Subscribe to this tag Medical Treatment: Patients and 'Shared Decision Making'
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - November 25, 2009
When there are choices, a growing number of doctors and hospitals make your preferences count.
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Try Meditation to Lower Your Blood Pressure and Protect Your Heart
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - November 18, 2009
Cheap, low-tech stress relief may also protect against depression, insomnia, and anxiety.
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What Science Is Discovering About Exercise and Depression
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - November 12, 2009
Research suggests the depressed brain gets a boost from that workout.
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Health Insurance: Your Health Plan After Reform
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - November 6, 2009
The future points to health insurance plans that provide solid coverage for just about every American.
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Chronically Depressed? What to Do When Antidepressants Don't Work
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - November 6, 2009
The range of options includes cognitive behavioral therapy and brain stimulation techniques like ECT.
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Alzheimer's Disease Is Sharply Rising, But You Can Lower Your Odds
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - September 21, 2009
Research is mounting that diet, exercise, and social and mental engagement play a protective role.
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Eating When You Should be Asleep (and 3 Other Weight-Loss Saboteurs)
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - September 3, 2009
Exercise and dieting aside, behavior and biology appear to have a real influence on weight.
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Choosing Between the Urgent Care Center, In-Store Clinic, and ER
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - August 31, 2009
When you're sick with no doc—or face too long a wait—determining where to go isn't always clear.
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8 Facts to Know About Palliative Care
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - August 25, 2009
Misconceptions abound. Patients and families need not be afraid to ask for help.
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Foods Surprisingly High in Added Sugar
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - August 24, 2009
New American Heart Association guidelines warn against Americans' sugar bingeing.
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Clinical Trials Are Testing Stem Cells as Heart Failure Treatment
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - August 18, 2009
A bounty of trials are exploring the healing potential of injecting stem cells into ailing hearts.
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10 Ways to Get Your Omega-3s Without a Pill
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - August 3, 2009
Omega-3 supplements are everywhere, but do you really need one?
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The Huge Health Toll Obesity Takes on Kids
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - July 28, 2009
And it goes way beyond a raised risk of heart disease.
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Preparing Kids—and Yourself—for Their Hospital Visit: 11 Tips
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - July 22, 2009
Before a test or procedure is needed, getting kids comfortable with medicine makes all the difference.
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Brain Stimulation: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - July 15, 2009
No surgery required—magnetic pulses treat symptoms of depression and other conditions.
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Brain Stimulation: Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - July 15, 2009
ECT, checkered past and all, is making a quiet comeback.
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Deep Brain Stimulation: A Pacemaker for Parkinson's Disease and More
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - July 15, 2009
In some Parkinson's cases, DBS is almost standard. Can it help patients with other brain disorders?
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Brain Stimulation: Can Magnetic or Electrical Pulses Help You?
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - July 15, 2009
Targeting misbehaving brain circuitry with therapies like ECT, DBS, and TMS
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Chad Mirkin: Standing Tall in a Nanoparticle Universe
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - June 30, 2009
Chad Mirkin's nanotechnology could muster impossibly small bits of stuff to fight numerous ailments.
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Safety Around the House and Playground Can Keep Kids Out of the ER
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - June 19, 2009
Summer is "trauma season," a time when accidents and injuries send loads of kids to the ER.
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How Safety Around Bikes, Cars, ATVs—Even Mowers—Can Keep Kids Out of the ER
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - June 19, 2009
Summer is "trauma season," a time when kids get hurt all too frequently. How to be attentive to risks.
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Summer Safety: 8 Reasons Kids End Up in the ER—and How to Prevent It
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - June 19, 2009
Drowning and other accidents spike when school is out, earning the summer the moniker "trauma season."
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Your Child Needs the Hospital? 12 Tips for Parents
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - June 17, 2009
Pediatric medicine is not a downsized version of adult care.
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Get an Assist to Your Goal From a Healthcare Coach
By
Sarah Baldauf
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Health - June 5, 2009
Need help adopting better habits? Consider getting your own cheerleader.
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Got Heartburn? A Caution About Your Proton Pump Inhibitor
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Sarah Baldauf
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Health - May 29, 2009
Prolonged use of these drugs carries a risk of osteoporosis and heart problems.
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