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More doctors, hospitals using electronic records

(AP)—The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America.

Health created May 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Revolutionary techniques could help harness patients' own immune cells to fight disease

The human body contains immune cells programmed to fight cancer and viral infections, but they often have short lifespans and are not numerous enough to overcome attacks by particularly aggressive malignancies ...

Medical research created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PCs to blame for rise in stressed out workers

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers interested in stress at work have been concerned at the increased intensity of work in the EU over the past 20 years. A more detailed breakdown has shown that this increase ...

Health created Oct 02, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Over-reactive parenting linked to negative emotions and problem behavior in toddlers

Researchers have found that parents of young children who anger easily and over-react are more likely to have toddlers who act out and become upset easily.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Foster kids do equally well when adopted by gay, lesbian or heterosexual parents

(Medical Xpress)—High-risk children adopted from foster care do equally well when placed with gay, lesbian or heterosexual parents, UCLA psychologists report in the first multi-year study of children adopted by these three ...

Health created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Risk for drug abuse in adopted children appears influenced by family, genetics

In a national Swedish adoption study, the risk for drug abuse appears to be increased among adopted children whose biological parents had a history of drug abuse, according to a report published Online First by Archives of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers report progress in cancer immunotherapy

In a bid to make cancer immunotherapy more effective, researchers report they have succeeded in halting the progress of aggressive melanoma in its tracks - at least briefly - in seven patients treated with an army of cloned ...

Cancer created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Stem cells, potential source of cancer-fighting T cells

Adult stem cells from mice converted to antigen-specific T cells -- the immune cells that fight cancer tumor cells -- show promise in cancer immunotherapy and may lead to a simpler, more efficient way to use the body's immune ...

Medical research created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Family docs are early adopters of electronic health records

(HealthDay)—Family practice physicians are adopting electronic health record (EHR) systems at a fast pace, with 68 percent using an EHR system by 2011, and 80 percent expected to be users by 2013, according ...

Health created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

U.S. doctors embracing electronic health records: survey

(HealthDay) -- A majority of U.S. physicians have now adopted an electronic health record system as part of their routine practice, a new national survey reveals.

Health created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Expectations, exhaustion can lead mothers to post-adoption stress

Fatigue and unrealistic expectations of parenthood may help contribute to post-adoption depression in women, according to a Purdue University study.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Death rate 2 to 4 times as high among childless couples

Despite the popular belief among parents that having children shortens their lives, the reverse seems to be true, particularly for women, indicates a large study of childless couples, treated for infertility, and published ...

Health created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researcher finds possible clue to children's early antisocial behavior

Both nature and nurture appear to be significant factors in early antisocial behaviors of adopted children, a Wayne State University researcher believes.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pediatrician adoption of EHR systems lagging behind

(HealthDay)—Pediatricians' adoption of fully functional electronic health record (EHR) systems is lagging and fraught with financial and productivity concerns, according to a study published online Nov. ...

Pediatrics created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

60 percent of peds hospitals have electronic health records

(HealthDay)—Since 2008 there has been an increase in the proportion of children's hospitals adopting electronic health records (EHRs), with EHRs in almost 60 percent of children's hospitals in 2011, according ...

Health created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adoption

Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents. Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for the care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent change in status and as such requires societal recognition, either through legal or religious sanction. Historically some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption whereas others have endeavored to achieve adoption through less formal means, notably via contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities. Modern systems of adoption, arising in the 20th century, tend to be governed by comprehensive statutes and regulations.

Adoption has a long history in the Western world, closely tied with the legacy of the Roman Empire and the Catholic Church. Its use has changed considerably over the centuries with its focus shifting from adult adoption and inheritance issues toward children and family creation and its structure moving from a recognition of continuity between the adopted and kin toward allowing relationships of lessened intensity.

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