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ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News


Relapse or recovery? Neuroimaging predicts course of substance addiction treatment

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:05 AM PDT

A new study has provided preliminary evidence that by measuring brain activity through the use of neuroimaging, researchers can predict who is likely to have an easier time getting off drugs and alcohol, and who will need extra help.

Chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:04 AM PDT

A new study in animals shows that chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, a finding that researchers suggest could increase understanding of postpartum depression.

Botox injections reduce chronic neck and cervical muscle pain

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 02:41 PM PDT

A study revealed Botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX) injections significantly improve pain and quality of life in people with chronic bilateral posterior neck and shoulder myofascial pain syndrome.

'Ancient dream' of pain-free labor for Chinese women becoming closer to reality

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 02:41 PM PDT

A new study revealed sometimes dramatic findings from a 10-year initiative called the "No Pain Labor N' Delivery China Mission."

Veterans are at higher risk of alcohol abuse relapse due to smoking

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 11:18 AM PDT

In a new study published in Frontiers, Dr. Timothy Durazzo and colleagues from the San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, expand upon their decade of research showing that smoking while kicking the alcohol habit impairs memory, learning and other cognitive skills--ultimately making it more difficult to weather the long storm of sobriety.

Development of two tests for rapid diagnosis of resistance to antibiotics

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 08:24 AM PDT

Two new tests capable of rapidly diagnosing resistance to wide-spectrum antibiotics have just been developed. Thanks to these tests, it now takes only two hours to identify certain bacteria that are resistant to the most used and the most important antibiotics in hospitals. The main targeted bacteria are enterobacteriacae (such as E. Coli), that are responsible for infections.

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