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FDA’s expansion over all tobacco products is a win for healthcare
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareThe efforts to stem the tsunami of nicotine product use by youth and young adults have suddenly been given substantial support. Many of the previously unregulated nicotine products now fall under the regulatory body of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Kinesio taping for sceptics: Latest research
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessBack in December 2013, I wrote a piece on the craze that is kinesiology taping (you can read it here). It examined the potential role of kinesio tape in sports injury management, the claims regarding its benefits, case studies highlighting its effectiveness and research questioning its use.
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Researchers find clue to editing memories
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareIf moments are fleeting, then memories are permanent. When we share our most powerful memories, they grow with time rather than fade — giving us the ability to celebrate friends and family members long after they have passed. But we all have some memories we'd rather forget.
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Hospitals seeing increase in anti-diarrhea drug overdoses
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareEmergency departments are seeing an influx of patients who are overdosing on over-the-counter anti-diarrhea medications. The majority are using medicines containing loperamide to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms; others are using them to achieve a heroin-like high.
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ATA to Congress: Expand telemedicine to rural communities
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationIf you haven't yet settled into the telemedicine drama playing out in the American healthcare landscape, you may be missing a bit of a good show. This latest prognostication by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) is not game-changing, but it is enough of a play for fans to take notice, and to signal we're far from settled on where this movement will ultimately come to some finality.
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Workplace safety in healthcare: Identifying the problem
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe healthcare industry has one of the highest rates of work-related injuries and illness, and the impact is great. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the number of days healthcare workers are away from work is higher than both construction and manufacturing — industries traditionally believed to be more hazardous. OSHA also reports workers' compensation losses result in a total annual expense of $2 billion for hospitals alone.
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Studies reveal clear link between marijuana and driving impairment
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityMarilyn Huestis, Ph.D., recently spoke at the Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit, which was held in Bethesda, Maryland, and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Huestis is an internationally renowned expert on human drug testing — in particular the biologic measures in blood, urine and saliva. Her presentation during the conference highlighted research related to marijuana and driving, including evolving concerns related to impairment with consumption of marijuana.
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Analyzing the social brain
Dorothy L. Tengler Science & TechnologyIn 2010, medical researchers uncovered a wiring diagram that shows how the brain pays attention to visual, cognitive, sensory and motor cues. The study was the first of its kind to show how the brain switches attention from one feature to the next.
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Warding off heart disease with dietary supplements
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareCoronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischemic heart disease, is the most common type of heart disease in the United States. Atherosclerosis is the major cause of heart disease, killing approximately one individual every 34 seconds and responsible for about a third of all deaths worldwide.
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Changing medical simulation with 3-D printing
David Escobar Medical & Allied HealthcareThe 3-D printing movement has been featured in countless articles and media describing the changes it will bring to manufacturing, technology and the world. But what can we expect to see in the medical simulation community? Currently, the majority of medical simulation training devices are manufactured with traditional methods that meet the general objective of training healthcare providers. Yet this current simulation equipment lacks realism, which is needed when training future and current healthcare workers.
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