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"This bloody woman is driving me berserk"
Nursing is a highly charged and emotionally taxing profession at every level, and healthcare organisations have in the past explored many ways of helping nurses cope with the stresses that go with the job. A study by occupational psychologists has found that gossiping is one unofficial way of debriefing after stressful events and that it offers... view more... (2004-01-08)
Fewer wrinkles and firmer skin linked to earlier use of estrogen therapy
Long-term hormone estrogen therapy used earlier in menopause is associated with fewer wrinkles and less skin rigidity in postmenopausal women, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the August issue of Fertility and Sterility. view more (2005-08-29)
Manual therapy is effective treatment for neck pain
Manual therapy is more effective and less costly for treating neck pain than physiotherapy or care by a general practitioner, claim researchers in this week's BMJ. The study involved 183 patients recruited by 42 general practitioners in the Netherlands. All patients were aged 18-70 years and had suffered neck pain for at least two weeks. Sixty... view more... (2003-04-23)
Urologist plays key role in determining use of hormone therapy in prostate cancer
The urologist a patient sees may be a more important factor than the tumor characteristics or the patient's other characteristics in determining the use of hormonal therapy for prostate cancer. view more (2006-06-21)
Time to reassess the value of HRT
It may be time to reassess the value of hormone replacement therapy, following evidence that it reduces the effectiveness of breast screening and causes breast cancer in women over the age of 50, says a leading breast surgeon in this week's BMJ. Increasing numbers of women in their 50s and 60s are using hormone replacement therapy to alleviate... view more... (2001-12-12)
Actions speak louder than words for diversity
Line managers play a critical role in the successful management of employee diversity in an organisation, and staff perceptions of how positively their manager handles diversity impacts their job satisfaction and commitment to the company. view more (2005-01-07)
Working with care to stop bullying
Bullying and harassment at work are encountered by a significant proportion of healthcare staff. A new tool, developed by occupational psychologists and sponsored by the Royal College of Nursing, has been designed as one part of an organisational strategy to tackle the problem which damages individuals and organisational efficiency alike. view more (2005-01-07)
Fair treatment at work cuts the number of days taken off sick
Fair and just treatment at work cuts the number of days taken off sick, indicates a study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The study is part of ongoing research looking at the relationship between work and health in Finnish hospital staff, coordinated by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. In 1998 all 7375 employees in 10... view more... (2002-12-17)
New patient satisfaction study with budesonide/formoterol combination therapy
A new open-label study evaluated patient satisfaction with budesonide/formoterol combination therapy and fluticasone/salmeterol combination therapy. view more (2008-05-21)
Sitting and thinking, or just sitting?
Patients recovering from brain injuries such as strokes often experience difficulties carrying out two activities at the same time, according to researchers in the School of Psychology at the University of Reading. Most of us can walk, cycle or drive and carry on a conversation at the same time because the combination of motor actions is so... view more... (2004-03-19)
First Parkinson's Gene Therapy Patient Passes One Year
The first ever patient to have undergone gene therapy for Parkinson's appears to have come through phase I without a hitch, suggesting that the therapy is safe and effective, reports Marina Murphy in Chemistry & Industry. view more (2004-09-02)
Ninety-six percent of minimally invasive knee replacement patients leave same day, no complication
Orthopedic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center found that 96 percent of patients who had minimally invasive total knee replacement surgery were able to go home the same day, without complications-many walking out unassisted or with a cane. view more (2005-12-20)
Biosolids Microbes Pose Manageable Risk to Workers
Class B biosolids are sewage sludges that have been treated to contain fewer than 2.0 x 106 fecal coliforms/dry gram. view more (2008-10-28)
UC Davis study finds high arsenic levels in herbal kelp supplements
A study of herbal kelp supplements led by UC Davis public health expert Marc Schenker concludes that its medicinal use may cause inadvertent arsenic poisoning and health dangers for consumers, especially when overused. Schenker and two researchers evaluated nine over-the-counter herbal kelp products and found higher than acceptable arsenic levels... view more... (2007-04-09)
Robotic therapy helps restore hand use after stroke
A robotic therapy device may help people regain strength and normal use of affected hands long after a stroke, according to a University of California, Irvine study. view more (2007-02-09)
Switching medications, adding psychotherapy may help teens with ineffective depression medication
For adolescents with depression not responding to an initial treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI; a class of antidepressant drugs), switching medications and adding cognitive behavioral therapy resulted in an improvement in symptoms, compared to just changing medications. view more (2008-02-27)
Hormone therapy may confer more aggressive properties to prostate tumours
Hormone therapy is often given to patients with advanced prostate cancer. view more (2009-06-11)
A Specific Psychotherapy May Increase Psychological Well-being
Two Italian researchers (Drs Fava and Ruini of the University of Bologna) describe a new development in psychotherapeutic research, a specific therapy for increasing psychological well-being. The Authors outline the background of its development, the structure of well-being therapy, its key concepts and technical aspects. Well-being therapy is... view more... (2003-05-26)
Optimal adjuvant radiation therapy associated with improved survival, meta-analysis shows
A new analysis of adjuvant radiation therapy in women with breast cancer following mastectomy is associated with better survival as measured at 10 years when appropriate doses and fields of radiation are used. view more (2006-01-04)
New Research into Employment of Ethnic Minorities
Most people think that minority ethnic communities have been the chief victims of the run-down of manufacturing industry since the 1970s. But two University of Plymouth sociologists - Dr Paul Iganski and Professor Geoff Payne - have found evidence that some black and Asian communities actually suffered less than the rest of the population. While... view more... (1999-07-08)
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