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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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Google is making it less scary to search your symptoms
Cait Harrison Science & TechnologyWhen you've come down with a few symptoms of illness, what better way to self-diagnose than just googling them? Chances are, you've probably done it. Google says 1 percent of all its searches (totaling millions) are symptom-related.
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APRNs enjoying increasing autonomy
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationAdvanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) have been enjoying steadily increasing autonomy, and their importance to the smooth operation of the overall healthcare system cannot be denied. Shortages of primary care physicians in a variety of settings has emboldened the rise of APRNs; meanwhile, even the Department of Veterans Affairs is finding broad support in their push for APRNs to practice autonomously within the VA system.
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Should the sickest patients be removed from transplant lists?
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareTransplant centers are removing the sickest patients from waiting lists following changes in federal policies that govern performance standards. A study from the University of Massachusetts Medical School showed 4,300 people with life-threatening liver diseases were removed from American transplant waiting list between mid-2007 and 2012. That's almost twice as many as the 2,311 removed in the prior five years.
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EHRs not always designed to share end‑of‑life directives easily
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationAn end-of-life directive is one of the most sensitive, emotional decisions ever made by a patient. Even when documented, not all are followed, however. Sometimes, patient end-of-life preferences are not pursued because providers and caregivers can't find the patient's instructions in the electronic health records, according to a Minneapolis StarTribune article.
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