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Quality Of Life Predicts Cancer Survival, Study Finds
May 29, 2008 Head and neck cancer patients who reported lower physical quality of life were more likely to die from their disease, according to a new study. The findings could mean that identifying patients with ... > full story -
Medication May Prevent Depression In Patients With Head And Neck Cancer
May 19, 2008 Taking the antidepressant citalopram before beginning treatment for head and neck cancer may help prevent depression during therapy, according to results of a pilot ... > full story -
Sitting Position Can Influence Risk Of Whiplash
May 16, 2008 Women run a three times greater risk than men of incurring a debilitating injury in a rear-end collision. This is partly due to differences between the sexes regarding sitting position. Neck injuries ... > full story -
Office Initiative Reduces Headaches And Neck And Shoulder Pain By More Than 40 Percent
May 14, 2008 When office staff took part in a workplace educational and physical initiative, headaches fell by 41 percent, neck and shoulder pain fell by 43 percent and painkiller use fell by 51 percent. ... > full story -
Patients' Expectation of Getting Better Is Crucial in Recovery from Whiplash
May 13, 2008 An individual's expectation of getting better plays a crucial role in the likelihood of his or her recovery, even after the severity of their physical and psychological symptoms are taken into ... > full story -
American Pain Society's Low Back Guideline Expanded To Cover Interventional Procedures
May 9, 2008 For low-back pain patients and their doctors, the American Pain Society has announced it is expanding its evidence-based, clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and treatment of chronic low back ... > full story -
Exhaling For Exploration: Scientists Test Lunar Breathing System
May 8, 2008 Imagine yourself hip-to-hip, shoulder-to-shoulder, inside a room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours with five people you just met. Does that make you sweat? Or maybe make your breathing a ... > full story -
Mothers' High Normal Blood Sugar Levels Place Infants At Risk For Birth Problems
May 7, 2008 Pregnant women with blood sugar levels in the higher range of normal -- but not high enough to be considered diabetes -- are more likely than women with lower blood sugar levels to give birth to ... > full story -
New Surgery Improves Head And Neck Cancer Treatment
April 30, 2008 Latest robotics surgery trend has made its debut in the ear, nose and throat specialty, where cancer and otolaryngology surgeons say the like the improved accuracy. Patients benefit from reduced ... > full story -
Shoulder Motor Balks On Opportunity Rover's Robotic Arm
April 24, 2008 A small motor in the robotic arm of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity that began stalling occasionally more than two years ago has become more troublesome ... > full story
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