Health
Hand-washing: Do's and don'ts
Hand-washing is an easy way to prevent infection. Understand when to wash your hands, how to properly use hand sanitizer and how to get your children into the habit.
Aug 11, 2020
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Cardiology
Global call to action on FH aims to improve diagnosis and treatment
The FH Foundation, World Heart Federation, and an international coalition join together to tackle the global burden of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a vastly under-recognized and poorly managed public health concern. ...
Jan 3, 2020
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Medications
First investigational drug therapy for liver disease NASH awaiting FDA approval
Patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a chronic liver disease and a leading cause for liver transplantation in the U.S., currently lack an approved drug therapy, but this may soon change. A large Phase III clinical ...
Dec 5, 2019
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Health
Providing culturally sensitive pregnancy care to black women
In the U.S., infant mortality and health outcomes during and after pregnancy for black women are poor and, in some areas, dip to levels below that of developing countries. One way to improve the health of black women and ...
Sep 27, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How to recognize early learning challenges in kids
(HealthDay)—Many children have difficulty with learning at some point, but those with learning disabilities often have several specific and persistent signs, which can start in preschool years. Recognizing them as soon ...
Jun 17, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Kindness: What I've learned from 3,000 children and adolescents
After asking more than 3,000 students about kindness, I've learned a lot about just how children and adolescents understand and enact kindness, especially at school. The results might surprise parents and educators.
Apr 29, 2019
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Genetics
Defining the responsibility to recontact research participants with new genetic findings
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), along with several co-signing organizations, issued a position statement today outlining whether, and to what extent, there is a responsibility to recontact genetic and genomic ...
Apr 4, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How learning languages translates into health benefits for society
The advantages of speaking a second language - for health and mental ability - are to come under the spotlight at an event at the AAAS annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Feb 13, 2016
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Autism spectrum disorders
Here's a brainwave – magnetic pulses could treat autism
Around 1 in 68 children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the US Centres for Disease Control – an extraordinarily high number. Although the prevalence rise is probably due mainly to changes in how we diagnose ...
Nov 4, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Blacks with higher education and prior treatment less likely to seek mental health care
Young adult blacks, especially those with higher levels of education, are significantly less likely to seek mental health services than their white counterparts, according to a study published by the American Psychological ...
Feb 22, 2012
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