Tag: Therapy
Life expectancy rises with AIDS therapy in Uganda
by on Jul.22, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Ugandan HIV and AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral "cocktail" therapy can expect to live nearly as long as their compatriots who don't have HIV, a new study finds.
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LA Nutrition Therapy Commercial
by on Jul.18, 2011, under Nutrition
LA Nutrition Therapy is a private practice specializing in Medical Nutrition Therapy, Weight Loss, and Diabetes both for Adolescents and Adults. Located in the Five Towns, Long Island and accepts certain Insurance Policies.
Early drug therapy curbs HIV transmission: study
by on May.13, 2011, under Health and Fitness
People with HIV who take antiretroviral drugs before their health declines have a 96 percent lower risk of transmitting the virus to a partner, according to a breakthrough global study.
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Short Course of Hormone Therapy Boosts Prostate Cancer Survival: Study
by on Mar.26, 2011, under Health and Fitness
THURSDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) — Just six months of hormone
therapy, along with radiation, cuts the risk of dying from locally
advanced prostate cancer in half when compared to radiation alone,
researchers report.
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Better think positive: Pessimism can block therapy
by on Mar.01, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Spine surgeon Anders Cohen puts a lot of stock in patients’ expectations of pain relief. He prefers to operate only on those who “grab you by the collar and say, `I can’t take it anymore.’”
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Hormone therapy linked to increased cancer risk
by on Oct.20, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Menopausal women taking combined hormone therapy have an elevated risk of being diagnosed with a more advanced stage of breast cancer and dying from it, according to a new US study.
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Body vibration therapy fails test in MS patients
by on Oct.08, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Whole-body vibration is pitched as a solution to everything from low bone density in astronauts to a better golf swing for weekend duffers and as an aid to rehabilitating weakened muscles. But a small new study suggests that regular training using…
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How to widen the hunt for targeted cancer therapy
by on Sep.28, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Cancer is a tale of two sets of genetic code, your own and your tumor’s — and tracing the unique areas of damage makes for a way to target treatment.
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Breast Cancer Risk Varies Among Different Progestins Used In Hormone Replacement Therapy
by on Aug.17, 2010, under Preventative Medicine
Scientists Use Salmonella Bug to Kill Cancer Cells
Treating tumors with salmonella bacteria can induce an immune response that kills cancer cells, scientists have found – a discovery that may help them create tumor-killing immune cells to inject into patients.
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Breast Cancer Risk Varies Among Different Progestins Used In Hormone Replacement Therapy
Some types of progestins could be used as preventative agent for breast cancerProgestins are used in hormone replacement therapies to counteract the negative effects of estrogen on the uterus and reduce the risk of uterine cancer. However, evidence in recent studies and clinical trials has demonstrated that progestins increase the risk of breast cancer. Now, University of Missouri researchers …
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Universum Medical Presents: Yumeiho Therapy
by on Jul.20, 2010, under Preventative Medicine
This is a massage technique based on the theory of shifting the center of gravity in the body. It has been introduced by the Chinese Zen Ti Fa Therapy, now rediscovered by Prof. Masajuki Sayondji, Director of the International Institute for Preventative Medicine, Tokyo. Prof. Sayondji has stressed that dislocation of the bones in the sacroiliac joints of the pelvic bone is very common. Asymmetry in the human skeletal and muscular systems builds tension, pinches the nerve endings, contributes to poor circulation, pain, and hinders organ functions.
