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Complementary medicine risks: an interview with Dr Andrew Boyden, NPS MedicineWise

Complementary medicines include products containing herbs, vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, homoeopathic medicines, certain aromatherapy products and traditional Chinese medicines. For this reason they are also called herbal, natural or alternative medicines.

26 Feb 2013

Teaching older adults to use Facebook could help improve their cognitive performance

For older adults looking to sharpen their mental abilities, it might be time to log on to Facebook. Preliminary research findings from the University of Arizona suggest that men and women older than 65 who learn to use Facebook could see a boost in cognitive function.

22 Feb 2013

Rising epidemic of obesity in the Asia Pacific region

Over eating, sedentary lifestyles, cultural attitudes, and lack of prevention programmes are to blame for the rising epidemic of obesity in the Asia Pacific region. Overweight and obesity has quadrupled in China and societies still label people of healthy weight as poor.

21 Feb 2013

New research focuses on rapid identification of disease outbreaks

EcoHealth Alliance, the nonprofit organization that focuses on local conservation and global health issues, announced new research focused on the rapid identification of disease outbreaks in the peer reviewed publication, Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

15 Feb 2013

Weight Watchers International fourth quarter revenues increase 1.7% to $407.9 million

Weight Watchers International, Inc. today announced its fiscal 2012 results for the fourth quarter and full year and provided full year fiscal 2013 earnings guidance.

14 Feb 2013

Research roundup: 'Shared decision making' can reduce costs, improve care; Effects of mental health parity

With shared decision making, patients and their clinicians collaboratively review the risks and benefits of available treatments options while also considering the patients' preferences and values.

10 Feb 2013

Researchers investigate e-cigarettes awareness, use and perceptions among smokers

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), or e-cigarettes, debuted in China in 2003 and have since become available globally, particularly through the Internet. While they resemble traditional tobacco cigarettes, they produce fewer toxins in the vapor for the smoker. Still, these novel products have unknown long-term health and addiction consequences, are of varying nicotine content and delivery, and may appeal to nonusers and youth. ENDS have been banned by health authorities in Canada and Australia.

5 Feb 2013

Study examines mental health of 376 Ugandan workers at 21 humanitarian aid agencies

Latest research points to the high risk for mental health problems among staff working in humanitarian organizations in northern Uganda, due in large part to their work environment.

3 Feb 2013

Secretary Clinton announces new partnerships at event celebrating power of collaboration

"Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday hosted over 200 representatives from business, non-governmental organizations, and civil society groups to celebrate the power of collaboration," Melanne Verveer, ambassador-at-large for global women's issues, and Kris Balderston, the special representative for global partnerships, write in the State Department's "Dipnote" blog.

2 Feb 2013

Ten common notions concerning colds and flu

The cold and flu season has hit early and hard this year. As the number of people infected continues to increase, so does the number of internet searches for ways to prevent or limit the duration of viral illnesses. But, what is fact and what is fiction?

1 Feb 2013

Mental health in young people: an interview with Professor Colum Dunne

Ireland, and many other countries, is witnessing increases in problematic and complex youth mental health challenges. In Ireland, specifically, there has been a rash of high profile cases where young people have unfortunately not been able to deal with stress, bullying and other issues.

1 Feb 2013

Viewpoints: Debating P4P; ‘Tactical retreat' by GOP; The virtues of across-the-board spending cuts

Instead of granting automatic pay increases, N.Y. City's public hospital system will pay them based on how well they reduce costs, increase patient satisfaction and improve the quality of care. The Health and Hospitals Corporation, which runs the city's 11 public hospitals, deserves praise for an ambitious proposal that will need to be refined as it is put into practice.

28 Jan 2013

Lincor Solutions to showcase latest developments in MEDIVista at Arab Health 2013

As part of the Ireland Pavilion at Arab Health 2013, Lincor Solutions, the global leaders in point of care computing, will be showcasing the latest developments in MEDIVista. These include significant enhancements to the MEDIVista enterprise server, new hardware and a preview of future developments.

28 Jan 2013

New book discusses the basics of brain tumors

Empowering patients during the course of their treatment is the goal of a new book, Navigating Life with a Brain Tumor, written by neuro-oncologists from Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

24 Jan 2013

Sex, condoms and lubricants: an interview with Dr Debby Herbenick

Condoms and lubricants are widely used by both women and men and so they are part of many people’s sexual experiences. They are used for both pleasure-related reasons as well as, in the case of lubricants, comfort and making sex easier for people. The use of condoms of course reduces the risk of pregnancy or infection.

23 Jan 2013

Viewpoints: A 'fail safe' and a 'time bomb' in health law; Reason for 'optimism' about health costs?

Although Republicans are eager to repeal the entire 2010 healthcare reform law, they started the new session of Congress last week by taking aim at one provision in particular: the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a yet-to-be-named group of 15 presidential appointees from various healthcare disciplines that could play a key role in limiting the growth of Medicare spending. Critics argue that it's a bad idea and even un-American to put so much power in the hands of unelected bureaucrats.

23 Jan 2013

Twitter posts could help health officials track disease outbreaks

This flu season you've probably seen a number of friends on social media talking about symptoms. New research from Brigham Young University says such posts on Twitter could actually be helpful to health officials looking for a head start on outbreaks.

23 Jan 2013

Internet News and Research

Complementary medicine risks: an interview with Dr Andrew Boyden, NPS MedicineWise

Teaching older adults to use Facebook could help improve their cognitive performance

Rising epidemic of obesity in the Asia Pacific region

New research focuses on rapid identification of disease outbreaks

Weight Watchers International fourth quarter revenues increase 1.7% to $407.9 million

Research roundup: 'Shared decision making' can reduce costs, improve care; Effects of mental health parity

Researchers investigate e-cigarettes awareness, use and perceptions among smokers

Study examines mental health of 376 Ugandan workers at 21 humanitarian aid agencies

Secretary Clinton announces new partnerships at event celebrating power of collaboration

Ten common notions concerning colds and flu

Mental health in young people: an interview with Professor Colum Dunne

Viewpoints: Debating P4P; ‘Tactical retreat' by GOP; The virtues of across-the-board spending cuts

Lincor Solutions to showcase latest developments in MEDIVista at Arab Health 2013

New book discusses the basics of brain tumors

Sex, condoms and lubricants: an interview with Dr Debby Herbenick

Viewpoints: A 'fail safe' and a 'time bomb' in health law; Reason for 'optimism' about health costs?

Twitter posts could help health officials track disease outbreaks

Law banning genetic discrimination doesn't apply to some insurers

Multivitamins should be taken with care

Efforts to correct false beliefs about health care reform may backfire

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