have a Reduced Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 12, 2016 09:33 AM ESTExercise for depressed patients can lead to a lower risk of heart disease, a new study reported.
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Dengue Fever Infected 182 Patients In Hawaii And Counting
By Jenn Loro | Dec 30, 2015 01:58 PM ESTLocal health officials in Hawaii confirmed 182 reported cases of dengue fever- the state’s largest dengue outbreak since World War II.
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Brazil Okays New Sanofi Dengue Fever Vaccine
By Jenn Loro | Dec 30, 2015 01:58 PM ESTNewly-developed dengue vaccine by French drug firm Sanofi Pasteur (Sanofi SA’s vaccine division) receives a green light from Brazilian authorities following earlier regulatory approvals by Philippines and Mexico.
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Alzheimer’s Research Expected to Soar but Assistance for Existing Patients Remain Unchanged
By Jenn Loro | Dec 30, 2015 01:56 PM ESTThe newly approved money bill for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia has significantly increased but no funding for programs that support existing patients has been proposed.
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Cardiac Arrest Victims Usually Ignore Warning Signs
By Jenn Loro | Dec 28, 2015 09:52 AM ESTAn Oregon-based research suggests that people have at least a four-week window with warning signs prior to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
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Immunotherapy Better Than Chemotherapy In Treating Patients With Advanced Stage Of Lung Cancer
By Jenn Loro | Dec 23, 2015 09:49 AM ESTA UCLA-led study confirmed that immunotherapy drug Keytruda demonstrated greater effectiveness with less treatment-linked side effects than the standard chemotherapy medicine docetaxel.
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Nurses report Feeling Undervalued causes more Stress than Work
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 16, 2015 11:34 AM ESTNurses reveal that they feel more stress from being underappreciated at work than from the work itself, a new study found.
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Drinking Alcohol Linked to Extended Life among Patients with Mild Alzheimer’s
By Jenn Loro | Dec 12, 2015 03:27 PM ESTA Danish-led study links moderate alcohol consumption to lower death risks among patients diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's. While the exact causes were not determined, experts speculated that it's probably due to socialization associated with drinking
