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More video recording by doctors urged to improve patient safety
Doctors increasingly treat people using tiny cameras, and some patient-safety experts are urging physicians to hit the record button. Marty Makary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and author of a bestselling book on patient safety, said...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, MRI (imaging), Science and Technology, Long Island, University of California, Los Angeles
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Anthem Agrees To Reprocess 28,000 Psychotherapy Claims, Pay $400,000 To Providers
The Hartford CourantAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut agreed to pay $400,000 to psychiatrists and behavioral-health providers for services dating back to Jan. 1 and to reprocess thousands of claims, the state Insurance Department said Wednesday. At issue is...Tags: Health Organizations, Behavioral Conditions, Healthcare Provider, Psychiatrists, Culture
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Epilepsy drug in pregnancy tied to autism risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who take the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy are three times more likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder, suggests new research based on close to 700,000 babies born in Denmark. Previous studies...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Health Organizations, Behavioral Conditions, American School for the Deaf, Asperger Syndrome
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Heart attack, stroke not enough to prompt some people to shape up
We all know that smoking is bad for us, that exercise is good for us, and that we should eat vegetables, whole grains and other nutritious foods. All of this advice is even more true for people who have had serious health scares due to heart disease or...
Tags: Heart Disease, Heart Surgery, Heart Attack, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Stroke
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Epilepsy drug in pregnancy linked to baby's higher autism risk
Pregnant women who took the anti-seizure drug valproate during pregnancy increased the odds that their baby would have autism, and were roughly twice as likely to give birth to a child who would go on to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder,...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Depakote (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Autism, Epilepsy
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Say no to medical marijuana
The editorial supporting medical marijuana (“Medical pot for Illinois patients,” Editorial, April 16) is as bad advice as marijuana is bad medicine. Several issues referenced are part of the problem. The Tribune cites the Institute of Medicine...Tags: Health Organizations, Medical Research, Health Treatments, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Food and Drug Administration
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
![<em>Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to <a href="http://pediatricassociates.com/" target="_blank">pediatricassociates.com</a>.</em>](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/49569952-08110724.jpg "<em>Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to <a href="http://pediatricassociates.com/\" target=\"_blank\">pediatricassociates.com</a>.</em>")
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Baking Soda, Recreational Substance Use, Procedural Sedation, Swimming
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Let Advanced Practice Nurses Practice Independently
The Hartford CourantOne of the more controversial bills being discussed by lawmakers in Connecticut' s General Assembly would give advanced practice registered nurses the right to practice independently. Current regulations allow them to practice collaboratively under...Tags: Diabetes, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing Homes, Medical Specialization, Heart Disease
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School meal standards may help students maintain weight
Researchers have found an association between stricter school meal standards and the weight of students, especially those from low-income families. States that require more nutritious school lunches than the federal government mandated were compared...
Tags: Medical Research, Education, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Students
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Sinai to research new drug to prevent blood clots, heart attacks in stent patients
A Sinai Hospital cardiologist is launching a clinical trial of a type of coronary artery disease drug not yet tested in humans, building on a history at the Baltimore hospital of research to develop more effective treatments to prevent blood clotting....
Tags: Diabetes, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Organizations, High Blood Pressure, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore
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When weight is disabling
Lisa Harrison weighed 527 pounds on the day she was fired from her job at a Louisiana drug addiction treatment center. The 5-foot-2-inch Harrison, who believed her employer considered her "disabled" due to her weight, filed a discrimination charge with...
Tags: Health Organizations, High Blood Pressure, Career and Workplace, Overweight, BAE Systems Plc.
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Study identifies genes linked to Alzheimer's in African Americans
One complaint leveled against genome studies is that they don't survey a broad enough swath of humankind. Though many projects have searched DNA collected from people of European descent -- hoping to ferret out which changes in what parts of the genome...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Research, Social Issues, Science
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