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CDC, FDA take action to curb opioid abuse
Katina Hernandez PharmaceuticalThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidance on the prescribing of opioids for chronic pain in an effort to combat the national prescription painkiller epidemic. The new guidelines mark the first time the CDC has made comment on these prescribing procedures and acknowledged the role of physicians in the overprescribing of opioids.
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Food for the aging brain: Re‑energizing with pyruvate
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareDeterioration of the brain sneaks up on most of us. Some people may notice a modest decline in their ability to learn new things and retrieve information, such as remembering names. They may perform worse on complex tasks of attention, learning and memory than would a younger person.
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Research brings new hope for pediatric brain tumors
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareChildhood brain tumors are the second-most frequent malignancy of childhood and the most common form of solid tumor. Tumors of the central nervous system comprise 22 percent of all malignancies occurring among children up to 14 years of age and 10 percent of tumors occurring among 15-19-year-olds.
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Researchers: Major shift needed in approach to Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareSeveral researchers within the field of Alzheimer's disease (AD) expressed their opinion regarding the role of microbes in the development of the disease in the recent issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. These voices cannot be ignored given that 33 professionals contributed, and these experts represent 10 different countries.
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Volunteer medical assignment quickly becomes learning experience
Carmen Cooper-Oguz Medical & Allied HealthcareIn the fall of 2015, I was selected for an international volunteer assignment in St. Lucia, an island in the Caribbean. I was approved for the assignment due to my dual credentials as a physical therapist and a wound care specialist. As part of this assignment, I collaborated with Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO), a volunteer organization in which I have been a member for almost 10 years. For the past 28 years, HVO has been dedicated to improving the availability and quality of healthcare through the education, training and professional development of the health workforce in resource-scarce countries.
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Depression and diabetes: Improving outcomes with telehealth
Christina Thielst Medical & Allied HealthcareAlmost 10 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, and it is one of healthcare's greatest challenges due to the financial and personal costs associated with complications and hospital care. According to the American Diabetes Association, the average medical expenditure among people diagnosed with diabetes is 2.3 times higher than those who don't have the diagnosis.
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Can happiness break your heart?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareHeart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. The relationship between stress, heart disease and sudden death has been recognized since antiquity. More research is needed to determine exactly how stress contributes to heart disease.
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First nurse hackathon provides opportunity for innovation
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationNursing is a hands-on profession. Highly trained and educated, nurses are the true caregivers to patients in hospitals, homes and communities. They are in the trenches of healthcare, trying to make it all work for their patients.
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Thinking small could yield big results
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareIf you attended the Heli-Expo show earlier this month in Louisville, you got to see snow as well as some interesting things on the show floor — including a mock-up of a Bell 505 light single with a United Rotorcraft EMS interior. Generally, you wouldn't think a helicopter this small would be suitable for the HEMS mission, but its flat floor and big doors get if just over the goal line.
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Gene study findings could one day prevent gray hair
Cait Harrison Medical & Allied HealthcareSpotted a few gray hairs lately? It turns out there could be more to blame than stress or aging. A large international study has uncovered the first gene identified for causing gray hair, which confirms graying is not based solely on environmental factors. The study, published this month in the journal Nature Communications, looked at more than 6,000 Latin Americans and identified a total of 10 genes affecting with hair shape, graying, monobrow, eyebrow and beard thickness.
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