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Could losing your sense of smell predict Alzheimer’s?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareAlzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain's neurons, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills and behavioral changes. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia or loss of intellectual function among people aged 65 and older. However, Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of aging.
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When good intentions go wrong in nursing
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareEach day, every minute, nurses make countless decisions. Rigorous training, education and experience are supposed to prepare the nurse to respond appropriately when faced with decisions regarding patient care.
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Apple attempts mobile health dominance with HealthKit app
Katina Hernandez Science & TechnologyAlong with the unveiling of the much-anticipated iPhone 6 and iOS 8, Apple will soon be unveiling a new health app called HealthKit. The new operating system will allow other health apps to hook up to the HealthKit app so that the user may manage and monitor their health metrics, such as weight, caloric intake and blood pressure.
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Boom in helicopter leasing is good news for medevac industry
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareThe stampede to cash in on the burgeoning deepwater offshore energy market has spawned a series of helicopter-leasing companies with billions of capital to invest. Initially the deals were for just large and medium helicopters servicing the oil and gas industry, but it now looks like some of these companies are making serious efforts to penetrate the medevac and parapublic markets — and that could be good news, especially for smaller players in the industry.
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New hydrogel drug delivery helps prevents transplant rejection
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareClinicians currently use systemic immunosuppression in vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA). While VCA can be a superior method of restoring the function and aesthetics of transplants, it can also cause significant side effects and negatively affect the quality of life for transplant patients.
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Stem cell treatment presents challenges in neurology
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareIn most neurologic conditions, injury to neural cells is followed by an immune response to the damage and consequential neurodegeneration. However, due to different genetic backgrounds, the disease manifestation could be different in each individual.
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Apps that find the least busy ER are on the wrong track
Alan Kelsky Medical & Allied HealthcareEmergency departments would do well to tell their potential patient population that smartphone apps featuring which neighborhood ER is the least busy are generally a waste of money.
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New thinking needed for superbug treatments
Mike Wokasch PharmaceuticalBig Pharma essentially bailed out of antibiotic research several decades ago when chronic disease treatments began to produce significantly better financial returns. While some smaller companies have continued the pursuit of new antibiotics, much of the work continues to be done on known mechanisms or modifications of known chemical structures.
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Shark Week reality check: The truth about beach safety
Ryan Clark Waste Management & EnvironmentalOnce a year, the Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" takes over the cultural consciousness, and we're all reacquainted with our old toothy friends from the deep. Recently, however, there have been some objections bubbling underneath the surface from scientists and actual shark experts who don't appreciate the sensationalized and sometimes all-out fictionalized depictions of sharks and their threat to humans.
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Time for change? Mid-career options for nurses
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareMany mid-career professionals desire career change and new experiences, and nurses are no exception. Just this past week, I spoke with a nurse who is looking for change, but she's not exactly sure what she wants. Deep down, she knows that change is inevitable, and she wants to proactively meet it head-on rather than wait for it to find her.
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