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Exercise program improves symptoms in arthritis patients
01-04-2008 · EurekAlert!A new study evaluated the effects of the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, formerly called People with Arthritis Can Exercise to promote managing arthritis through exercise.
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05-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
New evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation recommend a comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation program for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, citing that pulmonary rehabilitation can help improve a patient's exercise tolerance, dyspnea and health-related quality of life, as well as decrease hospital stay and health-care utilization.
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- Program of exercise and education improves function and symptoms in women with fibromyalgia
11-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
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- Tuberculosis intervention program improves patient outcomes
01-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
Patients with tuberculosis in the West African country of Senegal who participated in an intervention program that included improved communication with health personnel and community involvement had higher cure and treatment completion rates, according to a study in the January 24/31 issue of JAMA.
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- Personalized diets may offer relief to advanced cancer patients
03-09-2007 · EurekAlert!
Researchers at the University of Alberta studying the effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy on the senses report that most advanced cancer patients experience unique and persistent taste and smell abnormalities, believed to be a key factor in malnutrition and poor quality of life. Their study suggests that every patient with chemosensory dysfunction has unique symptoms, and a diet tailored to his/her needs would likely improve quality of life.
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- Tonsillectomy significantly improves quality of life in adult and pediatric patients
01-01-2008 · EurekAlert!
Tonsillectomies to treat chronic and recurrent tonsillitis substantially improve a patient's quality of live in both children and adults, according to two new studies published as a supplement to the January 2008 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
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- Doctor 'pay-for-performance' improves patient care
01-10-2008 · EurekAlert!
A new study examines whether patients seeing physicians participating in a "pay-for-performance" incentive program receive better care than those who saw nonparticipating physicians. The health plan that was examined reimburses physicians based on the quality of care they provide.
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- Family counseling improves lives of patients and spouses coping with prostate cancer
11-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
Families coping with prostate cancer report improved quality of life from a structured support program integrated into the patient's cancer management, according to a new study.
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- Intervention program boosts health, reduces symptoms in breast cancer patients
01-28-2008 · EurekAlert!
Psychological interventions for cancer patients do more than just ease emotional distress -- they directly improve health, new research suggests. A study of 227 breast cancer patients found that those who participated in a psychological intervention program were rated as having better health by a research nurse a full year after the program started.
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11-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
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