CHICAGO (UPI) — A new technique has been found to be 95 percent
effective in easing the pain of plantar fasciitis, University of Genoa
researchers say.
Plantar fasciitis is caused by inflammation of the connective tissue
running along the bottom of the foot known as the fascia.
Dr. Luca
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SEOUL (UPI) — A diagnostic procedure used to examine the
bladder can be used to detect vesicourethral leaks after prostate
surgery, researchers in South Korea say.
Researchers at the National University College of Medicine in Seoul said
46 patients who had prostatectomies — prostate removal –
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WASHINGTON (UPI) — Fatigue, spotty supervision and excessive
workloads all create conditions that can put patients’ safety at risk at
U.S. hospitals, researchers contend.
Michael M.E. Johns, chancellor of Emory University in Atlanta, and
chairman of the Institute of Medicine committee that
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SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — Women who go out and bring home the
bacon tend to have less than perfect hourglass-shaped bodies, U.S.
researchers said.
Elizabeth Cashdan of University of Utah said in societies and situations
where women are under pressure to procure resources — to support
themselves
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NOTTINGHAM, England (UPI) — Offering discounts on insurance
premiums to British hospitals that meet certain targets has led to falls
in infection rates, researchers said.
A team of academics from Nottingham, Oxford and Surrey universities
looked at how the National Health Service Litigation
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CHICAGO (UPI) — Exercise may help older adults prevent
age-related brain changes, researchers at the University of North
Carolina Chapel Hill said.
The researchers said brain scans showed older adults who did not
exercise had more unpredictable cerebral blood flow than those who did
exercise.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (UPI) — Older adults with symptoms of
depression appear more likely to gain abdominal fat, but not overall fat
– over a five-year period, Dutch researchers said.
Nicole Vogelzangs of VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam and
colleagues studied 2,088 adults age 70-79
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TEL AVIV, Israel (UPI) — An injection of cortisol shortly after
exposure to a traumatic event may prevent the onset of post-traumatic
stress disorder, researchers in Israel said.
Joseph Zohar of the Sackler Medical School at Tel Aviv University said
he is taking his animal model findings to the
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Many of our readers either already have or will in the future encounter the possibility of being treated with a biologic medication. This is because biologics have revolutionized the treatment of such chronic illnesses as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and multiple sclerosis, and are widely used in treating a variety of cancers. To name just a few, these products include Enbrel, Humira, Remicade (infliximab), Avonex (inteferon beta-1a), Betaseron (interferon beta-1b), Tysabri, Cimzia (certolizumab pegol), Herceptin (trastuzumab), Rituxan (rituximab), Neupogen (filgrastim), Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) and Leukine (sargramostim). So just what are biologics, how do they differ from more traditional drugs, and why are they so expensive?Although some biologics have been around for a long time, I’m not talking about these first-generation products, which include things like vaccines, blood and blood components. Instead, I’m focusing on the newer, second-generation biologics that have come to market only […]
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WASHINGTON (UPI) — Top healthcare executives say the U.S.
medical system is wasteful, inefficient and not giving people their
money’s worth.
“We’re not getting what we pay for,” said Denis Cortese, president and
chief executive of the Mayo Clinic. “It’s just that simple.”
Cortese and other
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