Topic: The Lancet
Talk therapy reduces back pain
Reuters US Online Report Health News
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with chronic low-back pain can benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, a new British report shows. Low-back pain is one of the most costly and disabling health problems in developed countries, the researchers write in The Lancet, but so far effective treatment has been lacking. When ...
Study: Health rules on flying with TB too strict
AP News
TB study says US, global health officials too strict on flight rules for TB patientsProvocative new research suggests international rules that bar potentially infectious tuberculosis patients from flying are too stringent and airline passengers are really at little risk from catching TB from a fellow traveler. Global and U.S ...
Placebo effect broader than thought: study
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>Drugs may cure the sick, but patients can also benefit from the warmth and wisdom of the doctors treating them, according to a new Australian study into the impact of placebos released Friday.</p>&lt ...
UK medical journal retracts flawed vaccine study
AP Features
<div><p>A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease.</p><p>The retraction by The Lancet comes a day after a competing medical journal, BMJ, issued ...
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