- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Psych CentralMy husband often tells me I have obsessive-compulsive disorder: Sometimes when I leave the house I check that I have locked the door, often going back two, three, even four times to […]
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Higher Altitude States Have Fewer Kids With ADHD, Study Reveals Category: Health News Created: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Natural HealthOats are rich in protein, vitamins (like vitamin E), antioxidants, and fiber, making them a good food to start off your day.
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- Friday, April 17, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Lengths of stay cut substantially at one hospital chain.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Dog-Transmitted Rabies Kills 160 People a Day Worldwide: Study Category: Health News Created: 4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
A tribe of Indians discovered in the remote mountains of Venezuela may have a lot to teach us about the connection between gut bacteria and our health. - Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Spending on post-acute care has outpaced most other categories in Medicare.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
Synthetic Pot Sends Hundreds to ERs in AL, MS - Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Psych Central
Clinicians help their clients make meaningful changes on a regular basis. They help them figure out what a fulfilling life looks like for them. So they’re a great resource when […] - Friday, April 17, 2015 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News TodayPublicly funded labiaplasties in Australia and the United Kingdom have more than doubled over the last decade, leading experts said at the RCOG/RANZCOG World Congress in Brisbane, Australia.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- What strategies can streamline code status documentation?
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines2 Diabetes Drugs Should Carry Warning: FDA Panel
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from healthfinder.gov Daily NewsAvoid the outdoors
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Kaiser Health News - Aging
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. - Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
Current practice of only focusing on tumor samples might adversely affect care - Friday, April 17, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- SGR has been repealed, but what does it really mean for physicians?
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Pediatrics / Children's Health News From Medical News TodayThe sound, light and temperature levels in paediatric hospital wards often vary, highlighting the lack of consistent environmental standards, according to a new study.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
Scientists say they’ve created a blood test that can predict whether a woman will get breast cancer several years before the disease shows up. - Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Walking Boosts Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Survivors Category: Health News Created: 4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from WebMD Health HeadlinesGlass Scare Spurs Beech-Nut Baby Food Recall
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Dog Flu Outbreak Unleashes Warnings From Veterinarians Category: Health News Created: 4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Goals are clear, money is available, but success is elusive.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- This weeks topics include PCSK9 inhibition, best choice for mitral valve replacement, gestational diabetes and autism, and preoperative testing before cataract surgery.
- Thursday, April 16, 2015 from Latest NewsEmmi Solutions offers this illustration of the value of advance directives in making sure a patient's final days are handled appropriately.
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Latest NewsThe flashy new smartwatch isn't even available yet, but mHealth companies and some providers are already developing apps and imagining the healthcare possibilities.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Improvement seen in synovitis, osteitis, and tenosynovitis
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Reduced disability with thrombectomy in REVASCAT trial.
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from healthfinder.gov Daily NewsFuture research will examine more families, different occupations
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: More Evidence of Long-Term Illness in 9/11 Responders Category: Health News Created: 4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Thursday, April 16, 2015 from Pediatrics / Children's Health News From Medical News TodayThis century's increase in addiction issues among U.S. youth may be related to their developmental need to fit in, particularly youth with social anxiety disorder (SAD), which could exacerbate the...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Health Tip: Applying Artificial Nails Category: Health News Created: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- The revealing of the self through ... underwear.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- John Seffrin lifts the veil at the ACS to explain reasons behind controversial overhaul.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: U.S. Boy's Death Highlights Rare Mosquito-Borne Infection Category: Health News Created: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- One-year study meets primary disability-based endpoint, company says.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Older patients taking proton pump inhibitors had doubled risk for renal failure.
- Thursday, April 16, 2015 from Latest NewsWhen the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition concludes, we'll most likely see a game-changing mobile device capable of bringing the doctor's office into the home. But doctors need to be sold on that concept as well.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Corlanor Approved for Chronic Heart Failure Category: Health News Created: 4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Health Tip: Cut Down on Stress Category: Health News Created: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
Drug-resistant bacteria, dubbed "superbugs," pose an enormous threat to our health. Learn about the biggest threats and how you might get infected, from WebMD. - Thursday, April 16, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
Researchers say findings show need for regulations, such as mandatory listing of ingredients - Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from WebMD Health Headlines
Treating sleep issues may delay mental decline in older adults, researchers say - Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: E-Cigarette Use Triples Among U.S. Teens in 1 Year Category: Health News Created: 4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from healthfinder.gov Daily NewsMost know it's bad behavior but can't help themselves, research shows
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from MedicineNet Daily NewsTitle: Calif. Measles Outbreak May Be Coming to a Close Category: Health News Created: 4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesAccording to the World Health Organization, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women both in the developed and less developed world, and in the long term the scientists hope that the new method will lead to better prevention and ...
- Thursday, April 16, 2015 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News TodayA new review finds children who take part in school-based programs designed to help prevent sexual abuse are more likely to report experiencing it currently or in the past.
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Psych Central“When my fifteen-month-old gets mad, he hits himself in the face. Is this normal? Is something wrong? Or is it something he can and will grow out of?” This is […]
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from XINHUANEWSSuspected Bubonic plague has broken out in eastern Zambia's Nyimba district and has so far killed three people.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Reuters: Health NewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public health advocates are stepping up pressure on the U.S. government to quickly regulate and restrict access to e-cigarettes after new data showed use of the products tripled among high school and middle school ...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Health & Science: Science News, Health News, Scientific Developments, Healthcare & Nutrition - The Washington PostYou know Dr. Oz. He has a popular show where he dishes medical advice, some of which has earned him criticism. But he's not just a television host: Dr. Mehmet Oz is also a cardiothoracic surgeon who holds the surgery department vice chai...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Washington Times stories: HealthHELENA, Mont. (AP) - The state House reversed course on Friday and passed a bill to close the Montana Developmental Center in Boulder after voting against it Thursday. Representatives endorsed Senate Bill 411 as amended on Friday by a vo...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Health - chicagotribune.comIn Game 1, the Blackhawks started about as bad as they could have imagine before rebounding to steal a game.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Global News : Health
A transgender man says he's dealt with barriers to treatment while seeking gender reassignment, but insists the journey is even harder for others. - Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comA 2014 survey from Salary.com said that 89 percent of workers waste at least some time at work each day. And although plenty of people would guess that young people would be the biggest time wasters, but actually, people 26-39 were the w...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Washington Times stories: HealthINDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana county at the heart of an HIV outbreak has seen a "significant increase" in the number of cases more than two weeks into a short-term needle exchange program approved by Gov. Mike Pence, state health offici...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from NYT > HealthA study of the drug Seroquel XR for patients with borderline personality disorder exposes the tangled mess of interests for academics and universities involved in clinical trials for the pharmaceutical industry.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from NYT > HealthDogs who trained a long gaze on their owners had elevated levels of oxytocin, a hormone produced in the brain that is associated with nurturing and attachment. After receiving those long gazes, the owners’ levels of oxytocin increased, too.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Washington Times stories: HealthST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - In a story April 16 about bird flu, The Associated Press reported erroneously that recent outbreaks had led to the death of more than 2.5 million turkeys and chickens. The correct figure at the time was more than 2...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Washington Times stories: HealthEVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Boxing wasn't a sport Don Kellams ever considered taking up, especially after receiving a Parkinson's diagnosis. But the 68-year-old credits his three-times-a-week boxing workout with helping him control the effec...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Washington Times stories: HealthST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) - A St. Louis-area husband and wife have been found guilty of child endangerment for putting their autistic son in a makeshift cage. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1HgFL73 ) reports that a jury reached t...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Philly.com Health and ScienceThe mind-bogglingly complex American health-care system took a step toward user-friendliness Thursday when the federal government assigned star ratings - 1 to 5, like restaurant and movie reviews - for patient satisfaction at thousands o...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Washington Times stories: HealthLARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Greta Jakstonyte sees her work as a hospice volunteer as an opportunity to help transform a difficult journey. As a volunteer at Hospice of Laramie, Jakstonyte works with patients who have terminal illnesses. During ...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comICYMI Health features what we're reading this week. This week, we took a closer look at psychology across disciplines. We were fascinated that 18th-century doctors blamed women for their breast cancer diagnoses and disappointed that new ...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Reuters: Health News(Reuters Health) – - At home and at school, cleaning with chlorine bleach is meant to kill germs that could make kids sick, but a large European study finds bleach may be having the opposite effect.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comThis post originally appeared on IRIN News . MAROUA, 13 April 2015 (IRIN) - How do you vaccinate women and children against polio in remote areas prone to attack from Boko Haram militants? Arm the soldiers with vaccine. This is exactly w...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from U.S. News - HealthStudy also finds those with flexible work situations less likely to retire
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from The Washington Times stories: HealthNEOGA, Ill. (AP) - Dr. Kimberly Whitaker has learned to be appreciative and resourceful through her medical experiences in such places as Alaska, New Mexico, Ecuador and Afghanistan. But now the 38-year-old Neoga native and daughter of J...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Health - Voice of AmericaMany areas around the world suffer from frequent power outages, so consumers often rely on backup power sources such as gasoline or diesel-powered generators. While efficient as a quick remedy for power outages, they can be deadly if use...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from CBS News - HealthResearchers say the dog flu strain that is rapidly spreading across the Midwest has been identified as a new strain from Asia. Veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward explains what dog owners should do if they think their dog has the flu.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Health - Voice of AmericaPeople with no known contact with Western civilization nonetheless harbored microbes carrying genes that disarm the most modern antibiotics. That's one finding from new research in the journal Science Advances that studied the bacteria...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comOn a sunny afternoon, a group of friends and I gathered at the park and began asking women how they felt about their bodies, first by asking them, "Do these pants make me look fat?" Here's what I learned spending an afternoon at the park...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Washington Times stories: HealthSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Five commercial turkey farms in South Dakota have now been infected with a bird flu strain that's led to the deaths of more than 250,000 turkeys in the state and over 2.4 million birds in the Midwest. The U.S. De...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Reuters: Health NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian officials are reporting a spike in cholera cases late last year and carrying over into the first three months of 2015 as an early start to the rainy season has public health workers worried.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Society: Health | theguardian.comDealing with distinct groups differently could lead to better use of scarce NHS funds and help people lose weight more easily, study suggests Health researchers have identified six different types of obese people and suggested that targe...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Health - chicagotribune.comCardinal Francis George, the first Chicago native to serve as the local archbishop and a man who during his 17-year tenure became the intellectual leader of the American church, died Friday after a yearslong struggle with cancer.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from NPR Topics: HealthThere's only so much fuel you can store before a big race. A performance nutrition expert gives us the rub on how to optimize carb-loading to avoid the miserable experience of running out of fuel.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from NPR Topics: HealthKansas is the first state to ban "dismemberment abortions," the common second trimester procedure. This is the first medically-endorsed procedure to be banned since 2007.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Health - chicagotribune.comA South Side woman admitted to authorities that she lied about being kidnapped rather than admit that she had been partying and using cocaine, prosecutors said at a court hearing Friday.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Health - chicagotribune.comChicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett is taking a paid leave of absence in the face of a federal investigation that subpoenas show is taking a broad approach in its search for information about the district's decision to awar...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comOh, those puppy eyes. Just by gazing at their owners, dogs can trigger a response in their masters' brains that helps them bond, a study says. And owners can do a similar trick in return, researchers found. This two-way street evidently ...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Reuters: Health News(Reuters Health) - - Hearing aids may lessen the forgetfulness and mental confusion tied to moderate to severe hearing loss, suggests a new study.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from CBS News - HealthThat delicious stuff you pour on your pancakes could be a weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from XINHUANEWSAn World Health Organization (WHO) official has asked the Ghanaian government to scale up its preparation against possible Ebola outbreak, which she said remains a threat to the country. "Ghana's borders are porous.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from TORONTO STAR | LIFE | HEALTH_WELLNESSAfter losing her son, Emma Hansen shared her pain so that others can share theirs.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from HealthMore than 20 women pull on their roller-skates at Du Forum on Yas Island for exhibition bout.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.com"Can we have a sleepover tonight?" my youngest son asks. "It's my favorite night of the week!" he exclaims. Most would assume this is a request for a group of rowdy boys with sleeping bags to take over the floor of our family room with l...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Irish Times HealthIrish Dental Association president says 76% of those in 2012 Olympics had gum disease
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Health - chicagotribune.comAnderson police who came to Gary Friday afternoon in search of a young mother and her newborn daughter who had been missing since early April believe they found her.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from ABC News: HealthAlosha O'Brien, 30, will be pushed 26.2 miles for his second Boston Marathon.
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Washington Times stories: HealthSEATTLE (AP) - A state lawyer wants a federal judge to clarify portions of her ruling that found that the state's practice of holding mentally ill people in jails while they await competency services was unconstitutional. U.S. District J...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Global News : Health
One trainer says excessive cardio can actually make you gain weight. - Friday, April 17, 2015 from Healthy Living on HuffingtonPost.comAs I travel from city to city offering Awakening Coaching Intensives, I hear statements from so many people like "I'm not very good at meditation,'" or "my meditation does not go very deep," or "I just sit and there is an endless buzzing...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Philly.com Health and ScienceLevels of hormone that triggers bonding increase in dogs, owners during extended gazes, study shows
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Washington Times stories: HealthMONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - In a story April 16 about a bill to put restrictions on guns in Vermont, The Associated Press misreported what a lawmaker said. Democratic Rep. Barbara Rachelson said she hoped her colleagues, not just Republicans,...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from Health - chicagotribune.comBarber Alfredo Fricano quietly stood off to the side as Archbishop Blase Cupich announced the death of Cardinal Francis George in the courtyard of Holy Name Cathedral on Friday. But the cardinal was not just Fricano's archbishop for 17 y...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from The Washington Times stories: Health___ After Alps crash, some experts ponder flights without pilots NEW YORK (AP) - To improve airline safety, maybe we need to remove the pilots. That radical idea is decades away, if it ever becomes a reality. But following the intentiona...
- Friday, April 17, 2015 from CBS News - HealthAIDS virus continues to spread as state tries emergency measures to stop it
