Archive: 20/11/2017

Chronic conditions increasing among childbearing women

(HealthDay)—Between 2005 and 2014, the prevalence of chronic conditions increased across all segments of the childbearing population, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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Patient-centered medical home model improves chronic disease management

Data from more than 800 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care clinics revealed that national implementation of a patient-centered medical home model was effective at improving several chronic disease outcomes ...

Nov 20, 2017

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Now you like it, now you don't: Brain stimulation can change how much we enjoy and value music

Enjoyment of music is considered a subjective experience; what one person finds gratifying, another may find irritating. Music theorists have long emphasized that although musical taste is relative, our enjoyment of music, ...

Nov 20, 2017

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Shaming overweight kids only makes things worse

(HealthDay)—Overweight kids who are shamed or stigmatized are more likely to binge eat or isolate themselves than to make positive changes such as losing weight, a leading pediatricians' group says.

Nov 20, 2017

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Quickly treating mini-stroke can cut risk for future stroke

(HealthDay)—Prompt treatment of a mini-stroke could reduce the likelihood of having a full-blown stroke by roughly 80 percent, according to a new report.

Nov 20, 2017

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Do women receive appropriate counseling when they freeze their eggs?

Oocyte cryopreservation is on the rise, and whether a woman freezes her eggs before undergoing medical treatment that could leave her infertile or undergoes an elective procedure to avoid concerns about reproductive aging, ...

Nov 20, 2017

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Researchers discover key signaling protein for muscle growth

Researchers at the University of Louisville have discovered the importance of a well-known protein, myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88), in the development and regeneration of muscles. Ashok Kumar, Ph.D., ...

Nov 20, 2017

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Bill to make medical marijuana available in Malta proposed

Malta's government has proposed allowing all doctors in the country to prescribe medical marijuana.

Nov 20, 2017

Use of Prostate Health Index test reduces unnecessary biopsies

The Prostate Health Index (phi) is a cost-effective tool used by urologists to detect prostate cancer. It reduces the risk of over diagnosis, and cuts down on the need to send men for unnecessary and often uncomfortable biopsies. ...

Nov 20, 2017

Blueprint to reduce wasteful blood transfusions

By analyzing data from randomized clinical trials comparing blood transfusion approaches, Johns Hopkins experts, along with colleagues at Cleveland Clinic and NYU Langone Medical Center, endorse recommendations for blood ...

Nov 20, 2017

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Archive: 20/11/2017

Chronic conditions increasing among childbearing women

Patient-centered medical home model improves chronic disease management

Now you like it, now you don't: Brain stimulation can change how much we enjoy and value music

Shaming overweight kids only makes things worse

Quickly treating mini-stroke can cut risk for future stroke

Do women receive appropriate counseling when they freeze their eggs?

Researchers discover key signaling protein for muscle growth

Bill to make medical marijuana available in Malta proposed

Use of Prostate Health Index test reduces unnecessary biopsies

Blueprint to reduce wasteful blood transfusions

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