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Keeping a watchful eye on South Korea’s deadly MERS outbreak
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), South Korea reported its first confirmed case of Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS) on May 20. The initial case was a businessman who had returned from a trip to the Middle East.
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The decision to fly — How do you make it?
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveDetermining when to launch — and when not to — is the most fundamental and consequential decision the helicopter crew can make, but how do you make it? New federal mandates now require crews to use risk assessment, but which risk assessment tool is right for your organization?
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The connection between cataracts and Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareCataracts do more to health than alter visual acuity. A cataract that is blocking all the natural light from entering the eye may be creating dysfunctions to the body's natural biologic rhythms, with potential long-term health consequences.
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The brain and autism: Challenging traditional testing
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareAbout 1 in 68 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to estimates from the CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. Studies have shown that parents of children with ASD notice a developmental problem before their child's first birthday. Concerns about vision and hearing were more often reported in the first year, and differences in social, communication and fine motor skills were evident from six months of age.
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Psychopharmacology: When drugs are right for treating mental illness
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalPsychopharmacology in the treatment of mental illnesses is gradually gaining more attention among mental health providers because they are beginning to formulate more balanced therapeutic approaches into their interventions.
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The link between patient satisfaction and nurse satisfaction
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationOn April 17, The Atlantic published an article entitled, "The Problem With Satisfied Patients." The subtitle of the article — "A misguided attempt to improve healthcare has led some hospitals to focus on making people happy, rather than making them well" — makes the focus of the piece quite clear.
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Maybe we should eat those carbs after all
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageIn the film "The Devil Wears Prada," Anne Hathaway's character Andy is admonished by a colleague because she eats carbs. The line was meant to be funny, but what it actually represented was a whole generation of people shunning an entire group of foods.
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Bacteria linked to hyperammonemia in lung transplant patients
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareNew research shows a rare but often fatal complication among lung transplant patients is likely caused by bacteria normally found in the urinary tract. Dr. Ankit Bharat, a thoracic surgeon and surgical director at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, found elevated levels of ammonia in a 44-year-old double lung transplant patient a week after transplant surgery. Reasons for the patient's hyperammonemia weren't clear.
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Study: New hope for infants with congenital heart defects
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareCongenital heart diseases (CHDs) affect nearly 1 percent (about 40,000) of births per year in the United States and are a leading cause of birth defect-associated infant illness and death. The prevalence of some CHDs — especially mild types — is increasing, while the prevalence of other types has remained stable.
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Choosing telehealth for growth: Evaluating logistics and operations
Karen R. Thomas Healthcare AdministrationOne of the first steps toward choosing the right telehealth program for your business is to determine the needs of your customers, clients and/or patients so you can assess how telehealth will help them achieve better health outcomes.
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