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New screening guidelines show increased focus on mental health
Jessica Taylor Mental HealthcareOn Jan. 26, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated their guidelines for depression screenings. The new guidelines call for screening all adults 18 and older, particularly pregnant and postpartum women. This is an update from their 2009 recommendations, showing more concrete evidence of the importance of screening for depression after and during pregnancy.
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Scientists working on saliva test to detect date rape drug, fake alcohol
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareThe number of emergency department visits related to alcohol has risen dramatically in the United States in recent years. It can be challenging for ED doctors to quickly determine whether alcohol alone caused a patient's symptoms or whether other drugs are involved.
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Concerns over Zika virus growing rapidly
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareToday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued additional travel warnings for pregnant women as the Zika virus outbreak continues. Initially, the CDC listed 14 countries, but they just added eight more countries in South America, the Caribbean and Polynesia.
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Battling dementia: A global health crisis
Dr. Samer Koutoubi Medical & Allied HealthcareAs we start 2016, our elderly population in the United States continues to steadily increase. The number of people 65 years old and older is expected to rise by 101 percent between 2000 and 2030, at a rate of 2.3 percent each year.
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Is IFR for everyone really the answer?
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveLast year, a coalition of industry trade groups released a white paper advocating easier instrument flight rules (IFR) flying for Part 27 helicopters — those weighing under 7,000 pounds. The goal is to combat the perennial problem of helicopter meets cloud, helicopter meets ground, and people die — either by loss of control (LOC) or controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
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Technology and medicine: New treatments for diabetes patients
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareThe technological revolution continues to foster advances in medicine at an increasingly rapid rate. In diabetes treatment, monitoring and care, state-of-the-art "gadgets" have made the management of this disease easier and allowed and encouraged more compliance on the part of the patients.
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The effect of marijuana on the developing fetal brain
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareOn the surface, it sounds positive: Prenatal exposure to marijuana results in an improved ability for young children to perceive activity and movement around them. But the ability to detect motion all around you or an enhanced peripheral awareness may be at the expense of central sensitivity.
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Scientists discover cellular structure that may explain organ rejections
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareCanadian scientists have discovered a cellular structure that may be responsible for previously unexplained organ transplant rejections. Researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre turned their attention to blood vessels, which, when damaged, can make rejection difficult to manage.
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State of Public Health 2016: Our achievements, our aspirations
Dr. Ebun O. Ebunlomo Healthcare AdministrationAs we welcome each new year, we also anticipate remarks from the president during the annual State of the Union Address, which often outlines our achievements as a nation in the past year and our focus for the new year. The 2016 State of the Union speech by President Barack Obama was particularly anticipated by viewers this year, given that it was his last.
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3 pharma advertising issues that must be addressed
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalDavid Ogilvy, often hailed as the "Father of Advertising," once said, "Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your family to read. You wouldn't tell lies to your own wife. Don't tell them to mine." That's good advice. But advertising isn't just a concern for car manufacturers and computer companies, it concerns healthcare as well.
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