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<title><![CDATA[ASPEN Releases Multi-vitamin Shortage Survey Results]]></title>













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		The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) continues to express its deep concern about the ongoing shortage of parenteral nutrition (PN) multi-vitamins. Multi-vitamins are a critical parenteral nutrition component; shortages of this drug in the past have been associated with s...

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<title><![CDATA[Midlife and Late-Life Depressive Symptoms Associated with Dementia]]></title>













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		Depressive symptoms that are present in midlife or in late life are associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication.Nearly 5.3 million individuals in the United States have Alzheimer dise...

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<title><![CDATA[Study Suggests Mid-Adolescence Is Peak Risk for Extramedical Use of Pain Relievers by Young People]]></title>













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		Surveys of US adolescents suggest that the estimated peak risk of using prescription pain relievers for extramedical use, such as to get high or for other unapproved indications, occurs in mid-adolescence, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, ...

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<title><![CDATA[Driving Diagnosis, Educating Consumers on Celiac Disease]]></title>













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		Alice Bast, the Founder and President of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA), has issued a call to action. In recognition of National Celiac Awareness Month in May, her goal is to get consumers to empower themselves with information about celiac disease, log onto the foundation’s ded...

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<title><![CDATA[New Way to Assess Communication of People with Severe Disabilities]]></title>













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		A team of researchers led by University of Kansas scientist Nancy Brady has developed a new way to assess the communication capability of individuals with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities who often communicate with gestures, body movements and vocalizations instead of spoken words....

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<title><![CDATA[Students More Likely to Be Fit When Physical Education Is Mandatory]]></title>













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		Fifth graders in California public school districts that comply with the state’s mandatory physical education requirement are more likely to have better fitness levels than students in districts that don’t comply, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.“Even though...

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<title><![CDATA[Income Inequality Leads to More US Deaths]]></title>













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		A new study provides the best evidence to date that higher levels of income inequality in the United States actually lead to more deaths in the country over a period of years.  The findings suggest that income inequality at any one point doesn't work instantaneously - it begins increasing mortality ...

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<title><![CDATA[Gestures Fulfill a Role in Language]]></title>













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		People of all ages and cultures gesture while speaking, some much more noticeably than others. But is gesturing uniquely tied to speech, or is it, rather, processed by the brain like any other manual action?A US-Netherlands research collaboration delving into this tie discovered that actual action...

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<title><![CDATA[Comorbidities Increase Risk of Mortality in COPD Patients]]></title>













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		Comorbidities are common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a number of these comorbidities are independently associated with an increased mortality risk, according to a new study.“We followed 1,664 COPD patients recruited from five pulmonary clinics in the Unite...

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<title><![CDATA[NP Wins California Hepatitis Alliance Award]]></title>













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		Mimi Chang, NP, who has helped develop the Asian Pacific Liver Center (APLC) at St. Vincent Medical Center in Downtown Los Angeles, will receive the Sherri Ziegler Community Service Award as a leader in viral hepatitis education and advocacy at a ceremony in Sacramento on May 23.The award, given b...

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<title><![CDATA[Varenicline Decreases Alcohol Consumption in Heavy-Drinking Smokers]]></title>













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		The smoking cessation drug varenicline significantly reduced alcohol consumption in a group of heavy-drinking smokers, in a study carried out by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco. “Alcohol abuse is a huge problem, and this is ...

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<title><![CDATA[Spring Allergy Capitals for 2012]]></title>













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		Each year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) declares May to be "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month." It's a peak season for asthma and allergy sufferers, and a perfect time to educate your patients, family, friends, co-workers and others about these diseases.There is no...

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<title><![CDATA[Videonovela Can Help Diabetes Patients Manage Their Treatment]]></title>













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		A new Spanish-language videonovela, Aprende a vivir (Learn to Live), features messages to help diabetes patients compare their treatment options to find a regimen that works best for them. The three-part videonovela series is being distributed via the internet by the Department of Health and Human S...

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<title><![CDATA[May is Better Hearing and Speech Month]]></title>













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		Better Hearing and Speech Month is an annual event that provides opportunities to raise awareness about communication disorders and to promote treatment that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems with speaking, understanding, or hearing. The American Speech-Language-Heari...

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<title><![CDATA[Racial Bias Skews Medical Diagnosis and Treatment for African Americans]]></title>













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		Pervasive racial bias in American medical practice adversely affects treatment and diagnosis for African American patients, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.Although the existence of racial bias in medical treatment and diagnosis has been well documented, a study by...

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<title><![CDATA[Three in Five Americans Misuse Their Prescription Drugs]]></title>













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		Quest Diagnostics Health Trends™ analysis finds many women and men of all ages, income levels and health plan coverage use pain and other prescription medications contrary to clinician orders, potentially putting their health at risk. Results of a national study of nearly 76,000 laboratory tests f...

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<title><![CDATA[New Guidelines: Treatments Can Help Prevent Migraine]]></title>













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		Research shows that many treatments can help prevent migraine in certain people, yet few people with migraine who are candidates for these preventive treatments actually use them, according to new guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology. The guidelines, which were co-developed with th...

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<title><![CDATA[Report Shows Potential for Health Care Savings in Nuclear and Molecular Imaging]]></title>













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		Amidst growing concerns over healthcare costs, the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) offers a solution to help cut back on federal spending in its new report, “Imaging with CARE.” According to the report, an estimated $1.32 billion could be saved on nuclear and molecular imaging procedures over the ...

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<title><![CDATA[MVCC Nursing Students Win NSNA &quot;Joy of Nursing&quot; Video Contest]]></title>













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		Students in the Nursing Program at Mohawk Valley Community College are celebrating a national victory after their “Joy of Nursing” video contest submission won first place at the National Student Nursing Association (NSNA) Conference.MVCC’s nursing students wrote, produced and acted in the video f...

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<title><![CDATA[NIH Grant Aims to Detect Domestic Violence, and Offer Help, by Tablet Computer]]></title>













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		Are pregnant women more likely to admit they're victims of domestic violence to a computer than a querying human? And if they are, could a tablet computer be a better route to encourage abused women to get help in a safer, more expeditious manner?Those are the questions being asked, among others, ...

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<title><![CDATA[No More Business as Usual in Health Education and Practice]]></title>













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		The days of a patient receiving care from a single doctor at a single location have long passed. Healthcare and health information come from numerous sources, facilities, and providers. To maximize the strengths of multiple providers, improve care, and lower costs, healthcare leaders met at the Univ...

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<title><![CDATA[National Infant Immunization Week: A Provider&amp;#39;s Guide for Anti-Vaccine Parents]]></title>













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		During National Infant Immunization Week, a Mayo Clinic vaccine expert and a pediatrician offer suggestions for refuting three of the most common myths about child vaccine safety. Their article, “The Clinician’s Guide to the Anti-Vaccinationists’ Galaxy,” is published online this month in the journa...

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<title><![CDATA[Daily Physical Activity May Reduce Alzheimer&amp;#39;s Disease Risk at Any Age]]></title>













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		Daily physical activity may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline, even in people over the age of 80, according to a new study by neurological researchers from Rush University Medical Center published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ...

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<title><![CDATA[How Selective Hearing Works In the Brain]]></title>













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		The longstanding mystery of how selective hearing works—how people can tune in to a single speaker while tuning out their crowded, noisy environs—is solved in the journal Nature by two scientists from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).Psychologists have known for decades about the...

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<title><![CDATA[Cognitive Abilities of Rett Syndrome Patients have been Underestimated for Decades]]></title>













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		Researchers at Montefiore Medical Center have identified, in a pilot study published in the April edition of Pediatric Neurology, that children with Rett Syndrome, who cannot speak or use their hands to communicate and therefore were thought to be unable to understand and process information, do in ...

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