According to new research published in the Annals of Oncology, deaths due to ovarian cancer have declined worldwide from 2002 to 2012. The authors believe the main reason for this is the use of oral contraceptives, along with “declines in menopausal hormone use…as well as improved diagnosis, management and treatment.”
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Monthly Archives: September 2016
Virtual Reality Pain Therapy Treatment
New experimental virtual reality (VR) applications are starting to be developed within rehabilitation settings to help people treat pain and anxiety.
- Researchers from Ohio University developed a virtual dodgeball intervention designed to elicit graded increases in lumbar spine flexion while reducing expectations of fear and harm.
- The University of Washington Medicine Regional Burn Center at Harborview in Seattle has used VR therapy for distracting burn patients from excessive pain during wound care.
- Bloomberg recently published coverage on the effects that virtual reality has on Alzheimer’s and chronic pain.
There’s a lot more research needed before VR is going to be widely accepted as a pain relief method. Brennan Spiegel, a gastroenterologist at Cedars-Sinai who’s also director of health services research at the Los Angeles hospital, is about to begin a study on many more patients.
Peer Review Week 2016 comes to a Close – VIDEO (5:20)
Thanks for participating in our #peerrevwk16 activities! Watch this video to hear from a wide range of organizations from publishing and beyond about how they’re recognizing review.