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Want to boost your brainpower? Check out this research
Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied HealthcareWant to boost your capacity for memory retention, better learning, plus creative thinking and problem-solving? Sure you do! And the good news? The latest scientific research is making it easier to boost your brainpower than ever.
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Can carrying naloxone help combat opioid overdose deaths?
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalAcross the United States, reports of opioid abuse and related deaths have become an all-too-common occurrence for many Americans. With death tolls continuing to rise and such a wide impact on the population, regardless of background, immediate steps must be taken to address the issue.
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Tapping into community resources to save lives
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareDuring any emergency, time is everything. Whether it be a sudden cardiac arrest, mass casualty incident or individual trauma, getting prompt attention from skilled personnel is key for survival.
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Why would health insurers choose brand‑name drugs over generic?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalAn interesting illustration of retail pharmacy economics is playing out before our eyes. It is not a new thing, but it is being seen more frequently these days than in the past. Health insurance plans are starting to demand that expensive brand-name medications be dispensed instead of their approved generic. For those working in retail pharmacies, but unfamiliar with this strategy, it is often puzzling. Patients too are sometimes confused by this, as they are transitioned from a "cheap" generic back to the brand-name product.
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Aware or unaware: Exploring the brain during unconsciousness
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareThe unconscious brain is difficult to investigate. Yet we know that even when the body rests deeply in a coma — beyond the reach of sensation and thought — the brain works to pump blood, move air into and out of the lungs, and digest food.
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Research: E-cigarettes do more harm than good
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareHealth experts had hoped that moving from chewing tobacco and paper products to vaping systems to deliver nicotine would result in advances in health and safety. The thought was that e-cigarettes would be a bridge to quitting other tobacco products and that the decrease in long-term harm would be significant.
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How to get your clients to do their exercises
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessThere is probably nothing more frustrating to a physical therapist than a client who doesn't do the rehabilitation exercises you've prescribed them. We all know that those clients who stick to the rehab at home make the fastest and most complete recovery. But how do we relay that to our clients in a way that isn't patronizing but educates and motivates them to knuckle down and do the work?
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Why doesn’t Medicare cover dentistry?
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareMedicare is often touted as the gold standard of healthcare for aging Americans. And in many ways, it is. The massive government program certainly allows seniors to receive care they might not otherwise be able to afford. Many Medicare recipients are on fixed incomes and no longer have employer-covered insurance options to carry them through their retirement years.
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Help your employees deal with grief
Lisa Mulcahy Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt's a common scenario, unfortunately. One of the best members of your team suffers the loss of a spouse, parent, sibling or child. Corporations, of course, allow for some bereavement time, but experts say the process of working through the initial stages of grief can last on average between six months and a year, and in some cases even longer.
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Liver transplants: From ‘macabre’ experiment to life-saving…
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareEarly liver transplantation was such a terrible failure that anesthesiologists in England refused to participate in clinical trials, calling the surgery "macabre and unethical." Today, the liver is the second-most commonly transplanted organ.
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