But improved treatments to ease the effects of the disease make it possible for many patients to live almost normal lives.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke says many patients do well with no treatment at all.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Yet,many patients can lead a normal and healthy life if they follow their doctor's advice.

VOA: special.2009.04.14

Experienced doctors who have treated many patients guide them as they work.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

Many patients with the disease are able to live normal lives.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Many patients had to be taken out of the main hospital in the area to other medical facilities.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

A new study of HIV-infected people in Haiti indicates that starting treatment early could save many patients who might otherwise die of AIDS.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

Dr.Mahadevappa Mahesh, a professor of Radiology and Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, says virtual colonoscopies can save the lives of many patients.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

She says she enjoys helping people. Her frustration is that -- like for doctors -- there are too many patients and not enough time to spend with them.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

"Heart failure really begins to increase over the age of 60 when the chances of heart transplantation diminish, so this is going to be a major therapeutic option for a great many patients in the future,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.27

Today many doctors order pain medicines for dying patients to be given before suffering takes hold.

VOA: special.2009.02.10

Some patients are misdiagnosed as suffering from depression because many of the symptoms are the same - poor sleep patterns, depressed feelings and pain all over the body.

VOA: special.2011.07.26

Many doctors prescribe narcotic drugs for patients with lasting, severe pain.

VOA: special.2010.05.04

Many doctors prescribe narcotic drugs for patients with lasting severe pain.

VOA: special.2009.02.10

Dr.Gerard Martin says the IMPACT registry for catheterization patients will help doctors to make decisions based on long-term evidence gathered from many hospitals.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

Doctors use such databases to monitor the long-term well-being of patients undergoing many kinds of treatments.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

Many doctors recognize that patients,like Daniel, with strong family support, a positive attitude and an active spiritual life have a greater chance to survive.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

On the Comfort,pediatric orthopedic surgeon Commander William Todd expects that many of the incoming patients will be orphans or children separated from their families.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

When patients come through the door, Khan says they discover many other services are available.

VOA: standard.2010.03.15

The Bagram hospital admits around 3,000 patients a month, many of them by air.

VOA: standard.2010.04.27

As a consequence of the screening, he says many TB patients with HIV have been treated for that fatal disease and many lives have been prolonged and saved.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Dr.Elmer Huerta at Washington Hospital Center sees many Hispanic patients.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

Dr.Sotsky says some moderately depressed patients could still benefit from antidepressants, but his study showed that many others could do just as well with exercise,talk therapy, support groups or self help.

VOA: standard.2010.01.08

The non-profit organization "Hospital Audiences," which provides hospital patients access to the arts, organized the 3-day escape for the wounded warriors, many of whom will spend between nine months and two years at Walter Reed.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01