Nearly 90 percent of people in the workplace say they’re unsure how much or what kind of emotional support to offer a co-worker who’s living with a chronic condition. Getty Images 1.A new survey from Cancer and Careers found that 88 percent of people have concerns about their ability to support a co-worker with a...
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To avoid falls, check your balance
by Len Canter, Healthday Reporter Preventing falls is a priority for staying healthy and preventing painful broken bones as you age. Easy strength and balance exercises that you can do anytime, anywhere, such as tai chi and yoga, can help you stay steady on your feet. (HealthDay)—Bad balance is a common cause of dangerous falls,...
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Fatty diets tied to leading cause of vision loss in seniors
by Serena Gordon, Healthday Reporter (HealthDay)—Diets heavy in red meat and fatty foods could help spur a leading cause of vision loss in older Americans, new research suggests. The study found that people who ate more typical Western diets were three times more likely to develop an eye condition that robs you of your central...
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Hate exercise? Small increases in physical activity can make a big difference
by Libby Richards, The Conversation You don’t have to run a marathon to get into better shape. Make walking a part of your routine every day. Credit: Rawpixel/Shutterstock.com A new year typically brings new resolutions. While making resolutions is easy, sticking with them is not. Exercise-related resolutions consistently make the top 10 list, but up to 80% of...
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How EHR Nudges Improve Clinician Burden and Increase Screening Orders
By Christopher Jason December 10, 2019 – With doctors’ busy schedules and the ongoing issue of clinician burden, an EHR “nudge” may be effective to prompt medical assistants to set up and order cancer screenings for doctors to sign once they see the patient. Clinician burden is high, reports confirm, and with other conflicting issues like limited patient engagement...
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Child brain is not just an adult brain in a smaller size
by University of Jyväskylä Researcher Sam van Bijnen instructs a child subject in the MEG laboratory. Credit: Petteri Kivimäki A study at the University of Jyväskylä indicated that children’s brains have special features not found in adult brains. For the brain, childhood and youth are special stages, as the neural networks are then especially adaptable and...
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Simple tool shows life expectancy after dementia diagnosis
by Karolinska Institutet Tables illustrate three-year survival probabilities for people with dementia diagnosed in primary care. Dark green indicates a low risk of death while dark purple indicates a high risk of mortality within three years. Credit: Karolinska Institutet / Neurology Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and from the Netherlands have developed a simple tool that shows...
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Comcast Partners with NuEyes to Make TV Accessible to People with Low Vision
In the past few years, Comcast, a television company, has been putting some serious effort into making its content more accessible to people with disabilities. It recently released its X1 eye control offering that lets users change channels, search for shows, schedule recordings of shows, and more by simply looking at specific areas of the screen. The...
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New antibiotics target the outer membrane of bacteria
A double membrane protects certain bacteria from antibiotics, but compounds have now been generated that can overcome this obstacle, seemingly by targeting a crucial protein in the outer membrane. Marcelo C. Sousa Antibiotic resistance is a growing global public-health problem1. One group of bacteria, called Gram-negative bacteria, is particularly difficult to treat, because the cells...
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What to know about false positives in hepatitis C testing
Hepatitis C is a viral liver infection that can become chronic. Some people have antibodies associated with the virus in their blood but do not have an active hepatitis C infection. These antibodies can lead to false-positive results on blood tests for the infection. A person can have hepatitis C for a number of years, or sometimes...