News tagged with individualized medicine

Obesity increases risk of death in severe vehicle crashes, study shows

Moderately and morbidly obese persons face many health issues -- heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, gallbladder disease and others.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lifestyle intervention improves risk factors in type 2 diabetes

An intensive lifestyle intervention program designed to achieve and maintain weight loss improves diabetes control and cardiovascular disease risk factors in overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 02, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nanoscale DNA sequencing could spur revolution in personal health care

In experiments with potentially broad health care implications, a research team led by a University of Washington physicist has devised a method that works at a very small scale to sequence DNA quickly and relatively inexpensively.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

California full-service partnership program is cost effective

Full-Service Partnerships (FSPs) are designed to do 'whatever it takes' to improve residential stability and mental health outcomes for homeless persons with serious mental illness. They are the cornerstone of California's ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0