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Medical breakthrough: Bioengineered heart tissue
Karen SC Ashley Medical & Allied HealthcareFor patients with heart damage, the best treatment option right now is an organ transplant. With new research, the ideal solution — repairing the heart — may soon be possible.
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Helicopter safety and the sleepy summertime blues
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveSummer — the fat season for helicopter EMS — is quickly approaching, and with it comes a spike in the monthly accident rate. That's what new data from the U.S. Helicopter Safety Team suggests.
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Technology and data helping to improve stroke treatment
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareEvidence and research indicate that the mortality rate in the event of a stroke has improved. At one time, stroke was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., but it has fallen to fourth place, according to recent research.
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Seasonal allergies: Cough up the dough
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareSpring has sprung, and that means so have seasonal allergies for many folks. An inappropriate immune response to a harmless substance, seasonal allergies generally create quality-of-life concerns without creating major illness.
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Nursing and the critical art of being present
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationDuring the celebration of Nurses Week 2014, I have been giving a great deal of thought regarding what it means to be present when engaging in the delivery of nursing care. Having said that, what exactly is presence? And how do we nurses actively cultivate it while performing the tasks associated with our work?
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The addictive eye drops that kill
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareA new drug in Russia and Italy is called the "seven-monther," because that is how long it takes to kill you. Now this addictive drug is making its way to the United States. The drug is tropicamide, which is commonly used in an eye drop preparation for the dilation of the pupils during eye examinations.
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Study: Artificial hearts may help patients awaiting transplants
Joy Burgess Medical & Allied HealthcareAlthough experts still consider artificial hearts risky, recent research found that artificial hearts might prove helpful to patients with heart failure while they await heart transplants. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute looked at 22 patients who received total artificial hearts.
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Studies show potential of FDG-PET imaging in mild TBI cases
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Mental HealthcareFDG-PET imaging is a useful methodology to understand the glucose metabolism in the brain after mild TBI, where several factors could have significant effects on the final results.
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Is overprescribing really to blame for antibiotic resistance?
Lauren Swan Medical & Allied HealthcareThe World Health Organization (WHO) released a report last week regarding antimicrobial resistance and how it's being found in every part of the world. According to the WHO, the cause of this resistance is overuse and abuse of antibiotic medications, posing a potential threat for civilization as more diseases become drug resistant.
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Coming soon: A search engine for emergency medicine
Joy Burgess Medical & Allied HealthcareThe Internet can be a powerful clinical tool for medical professionals who seek to access the latest news in the industry. However, the prevalence of unrelated and unreliable results poses a problem, especially for emergency department professionals.
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