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Leap into leadership with nurses on boards
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationIn late 2014, 19 nursing organizations were convened in a collaborative effort with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and AARP to "increase nurses' presence on corporate and nonprofit health-related boards of directors throughout the county." The goal was to bring front-line knowledge of healthcare to the critical decision-making arenas. Nurses have a unique skill set that allows them to be key stakeholders and decision makers, given the opportunity.
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New method can detect wound infection in minutes
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareNew point-of-care diagnostic testing could help doctors detect wound infection in less than a minute, according to a new study in Wound Repair and Regeneration. This new testing would present a vast improvement over the 24 hours it currently takes to plate and incubate bacteria.
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Military, sports leagues turn eyes toward concussions
Bob Kowalski Medical & Allied HealthcareNow that football season is finished, a prime storyline going forward is player safety, particularly in regard to concussions. The NFL doesn't hold a monopoly on that topic, though. It ranges from the highest level of sports to the youngest players, covering activities on a variety of athletic fields.
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Key differences in new guidelines for heart transplantation
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareThe International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has published new guidelines for heart transplantation candidacy that address many of the important and relevant issues associated with transplantation.
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Studies show marijuana helps Alzheimer’s patients sleep better
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareTwo recent reports regarding Alzheimer's disease may send baby boomers in search of their roach clips, pipes and Mary Jane brownie recipes. A small study reported in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease investigated the consumption of oil containing a low dose of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Assaf Shelef, M.D., from Abarbanel Mental Health Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel-Aviv University, led the team reporting the improvement in behaviors related to dementia, including improvements in sleep patterns.
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Can mindfulness help childhood obesity?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareChildhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States. Despite recent declines in the prevalence among preschool-aged children, obesity among children is still too high. For children and adolescents aged 2-19 years, the prevalence of obesity has remained fairly stable at about 17 percent and 12.7 million children and adolescents for the past decade.
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The link between TBI and neurodegenerative disorders
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in the United States, contributing to about 30 percent of all injury deaths. In 2010, about 2.5 million emergency department visits, hospitalizations or deaths were associated with TBI — either alone or in combination with other injuries.
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Medical plastics packaging trends keep expanding
Don Rosato EngineeringIn terms of the future, experts say medical packaging will be dramatically different by the end of the next decade. Medical device and pharmaceutical packaging will become easier to use, less costly to produce and provide much better protection in the future.
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Studies highlight dangerous appeal of e-cigs to teens
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareMany consider electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) to be a positive aid in the cessation of conventional tobacco-burning cigarettes. However, a recent meta-analysis study published in the International Journal of Public Health reported no significant difference in the efficacy of using nicotine e-cigs to stop smoking tobacco-burning cigarettes when compared to other therapies or placebo.
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Study: A healthy heart leads to a healthy brain
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareHealthier hearts and cardiovascular systems are considered to be the primary reasons for declines in dementia over the last 30 years. That's the conclusion of new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which reports a decline in dementia among the study participants in the Framingham Heart Study that has been underway since 1948.
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