Health Behavior News ServiceA resource for the news media and public to find the best and most recent evidence-based scientific research to help people make decisions about their health and health care.Exercise, Psychological Counseling Could Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue- (Found June 19, 2008 )http://www.hbns.org/toolsForJournalists/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1605 Decision Aids Help Women Make Menopause Treatment Choices- (Found June 19, 2008 )http://www.hbns.org/toolsForJournalists/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1609 Evidence Lacking for Inflatable Pants Heart Failure Therapy- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A new review of studies supports the government's opinion that too little evidence exists to support a device that uses balloon-like pants as a treatment for heart failure. External counterpulsation (ECP), a noninvasive therapy to improve blood flow to the heart, is most commonly used to relieve hard-to-treat chest pain for heart patients who are not candidates for surgery. 221http://www.hbns.org/toolsForJournalists/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1225 Nonlatex Condoms Have Higher Breakage Rates, Review Finds- (Found June 19, 2008 ) While nonlatex polyurethane condoms have higher breakage rates than latex condoms, they provide an "acceptable alternative" for persons who cannot or will not use latex condoms, researchers conclude in a review of clinical studies. 214http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1223 SSRI Drugs Ease Depression in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, medications used to treat depression, are effective in reducing post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, according to a large review of studies. Drug therapy treatment for PTSD is currently in early stages of data collection, and so it is not yet known if other types of drugs might work as well. 124http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1209 Chemotherapy With Radiation Works Better in Esophageal Cancer, Review Shows- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Using both chemotherapy and radiation for treating cancer of the esophagus is more effective than radiation alone in patients who do not undergo surgery for their cancer and whose cancer has not spread, according to a large review of studies. 124http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1210 Flu Shots for Toddlers Not Backed By Evidence, Major Study Says- (Found June 19, 2008 ) U.S. health authorities should have waited for more evidence before recommending routine flu shots for healthy toddlers, according to a new systematic review of studies involving half a million children worldwide. 124http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1211 Hypertension Data May Mask Racial Disparities Among Hispanics- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Black Hispanics in America are suffering higher rates of hypertension than their Hispanic counterparts who are white, a new study finds. 125http://www.hbns.org/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1197 Meditation, Relaxation Work Equally Well for Anxiety Disorders- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Meditation helps patients cope with anxiety disorders, but no more than other relaxation techniques, according to a new review of studies. 126http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1212 Surgery Best for Controlling Breast Cancer in Elderly Women, Study Finds- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Although women over age 70 are rarely offered surgery to treat their breast cancer, a new review of recent studies suggests surgery works better than hormone therapy to stop the progression of breast cancer in older women with operable tumors. 130http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1213 |