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New guide helps providers make effective connection with senior patients
"Communicating With Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Review of What Really Works," the latest report from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), provides 40 pages of recommended guidelines for health care providers i ...
Health
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Extra cash helps patients cope with cancer
Welfare rights advice has been shown to help patients with cancer and their carers receive millions in unclaimed benefits to help cope with the disease.
Cancer
Oct 15, 2012 |
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NIH launches free database of drugs associated with liver injury
A free source of evidence-based information for health care professionals and for researchers studying liver injury associated with prescription and over-the-counter drugs, herbals, and dietary supplements is now available ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Belfast to open Ireland's 1st abortion clinic
(AP)—A family planning charity plans to open the first abortion clinic in Ireland, challenging decades of legal confusion over the extremely limited access to pregnancy terminations in both parts of the island.
Health
Oct 11, 2012 |
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New report calls for global efforts to prevent fragility fractures due to osteoporosis
Today, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) released a new report, revealing approximately 80 percent of patients treated in clinics or hospitals following a fracture are not screened for osteoporosis or risk of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 11, 2012 |
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New research shows that GPs need to recognise occupational asthma
A new report published today in the scientific journal, Occupational Medicine, finds that many people who develop work related asthma are not correctly diagnosed by GPs. Work related factors cause one in ten cases of ast ...
Immunology
Oct 08, 2012 |
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US pharmacy linked to outbreak issues wide recall
(AP)—The pharmacy that distributed a steroid linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis has issued a voluntary recall of all of its products, calling the move a precautionary measure.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 07, 2012 |
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Кesearcher identifies factors to help parents and professionals recognize teens in distress
Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for teens, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, a University of Missouri public health expert has identified factors that will help parents, medical ...
Health
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Healthcare professionals as bad as patients at good respiratory inhaler technique
Healthcare professionals are as bad as patients when it comes to knowing how to use inhalers prescribed for asthma and other respiratory conditions correctly, says an editorial in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Survey: Clinicians believe EHRs will have positive impact on health care
Survey results released today reveal that an overwhelming majority of clinicians believe that the electronic exchange of health information will have a positive impact on improving the quality of patient care, coordinating ...
Health
Oct 03, 2012 |
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The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice focuses on periodontal and implant treatments
What's the latest, research-supported best practice in periodontal care and implant dentistry? Dental specialists and generalists alike can read about it in the first of a new series from The Journal of Evidence-Based De ...
Dentistry
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Who cares for the elderly?
Carers for the elderly are more likely to be female, aged 70, facing health risks, and under financial stress a Sydney Nursing School and Sydney Medical School study has found.
Health
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Provincial effort to improve stroke care in Alberta is 'paying off'
Stroke care has improved considerably in Alberta following the implementation of the Alberta Provincial Stroke Strategy (APSS), leading to more targeted patient care and fewer health complications, according to a study presented ...
Cardiology
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Research links increased hospital infections to nurse burnout
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year nearly 100,000 hospitalized patients die from infections acquired while undergoing treatment for other conditions. While many factors ...
Health
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Retweeted health messages may not be what the patient ordered
(Medical Xpress)—People are more likely to trust health messages tweeted by doctors who have a lot of followers, but not the messages they retweet, according to researchers.
Health
Sep 26, 2012 |
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