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Archive for April, 2016

CPR First Aid Courses will make you a Responsible Citizen

Apr
30

Date: April 30th, 2016

To be a highly skilled professional is not a guarantee that you can actually save a life in case of an untoward incident if you do not have the ability to perform CPR first aid accordingly. The circumstance got to be important that prompted some huge good or physical misfortune. In such conditions, minimal emergency treatment information may have spared the circumstance from being basic or worse. Having a knowledge in CPR first aid is truly important for everyone, even if you will not apply for a medical related job or even if you do not have any intentions in applying as a rescuer.

Why Breastfeeding is Essential for the Health of the Baby?

Apr
29

Date: April 29th, 2016

The importance of breastfeeding

If all of the women will breastfeed their babies, there will be more than 800,000 fewer kids who will be at risk of death and more than 20,000 lesser cases of breast cancer deaths according to a report. This reduction rate among the death of kids is somehow alike to 13% of all of the deaths among kids younger than 2 years old. This is according to the study conducted in 2 parts. The researchers also said that the present practices in breastfeeding costs the entire world economy by hundreds to billions of dollars yearly.  There is a widespread wrong connotation that the advantages of breastfeeding are only linked to third world countries.

What is the Cause of Schizophrenia?

Apr
28

Date: April 28th, 2016

The reason behind schizophrenia

There was a report conducted by the scientists and they had taken a leap forward in terms of comprehending the real cause of schizophrenia. By using a landmark approach, it provides them with a preliminary tests sighting any usual psychiatric disorder. More than 2M Americans nowadays were diagnosed with schizophrenia. This was characterized by delusions and hallucinations. The drugs were made available for the treatment of the said condition and it dulled some of the signs, but they don’t deal with reason that affects the condition of the patient.

Mother is obese or diabetic the Kids will have the Possibility of being Autistic

Apr
27

Date: April 27th, 2016

What the report has to say about obese mothers

According to a report, moms who are obese while they are pregnant have 2x the possibility of having an autistic child than those who are not according to a study. When a woman is obese and diabetic at the same time, the possibility of the child to become autistic is at least 4xs according to a research. When it comes to the absolute possibility, when compared to the usual pediatric issues like obesity or asthma, the ASD rate in America is quite low; on the other hand, the personal, societal and family impact of the ASD is quite massive. This is according to the study conducted by the public health and pediatrics researcher in a university in Baltimore.

WHO is Serious about Imposing Tax on Sugar Sweetened Drinks

Apr
26

Date: April 26th, 2016

The role of WHO in stopping child obesity

The WHO has reported the growing cases of child obesity and so they insist that there must be a tax imposed on sugar sweetened drinks. According to the report from the WHO and their commission on ending childhood obesity, says that it covers the areas like the marketing of the foods along with the non-alcoholic beverages to kids and the imposing of school meal in a standardize basis. As a whole, the basis for the taxation measures to affect the purchasing power and decision making is robust and it was sustained by the evidences on hand, according to the report.

Accountable Care Organizations to Deal with Health IT

Apr
25

Date: April 25th, 2016

The success of ACO

A lot of ACOs are still using the paper charts. Through the years, they have withstood the challenges linked with the health information technology association, the selection of drugs, patient management and the improvement in care results in accordance with the new study from the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute. The truth is that less than 1/3 of the ACO givers use a particular electronic health record system, whereas, 59% are using the multiple systems thus finding it hard to do a streamline and integration accordingly. Accordingly, the PBMI have discovered that 23% of the ACOs are still using the paper charts.

Why Air Pollution is Associated with Premature Birth?

Apr
24

Date: April 24th, 2016

The association of air pollution for pregnant women

If you are pregnant and you are on your 37th to 40th weeks you must be cautious because according to a study conducted at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital of having a premature birth. The team has just discovered that if a pregnant woman is exposed to fine particular air pollution while they are pregnant, they will have a higher possibility of having a premature birth, especially those who were exposed during their 3rd trimester.  According to the first author of the research, “even if the risk growth is quite uncertain, the possibility of the outcome is forceful and all pregnant women are possibly at risk.

Find out what an Online CPR can do for you

Apr
23

Date: April 23rd, 2016

Online CPR Certification is a brilliant approach to get ready for a portion of the sudden crisis that life in some cases tosses at you. Since there are a few online certification trainings out there, it is imperative to know the vital qualities you ought to search for in certification programs with a specific end goal to ensure you get the most out of your CPR preparedness.

Understanding Online Patient Engagement Tools

Apr
22

Date: April 22nd, 2016

In-patient medical care of email

Patients who experience expensive medical care are more likely to pick email or other online tools to be able to get help more than dropping by to the clinic for a checkup.  In a research made, they have surveyed patients at a health care system with the access to a patient portal to be able to send the email messages to their doctors, 46% of those has chronic health conditions and they were in contact with their health care provider through email only and it was said that the email is their very first contact method with their doctors. 85% of those with high cost sharing for a personal visit had reported selecting the email as their first method compared to the 63% of the patients with lower cost sharing according to the research.

Are the Risks of Psychotic Side effects Harmful to Kids with ADHD?

Apr
21

Date: April 21st, 2016

Understanding the needs of those with ADHD

The stimulating medicines like those who are used to treat ADHD might boost the risk for a side effect related to mental problems among patients with parents having the same problem. The study has indicated more than 141 kids and young adults between the ages 6-21. Around 2/3 of the people who were given stimulants had a psychotic side effect. The side effects may be hallucinating, hearing of voices, disturbances and delusions. By simply comparing some of the psychotic adverse effects in just ¼ of those who were not given the stimulant pill, according to a study.