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When art comes to the rescue of depressed patients
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 7 (ANI): Art therapy is helpful in treating patients with severe or moderately severe depression, shows research at Sahlgrenska academy.
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Gorakhpur tragedy: Patients complain of futile treatment in BRD hospital
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 6 (ANI): A day after reports of the death of at least 30 children within 48 hours at Gorakhpur's Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College Hospital surfaced, patients on Monday complained of ineffective medications and negligence of doctors.
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Scientists found effective method of preserving cells, tissues
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], November 6 (ANI): In a recent research, a group of scientists have found a new and effective method to acquire viable cells from cryopreserved tissue samples, which could help researchers to collect and analyse samples from different study sites to conduct more ce
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Racial differences in link between depression, early death in kidney disea
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 5 (ANI): Treatment of depressive symptoms may help lower the risk of early death in chronic kidney disease patients, but according to a recent study, racial differences may exist.
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Bowel cancer patients with no emotional support to have poorer health
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], November 3 (ANI): Bowel cancer patients who lack social support are more than twice as likely to experience poorer health and quality of life, according to a new research.
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Marijuana can dull the brain in some HIV patients
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 2 (ANI): A new study has linked marijuana use with cognitive dysfunction in people with HIV infection who have an alcohol or other drug use disorder.
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A non-invasive option for Parkinson's tremor cure
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): Soon, Parkinson's patients suffering debilitating tremors could be cured of their shaking using a non-invasive option, according to a recent study.
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7 out of 10 psoriasis patients face social discrimination
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Today, 125 million people globally suffer from a serious auto-immune disease called Psoriasis. Psoriasis is a severe, chronic, non-communicable disease (NCD) that dramatically reduces the quality of life of affected individuals, and takes a high mental, e
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Kidney transplant prolongs life of patients on long-term dialysis
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 27 (ANI): According to a recent study, a kidney transplant prolongs the lives of not only those patients, who have recently initiated dialysis, but also those who have been undergoing dialysis for more than a decade.
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Study addresses poor nutrition in patients with liver failure
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], October 26 (ANI): Poor nutrition is common in patients with liver failure or cirrhosis and it can lead to muscle wasting, weakness, fatigue and worse outcomes before and after the patients undergo liver transplantation.
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Proton therapy may be effective for treating cancer in elderly
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 25 (ANI): Researchers have recently found that proton beam therapy is a type of particle therapy that uses a beam of protons to irradiate diseased tissue and in combination with chemotherapy may be effective for treating esophageal cancer in elderly patients.
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Communication may help patients overcome misperceptions of prognosis
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): A team of researchers has suggested that open channels of communication may help patients with serious medical problems to overcome the misperceptions of prognosis
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