Archive for December, 2007

Why do you have to look for effective depression help if you are a cardiac patient? Learn how your emotional state affects your desease and what alternative methods (guided imagery or progressive relaxation) you should consider. In a huge study by Duke’s John Barefoot, PhD and his team, 1250 cardiac patients with coronary artery disease were assessed over a span of nearly 20 years for their levels of depression, to see if the degree of depression correlated in any way with mortality rates, and, if so, which features packed an especially mean punch. (Other research had already established the connection between depression and heart disease, but this study was designed to tease out what elements did the damage.)
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Cardiac Fitness Through Fighting Depression

Published in the journal Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, the review reports that psychosocial treatments that rely heavily on behavioral procedures effectively reduces tics in people suffering from chronic tic disorders.
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Psychosocial treatments reduce tics and Tourette syndrome

The Michigan Health and Hospital Association has started a Web site listing prices for common procedures for 146 nonprofit hospitals.
The site, which went online Monday, not only gives users access to hospital pricing but allows customers to compare prices for each of the state’s nonprofit hospitals, the Detroit News reported.
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Michigan hospital prices now listed online

Here’s one tip for how to eat at the holidays: Don’t take your cues from Santa. The sugary cookies and fat-laden fruitcakes the mythical North Pole resident eats are a no-no. But you don’t have to go no-carb to stay fit at the holidays, either, University of Florida researchers say.
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Too Much Fructose Could Leave Dieters Sugar Shocked

The results of a study published in the online open access journal, BMC Medicine indicate that sufferers of chronic patellofemoral syndrome (PFPS), a chronic pain in the front part of the knee, gain no extra benefit from surgery. Furthermore, the authors suggest that giving these patients a therapeutic exercise regime rather than putting them through surgery could save money.
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Surgery Not Beneficial For Chronic Patellofemoral Syndrome

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that patients with a mild form of Cushing syndrome, a metabolic disorder caused by adrenal tumors, demonstrate substantial clinical improvement after adrenalectomy.
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Adrenalectomy Beneficial For Patients With Mild Cushing Syndrome