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...y to believe before admission that palliative care shortens patient lives. They were also more likely to report feeling unprepared for changes in the patient's condition as he or she neared the end of life. Researchers found, however, that families' perceptions of palliative care changed significantly once p...Type of weight loss surgery more effective at reducing insulin resistance
...ch very small, or biliopancreatic diversion, which shortens the small intestine and reduces absorption of fats. Patients were restudied at 5 to 6 months and again at 16 to 24 months postsurgery. Dr. Muscelli concludes, "Bariatric surgery is increasingly considered for the treatment of morbidly obese patients...Experienced surgeon reduces complications from minimally invasive 'stomach staple' surgery
...ting people who are morbidly obese. The new method shortens recovery time and reduces the risk of infection posed by traditional open surgeries. It involves making five small abdominal incisions. Then, a tiny scope and other instruments are inserted into the abdominal cavity. Part of the upper stomach is stap...Bladder cancer returns sooner with each recurrence, study shows
...rences of superficial bladder cancer progressively shortens with each recurrence. The study also identified two proteins in tumor cells that may help predict the risk of a first or second recurrence. The findings will be published online Sept. 5 in the journal Cancer and in the Sept. 15 print edition. "Our fi...Detection of bioterrorism viruses brought closer to local sites
... their results using the Lightcycler device, which shortens the time for processing specimens using rapid-cycle real-time PCR assays. Developed with Roche Applied Science, Mayo researchers outline the results of their test, which is now commercially available. The Lightcycler study was completed by James R. U...Laparoscopy for colon cancer could offer long-term survival benefit over conventional surgery
...cancer because it reduces perioperative morbidity, shortens hospital stay, and prolongs cancer-related survival. This latter benefit was mainly due to differences in the subset of patients with stage III tumours, in whom LAC was also associated with lower tumour recurrence and longer overall survival. If thes...Alcohol may hasten the progression of cancer
...loss accelerates the progression of the cancer and shortens survival. The weight loss for cancer patients is ... This study shows that chronic alcohol consumption shortens cancer survival time for tumor-bearing patients. For alcoholics without known cancer, loss of natur...Contraceptive needs of new mothers are unique and unmet
...(51 percent) do not agree that their birth control shortens or lightens their period, 43 percent do not think their contraceptive is something that is there and it works or something they dont have to think about frequently and 40 percent do not agree that their chosen method provides long-term protection fro...Early to rise: Research offers clues to older people's sleep habits
... that the circadian clock has a 25-hour periodthat shortens in duration with age. "The circadian period averages 24 hours and 11 minutes in both young and olderindividuals," said the study's lead author Charles A. Czeisler, Ph.D., M.D. ofHarvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "Ho...Preliminary Study Proves Centuries Of Herbalists Right About Echinacea
...help cure the common cold. People have feltthat it shortens the duration of colds, makes them have fewer, mildersymptoms of illness, so it's a natural herb for me to study," Percivalsaid. "But echinacea is only one of thousands of botanicals that should bestudied." Consumers wanted the 1994 law because they w...New Stroke Treatment Likely To Decrease Health Care Costs And Increase Quality Of Life
...henthey are first admitted. However, because t-PA shortens hospital stays anddecreases long-term disabilities, there is a net savings. For 1,000 t-PApatients, the researchers estimate an initial increase in hospital costs of $1.7million, but an eventual savings of $4.8 million in nursing home care costs an...