Dr. Paul Janssen honoured for over 40 years pioneering new therapies for severe mental illnesses
...as changed the boundaries of medical knowledge and empowered the global medical community with effective medicines that have changed lives for the better around the globe" continued Professor Beckmann. Dr Paul Janssen said "This is a great honour and I am proud to accept this award. It is particularly special...Self-taught stress management techniques most effective in relieving stress of chemotherapy
... receiving the booklet and tape may have felt more empowered because they could review and utilize the techniques at their own pace. Alternatively, patients who received professionally-administered training may have felt less comfortable with the techniques, and were less skilled when employing them. Jacobsen...Better care and better communication urgently needed
...ive medicines. "Additionally, patients can become empowered through the patient advocacy session to encourage patient groups to unite efforts with medical oncologists for optimal patient care," he said. The quality of care is best when there is collaboration between medical oncologists, radiotherapists, surg...Black women receive inadequate cardiac care compared to whites despite greater risk, study finds
...by physicians or patients. But, the more women are empowered to participate in their cardiac care, the better off they will be," he said. The study, which appears in the August 26 online issue of Circulation, is the first to look at quality of care, risk factor control and clinical outcomes in a large group of...Drug proven to benefit heart attack victims vastly underused
...icates that emergency room physicians did not feel empowered to begin this treatment without the go-ahead from a cardiologist," Peterson said. "It is very much analogous to the early days of thrombolytic therapy it took some time for emergency room and primary care physicians to feel comfortable using these d...Women's group seeking nominations for annual media awards
...n research are made and Americans are increasingly empowered to understand their own health, it is more important than ever to ensure that media coverage of medical research findings is both accurate and appropriately represented. The Society for Women's Health Research has worked with many journalists over th...Doctor attacks South African government for failing women while spending billions on arms deals
...ies such as defence to health care. Women must be empowered in the traditionally male-dominated societies of Africa. Developed countries can play an important role by making aid and trade relationships dependant on this political shift and by committing themselves to long-term collaborations with African ins...Seal of approval scheme needed for complementary and alternative websites
...he intention to deny that cancer patients can feel empowered and be supported by accessing health information on the internet. But, 600 million people worldwide currently access the Internet and public awareness needed raising about the usefulness of the information. The content of some websites also required ...UCLA study shows Medicaid costs can shrink
...n. "With the right training and tools, we are all empowered to achieve personal and business goals and to make healthier decisions. That's what we've seen in the over 900 directors who have become Johnson & Johnson fellows." The UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Health Care Institute's 10-year goal is to serve 400,000 H...Macular degeneration patients benefit from self-management training
...cts interrupted the overwhelming sense of loss and empowered participants to feel less helpless and more hopefulbased on new information and new skills to achieve small and then bigger successes that fostered engagement in personally meaningful activities," they conclude....Brain tumor treatment can vary greatly, according to new JAMA study
...to give people false hope, patients need to become empowered and seek out the best treatment available. After his surgery at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., he was referred to UCSF Medical Center where he received radiation and then a gamma knife procedure. He now undergoes an MRI at UCSF every si...Breast implant Website launched by leading plastic surgery societies
...women the most accurate information so they can be empowered to make the best decision." In April, an FDA panel will hear testimony on the safety of silicone breast implants from manufacturers. With this information, the panel and the FDA will decide if the devices warrant FDA approval. "The goal of the www....