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Skin-to-skin contact reduces near-infrared spectroscopy pain responses in premature infants during blood sampling

Published September 10, 2015 | By tony w

Acta Pediatrica

Developing anti-obesity pills

Published September 9, 2015 | By tony w

A weight loss pill could soon be possible thanks to the work of Deakin University medical researchers.

ADHD and Diet: The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Published September 9, 2015 | By tony w

Linda Blair frightened everyone with her unnerving performance as a possessed child in the 1973 Academy Award winner The Exorcist. What’s hard to believe — and somewhat comical — is that, in the movie’s extended version, there is a scene in which a perplexed doctor initially diagnoses Blair’s 12-year-old character with what we today call…

Health Tip: Avoiding the Weight-Loss Rollercoaster

Published September 9, 2015 | By tony w

Title: Health Tip: Avoiding the Weight-Loss Rollercoaster
Category: Health News
Created: 9/8/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/8/2015 12:00:00 AM

Face-to-face Information and Emotional Support from Trained Nurses Reduce Pain During Screening Mammography: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Published September 9, 2015 | By tony w

Pain and discomfort during breast examination can affect a woman’s adherence to breast cancer–screening programs. The aim of this study was to determine whether a nursing intervention protocol that provides verbal information and support to women could reduce pain during mammography. A randomized controlled trial of 436 Spanish women aged 50-69 who attended a breast-screening program was performed. The experimental group received a customized nursing intervention that provided face-to-face information and emotional support during the examination.