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Latest Alzheimer’s research shows it’s time to get moving
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Mental HealthcareMove it, use it, and you are less likely to lose it. Physical activity — even in small amounts — is a factor in slowing the process of the cognitive deficits associated with Alzheimer's disease. This has been found to hold true even for those genetically at risk for Alzheimer's disease.
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Recent advances in periodontal tissue engineering
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Oral & Dental HealthcareTissue engineering is a promising field in science with the purpose of regenerating damaged tissues and organs via three components: responsive cells (stem cells), scaffolds and morphogenes.
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The growing threat of antibiotic resistance
Rosemary Sparacio PharmaceuticalA number of diseases once easily treatable have become resistant to antibiotics currently on the market, and that number continues to grow. Healthcare spending due to this antibiotic resistance costs $20 billion per year. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has warned that antibiotic resistance is such a serious problem that it could be the "next pandemic."
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Text-to-911 availability has important mHealth implications
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe Federal Communications Commission has taken another step toward a 911 system that fits with how Americans are communicating. The new rules, adopted Aug. 8, will make Text-to-911 more uniformly available by the end of 2014; and this has important mHealth implications.
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Is Ebola airborne? Canadian study shows deadly evidence
Lauren Swan Medical & Allied HealthcareThe Ebola outbreak continues to grow worse every week, and now the relief organization Samaritan's Purse has implied there are actually more than 3,400 infected in West Africa. Meanwhile, the CDC and medical journals continue to push the ideas that Ebola is difficult to catch and can only be transmitted through touching bodily fluids. It turns out that may be false.
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Pressure ulcer prevention with simulation program
Amanda Morrow and James Hay Medical & Allied HealthcareThe Veterans Health Administration places a large focus on establishing local pressure ulcer prevention (PUP) programs. At the VA Roseburg Healthcare System in Roseburg, Oregon, both high- and low-fidelity manikins are complemented with detailed moulage to simulate challenges with the nursing management of pressure ulcers.
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An aging America: The future of healthcare depends on telehealth
Karen R. Thomas Healthcare AdministrationAs a country, we are living longer and in greater numbers. The number of people over the age of 65 in America is predicted to rise to nearly 80 million by 2040, according to the Administration on Aging. When that happens, there will be more people living in our country who are over the age of 65 than at any point before in history, a fact that has many wondering if the U.S. healthcare system will have the resources, systems and integration to care for such a substantial older adult population.
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Ebola: The current state of the outbreak
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareOn July 11, I shared an article about the Ebola outbreak that was reaching historic levels. At that point in time, the outbreak was contained to the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea with 888 confirmed cases.
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Anterior knee pain: Specificity is the key
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessPain at the front of the knee joint is a very common complaint, with estimates that 1 in 4 adults will suffer this problem at some point in their life. For such a common issue, the knowledge surrounding the varying causes of this pain and how to treat them effectively is extremely poor.
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Soda ban — bane or need
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageInsulated as we are, there are still instances when certain news can seep in and shake our complacency. One such moment for me was when I was asked by a fellow traveler from another country – do Americans drink water at all?
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