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Minister marks starts of NCC expansion work
Construction on the second phase of the National Composites Centre (NCC), a world leading research and technology hub owned by the University of Bristol, got underway yesterday with a turf cutting ceremony attended by the Business Minister Michael Fallon. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - May 16, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news
Homosexuality in the 21st Century
Changing attitudes towards homosexuality have left bigots somewhat at a loss. Their confusion is based on some misunderstandings--which are cleared up in this blog post.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - May 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fredric Neuman, M.D. Tags: Education Ethics and Morality Relationships Sex anti semitism attitudes towards homosexuality bigots causes of homosexuality changing attitudes conclave dangerous homosexuals. disapproval elderly mother fag helpful guide homo Source Type: news
Surgical Residents Dislike Duty Hour Regulations Surgical Residents Dislike Duty Hour Regulations
Two thirds of surgical residents surveyed disapprove of the 2011 ACGME Common Program requirements, citing worse education, preparation for senior roles, and work schedules after implementation. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
IUD Removal Not Needed With Sexually Transmitted InfectionIUD Removal Not Needed With Sexually Transmitted Infection
Current guidelines are not being followed, say researchers, and medical specialty, level of training, and familiarity with IUDs determines care. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Dr. Reza Ghorbani's Top 10 Natural Foods to Live Without Pain
Learn what foods can help you live a better life without pain.(PRWeb May 14, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10732410.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 15, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Oracle Selects BioPharm Systems to Develop and Deliver Oracle Argus...
BioPharm Systems will develop and deliver training to Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) partners interested in implementing and configuring the products included in the Oracle Argus Safety Suite.(PRWeb May 14, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/oracle-argus-safety/boot-camp-training/prweb10723603.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 15, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New Film From ADAA Promotes Treatment for Students with Anxiety and...
ADAA produces a short film showing how college students suffering from anxiety and depressive disorders find relief with help from counselors and other mental health professionals.(PRWeb May 14, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10727676.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 15, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diets & Weight Loss Plans Offer New...
Diet Doc’s diet plans teach patients how to lose weight safely and effectively while controlling powerful cravings created by the body’s natural instinct to conserve a high amount of calories late at...(PRWeb May 14, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/how-to-lose-weight/hcg-diet-plans/prweb10728829.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 15, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Brain rewires itself after damage or injury, life scientists discover
When the brain's primary "learning center" is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, say life scientists from UCLA and Australia who have pinpointed the regions of the brain involved in creating those alternate pathways — often far from the damaged site.
The research, conducted by UCLA's Michael Fanselow and Moriel Zelikowsky in collaboration with Bryce Vissel, a group leader of the neuroscience research program at Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research, appears this week in the early online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - May 15, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from 'good' to 'bad'
Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to clogged arteries.
In addition to changing HDL from "good" to "bad," the inhalation of emissions activates other components of oxidation, the early cell and tissue damage that causes inflammation, leading to hardening of the arteries, according to the research team, which included scientists from UCLA and other institutions.
The findings of this early study, done in mice, are available in...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - May 15, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
You don't know these innovators
These virtual unknowns made major discoveries in the medical field that benefit millions of us every day. Learn more about these pioneers and their accomplishments. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Technologists' CT training called woefully inadequate
CT might be the mainstay of medical imaging, but the basic curriculum for radiologic (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 15, 2013 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Can You Identify These Flu-like Symptoms in an 8-Year-Old Boy?Can You Identify These Flu-like Symptoms in an 8-Year-Old Boy?
Test your knowledge with these USMLE sample questions. USMLEasy from McGraw-Hill (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Interactive Quiz Source Type: news
Placental Function and Immunologic Diseases in PregnancyPlacental Function and Immunologic Diseases in Pregnancy
Learn more about the role of the placenta in providing the fetal tissue with antibodies required for the passive immunization in newborns. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Journal Article Source Type: news
They've changed your life
These virtual unknowns made major discoveries in the medical field that benefit millions of us every day. Learn more about these pioneers and their accomplishments. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An Interview With The Most Powerful Woman In Health Care
Judy Faulkner might not be a household name yet, but in the health care industry, she’s simply known as Judy. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Epic Systems, a privately-held $1.5 billion (2012 revenue) company that sells electronic health records—a position that makes her one of the few self-made women on the Forbes billionaires list. Her customers are top medical centers, such as Cleveland Clinic, Geisinger Health System, and Johns Hopkins. She wields enormous influence. Almost half of the U.S. population will have its medical information stored in Epic digital records when hospitals finish installing...
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 15, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Zina Moukheiber Source Type: news
They may have changed your life
These virtual unknowns made major discoveries in the medical field that benefit millions of us every day. Learn more about these pioneers and their accomplishments. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical ethics language doesn’t stick with students
A study finds a gap between learning ethical terms and using them in a clinical setting, which can lead to a lack of shared understanding. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - May 15, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment Improved By Cognitive Training
Women whose breast cancer had been treated with chemotherapy demonstrated improved executive function, such as cognitive flexibility, verbal fluency and processing speed after using exercises developed by Lumosity, the leading online cognitive training program. The study also found significant improvement in self-reported measures of everyday executive function and observed some transfer to verbal memory. Researchers at Stanford University published the results in the peer-reviewed journal, Clinical Breast Cancer. Dr... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Clues To Tooth Regeneration Provided By Alligator Stem Cell Study
Alligators may help scientists learn how to stimulate tooth regeneration in people, according to new research led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC. For the first time, a global team of researchers led by USC pathology Professor Cheng-Ming Chuong, M.D., Ph.D., has uncovered unique cellular and molecular mechanisms behind tooth renewal in American alligators. Their study, titled "Specialized stem cell niche enables repetitive renewal of alligator teeth," appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the official journal of the United States National Academy of Sciences... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dentistry Source Type: news
Discover the secrets of the garden
The University of Bristol Botanic Garden will be transformed into a living science lab this Sunday [19 May] for Fascination of Plants Day. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - May 15, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news
New blood test finds allergies before implant surgery
(MediaSource) Imagine getting a hip or knee implant -- only to find out you are allergic to it after the surgery. By 2030, there will be 11,000 joint implant surgeries every day; a thousand patients a day may learn they are allergic to the metal used in the implant or to the bone cement used in surgery. A new study is touting the benefits of a blood test to help avoid painful complications afterwards. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Wednesday 15 May
One in five accident and emergency units relies entirely on junior doctors at evenings and weekends, according to a report by the College of Emergency Medicine. The study of more than 130 casualty units said that NHS departments were struggling to provide safe care, with doctors working in "intolerable" environments that place patients at risk. In some cases, gaps at evenings and weekends were filled by "middle-grade" doctors, those who have finished basic training but are still learning specialist skills and have yet to qualify as a consultant. However, at one in five A&E units, junior doctors fresh from medical school we...
Source: Royal College of Nursing News Alert - May 15, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Interim provost Paula Myrick Short named Fulbright Specialist
(University of Houston) Paula Myrick Short, interim senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Houston, was selected as a Fulbright Specialist. She is one of 98 academics and professionals in the disciplines of humanities, social sciences and natural sciences who will join a Roster of Specialists for a five-year term. The Fulbright Specialist Program promotes linkages between US academics and professionals and their counterparts at overseas universities or institutions with education-focused programming. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Teaching Today With Tomorrow's Tools (Jeffrey Ring PhD)
This is the audio and prezi presentation of the Closing General Session at the 2013 STFM Annual Spring Conference. (Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded)
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - May 15, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Jolie’s Announcement Puts New Focus On Genetic Testing
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Angelina Jolie BRCA Breast Cancer Lauren Leamanczyk Source Type: news
"Attention span halved in a decade, from 12 to 5 minutes, spelling trouble for doctors and patients"
From the WSJ:
Our average attention span halved in a decade, from 12 to five minutes. To combat this, a "museum intervention" is now mandatory at Yale's School of Medicine for all first-year medical students. Called Enhancing Observational Skills, the program asks students to look at and then describe paintings—not Pollocks and Picassos but Victorian pieces, with whole people in them. The aim? To improve diagnostic knack.
The Waterseller of Seville, 1618-1622, Oil on canvas. This is not considered an example of the "Victorian pieces" mentioned in the WSJ article. Image source: Wikipedia, public domain.
Each student i...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - May 14, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Tags: WSJ Source Type: news
Father absence in early childhood linked to depression in adolescent girls
New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that girls whose fathers were absent during the first five years of life were more likely to develop depressive symptoms in adolescence than girls whose fathers left when they were aged five to ten years or than boys in both age groups (0-5 and 5-10), even after a range of factors was taken into account. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - May 14, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news
Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had inherited a high risk of breast cancer and said she hoped her story would inspire other women fighting the life-threatening disease. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Is Your Patient a Sex Slave?Is Your Patient a Sex Slave?
Have you ever suspected a patient to be involved in human trafficking? In this interview, learn how to spot the signs to reduce this increasingly common global issue. Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Expert Interview Source Type: news
Retooling Pain Assessment for Older Adults Retooling Pain Assessment for Older Adults
Current pain assessment tools for older adults are inadequate, and education for healthcare professionals falls short in meeting the unique challenges posed by pain management for elderly patients. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Angelina Jolie Says She Had Double Mastectomy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.
The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in the form of an op-ed she authored for Tuesday’s New York Times under the headline, “My Medical Choice.” She writes that between early February and late April she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts.
Jolie, 37, writes that she made the choice with thoughts of her six children after watching her own mother, actress Marche...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Watch Listen Angelina Jolie Breast Cancer double mastectomy New York Times Source Type: news
RCN to evaluate pilots on pre-degree care experience
The RCN is to form part of a national steering group evaluating a pilot scheme for nursing students to spend time working as health care assistants (HCAs) before taking up their degree. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - May 14, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Abuse Victims Seek Out Docs More Often (CME/CE)
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- College students who were victims of abuse or even witnessed physical, psychological, or sexual abuse were more likely to seek medical attention, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 14, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Fewer Shocks With Evidence-Based Programming ReportingFewer Shocks With Evidence-Based Programming Reporting
When they saw reports documenting shortfalls in their programming of ICDs to guidelines, clinicians cleaned up their act and shock rates safely fell; but this kind of teaching might not accomplish enough, researchers say. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Despite Popular Opinion, Psychopaths Can Show They Care
People high in the trait of psychopathy, in which they show callous disregard for others, may seem to have no interest in benefiting the lives of others. However, a recent study of college-age psychopaths-in-the-making shows that they can be primed to identify with a cause larger than themselves. A caring psychopath doesn’t necessarily have to be an oxymoron.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - May 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Tags: Law and Crime Personality Psychiatry Social Life altruism arbuckle callous disregard clinical populations college campuses college students college undergraduates criminals gambling glibness identity lack of empathy notion Source Type: news
Palliative Care Is Everyone's Business, Including PharmacyPalliative Care Is Everyone's Business, Including Pharmacy
Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to assist patients with end-of-life goals. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacist Journal Article Source Type: news
Guidelines for Using Electronic and Social MediaGuidelines for Using Electronic and Social Media
Explore three cases where nurses unintentionally violated appropriate use of social media in healthcare, and learn how to avoid crossing over the cyber-line. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing Journal Article Source Type: news
Angelina Jolie undergoes double mastectomy
Actress Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed article on Tuesday that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Planting the seeds of history
Colourful gardens, with exotic plants brought to Bristol from around the world, are springing up around the city as part of an exciting heritage project. A total of 16 schools and community groups have been working hard to cultivate their own living history of the city, with plants identified as having been brought to Bristol in the ballast holds of sailing vessels when Bristol was a major European port. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - May 14, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: news_text Tags: Press releases Source Type: news
How close am I? Shocks decline when ICD programmers reminded of evidence-based settings
When they saw reports documenting shortfalls in their programming of ICDs to guidelines, clinicians cleaned up their act and shock rates safely fell; but this kind of teaching might not accomplish enough, researchers say. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - May 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
New App Lets You Boycott Koch Brothers, Monsanto And More By Scanning Your Shopping Cart
A new app allows you to scan a product in the supermarket aisle and learn who exactly is behind that box of cereal. More impressively, you can join user-created campaigns to boycott groups of companies who may have lobbied against a cause you believe in. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 14, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Clare O'Connor Source Type: news
ADHD & Kids: 9 Tips to Tame Tantrums
In kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), impulsivity manifests in many different ways.
“Kids can impulsively run into the street. They can hit another student in line at school. They can climb up on the roof and jump off, hoping to fly like Superman,” said Terry Matlen, ACSW, a psychotherapist and author of Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD.
And they can have tantrums. There are many reasons why kids with ADHD have meltdowns. For instance, “for many children with ADHD there is no internal understanding of ‘later.’ It’s now or now,” Matlen said. They have a hard time putting their wa...
Source: Psych Central - May 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder Children and Teens Disorders General Parenting Self-Help Adhd Adhd Kids Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adhd Children With A Source Type: news
Uganda: Education of Girls Can Prevent Pregnancy Complications
[New Vision]Annually, 16 million girls aged between 15 and 19 give birth. Ninety percent of the births in developing countries occur in single teens or adolescent marriages. Many of these women have been married off as children and lack the education, money and status to get adequate healthcare services. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 14, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Jolie has double mastectomy
Actress Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed article on Wednesday that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carries the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
5 Tips for Reducing Public Speaking Nervousness
Did you know that according to the Wall Street Journal, public speaking is the number one fear in America? Here are five tips for reducing public speaking nervousness.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - May 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Preston Ni, M.S.B.A. Tags: Anxiety Behavioral Economics Creativity Education Intelligence Media Personality Procrastination Self-Help Stress Therapy Work confidence dread fear of death great excellent good presentations great excellent good public sp Source Type: news
Training: Behind the scenes
Our CNN Fit Nation "6-Pack" was at the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, this week for a halfway training trip. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is HDL? Videos for patient education by Cleveland Clinic
Watch and learn how high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol can protect the body from heart disease in this whiteboard session lead by Cleveland Clinic Cardiologist Michael Rocco, MD.
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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - May 14, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Education Source Type: news
