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Marijuana may help clean out amyloid beta from your brain
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) considers marijuana a Schedule I narcotic, and as such is considered to have no medical value. Medical research is continuing to show otherwise. The Salk Institute located in La Jolla, California, recently reported that a team of scientists have demonstrated that the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana — tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC — may help remove the "cellular glue" that is part of the damaging pathology in Alzheimer's disease. The results have been published in the June issue of Nature.
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ER mortality rates have plunged since 1997
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareAdvances in medical care and more end-of-life outpatient options have resulted in a sharp decline in emergency room deaths in the last 15 years, according to a new study published in the July edition of Health Affairs. Researchers found a 48 percent drop in adult deaths in ERs between 1997 and 2011. There's no clear-cut reason for the decrease, leading researchers to cite several reasons for the results.
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CMS proposes removal of pain management questions for funding
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationIn a response to pressure from stakeholders, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to remove the pain management dimension from the current Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) for purposes of funding. Currently, HCAHPS scores are used for the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program, which redistributes a portion of Medicare payments to hospitals based on performance in the surveys.
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Study: Workarounds quite common with EHRs
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationPhysicians using electronic health records often still resort to the paper workarounds, according to a study published recently in Applied Clinical Informatics. While electronic health records (EHRs) have potential to facilitate reliable communication and followup of test results, limitations with functionality remain.
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Americans still struggling to find healthy food on the go
Katina Hernandez Food & BeverageIt is no secret many Americans are gravitating toward a healthy lifestyle, with millennials leading the way. And no other industry has seen the effects of this health consciousness trend more so than the food industry.
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Study: Canned foods contain high amounts of BPA
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageFor many of us, canned foods have been a blessing. They making eating in on weeknights easier as we can quickly throw together a meal with minimal fuss or work. But a new study published in Environmental Research might make us think twice about using cans anymore.
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Researchers find brain circuit that spurs bullying in mice
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareBullying — whether physical, emotional or social — should not be considered a normal rite of passage or "kids just being kids." The effects of bullying can be serious, including depression, low self-esteem, health problems and even suicide.
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As teen smoking dissipates, vaping is on the rise in the US
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareThe prevalence of cigarette smoking among youth has dropped from 28 percent in 1991 to 11 percent in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These findings were recently released in the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Report of 2015.
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The top exercises for diabetics
Jeff White Sports & FitnessAre you diabetic? If so, you're not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 1 in 10 American adults have diabetes, and 86 million showed signs of prediabetes in 2012. The most common type of diabetes in the U.S. is Type 2 diabetes, which is 90-95 percent of all documented cases.
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When high cholesterol is a family affair
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareIn the United States, 73.5 million adults (31 percent) have high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad" cholesterol. Yet not even half of adults with high LDL cholesterol are getting treatment to lower their levels. Less than 1 out of every 3 adults (29.5 percent) with high LDL cholesterol has the condition under control.
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