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From The Mouths Of Babes: Infants Really Enjoy Hearing From Their Peers
Sorry, new moms and dads -- even though your infants really do appreciate your squeaky coos, they would prefer to hear sounds from their peers -- other babies. Even at the pr...Full Article
Young Children's Popular Tech Use Distracts From Reading And Daily Conversation, According To New Poll Of U.S. Parents
National polling released today by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Read Aloud 15 MINUTES shows that significant percentages of parents report their...Full Article
FOX Rehabilitation Launches Three New Podcast Series: "FOXcast PT," "FOXcast OT" and "FOXcast SLP," Expanding Content Offering
FOX Rehabilitation, a clinician-owned and operated professional private practice of physical, occupational and speech therapists, today announced the launches of "FOXcast PT,"...Full Article
New Guideline On Pelvic Girdle Pain During Pregnancy -- Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy Presents Evidence-Based Recommendations
Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is a common condition that causes pain and physical impairment, most frequently during the antepartum (before delivery) period. A new guideline for ev...Full Article
What A Pain: The iPad Neck Plagues Women More
The answer is likely yes — especially if you're a young adult or a woman. "iPad neck" — persistent pain in the neck and upper shoulders caused by slouching or bending into ext...Full Article
New Medicare Model Produces Expert Nurses To Address Shortage Of Primary Care
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are providing an increasing proportion of primary care, which is in short supply in many areas of the country. NPs deliver quality care in retail cli...Full Article
Risks, Outcomes Differ Depending On Breast Reconstructive Surgery Type
In a new study of breast cancer patients who had breast reconstruction, researchers examine complications across the different types of surgeries. For many women facing treat...Full Article
The Medical Minute: Ways To Promote Healthy Summer Sleep Routines For Your Family
The lazy days of summer can be peaceful and relaxing, but they can also wreak havoc on your body’s internal clock. Longer days, evening outdoors activities and a lack of schoo...Full Article
3-D Printing Offers Quick, Cost-Effective Solution To Help Train Aspiring Nurses
As a regular attendee of conferences on healthcare simulation around the world, Dr. Lori Lioce was already well aware of the growing trend of using 3-D printing to create task...Full Article
Helping Pediatric Cancer Survivors Better Understand Late Effects From Treatment
Facing pediatric cancer as a patient or caregiver is challenging enough, but to understand the impact of the late effects of treatment is equally challenging to this populatio...Full Article
First In-Patient Adult Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Opens In Delaware
Wilmington, DE, June 20, 2018 – To increase access to advanced neurological care, Christiana Care Health System has opened the first Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) in the Firs...Full Article
Lyme Disease Cases Among Children Are On The Rise In Western Pennsylvania
Lyme disease cases among children are on the rise in western Pennsylvania, according to researchers from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. The findings are published...Full Article
Home Monitor Detects Dangerous Drop In White Blood Cells
Researchers funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have developed a portable, non-invasive monitor that can determine, in one minute...Full Article
Putting The Brakes On Metastatic Cancer
A groundbreaking discovery by University of Alberta researchers has identified previously unknown therapeutic targets that could be key to preventing the spread of cancer. In...Full Article
'Smart Stent' Detects Narrowing Of Arteries
For every three individuals who have had a stent implanted to keep clogged arteries open and prevent a heart attack, at least one will experience restenosis--the renewed narro...
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First Day Of Summer Means Peak Poison Ivy Season; Expert Offers Tips For Coping With This Hazard
Summer officially arrives at 6:07 a.m. on Thursday. And typically, the first two months of summer coincide with the height of poison ivy season. Virginia Tech’s John Jelesko...Full Article
Weight Loss Reverses Heart Condition In Obesity Sufferers
Australian research shows for the first time that obese people who are suffering from atrial fibrillation can reduce or reverse the effects of the condition by losing weight. ...Full Article
Parent-Child Therapy Helps Young Children With Depression
Children as young as 3 can be clinically depressed, and often that depression recurs as kids get older and go to school. It also can reappear during adolescence and throughout...Full Article
Risk Of Death Or Developing Cancer Is Lowest In Light Alcohol Drinkers – Queen’s University Researcher
A new study, led by Dr Andrew Kunzmann, researcher from the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast, has found the combined risk of...Full Article
Marriage May Protect Against Heart Disease/Stroke And Associated Risk Of Death
Marriage may protect against the development of heart disease/stroke as well as influencing who is more likely to die of it, suggests a pooled analysis of the available data, ...Full Article
Increased Risk Of Birth Defects In Babies After First-Trimester Exposure To Lithium
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found an elevated risk of major congenital malformations in fetuses after first-trimester exposure to lithium, in ...Full Article
Diagnosing Diabetes From A Single Blood Sample
The study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, found evidence that a positive result for two standard diabetes markers in a single blood sample is a highly ac...Full Article
AOTA, APTA, And ASHA Win Association Industry Honor
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) have togeth...Full Article
Use Of Alternative Medicines Has Doubled Among Kids, Especially Teens
A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows that since 2003, the use of alternative medicines, such as herbal products and nutraceuticals, among children has doubled. The U...Full Article
