(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 19, 2014 — Governor Tom Corbett today submitted Pennsylvania’s plan to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reform the state’s Medicaid program and to provide increased access to quality affordable health care for more than 500,000 uninsured Pennsylvanians.
Month: February 2014
Gum Recession Is Now Reversed Instantly With Chao Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19, 2014 — “Chao Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation(TM) is quickly becoming the patient’s treatment of choice over conventional gum grafting surgery,” says Dr. John Chao, a leading dentist, educator and inventor of the technique.
Mastering School Life Despite Hearing Loss
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WARRENVILLE, Ill., Feb. 19, 2014 — Being able to hear the teacher clearly is vital to learning and academic success. This is no small feat for children with hearing loss.
UA Study Changes Several Beliefs About the Immune System in Aging Adults
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – TUCSON, Ariz. – Prior beliefs about the immune system in aging adults have been changed by the results of aUniversity of Arizonastudy recently published in the Journal of Immunobiology.
When Faced With a Hard Decision, People Tend to Blame Fate
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Life is full of decisions. Some, like what to eat for breakfast, are relatively easy. Others, like whether to move cities for a new job, are quite a bit more difficult.
Psychologists Play Key Role in Chronic Pain Treatment
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON – When it comes to chronic pain, psychological interventions often provide more relief than prescription drugs or surgery without the risk of side effects, but are used much less frequently than traditional medical treatments, according to a comprehensive review published by the American Psychological Association.
More Women Receiving Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A new study finds that the majority of women who undergo mastectomy for breast cancer go on to get breast reconstruction, a practice that has increased dramatically over time.
AHRQ Study Shows Low Rates of Serious Infections Following Ambulatory Surgery
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 18, 2014 — Although the rates of serious surgical site infections (SSIs) following outpatient surgery are low, the number of patients who develop these serious infections is substantial and warrants continued quality improvement efforts because outpatient surgery is so common
5 Tips for a Lifetime of Healthy Vision
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18, 2014 — Vision plays an important role in daily life – every waking minute, the eyes are working hard to see the world around us. In fact, according to the American Optometric Association’s (AOA) annual American Eye-Q® survey, 40 percent of Americans worry about losing their eyesight over their ability to walk or hear.
IBM Predictive Analytics to Detect Patients at Risk for Heart Failure
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ARMONK, N.Y. – 19 Feb. 2014: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Virginia health systemCarilion Clinic has identified 8,500 patients at risk for developing heart failure in a pilot project that could lead to early intervention and better care for these patients.
Talking About Social Class Improves Grades of First-Generation College Students
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A novel one-hour intervention focused on discussions of social class can significantly narrow the achievement gap between first-generation college students and students who have a least one parent with a college degree, researchers find.
Medication to Treat Agitation for Alzheimer Disease Shows Mixed Results
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Chicago – The use of the medication citalopram was associated with a reduction in agitation in patients with Alzheimer disease, although at the dosage used in the study, patients experienced mild cognitive and cardiac adverse effects that might limit the practical application of this medication at the dosage of 30 mg per day, according to a study in the February 19 issue of JAMA.
Orthopaedic Surgeons at University of Arizona Medical Center Utilize Google Glass
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – TUCSON, Ariz. — Surgeons Jordan Smith, MD, and Jason Wild, MD, of the University of Arizona Department of Orthopaedic Surgery were selected to be part of the Google Glass Explorer Program and have been using the technology on select patients since receiving them this past December.
Obese Patients Who Feel Judged By Doctors Are Less LIkely to Shed Pounds
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Overweight and obese people who feel their physicians are judgmental of their size are more likely to try to shed pounds but are less likely to succeed, according to results of a study by Johns Hopkins researchers.
Black Student Nurses Around the World
By Alexsandra Mitchell In the 1940s and 50s, when the United Nations and the World Health Organization were new, an organization called the Helene Fuld Continue reading Source: NLM
A Tiny RNA with a Big Role in Melanoma
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New Haven, Conn.- A Yale-led study has identified a key mechanism in the regulation of gene expression that promotes the proliferation of melanoma cells.
There is ‘No Face to Eating Disorders,’
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Philadelphia, Pa. (Feb. 17, 2014) – Despite the common misconception that eating disorders affect primarily young women, prevention and awareness toward these diseases starts by recognizing that they do not discriminate by gender or age, said C. Alix Timko, PhD, director of the graduate psychology and Eating Disorder Research programs at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
5 Things Real Men Want in a Woman
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When’s the last time you dated a real man? Not a guy, not a boy, but a real man who was mature emotionally, physically and spiritually?
The Connection Between Sugar and Heart Disease Gets Stronger
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Americans eat far too much sugar. How does this affect heart disease risk, you wonder?
Take a Look at Your Processed Foods
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Take a look around the grocery store and try to spot the foods that don’t have some kind of label. Imagining you’ll have a tough time? The reality is, most of what we eat these days has been processed and packaged to some degree.