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  1. R

    combined BS/MS physical therapy program in washington, dc?

    Is there an accredited university that offers combined BS/MS physical therapy program in DC? If there are more than one such universities which one would you recommend and why? If you could provide any links to their website that'll help a lot as well. What is the standard procedure for getting...
  2. J

    Bad massage therapy session...Should I call and complain or just forget it?

    I saw an ad for a full body massage for an hour for $50.00 and when I got there the lady showed me my room which wasn't really a room it was more like a bamboo cubical that you can see through (like public bathroom stalls except worse) and it was cold. Anyway, I'll get to the point. I thought it...
  3. M

    How can I talk my boyfriend into going to therapy?

    My boyfriend and I have been together for about a year and a half. We've had some issues, not with us as a couple, but with outside influences (his crazy ex /mother of his son and sometimes his own mom) that are causing major stress for both of us. I finally got to the point where I've said all...
  4. T

    Covidien Completes Sale Of Sleep Therapy Product Line

    Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Sleep Therapy continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and Bi-level products to PH Invest, a privately held company located in Luxembourg...
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    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Appears Beneficial For Adults With ADHD

    Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who received medication and individual sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) showed greater improvement in symptoms through 12 months compared to patients who did not receive CBT, according to a study in the August 25 issue of...
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    Phase 3 ILLUMINATE Study Supports 24-Week Telaprevir-Based Therapy Within A Response-

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced results from the Phase 3 ILLUMINATE study, which was designed to evaluate whether there was any benefit to extending therapy from 24 to 48 weeks in people whose hepatitis C virus (HCV) was undetectable at weeks 4 and 12 of treatment...
  7. T

    Approval Of Additional Indication Of NESINA®: Combination Therapy With Thiazolidinedi

    Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") announced that an additional indication for "NESINA®" (generic name: Alogliptin), combination therapy with thiazolidinediones for type 2 diabetes, was approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. NESINA, a dipeptidyl...
  8. T

    Barrett's Oesophagus - Ablative Therapy

    NICE has published its clinical guideline on the use of ablative therapies for the treatment of Barrett's oesophagus. Ablative therapies destroy the abnormal cells within the oesophagus (sometimes known as the gullet, it is the muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the...
  9. T

    FDA Approves Embryonic Stem Cell-Based Therapy For Patients With Acute Spinal Cord In

    The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has lifted a clinical hold on Geron's Investigational New Drug (IND) application - the Phase I clinical trial of GRNOPC1 in patients with acute spinal cord injury may now go ahead. GRNOPC1 is the first ever clinical trial of a human embryonic stem cell...
  10. T

    New Approach To Alzheimer's Therapy

    Researchers from the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich have shown that the ADAM10 protein can inhibit the formation of beta-amyloid, which is responsible for Alzheimer's disease. ADAM10 acts like a pair of molecular...
  11. T

    Oral Contraceptives And Hormone Replacement Therapy May Protect Women Against Brain A

    Results from a new study suggest that oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may yield additional benefit of protecting against the formation and rupture of brain aneurysms in women. The findings from this first-of-its-kind study by a neurointerventional expert from Rush...
  12. T

    State Of Iowa Launches New Medication Therapy Management Program

    Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care® (Outcomes®) has been selected by the State of Iowa Department of Administrative Services to administer a Medication Therapy Management (MTM) program for the state employee health plan. Under the program, State of Iowa employees and dependents will be...
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    Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Has Halved Number Of New HIV Diagnoses

    HAART, or Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy has halved the annual number of new HIV diagnoses since 1996, when the therapy was first introduced, say Canadian researchers in a study published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet. Study findings are being presented at the forthcoming...
  14. JulieR

    i used to like being alone since therapy makes my head funny?

    and wonder do i need to stop therapy from new shrink had one he left and now i got a woman shrink and well she well handed me papers and i am not even depressed.....and now i think bout papers from her and its not fair i only saw here 4 times so far.... and i am sorta mad she handed me...
  15. T

    Does speech and language therapy or special needs teaching sound more interesting as

    a career? I have the passion to help others and therefore would like to help people in a career, but at the moment I am considering speech and language therapy or special needs teaching, what would have more varied work, and what is easier to get into
  16. S

    Chocolate Therapy Milkshake Recipe?

    I love the Chocolate Therapy Milkshakes from Ben & Jerry's. The Ben & Jerry's near my house recently closed so I cant get one of the milkshakes. Where can I find the recipe for it?
  17. C

    What is an interesting in-service topic idea for pediatric physical therapy?

    I need some ideas for something that could be fun, educational, and interactive??
  18. T

    Study Shows Considerable Positive Outcomes Following Behavioral Therapy For Depressio

    Depression is one of the most common forms of psychiatric disorder. It can occur at any time of life and it may affect children and adolescents as well as the elderly. However, depression can usually be suitably managed with the help of cognitive behavioral therapy. Researchers based at Johannes...
  19. C

    What is an interesting in-service topic idea for pediatric physical therapy?

    I need some ideas for something that could be fun, educational, and interactive??
  20. T

    Antibody Therapy Lengthens Survival Of Metastatic Melanoma Patients In Large Clinical

    A therapy that multiplies the effect of a natural disease-fighting antibody has extended the lives of patients with metastatic melanoma in a large, international clinical trial. The study's researchers will report their findings simultaneously at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)...
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