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Advanced maternal age not harmful for children in adulthood

(Medical Xpress)—Previously existing ideas on how advanced maternal age affects adult health of children have to be reconsidered. It had been thought that mothers delivering later in life have children ...

Health created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers decipher manic gene

Flying high, or down in the dumps—individuals suffering from bipolar disorder alternate between depressive and manic episodes. Researchers from the University of Bonn and the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Small mercies: Program for children with life-threatening conditions shows early success

(Medical Xpress)—A child is desperately ill, and a family faces a stark choice: Should they try to save the child's life with therapeutic treatments, or ease the pain through hospice and other pain-relief services?

Health created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers enable real-time reporting of public health cases

IBM scientists are collaborating with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC) to further standardize the exchange and use of public health information to ...

Other created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Students trading sex for drugs or alcohol happens also in rural B.C.: research

Just over two percent of teens in rural schools who have ever tried alcohol, marijuana or other drugs report they have also traded sex for these substances, according to University of British Columbia research published today ...

Health created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Revised geographic adjustments could improve accuracy of Medicare payments

Changing the way that Medicare payments are adjusted to account for regional variations in the cost of providing care as recommended by a previous report from the Institute of Medicine would result in payment increases for ...

Health created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physical health problems substantially increase use of mental health services, study shows

People who experience a physical health problem, from diabetes and back pain to cancer or heart disease, are three times more likely to seek mental health care than patients who report having no physical ailment, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unique program bringing electronic medical record data to ambulances lauded

The nation's first and only program linking paramedics in the field to patients' pre-existing health information -- enabling emergency workers to make more informed treatment decisions and to transport patients to the most ...

Health created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electronic data methods research seeks to build a 'learning health care system'

Researchers participate in the Electronic Data Methods (EDM) Forum to maximize shared experiences and learning for using electronic clinical data to improve medical care and making informed health decisions. A July supplement ...

Health created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pre-nursing home hospitalization of dementia patients incurs sizable Medicare costs

A new study that tracked what Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) costs Medicare during three distinct stages of patient care suggests that the government insurer could realize substantial savings ...

Health created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sexually abused boys at risk for more unsafe sex: research

Young males who have been sexually abused are five times more likely to cause teen pregnancy compared to those with no abuse history, according to University of British Columbia research. Sexually abused boys are also three ...

Health created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Suicide rates in Canada increasing in girls aged 10-19

Suicide rates in Canada are increasing for girls but decreasing for boys, with suffocation now the most common method for both sexes, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UK Biobank opens to researchers

A unique data resource of the health and lifestyles of half a million Britons - including 26 000 people with diabetes and 50 000 with joint disorders, 41 000 teetotallers, and 11 000 ...

Medical research created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How cost effective are US cancer prevention services?

Prevention is better than cure; however, when it comes to screening for cancer new research shows that U.S. health services are not as cost-effective as international, and publically run, counterparts. The research, published ...

Cancer created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study shines light on barriers to diabetes care in NYC Bangladeshi community

A new research survey conducted by the Center for the Study of Asian American Health at NYU Langone Medical Center shows the Bangladeshi community in New York City experiences numerous barriers to diabetes care because of ...

Diabetes created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0