Firmagon (Degarelix) is a competitive, reversible GnRH receptor blocker, for patients with advanced hormone-dependent prostate cancer. Where Injection technique is critical; Nora Sullivan, a specialist nurse at Hibernian… read more.
Dynamic leg muscle power is an independent determinant of pain and quality of life in knee osteoarthritis (OA), and it appears to outperform muscle strength as a measure… read more.
Despite improvements in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management, pain control remains inadequate in some patients even when inflammation is well controlled, according to a small Dutch study.
A recent review found that most newborns that are included in control groups during clinical trials concerning minor painful procedures are denied analgesia, despite international guidelines stating that… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Corticosteroid therapy appears to improve community-acquired pneumonia outcomes, researchers reported on August 11, 2015 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
by Bruce Sylvester: Hypertensive patients have achieved a modest but therapeutic and durable response to acupuncture treatment, researchers from the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine at the… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: High intensity intermittent exercise improves both heart structure and glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers reported on Sept. 9, 2015 in Diabetologia.
by Gary Finnegan: Annual 10% tobacco tax increases in New Zealand over the next 20 years should lead to health gains, net health system cost savings and modest… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Home births lead to higher infant mortality than hospital births, at least for mothers living in poorer areas, according to a new Dutch study which… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Preliminary findings presented at an international TB vaccine conference suggest older people are contributing to TB rates in China. Researchers say the development and introduction… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: The question of whether vaccines cause autism may have been settled long ago but the debate on how to share this message with the public… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Persons who work over 55 hours per week have a 33% increased risk of stroke and a 13% increased risk of developing coronary heart disease… read more.
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