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Youths with autism spectrum disorder need help transitioning to adult health care

Health care transition (HCT) services help young people with special health care needs such as asthma or diabetes move from pediatric to adult health care. However, youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have less access ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds difficulty obtaining pricing, varying costs for total hip replacement

Researchers who sought to determine whether pricing information for a total hip replacement could be obtained from hospitals and physicians found getting such information was often difficult and that there were wide variations ...

Health created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests interacting with avatars may reduce depressive symptoms in young adults

Young adults, in a period of transition, are often reluctant to seek treatment for mental health problems because of the stigma, inadequate insurance coverage and difficulty finding a mental health care provider.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Baseline factors impact lifestyle intervention success

(HealthDay)—Certain baseline characteristics better predict successful weight loss with the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle intervention, according to a study published in the January issue ...

Diabetes created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds missed opportunities for underage alcohol screening

Physicians often fail to ask high school-aged patients about alcohol use and to advise young people to reduce or stop drinking, according to a study led by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part ...

Pediatrics created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FSMB: Approaches explored for expediting multi-state licenses

(HealthDay)—New approaches are being explored for streamlining physician multi-state licensure to accommodate the use of telemedicine in the delivery of health care, according to a report from a meeting ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients can emit small, influenza-containing particles into the air during routine care

A new study suggests that patients with influenza can emit small virus-containing particles into the surrounding air during routine patient care, potentially exposing health care providers to influenza. Published in The Journal of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lawmaker looks outside VA to fill mental care gap

(AP)—The head of the House panel that oversees veterans' issues says patients who have trouble getting timely mental health care from Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics should have another option: access to the thousands ...

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

ACIP announces recommended 2013 adult immunization schedule

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) announced its recommended 2013 adult immunization schedule that includes important updates to the pneumococcal, Tdap (tetanus, ...

Health created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Little progress in participation of early-career registered nurses in hospital quality improvement activities

Nurses are the largest group of health care providers in the U.S., and health care leaders and experts agree that engaging registered nurses (RNs) in quality improvement (QI) efforts is essential to improving our health care ...

Health created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA: Samsca may cause irreversible liver damage

(HealthDay)—Patients who take Samsca (tolvaptan) may be at elevated risk for significant liver injury, according to a Jan. 25 safety alert issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Medications created Jan 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U.S. vets with Gulf War Syndrome need individualized treatment, report says

(HealthDay)—A one-size-fits-all approach to treating U.S. veterans with Gulf War Syndrome does not work, and therapy needs to be tailored to meet each patient's needs, according to a new Institute of Medicine ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Team publish in the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

New York University College of Nursing (NYUCN) researchers Michele G. Shedlin, PhD, and Joyce K. Anastasi, PhD, DrNP, FAAN, LAc, published a paper, "Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines and Supplements by Mexican-Origin ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Emergency room redux for many patients after hospitalization

Following a hospitalization, patients face many challenges as they transition home. A new study of this vulnerable period published by Yale School of Medicine researchers in JAMA found that a substantial number of patien ...

Health created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CDC: Flu activity continues to be high across the United States

(HealthDay)—Flu remains at epidemic proportions across the United States, but flu activity decreased in some areas during the second week of January, according to FluView, a weekly influenza surveillance ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 19, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0