by Ket Patel | Aug 7, 2012 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Depression
Depression does more than strike at the heart; it can compromise survival for patients with metastatic kidney cancer. Researchers from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston found that patients with higher levels of cortisol – a stress hormone...
by Ket Patel | Aug 4, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Stroke
Interim results from an ongoing study demonstrated that that a higher pretreatment Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score on computed tomography angiogram images is associated with better outcome following endovascular therapy. “There is no standard imaging...
by Ket Patel | Aug 3, 2012 | Psychiatry
A culturally tailored family intervention program significantly reduced current drug use and risky sexual behaviors in high-risk Hispanic youth, in a randomized trial of more than 200 teens. Data from the Monitoring the Future survey showed high rates of problem...
by Ket Patel | Aug 2, 2012 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Depression
Ninety minutes of aerobic exercise per week reduced depressive symptoms in patients with stable coronary heart disease to the same extent as did sertraline therapy, in a study of 101 patients published online Aug. 1 in the Journal of the American College of...
by Ket Patel | Aug 1, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Movement Disorders
A family member with Parkinson’s disease confers the strongest risk for developing the disease, according to findings from the largest and most comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of Parkinson’s disease risk factors suitable for screening in primary...
