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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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Treating heart disease through the gut
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareCardiovascular disease is the leading global cause of death, accounting for more than 17.3 million deaths per year, a number that is expected to grow to more than 23.6 million by 2030. About 2,200 Americans die each day from these diseases, and cardiovascular diseases claim more lives than all forms of cancer combined.
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Why volunteer? Because it’s good for your health
Bob Kowalski Association ManagementIf you've ever volunteered your time to a charity or other worthy cause, you know you feel good about it at the end of the day. That effort also boosts your health, according to researchers. That's just the start; the benefits of that generosity reach a long way, even to your employers' bottom line.
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Downhill skiing is no time for head games
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Sports & FitnessSki season is in full swing, and so is the risk of serious head injury. However, the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) reports that due to an ever-increasing use of helmets by skiers and snowboarders, the risk is decreasing. During last year's ski season, the rate of helmet use was at an all-time high, reaching 78 percent. This was up from the previous season's rate of 73 percent.
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Analyst: Health IT budgets up as industry moves beyond EHR phase
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareForty percent of healthcare providers' IT budgets are growing, but only 25 percent of providers with growing budgets attribute the growth to electronic health records. Providers are beginning to see ways to optimize the business for accountable care, adding analytics and care management, and moving away from massive enterprise EHR projects, according to a new IDC Health Insights report examining the results of the 2015-2016 Healthcare Provider Technology Spend Survey.
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