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<title>Radiologists Identify and Treat Teenage Self-Injury</title>













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		Using ultrasound and a minimally-invasive procedure, radiologists can identify and treat patients who engage in a disturbing self-injury behavior known as self-embedding, according to a new study published in the online edition and October print issue of the journal Radiology. “This is a new way f...

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<title>Skin Cancer Detection Made Quicker, Easier by Missouri S&amp;T Researchers</title>













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		Detection of malignant melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, will soon be quicker and easier thanks to the work of researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology.The research, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health, recently received a patent titled “Automatic...

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<title>Rate of Healthcare Associated MRSA Infections Decreasing</title>













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		An analysis of data from 2005 through 2008 of nine metropolitan areas in the US indicates that healthcare-associated invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections decreased among patients with infections that began in the community or in the hospital, according to a study in...

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<title>Heavy Packs Can be a Pain in the Back</title>













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		A backpack bulging with books and school supplies may be a sign of a good student, but doctors at UT Southwestern Medical Center say it can also cause back strain and even nerve damage.A condition called Rucksack Paralysis is caused by the strain on shoulders and arms. Symptoms include pain and ti...

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<title>Vegetable of the Month: Chili Peppers</title>













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		Hot peppers (chilies) are often used to spice up dishes, and they are especially popular in ethnic cuisine including Mexican, Indian, Thai, Vietnamese, Arab and Spanish cooking. Chilies are an excellent source of vitamin C if you can withstand their powerful bite. 	 Contrary to popular belief, the...

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<title>What Are the Top 5 Fruits? Expert Reveals How Eating the Wrong Fruits Can Be Worse Than Eating None at All</title>













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		An apple a day just doesn’t cut it anymore, and too many apples could make you fat. That’s the advice of Iva Young, a nutritional expert who warns that the wrong kinds of fruits can actually do more harm than good. “We really should be smart about the fruits we consume,” said Young, author of He...

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<title>NightHawk Posts Report Card From Independent Research Firm's Survey of 355 Customers Serving Nearly 800 Sites</title>













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		According to The HSM Group Ltd, an independent, third-party research firm, NightHawk Radiology Services, the leading provider of radiology solutions to radiology groups across the United States, achieved outstanding satisfaction ratings in a survey of its customers released today. Nearly 50% of Nigh...

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<title>ARRT Lifts Educational Program Requirements for Reinstating After Five Years: Ethics Compliance and Passing the Exam are All it Takes</title>













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		Beginning September 1, 2010, individuals whose registration was dropped more than five years after their CE probation end date will no longer be required to re-enroll in and complete an educational program in order to reinstate, under a recent change to the ARRT Rules and Regulations. Ethics complia...

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<title>Getting the Facts on Constipation</title>













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		While sometimes the solution is simple, for example, short-term use of a laxative or eating more fiber, relieving constipation sometimes can be more difficult. For many older adults, constipation is a chronic problem that requires an individualized treatment plan.The August issue of Mayo Clinic He...

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<title>Want to Boost Your Intelligence? Get Out of Your Chair</title>













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		If improving their heart and health was not reason enough to get knowledge workers out of their chairs, perhaps the lure to increase their intelligence will. Sound far fetched? A new study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience has shown that walking will in fact enhance connectivity within ...

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<title>AOTA Challenges CMS&amp;#39;s 2011 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule</title>













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		AOTA submitted comments challenging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2011 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule. AOTA’s comments particularly addressed the proposed Multiple Payment Procedure Reduction (MPPR), which AOTA opposes; the proposals for alternatives to the Medi...

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<title>AJOG Publishes 5-Year Study of Embolization to Treat Fibroids</title>













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		The lead article of the August 2010 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology cites a five year randomized study of women with symptomatic uterine fibroids presented by van der Koolj, Hehenkamp, et al. The authors concluded that “uterine artery embolization was a well-established alte...

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<title>Simulation&mdash;An Important Tool in Nursing Education</title>













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		As the pressure of a looming nursing shortage continues to mount and nursing education programs across the state struggle to keep up with demand due to limited access to clinical training sites, experts are looking to simulation. The State of Florida allows up to 25% of clinical training hours to be...

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<title>Back-to-School Stress is More than Mental: How Constant Anxiety Can Affect Your Heart and Body</title>













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		For some, back-to-school means back to rushing through early morning routines and struggling to remember the little details of the day before. With all of the anxiety that comes with this constant stress, it shouldn’t be surprising that all of those worries can have a damaging effect on the body.T...

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<title>New Test Allows Individualized Profiles of Cigarette Smoking</title>













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		A test for one of the thousands of chemicals in cigarette smoke has the potential for more accurately estimating smokers’ mouth level exposure and may have applications for developing custom-tailored quitting approaches for the more than 43 million people in the United States who still smoke, and hu...

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<title>Larger Waist Associated With Greater Risk of Death</title>













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		Individuals with a large waist circumference appear to have a greater risk of dying from any cause over a nine-year period, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Having a large waist circumference has previously been associated with inflammat...

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<title>A Promising Target for Developing Treatments Against Parkinson&amp;#39;s Disease</title>













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		Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that using specific drugs can protect nerve cells in mice from the lethal effects of Parkinson’s disease. The researchers’ findings are published in a recent issue of Nature Medicine.The newly discovered drugs block a protein that, when altered in people, le...

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<title>New University of Michigan Clinic Dedicated to the Study and Treatment of Sports-Related Concussions</title>













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		With the onset of football season, parents, coaches, and athletes need to be on the look out for these serious injuries. ~ KGChristopher Roth doesn’t remember the train wreck on the practice field: As a University of Michigan fullback, he and another player were running at each other from about 10...

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<title>Building A Bridge with Cross-Cultural Cancer Education</title>













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		Most cancers are easier to treat if detected early, so cancer educators emphasize the benefits of screening and prompt treatment. But for immigrants and other "medically underserved communities," simply handing out a brochure on early detection–even if it's been translated into the appropriate langu...

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<title>Allergists Offer Ragweed Survival Guide</title>













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		August marks the start of misery for as many as one in five Americans who suffer from hay fever, also called seasonal allergic rhinitis. That’s because ragweed, the main cause of hay fever, begins blooming around mid-August and in one day each plant can produce a million pollen grains that can trave...

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<title>Improved Drug Coverage Under Medicare Associated With Increases in Antibiotic Use</title>













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		Antibiotic use appears to have increased among older adults whose prescription drug coverage improved as a result of enrolling in Medicare Part D, with the largest increases for broad-spectrum, newer and more expensive drugs.“Overuse of antibiotics is a common and important problem, potentially le...

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<title>Soda Consumption Linked to Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Other Health Concerns</title>













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		Drinking too much soda could have health consequences ranging from weight gain to osteoporosis to kidney problems, according to the Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource.Soda was once considered an occasional treat, but consumption has steadily increased over the last three decades. Many Americans drin...

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<title>Health Disparities Exist Among Black and Hispanic Kidney Donors</title>













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		Black and Hispanic kidney donors are significantly more likely than white donors to develop hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease, according to new Saint Louis University research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.“We’ve long known that diabetes and hypertension dispropo...

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<title>Polio Effects Surfacing Decades Later</title>













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		Decades after the last polio epidemic in the United States, people who had long since recovered from the disease are feeling its effects again. The Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource provides an overview of post-polio syndrome, its causes and treatment options.In the first half of the 20th century, ...

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<title>MRSA Policies Differ Among Hospitals</title>













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		Hospitals vary in how they detect and treat drug-resistant staph infections, but most follow national guideline recommendations, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.Researchers sent a 61-item questionnaire to pharmacy directors at 263 acute-care hospitals in the US to...

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