WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Illustrating the power of the mind to heal itself, new research suggests that the placebo effect could help drive antidepressants’ effects against anxiety disorders. The placebo effect refers to an increase in the success of a treatment when a patient expects a benefit.Continue Reading

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified two previously unrecognized symptoms of pancreatic cancer — a discovery that might help with earlier detection and improve extremely low survival numbers, they say. “When pancreatic cancer is diagnosed earlier, patients have a higher chance of survival. It is possibleContinue Reading

TUESDAY, Nov. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — “Ultra-low” doses of the drug rituximab may be enough to keep some patients’ rheumatoid arthritis under control for several years, a new, preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that among 118 patients, low doses of the drug were comparable to standard ones in controllingContinue Reading

TUESDAY, Nov. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Schools could provide solutions for kids who are grappling with depression, a new study suggests. Students who have school-based depression screening are twice as likely to begin treatment as peers who don’t get that service, researchers say. “Our study is publishing at aContinue Reading

TUESDAY, Nov. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than two-thirds of Americans would be willing to try alternatives to prescription opioids to control pain after surgery, a new survey shows. The United States is grappling with an opioid addiction crisis, and it’s common for addiction to begin when patients getContinue Reading