News tagged with randomized trial
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Tai Chi gets cautious thumbs up for psychological health
Tai Chi, a low impact martial art, has been associated with reduced stress, anxiety and depression, and enhanced mood, in both healthy people and those with chronic conditions. A systematic review of the subject, published ...
May 20, 2010 |
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Antidepressants Work Best for Severe Depression, Provide Little to No Benefit Otherwise
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of 30 years of antidepressant-drug treatment data published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that the benefit of antidepressant medication compared with placebo may be ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 05, 2010 |
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Study shows benefits of electrical stimulation therapy for people paralyzed by spinal cord injury
A new treatment approach which uses tiny bursts of electricity to reawaken paralyzed muscles "significantly" reduced disability and improved grasping in people with incomplete spinal cord injuries, beyond ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Peer support offers promise for reducing depression symptoms
Peer support offers promise as an effective, low-cost tool for fighting depression, a new study by the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan Health System finds.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Online messaging delivers follow-up care for depression
Online messaging can deliver organized follow-up care for depression effectively and efficiently, according to a randomized controlled trial of 208 Group Health patients that the Journal of General Internal Medicine e-published in adv ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Vitamin E may increase or decrease the risk of pneumonia depending on smoking and exercise
Depending on the level of smoking and leisure time exercise, vitamin E supplementation may decrease or increase, or may have no effect, on the risk of pneumonia, according to a study published in Clinical Epidemiology.
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Vitamin E may increase the life expectancy of restricted groups of men
Depending on the level of smoking and dietary vitamin C intake, vitamin E supplementation may extend the life-span of restricted groups of men, according to a study published in the Age and Ageing.
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Smoked cannabis reduces chronic pain
For people suffering chronic pain, smoked cannabis reduces pain, improves mood and helps sleep, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Non-dopaminergic drug preladenant reduces motor fluctuations in patients with Parkinson's disease
Preladenant, a non-dopaminergic medication, reduces off time in patients with Parkinson's disease receiving standard dopamine therapy, an international study led by the University of South Florida found.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Targeted therapy decreases progression rate in thyroid cancer
The drug pazopanib may help revolutionize the care of patients with metastatic, rapidly progressive differentiated thyroid cancers, say researchers at Mayo Clinic who are publishing findings of a phase II clinical trial in ...
Sep 18, 2010 |
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Use of antidepressant associated with reduction in menopausal hot flashes
Women who were either in the transition to menopause or postmenopausal experienced a reduction in the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes with the use of the antidepressant medication escitalopram, compared to ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Guided care reduces the use of health services by chronically ill older adults
A new report shows that older people who receive Guided Care, a new form of primary care, use fewer expensive health services compared to older people who receive regular primary care. Research published in the March 2011 ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Intervention helps curb older adults' drinking but doesn't significantly lower drinking risks
(PhysOrg.com) -- An intervention program aimed at curbing at-risk drinking among older adults succeeded in helping these individuals significantly reduce their overall alcohol consumption, according to a new UCLA study.
Jan 21, 2011 |
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Research identifies the herbal supplements that are effective in treating anxiety
A systematic review of research into the use of nutritional supplements for the treatment of anxiety disorders has found strong evidence for the use of extracts of passionflower or kava and combinations of L-lysine and L-arginine. ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Sildenafil benefit small in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Sildenafil failed to significantly increase exercise capacity, but did improve arterial oxygenation, shortness of breath and quality of life in patients with advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), in the first randomized ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 22, 2010 |
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