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Expectant Women Targeted With The New Zika Testing

Sep
11

Date: September 11th, 2017

Federal health officials have been changing their test recommendations for expectant women who may be exposed to Zika virus via sex or travel as a result of where they live.

How To Raise Good Cholesterol

Sep
09

Date: September 9th, 2017

On the contrary, life would be unbearable without cholesterol. The truth is, without cholesterol, your body would not make sex hormones, for instance, testosterone and estrogen, adrenal hormones known to regulate the blood pressure & metabolism, including essential nutrients like Vitamin D.

These Ten Chronic Diseases Are Costly To Treat and Manage

Sep
07

Date: September 7th, 2017

 

Chronic diseases are so rampant in US posing a challenge to healthcare payers who are left to cover care for those patients with costly durable conditions. Chronic diseases tend to be expensive healthcare endeavor to an extent that certain experts for instance AMA have sought public and private payers to support the chronic disease management programs. Other stakeholders are said to have come up with chronic disease management funds that offer Medicare beneficiaries support in order to meet the expenses of chronic care & treatment.

Fast Data Access Is Important For Patients and Healthcare Providers

Sep
05

Date: September 5th, 2017

A new ONC report proved that improving data access measure of the patients will be of much benefit to the health care providers as well as the patients. According to the report, healthcare centers ought to better their patient data access measures processes since that will lower consumer burden and at the same time enable entities offer better care.

Two Things Reduce The Risk Of C-Section – Diet and Exercise

Sep
03

Date: September 3rd, 2017

A certain study shows that there are healthy habits that are likely to reduce chances of certain obstetric complications. The Healthy Day News reported back in WEDNESDAY 19th July 2017 that a healthy diet plus exercise is not only good for the baby in the womb, but it also lower the chances of undergoing a C-section during delivery.

Readmission Rates Very High For People with Diabetes

Sep
01

Date: September 1st, 2017

A pilot study available in clinical diabetes & Endocrinology shows that patients suffering from diabetes have got higher chances of being readmitted in the hospital in comparison to persons without diabetes.

Reduction of Salt Improves Your Health

Jul
03

Date: July 3rd, 2017

A research that was done on people with chronic kidney disorder on the use of slat turned out positive when they showed some improvement on their blood pressure. They were allowed to prepare their own diets to eliminate any misconceptions could the food have been prepared somewhere else, for instance by bls healthcare provider in the research team.

Higher risk of getting Celiac Disease in Children

May
27

Date: May 27th, 2017

Researchers say that if a toddler comes from a family that has a history of celiac disease, if it displays behavioral issues like aggression, sleeping trouble, anxiety and others, then it will be time for a celiac test.

Mothers of kids from families who had celiac disease reported seeing more negative psychological symptoms in their children than mothers who had kids who came from families without a history of celiac disease. This was in a study that was done on three to four year old kids to determine who was at higher risk of getting celiac disease.

How to Keep Your Toddlers Safe from Overdosing

May
26

Date: May 26th, 2017

A recent Canadian study has shown that mothers who take opioids prescriptions put their kids at risk of overdosing more than the mothers who don’t use them and instead opt for another class of self-prescribed painkillers. The papers explain the danger of keeping the opioids within the reach of the children. Such painkillers include oxycodone, codeine and methadone.

A co-author of the study Dr. David Juurlink who also heads Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto says that the drugs are very common in most households in North America, to the extent that the users don’t consider how dangerous they are to their kids. They can store the drugs carelessly in areas where the children can find them with ease.

Early Prediction of Autism Is Now Possible

May
24

Date: May 24th, 2017

Researchers have made a breakthrough that will help doctors predict the fate of infants who show specific changes in their brains. A child will therefore be able to receive the right diagnosis concerning the chances of developing autism. The growth of the brain will be monitored for the first two years, and an abnormal or overgrowth will help the doctors to make the right predictions.