_ Health Headlines Why Cold Showers Could Be Good for You By Jane Farrell article Running out of hot water during your shower might be a good thing. A cold shower ΓÇö even just for … Read More→
_ Children's Health Kids and High Blood Pressure By Jane Farrell article New guidelines that classified more children as having elevated blood pressure are better at predicting which kids are likely to … Read More→
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_ Medical Procedures How Safe Are Electronic Health Records? By Katherine Grames article Four years after publication by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), voluntary guidelines designed to … Read More→
_ Hypertension Top Cardiologist Disagrees with New Hypertension Guidelines By Jane Farrell article Last November, a panel of medical professionals issued guideline that redefine blood pressure readings. Now, one of the nation’s leading … Read More→
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_ Medical Care New Guidelines for Managing Blood Transfusions By Jane Farrell article After analyzing data from clinical trials about approaches to blood transfusions, experts from Johns Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic and NYU Langone … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Caregiving Tips: Going Out By Jane Farrell article People in the early stages of AlzheimerΓÇÖs disease may still enjoy going out to places they enjoyed in the past. … Read More→
_ Stopping the Spread of "Dog Diseases" By Jane Farrell article Guidelines for how to avoid ΓÇ£dog diseaseΓÇ¥ ΓÇô illnesses spread by our furry friends ΓÇô are now available thanks to … Read More→
_ Men's Health Guidelines Have Little Effect on Prostate-Cancer Screenings By Jane Farrell article Although health officials have published controversial prostate cancer screening guidelines, the guidelines didnΓÇÖt significant change the number of screenings given … Read More→
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse New Guidelines on Prescribing Opioids By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs Note: The abuse of prescription opioids is one of the most crucial public-health issues today. According to the latest … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition A New Nutrition Picture for Older Adults By Jane Farrell article Experts have drawn up a new nutrition icon for seniors, with an emphasis on meeting older adultsΓÇÖ nutritional needs in … Read More→
_ Medical Care New Guidelines for Making Critical-Care Decisions By article Experts have developed guidelines aimed at avoiding conflicts between physicians caring for patients with advanced illness, and the families of … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension New Blood Pressure Guidelines Could Save Lives and Money By article Adhering to new hypertension guidelines could prevent thousands of heart attacks and deaths each year ΓÇô without increasing health care … Read More→
_ Osteoporosis Study: Osteoporosis Screening Guidelines Are Inadequate By thirdAGE article Current guidelines for bone-density testing aren’t good enough, according to a new investigation. The study, led by researchers from UCLA, … Read More→
_ Colon and rectal cancer Americans Have Colonoscopies Too Often By Jane Farrell article Colonoscopies are a very valuable procedure to screen for the presence of colorectal cancer. However, healthy Americans who do undergo … Read More→