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First Day Of Summer Means Peak Poison Ivy Season; Expert Offers Tips For Coping With This Hazard
Summer officially arrives at 6:07 a.m. on Thursday. And typically, the first two months of summer coincide with the height of poison ivy season. Virginia Tech’s John Jelesko...Full Article
Weight Loss Reverses Heart Condition In Obesity Sufferers
Australian research shows for the first time that obese people who are suffering from atrial fibrillation can reduce or reverse the effects of the condition by losing weight. ...Full Article
Parent-Child Therapy Helps Young Children With Depression
Children as young as 3 can be clinically depressed, and often that depression recurs as kids get older and go to school. It also can reappear during adolescence and throughout...Full Article
Risk Of Death Or Developing Cancer Is Lowest In Light Alcohol Drinkers – Queen’s University Researcher
A new study, led by Dr Andrew Kunzmann, researcher from the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast, has found the combined risk of...Full Article
Marriage May Protect Against Heart Disease/Stroke And Associated Risk Of Death
Marriage may protect against the development of heart disease/stroke as well as influencing who is more likely to die of it, suggests a pooled analysis of the available data, ...Full Article
Increased Risk Of Birth Defects In Babies After First-Trimester Exposure To Lithium
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found an elevated risk of major congenital malformations in fetuses after first-trimester exposure to lithium, in ...Full Article
Diagnosing Diabetes From A Single Blood Sample
The study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, found evidence that a positive result for two standard diabetes markers in a single blood sample is a highly ac...Full Article
AOTA, APTA, And ASHA Win Association Industry Honor
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) have togeth...Full Article
Use Of Alternative Medicines Has Doubled Among Kids, Especially Teens
A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows that since 2003, the use of alternative medicines, such as herbal products and nutraceuticals, among children has doubled. The U...Full Article
Men In Nursing Profession Earn More Than $6,000 More Annually Than Women
In a profession dominated by women, men in nursing earn more than $6,000 more a year than their female counterparts, according to a Nurse.com by OnCourse Learning survey of mo...Full Article
Success Of Blood Test For Autism Affirmed
One year after researchers published their work on a physiological test for autism, a follow-up study confirms its exceptional success in assessing whether a child is on the a...Full Article
Looking Back At RFK’s Assassination: A Medical Analysis Of His Injuries And Neurosurgical Care
Charlottesville, VA (June 19, 2018). This month marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Struck by bullets on June 5, 1968, following his ...Full Article
Laser-Sonic Scanner Aims To Replace Mammograms For Finding Breast Cancer
For women over 40, mammography is a necessary yet annoying procedure to endure every year or two. The technique, while valuable for reducing breast cancer deaths, is less than...Full Article
Faster Analysis Of Medical Images
Medical image registration is a common technique that involves overlaying two images, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, to compare and analyze anatomical differe...Full Article
New 3D Imaging Technique Could Lead To Improved Arthritis Treatment
An algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which could change the way that the severity of the condition is assessed, has been developed by a team of engin...Full Article
Engineers Configure RFID Tags To Work As Glucose Sensors
These days, many retailers and manufacturers are tracking their products using RFID, or radio-frequency identification tags. Often, these tags come in the form of paper-based ...Full Article
WHO ‘Gaming Disorder’ Classification Opens Door For Treatment
The World Health Organization’s classification of video game addiction as a mental health disorder is a significant step toward getting people the help they need, said Douglas...
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Deep Brain Stimulation Showing Promise For Patients With Mild Alzheimer’s Disease Over Age 65
An age group analysis of data from the ADvance trial has shown that participants over the age of 65 continue to derive the most benefit from Deep Brain Stimulation of the forn...Full Article
Low Vitamin D Levels Associated With Scarring Lung Disease
Reviewing medical information gathered on more than 6,000 adults over a 10-year period, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that lower than normal blood levels of vitamin D w...Full Article
Sedgwick's Unique Surgery Nurse Solution Helps Patients Take Steps To Improve Their Recovery
Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, recognizes the value of specialty and dedicated resources. The comp...Full Article
Midwifery Services Now Available At Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital For Expectant Mothers Seeking "High-Touch, Low-Intervention" Care
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital now offers midwifery services for expectant mothers with low-risk pregnancies seeking "high-touch, low-intervention" prenatal, obstetri...Full Article
Mild Problem-Solving Task Improves Brain Function After A Concussion, New Study Suggests
Concern is growing about the danger of sports-related concussions and their long-term impact on athletes. But physicians and healthcare providers acknowledge that the science ...Full Article
Virtual Reality Headsets Significantly Reduce Children's Fear Of Needles
The scenario is all too familiar for the majority of parents. The crying, the screaming and the tantrums as they try to coax their children into the doctor's office for routin...Full Article
CHOP’s Center For Autism Research Shows How The Brain’s “Reward Circuit” Plays A Key Role In Symptoms Of Autism Spectrum Disorder
A pair of recent studies performed by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania represents a significant step forward in und...Full Article
