MedscapeEasing the Symptoms of Chronic Heart FailureMedscapePeople with chronic heart failure (HF) suffer from numerous symptoms and quality-of-life concerns. The CASA (Collaborative Care to Alleviate Symptoms and Adjust to Illness) intervention was de…
Buck receives grant to study symptom management for heart failure patients – Penn State News
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Buck receives grant to study symptom management for heart failure patients
Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Harleah Buck, assistant professor of nursing, has received a $149,500 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) to study symptom management in patients with moderate to severe heart failure. Titled “Dyadic … |
How doctors talk about brain death – Newsworks.org
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How doctors talk about brain death
Newsworks.org What’s surprising is that despite the seemingly endless years of medical training, there is very little time devoted to teaching students and residents how to understand brain death, let alone how to communicate these concepts to patients in a … |
Nektar to Announce Financial Results for the First Quarter 2014 on Wednesday … – PR Newswire (press release)
Nektar to Announce Financial Results for the First Quarter 2014 on Wednesday …PR Newswire (press release)In oncology, etirinotecan pegol (NKTR-102) is being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical study (the BEACON study) for the treatment of metastatic brea…
When a teaching voice goes mute – Times of India
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When a teaching voice goes mute
Times of India Using lung power to raise their voice helps avoid voice disorder,” she said. Manage with less talk. Teachers face throat and knee problems the most. We need to keep ourselves hydrated. I teach English, where voice modulation is a major factor. But … |
Patent relief – Indian Express
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Patent relief
Indian Express This has only been used once, to allow Natco Pharma to make and sell copies of Bayer’s patented kidney and liver cancer drug, Nexavar. While the developmental imperatives of countries like India are understandably different from the US, India must … |
Tibetan faking death gets 13-year jail term for killing rhino in India – Republica
Tibetan faking death gets 13-year jail term for killing rhino in IndiaRepublicaTanjing was last arrested on the basis of a clue by Khim Bahadur KC, who hails from Lung village of Pyuthan district. When Khim Bahadur, who is also known as Maheshwor, was …
What's in a name? Stories behind our parks and buildings – Claremont Courier
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What’s in a name? Stories behind our parks and buildings
Claremont Courier The little park with the tennis court on Indian Hill Boulevard and Harrison Avenue was named for the Reverend JH Mallows, a retired minister who lived to 100 years old and lived nearby. The park was improved during the 1930s by …. Lewis Park was … |
Late Infections Seen With Rituxan in Vasculitis – MedPage Today
Late Infections Seen With Rituxan in VasculitisMedPage TodayLIVERPOOL — Treatment of vasculitis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) with rituximab (Rituxan) is known to be effective, but in a U.K. cohort was associated with an…
Bay State drugmaker targets asbestos-linked cancer – Worcester Telegram
Bay State drugmaker targets asbestos-linked cancerWorcester TelegramMesothelioma, unlike lung cancer, mostly affects the cells covering the lungs, and can also strike tissues around the heart and abdominal organs. As with all cancers, doctors treat mes…