(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A few years ago, this column discussed certain disturbing findings regarding psychiatry and its relationship with the pharmaceutical industry:
Month: May 2015
Dr. Grant Stevens to Speak at ASAPS Aesthetic Meeting 2015
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Marina del Rey, CA – May 15, 2015 — Grant Stevens, M.D., FACS, a board certified plastic surgeon, founder and medical director of Marina Plastic Surgery in Marina del Rey, CA, and an international traveling professor, is a featured speaker at the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) Aesthetic Meeting 2015 in Montreal, May 14 – 19.
Continuing Education Program ‘HIPAA Compliance at the Board Level’
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Malibu, CA – May, 2015 – Susan Tellem, APR, RN, BSN, a senior partner at Tellem Grody Public Relations, Inc. (TGPR), Los Angeles, partnered withExecRank, Inc. for a continuing board of directors education program titled, “HIPAA Compliance at the Board Level.”
Celebrities’ Birth Dates Cluster at Certain Points in Year
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – People’s personalities tend to vary somewhat depending on the season in which they are born, and astrological signs may have developed as a useful system for remembering these patterns
Embedded Geriatrics Consults Mean Healthier Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When older adults have access to a geriatrician in the hospital, they are much less likely to die and more frequently leave the hospital healthier
Implant A-fib Device that May Eliminate Need for Blood Thinners
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ATLANTA – Emory Healthcare is among the first health care systems in the United States, and the first in the Southeast, to offer patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AFib) an alternative to long-term warfarin medication
More Attention to Blood Pressure Control
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Washington, D.C., 14 May 2015 (PAHO/WHO) – On World Hypertension Day, May 17, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is calling on governments, health professionals, and all of society to do more to control blood pressure levels and help prevent heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and other serious health problems.
E. Coli Thrive in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The survival and proliferation of usually harmless Escherichia coli in the gut of inflammatory bowel disease patients may now be better understood
High Pollen Levels Hitting Allergy Sufferers Hard
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Ah, springtime. Sunny days, fresh breezes and everything is in bloom – including seasonal allergies.
Revealing Kidney Cancer’s Secret
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SACRAMENTO, Calif. – An international team of scientists, led by UC Davis nephrologist Robert Weiss, have used a sophisticated combination of proteomics and metabolomics to show how renal cell carcinoma (RCC) reprograms its metabolism and evades the immune system.
Heavier, Pricier Vehicles are Safer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SAN DIEGO – When it comes to vehicle safety, car buyers get what they pay for. That’s the finding of University at Buffalo research presented today, May 14, at the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Relax. Your Aging Brain is Just Behaving Normally
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Misplaced your car keys lately? Can’t remember if you locked the door when you left the house? Does an old friend’s name elude you? Don’t worry too much, it happens.
Academy Commends Strong, Evidence-Based Dietary Guidelines Report
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, commends the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for drafting a strong, evidence-based Scientific Report
Your Handshake Tells the Story of Your Health
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newswise – Hamilton, ON (May 13, 2015) – The firmness of your hand grip is better than your blood pressure at assessing your health, Hamilton researchers have found, and reduced muscular strength, measured by your grip, is consistently linked with early death, disability and illness.
Bullying: What We Know Based On 40 Years Of Research
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON – A special issue of American Psychologist provides a comprehensive review of over 40 years of research on bullying among school age youth
Those Who Believe in Pure Evil Support More Harsh Criminal Punishments
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MANHATTAN – Our belief in pure evil influences our feelings about capital punishment, finds a Kansas State University psychology study.
The Earliest Herbals
By Michael North This post is the first in a series exploring the National Library of Medicine’s rich and varied collection of “herbals,” which are Continue reading Source: NLM
What You Need To Know About Celiac Disease
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – You may not know it, but May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month, so let’s take this opportunity to discuss what celiac disease is, how it is diagnosed, and dispel three misconceptions about gluten.
Men With Asthma Less Likely to Develop Lethal Prostate Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – men with a history of asthma were less likely than those without it to develop lethal prostate cancer
Breakthrough in Tinnitus Research
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Tinnitus is the most common service-related disability for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.