News tagged with health professionals
Researchers combine mobile phone technology and microscopy
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed an optical accessory that turns an ordinary camera phone into a high-resolution microscope. The device is accurate to one hundredth of a millimetre. Among those who will ...
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Soy is on top as a high-quality plant protein
The importance of protein in the human body is undeniable. However, the idea of what makes a protein a "quality protein" has not been as easy to determine. A new study from the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry takes ...
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Researcher finds 9/11 attacks led to new understanding of mass trauma
(PhysOrg.com) -- Out of the wreckage of the World Trade Center attacks and the events of 9/11 came some of the first large-scale research of mass trauma. The resulting findings have led to a broader understanding of how post-traumatic ...
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Sep 02, 2011 |
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How can we measure infants' pain after an operation?
It turns out to be difficult to find out exactly how much a child who cannot yet speak suffers after a surgical operation. Researchers at the University Hospital of La Paz, in Madrid, have validated the 'Llanto' ...
Apr 20, 2011 |
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New perspective diminishes racial bias in pain treatment
Years of research show black patients getting less treatment in the American health care system than their white counterparts, but a new study suggests that a quick dose of empathy helps close racial gaps in pain treatment.
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Older driver screening program expands to other counties, law enforcement
Keeping older drivers safe behind the wheel is the goal of a successful program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine now expanding into additional counties. A team of experts from the School's Trauma ...
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Tragedy in Tucson: Could it have been stopped?
It's easy to point to signs of mental illness in the accused Arizona gunman. What's harder to pin down is whether health, legal or education systems should have prevented his bloody rampage.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Lay counsellors may help tackle depression in resource-poor settings
Trained lay counsellors can be effective at helping treat people who have depression and anxiety in public primary care facilities, according to a study published today in the Lancet.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Medical journals come together to put health at the heart of the climate change agenda
Several leading medical journals have come together to urge health professionals everywhere to put health at the heart of climate change negotiations.
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Lupus patients: The doctor, nurse and social worker are here to see you
The benefits of collaborative, multidisciplinary care of patients with complex autoimmune diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis are just beginning to be appreciated by physicians. Hospital for Special Surgery in New ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Researchers find evidence of early marker for autism
Most health care professionals agree that early intervention is critical for the nearly 1 in 100 children now diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders characterized ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 13, 2010 |
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ACP says subspecialist 'neighbors' vital part of patient centered medical home
(Washington) In order to realize the full potential of the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model of patient care to improve coordination and integration, the cooperation of subspecialist physicians and other health ...
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Improving end-of-life care
Better psychological and spiritual support, better planning of care and stronger relationships with physicians are necessary to improve end-of-life care in Canada, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Associati ...
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Medical profession needs special training to handle self-harm, says international review
Healthcare professionals are still not receiving the appropriate training and support they need to help people who self-harm and this can result in negative attitudes and inadequate levels of care.
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Talking while walking puts Parkinson's patients at risk for falls
We've all heard the saying about people who can't walk and chew gum at the same time, but it turns out that walking and talking is difficult enough, especially for people with Parkinson’s disease who are at increased risk ...
Sep 22, 2010 |
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