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Aggressive home blood pressure monitoring may contribute to rise in emergency department visits

Visits to emergency departments for patients with hypertension increased by 64 percent between 2002 and 2012 while hospitalizations for those visits declined by 28 percent.

7 Jul 2016

New report provides insight into burnout syndrome

A new report on burnout syndrome in critical care health care professionals gives key stakeholders guidance on mitigating the development of burnout syndrome and calls for initiating research to examine ways to prevent as well as treat burnout syndrome.

7 Jul 2016

Researchers develop conceptual model to improve acute care delivery and outcomes

Researchers at the George Washington University created a conceptual model for episodes of acute, unscheduled care - care that can be delivered in a variety of settings from emergency departments to doctors' offices, from urgent care centers to telemedicine.

7 Jul 2016

Group intervention may be effective in improving overall health of aging lesbian, bisexual women

The Bay Area has long been one of the nation's leading advocates for LGBT equality and community support. Recent studies, however, reveal that one population -- aging lesbian and bisexual women -- are overlooked in the realm of health care and the promotion of healthy lifestyle choices tailored to their needs.

7 Jul 2016

Fraunhofer scientists show how seaweed has potential to substitute salt

Salt (sodium chloride) is an essential nutrient, but one that is often present in surprising quantities in industrially processed foods.

7 Jul 2016

NPS MedicineWise urges child care centres to increase awareness around misuse of antibiotics in young children

NPS MedicineWise has written to child care centres across Australia to enlist their support in responding to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. Child care staff are well placed to help with education and increase awareness around the misuse of antibiotics in young children.

7 Jul 2016

AANA clarifies truth behind VA's proposed rule

There is a lot of press coverage about the VA proposed rule to allow advanced practice registered nurses, including Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, to practice to the full scope of their education, training, and licensure in the Veterans Health Administration.

7 Jul 2016

Sub-sensory vibratory noise leads to greater postural control, improved mobility in older adults

Researchers from the Harvard affiliated Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research, have published a recent article in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation which gives evidence that sub-sensory vibrations delivered to the foot sole of older adults significantly augmented the physiologic complexity of postural control and led to improvement in a given mobility assessment.

7 Jul 2016

Researchers show how barefoot running can reduce injury risk

Scientists from the Universities of Granada and Jaén have demonstrated how barefoot running, when done properly, can considerably decrease the risk of injury as it produces significant changes to foot strike patterns, regardless of the speed of the runner.

7 Jul 2016

MultiTaction provides Meeting Room iWall solution for BLF’s parliamentary exhibition

MultiTaction, the world’s leading developer of interactive touch display systems is providing its MultiTaction Meeting Room iWall solution for a week-long parliamentary exhibition being held by the British Lung Foundation (BLF) at the Houses of Parliament from 4-8 July, to increase awareness about lung disease.

From Asthma + Lung UK 7 Jul 2016

Study finds similar care for Medicaid and non-Medicaid pediatric asthma inpatients

Children covered by Medicaid and equally sick children not covered by Medicaid received essentially similar asthma treatment in a given pediatric hospital, according to a new study.

7 Jul 2016

Palliative care-led support does not reduce caregiver anxiety, study finds

Among families of patients with chronic critical illness, the use of palliative care-led informational and emotional support meetings compared with usual care did not reduce anxiety or depression symptoms, according to a study appearing in the July 5 issue of JAMA.

7 Jul 2016

New coaching program aims to help family caregivers of cancer patients stay healthy

UAB School of Nursing postdoctoral fellow J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Ph.D., has received a five-year, $935,000 K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institute of Nursing Research to develop a palliative care health-coaching program for family caregivers of persons with advanced cancer.

6 Jul 2016

Study reveals high healthcare costs for chronic pain patients in Canada

Costs of patients who develop chronic post-surgical pain could range from $2.5 million to $4.1 million a year, in one Ontario hospital alone, according to a study in Pain Management.

6 Jul 2016

New approach for testing safety in older adult drivers at risk of dementia

Driving is possibly one of the most complex procedures humans engage in on a regular basis.

6 Jul 2016

New research highlights need to abandon modern hygiene hypothesis

The July issue of Perspectives in Public Health (published by the Royal Society of Public Health) takes an objective view of ongoing research showing that the hygiene hypothesis – the idea that allergies are the price we are paying for our “modern obsession with cleanliness” – is a misleading misnomer.

6 Jul 2016

University of Derby students work with DHCFT to support development of new Trust-wide strategy

MBA students have been working in partnership with Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (DHCFT) to support the development of a new Trust-wide strategy.

From University of Derby Online Learning 6 Jul 2016

Light physical activity during work or study has positive benefits, reveals Clemson professor

A Clemson University psychology professor has published research revealing a positive link between mood, motivation and physical activity during work and study.

6 Jul 2016

New research reveals b1-integrin protein as promising therapeutic target for muscle aging

As we age, the function and regenerative abilities of skeletal muscles deteriorate, which means it is difficult for the elderly to recover from injury or surgery. New work from Carnegie's Michelle Rozo, Liangji Li, and Chen-Ming Fan demonstrates that a protein called b1-integrin is crucial for muscle regeneration.

6 Jul 2016

Patient complaint process impacts psychological wellbeing of doctors, study finds

Complaints against doctors can impact on their psychological wellbeing, according to a new study from Imperial College London.

6 Jul 2016

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Aggressive home blood pressure monitoring may contribute to rise in emergency department visits

New report provides insight into burnout syndrome

Researchers develop conceptual model to improve acute care delivery and outcomes

Group intervention may be effective in improving overall health of aging lesbian, bisexual women

Fraunhofer scientists show how seaweed has potential to substitute salt

NPS MedicineWise urges child care centres to increase awareness around misuse of antibiotics in young children

AANA clarifies truth behind VA's proposed rule

Sub-sensory vibratory noise leads to greater postural control, improved mobility in older adults

Researchers show how barefoot running can reduce injury risk

MultiTaction provides Meeting Room iWall solution for BLF’s parliamentary exhibition

Study finds similar care for Medicaid and non-Medicaid pediatric asthma inpatients

Palliative care-led support does not reduce caregiver anxiety, study finds

New coaching program aims to help family caregivers of cancer patients stay healthy

Study reveals high healthcare costs for chronic pain patients in Canada

New approach for testing safety in older adult drivers at risk of dementia

New research highlights need to abandon modern hygiene hypothesis

University of Derby students work with DHCFT to support development of new Trust-wide strategy

Light physical activity during work or study has positive benefits, reveals Clemson professor

New research reveals b1-integrin protein as promising therapeutic target for muscle aging

Patient complaint process impacts psychological wellbeing of doctors, study finds

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