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Chronic fatigue syndrome may be linked to brain abnormalities
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareUp to 4 million Americans experience chronic fatigue syndrome, a debilitating, difficult-to-diagnose and complex disorder marked by extreme periods of fatigue that can last up to six months and are not improved by bed rest. CFS is often thought of as a problem in adults, but it also affects children and adolescents.
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How technology can help contain an outbreak
Jared Hill Medical & Allied HealthcareHollywood has trained most of us to envision what happens during an epidemic. We see the first case of a disease, which seems innocuous to the people in the film. Then it spreads with increasing velocity, until it almost outpaces or completely overwhelms the systems in place to prevent it.
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2 days of chemotherapy drug may control immune disease post-transplant
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareA short course of a chemotherapy drug may control life-threatening immune response, according to a new study, and even eliminate transplant patients' need for six months of immune suppression therapy. Patients receive a two-day course of cyclophosphamide after bone marrow transplant surgery in addition to receiving two other chemotherapy drugs before surgery.
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Nobel Prize winners map path forward for Alzheimer’s research
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Mental HealthcareThe Nobel Peace Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2014 was awarded to John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser. The honor calls attention to their study of the brain cells that are damaged in Alzheimer's disease.
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Simulation showing benefits for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Russell Metcalfe-Smith and Alistair Phillips Healthcare AdministrationThe Women's Guild Simulation Center based at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is using simulation to deliver more than education. The approach to simulation is crossing many organizational barriers, ensuring its impact is felt across the entire organization.
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Bioplastic applications rapidly developing across major markets
Don Rosato EngineeringThe bioplastics industry is experiencing a sense of arrival confirmed by a growing volume and variety of applications from disposable packaging to durable goods. Bioplastics are no longer viewed as a mere fad, a "green" public relations stunt or a feel-good ecoluxury. They are proving to be legitimate tools of the plastics industry.
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New milk study misses the real point — milk isn’t the problem
Lauren Swan Food & BeverageA study released Oct. 30 by a group of Swedish researchers has people panicking — all these years they've been drinking milk, and it turns out it is dangerous and unhealthy, despite numerous studies proving otherwise. Milk, the study says, is damaging to your bones and heart; it can even raise your chances of cancer and cause hip fractures in women. Got milk? Yes, too much, apparently.
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In helicopter EMS, it’s the crew that’s golden
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareWhat is the main benefit of helicopter EMS? Most everyone would say the time it cuts in getting patients to an appropriate level of care. Indeed, there are numerous studies that show that time-saving transport is beneficial. But is time the only factor at work here?
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To quarantine or not? A question of trust
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareAs the debate rages on regarding quarantines ordered by state governors, Kaci Hickox, the nurse who was ordered home quarantine, refuses to comply. So the national debate continues. Although all do not agree upon the current course of action, there are a few things we all agree on.
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Regenerative cells: Hope for people disabled by spinal cord injury
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareStem cells have several unique properties that separate them from other cells. They can proliferate so that they are capable of replenishing themselves for long periods of time by dividing, and they are unspecialized cells that can differentiate into specialized cells such as nerve or heart cells. In addition to treating cancers such as leukemia, stem cells are used to treat other diseases such as Parkinson's, stroke, Alzheimer's, retinal diseases and spinal cord injuries.
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