Replace it with unsaturated vegetable oil for heart health, advisory says by Crystal Phend, Senior Associate Editor, MedPage Today June 15, 2017 The American Heart Association doubled down on its dietary recommendations in an advisory calling for switching poly- and mono-unsaturated [...]
This story was produced by Kaiser Health News, which publishes California Healthline, an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation. By Lydia Zuraw June 15, 2017 Pediatricians and public health researchers know they have to be on the lookout [...]
Care, compassion, and the end-of-life inversion by MedPage Today Staff June 06, 2017 A growing movement of therapeutic aides known as "death doulas" are giving new meaning to the phrase, "from the cradle to the grave," reports The Huffington Post. A [...]
by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealth Jun 7, 2017 10:00am Patients with complex mental health issues frequently end up in the emergency department, where they may wait hours or even days for a psychiatric bed. This is especially true of patients who [...]
by Paige Minemyer | FierceHealth Jun 7, 2017 11:17am In the latest update to its Essential Medicines List, the World Health Organization made the biggest change to its antibiotics section in 40 years, an effort aimed at combating drug-resistant superbugs. The [...]
by Ilene MacDonald Fierce Health| Jun 7, 2017 11:18am Hospitals must take immediate action to prevent the spread of Legionnaires’ disease, caused by a waterborne bacterium that can lead to severe and often deadly pneumonia, which has been found in contaminated [...]
Different bacteria may interact to increase likelihood of disease by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today June 05, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be [...]
Lactobacillus isolate inhibits multi-drug resistant bacteria by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today June 04, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be [...]
Most of us cook with aluminum foil without really giving it a second thought — even though in the back of our minds, we probably vaguely remember hearing somewhere that it's not the wisest thing to do. Still, we wrap those [...]