(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BUFFALO, N.Y. – You don’t need a doctorate in pharmacology to write a book about aging, but these days, when the average senior citizen takes multiple medications, it does come in handy.
Month: May 2015
WVU Healthcare Stroke Program Draws National Acclaim
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In the event of a brain vessel blockage or hemorrhage, time lost is brain lost, and the hospitals that routinely see patients recover share one thing:
Message from the Secretary – Memorial Day 2015
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Many have heard the saying, “Poor is the Nation that has no heroes, but beggared is the Nation that has and forgets them.”
VCU first Virginia University to Offer Doctor of Nursing Practice
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – RICHMOND, Va., (May 22, 2015) -The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia this week approved Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing to offer a post-master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.
Launch of New, Once-Daily Treatment for ADHD
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COVENTRY, R.I., May 22, 2015 — Today, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P. announced that Aptensio XR, a once-daily central nervous system stimulant indicated for the treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will be available to patients beginning Summer 2015.
Mount Sinai Joins Coalition for Organ Distribution Equity
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NEW YORK – May 22) – The Mount Sinai Health System today announced its support for, and membership in, the Coalition for Organ Distribution Equity (CODE).
‘Kiss Everybody’: Parents’ Voicemails Preserve Their Memory in Death
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – “Hi, it’s mom,” she began, then chatted on, full Jewish mother in her distinctive gravelly timbre. “There’s a storm coming your way…Please drive very carefully….Love you. Bye.”
Subconscious Learning Shapes Pain Responses
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – 22 MAY 2015 In a new study led from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet, researchers report that people can be conditioned to associate images with particular pain responses – such as improved tolerance to pain
Common Gene Mutation May Raise Risk of Heart Disease
(HealthNewsDigeswt.com) – A common mutation in a gene that regulates cholesterol levels may raise the risk of heart disease in carriers, according to a new UConn Health study.
Suddenly, It’s An Emergency
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – We all know what it’s like to feel fine one day and then awful the next. Usually this sudden shift in our health is something minor – a cold or a sore throat, for example. But sometimes symptoms that come on fast can signal a serious, even life-threatening problem.
Cancer Patients Benefit from an Active Lifestyle
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When diagnosed with cancer, patients expect the standard treatments of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. However, additional integrated therapies can address the needs of both body and mind when battling or recovering from cancer.
Woman to Woman Talk
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The reason for a Rush clinic devoted entirely to providing care for women is simple: because women’s health isn’t.
Veterans See the Light
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Chronic pain disproportionately affects those who have served or are serving in the military, and the most often prescribed pain medications can cause problems of their own.
A Game-Changer for Stroke Treatment
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Stroke is the leading cause of severe long-term disability in the United States, and less than 40 percent of patients who experience the most severe form of stroke regain functional independence if they receive the standard drug intervention alone.
COPD Is Independent Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Death, But Not Risk of Stroke
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newswise – ATS 2015, DENVER ─ Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is associated with increased risk of dying from a cardiovascular disease such as heart failure or a heart attack, as well as diseases not associated with the heart
When it Comes to Hearing, Diet May Trump Noise Exposure
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Although the old wives’ tale about carrots being good for your eyesight has been debunked, University of Florida researchers have found a link between healthy eating and another of your five senses: hearing.
Nanotherapy Effective in Mice with Multiple Myeloma
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a nanotherapy that is effective in treating mice with multiple myeloma, a cancer of bone marrow immune cells.
Emory Offering Breakthrough Heart Failure Monitoring Device
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ATLANTA – Emory Healthcare is the first health care system in Atlanta offering patients a miniaturized, wireless monitoring sensor, implanted in the pulmonary artery (PA), to help remotely manage heart failure (HF).
Hiding Your True Colors May Make You Feel Morally Tainted
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The advice, whether from Shakespeare or a modern self-help guru, is common: Be true to yourself. New research suggests that this drive for authenticity…
FTC Halts Three Debt Collection Operations That Allegedly Threatened and Deceived Consumers via Illegal Text Messages
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, federal courts in New York and Georgia have temporarily halted three debt collection operations that allegedly violated federal law by threatening and deceiving consumers via text messages, emails, and phone calls.