'Prayers boost mental health' – Guardian

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According to the research carried out by McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S., faith in a higher being has been found to significantly improve treatment for people suffering with a psychiatric illness. Researchers followed 159 patients over …
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Maryland Student Earns Gates Cambridge Scholarship – Newswise

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At Cambridge, she will gain further experience in small molecule drug design and synthesis. “My goal,” she said, “is to be a research chemist affiliated with a major research university working on developing molecular therapies for treatment of …
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Medicare Advantage – or DISAdvantage? – Health Insurance Resource Center

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The study, published recently in the Medicare and Medicaid Research Review, confirmed what some who are familiar with the Medicare Advantage program, including me, have suspected: when people enrolled in MA plans become critically ill, many realize …
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Here is the latest Massachusetts business news from The Associated Press

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(AP) — Cubist Pharmaceuticals says the Food and Drug Administration has given fast-track status to an experimental antibiotic regimen as a treatment for three types of infections. The company is studying the combination as a treatment … The company …
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