Internet research builds cancer patients' confidence
... increase their Internet use. "They didn't want to feel powerless or have to rely on the doctor to make all of the decisions," Bass said. Bass warns that as more and more funding is cut for medical phone hotlines, now is the time for doctors and health workers to encourage patients to do their own researc...Rheumatoid arthritis does not increase risk of hearing loss, Mayo Clinic study finds
...sabilities to other areas of the body -- they just feel worse overall." Among the rheumatoid arthritis patients who had hearing loss, most often the loss was partial and due to nerve problems in the inner ear (sensorineural). The cause of this loss is uncertain, but may be due to factors such as noise exp...Tomorrow's medical researchers to be nurtured in Manchester
...or the new Academic Clinical Fellowships, which we feel will substantially enhance the academic career opportunities for doctors in training. I am grateful to everyone who put so much hard work into preparing for the bids, particularly Professor David Thompson whose painstaking efforts and strategic lead...Experience backs early heart valve replacement
...na, Spain. Patients with aortic regurgitation may feel only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. While so...lusions. In the present state of our knowledge, we feel that a clinical trial to assess the issue addressed by our study would be unethical, as we are convi...Gliadel Wafer demonstrates long-term survival benefit for patients with high-grade malignant glioma
... study period (P=0.018, log-rank statistic). "We feel that the publication of this important data contributes significantly to the result of the randomized, placebo-controlled study, showing that patients with high-grade malignant gliomas have a better chance of long-term survival when treated with Glia...Corrective cosmetics may not boost quality of life for women with severe facial blemishes
...lemish. For example, a woman with bad acne did not feel any worse or any better than a woman with melasma. But the more fearful a woman was of being negatively evaluated in public, the lower she rated her health-related quality of life. Researchers aren't certain exactly how severe blemishes affect a woma...Diabetics who control blood sugar today are more likely to have healthy feet and nerves tomorrow
...s and sores that the patients might not be able to feel because of nerve damage. Such foot problems can become infected and lead to open wounds that can be hard to heal because of other aspects of diabetes. Unhealed infections, if bad enough, can lead to decisions to amputate toes, feet and legs. This "d...Age, sex, racial disparities in heart attack hospital transfer patterns
...that physicians in smaller community hospitals may feel that it is too risky to subject heart attack patients especially if they are older to an ambulance ride to another facility. His said data from this and future studies should help give confidence to community hospital physicians about transferring ...Anti-HIV drugs unlikely to stop HIV spread
...eater spread of HIV by making infected individuals feel physically better, and more likely to be sexually active, but counselling of ART patients about risk behaviour could compensate for this to some extent. Therefore prevention initiatives aiming to decrease patients' risk taking behaviour are even more...Only four percent of Americans with bladder problems seek medical help
... in research because people taking part in studies feel embarrassed about OAB and because of the negative social stigma or shame many associate with the condition. "This study shows that the number of people actually seeking medical care is much lower than it should be. The databases used in this study w...Obesity surgery translates to cardiac benefit
...e link between obesity and cardiovascular risk, we feel confident that a procedure like bariatric surgery is an effective alternative to current therapies, which can have a considerable and lasting improvement in cardiac health," said John Batsis, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic, and lead author of the study. "...Potential heart benefit found in stem cells
...areas showed no significant differences. "We feel that these results help explain the positive impact of stem cell transplants for heart patients, demonstrating that they do, in fact, work to thicken the heart wall," said Eckhard Alt, M.D., of Tulane University and lead author of the study. "We beli...Access to antiretrovirals unlikely to reduce HIV infection rates
...avior if they get treatment (which might make them feel physically better and more likely to be sexually active) and counseling (which will hopefully increase safe sex practices). They found that providing ART to all individuals with AIDS symptoms (i.e. those at the late stages of the disease) was likely...Braces align crooked teeth and boost self-esteem
...ral Dentistry (AGD). "Orthodontics can make people feel better about themselves," says James G. Richeson, Jr., DDS, FAGD, AGD spokesperson. "Many patients, prior to orthodontics, smile with their mouth closed, because they are self-conscious about their teeth, but after orthodontics, they usually smile na...Teens' herbal product use associated with illicit substance use
...rbal or other natural products, either to make you feel better, or to help you perform better at sports or...etime use of "herbal or other natural products--to feel better, or perform better in sports or school." Overall, 28.6 percent of teens reported using herbal...Method for avoiding sudden death
... that a crisis has taken place, although they will feel a small electrical discharge. After 4 years of IAD implants, 80% of the patients have suffered a crisis. The IAD does not interfere with their daily lives but, above all, they stay alive. The number of persons who have been saved from certain death...EBCC calls to speed access to innovative advances for all breast cancer patients
...ple saving surgery can vastly improve the look and feel of the breast and improve a patient's self confidence. Surgeons can now reconstruct a breast immediately after the cancer is removed using artificial implants or even the body's own tissue (autologous tissue reconstruction) or a combination of tissue...New breast cancer dictionary for doctors
...as possible about their disease however they often feel unhappy with the information provided by their doctor. Patients frequently turn to other information sources but the medical language can be difficult to comprehend and very confusing. To maximise patient understanding, French universities collabora...Combining alcohol and Red Bull reduces the 'perception' of impairment
... In other words, the person is drunk but does not feel as drunk as he really is. The second important point is that many users reported using energy drinks to reduce a not-so-pleasant taste of alcoholic beverages, which could dangerously increase the amount (as well as the speed of ingestion) of alcohol...Disclosure of physicians' financial incentives may increase trust, loyalty among their patients
...t harm trust and may increase the loyalty patients feel toward their physicians, according to a study in the March 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. During the 1990s and continuing today, the public and the media focused heavily on the ethics of physician compen...