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Clinical Trials Update: May 9, 2008
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesyof Thomson CenterWatch:
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesyof Thomson CenterWatch:
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Health Tip: Treating an Ulcer
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Ulcers are sores that occur in the lining ofthe digestive tract. They can be triggered by factors such as bacteria,medication or excess production of stomach acid.
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Ulcers are sores that occur in the lining ofthe digestive tract. They can be triggered by factors such as bacteria,medication or excess production of stomach acid.
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Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- The use of acomputer-assisted training program, in addition to traditional counseling,helped drug abusers stay abstinent longer than counseling alone, a YaleUniversity School of Medicine study found.
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- The use of acomputer-assisted training program, in addition to traditional counseling,helped drug abusers stay abstinent longer than counseling alone, a YaleUniversity School of Medicine study found.
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Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- New treatments for a type ofdepression in the elderly related to blood vessels -- called vasculardepression -- are under development, and researchers have discovered whysome patients with this condition fail to respond to currentmedications.
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- New treatments for a type ofdepression in the elderly related to blood vessels -- called vasculardepression -- are under development, and researchers have discovered whysome patients with this condition fail to respond to currentmedications.
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Virtual Reality Therapy May Help PTSD Patients
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering frompost-traumatic stress disorder may ultimately benefit from a combinationof prescription medication and cutting-edge virtual reality psychotherapy,new research suggests.
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering frompost-traumatic stress disorder may ultimately benefit from a combinationof prescription medication and cutting-edge virtual reality psychotherapy,new research suggests.
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Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults following amedication regimen are less likely to miss doses when reminded by anelectronic pillbox that both beeps at the appointed drug-taking time andannounces the number of pills to take and how to take them, new researchreveals.
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults following amedication regimen are less likely to miss doses when reminded by anelectronic pillbox that both beeps at the appointed drug-taking time andannounces the number of pills to take and how to take them, new researchreveals.
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Quarter of Disabled Seniors Use Risky Medications
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Senior citizens withdisabilities are twice as likely as their non-disabled counterparts tobeing taking at least one prescription drug deemed inappropriate forpeople 65 or older, according to new research.
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Senior citizens withdisabilities are twice as likely as their non-disabled counterparts tobeing taking at least one prescription drug deemed inappropriate forpeople 65 or older, according to new research.
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Weight-loss drugs may harm developing brain: studyReuters - A drug from a new class of weight-loss treatments disrupted wiring needed for brain development in young mice, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, raising concerns about using such medications in children.
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Computers may aid drug abuse treatment
Reuters - People in treatment for drug abuse may be more likely to succeed with the help of computer-based behavioral therapy, a pilot study suggests.
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Reuters - People in treatment for drug abuse may be more likely to succeed with the help of computer-based behavioral therapy, a pilot study suggests.
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Drugs undermine Afghanistan's efforts to rebuildReuters - Jam Bigum, a drug addict in Afghanistan's impoverished northern province of Badakhshan, feeds her three-month-old son opium three times a day to keep him quiet.
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