FDA Approves NonInvasive Brain Stimulation System to Treat Depression
The FDA has cleared a non-invasive brain stimulation system for treating depression.
AANP 2011 Conference
Cognitive and Behavioral Approach Effective for Adolescents With Chronic Pain
A combination of psychoeducation, cognitive-based therapy, visualization, and breathing exercises may represent a tolerable and readily accepted complementary therapeutic approach for adolescent patients with chronic pain.
$1.7 million awarded for psoriasis research
The National Psoriasis Foundation has awarded grants and fellowships to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life of patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
CT assesses plaque in diabetes
Only about one-third of the coronary plaque detected showed calcification.
Patient education key to improving HPV vaccination rates
Clinician-patient education programs can help dispel human papillomavirus vaccine misconceptions and improve uptake rates, according to a researcher at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 26th Annual NP meeting.
Spotting bedbug bites in primary care
A speaker at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 26th Annual NP meeting offered tips for differentiating bedbug bites from other insect bites, as well as eradication advice for affected patients.
Primary care settings front line in battle against military children’s psychosocial issues
For the first time in the history of war, the number of psychological injuries has exceeded physical wounds. Primary care clinicians should be on guard for signs and symptoms of behavioral problems in returning troops and their children.
Nurse practitioners outscore physicians in patient satisfaction survey
Patient satisfaction, a major indicator of quality healthcare, was higher among low-income primary care patients treated by nurse practitioners than among those treated by physicians, according to researchers at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 26th Annual NP meeting.
Fibromyalgia diagnosis common, but challenging
Although Fibromyalgia is one of the most prevalent chronic pain diagnoses in the United States, no single laboratory or physical exam will help clinicians identify the disorder, a speaker told audiences at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 26th Annual NP meeting.
Probiotics may ease C. difficile-associated diarrhea symptoms
Clinicians may want to consider probiotics as an alternative therapy to ease symptoms or even prevent difficult-to-treat Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, according to a researcher at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 26th Annual NP meeting.
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