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For children with complex medical situations, a new roadmap for improving health

17.08.2018 Kids Health

Children with severe disabilities, serious cognitive impairments and medically complex situations require more specialized health care during their lifetimes. But establishing a consistent way to identify their overall health needs and measure progress in meeting those needs has been an elusive goal. A team of UCLA researchers has developed a set of health outcome measures for such children using a […]

Congo’s health ministry says Ebola spreads to 2nd province

14.08.2018 Health Problems

Congo’s latest deadly Ebola outbreak has spread into a neighboring province, the health ministry said Tuesday, as health workers began using an experimental treatment for the disease. Health officials are hoping the mAb114 therapy, isolated from a survivor of an Ebola outbreak in 1995, will be effective in this outbreak that so far has 30 confirmed cases including 14 deaths. […]

Mental health of teens with disability significantly harmed by peer bullying

11.08.2018 Health Problems

Compared to those without a disability, adolescents with a disability have much poorer health and wellbeing, new research has found. They also experience bullying at a higher level than their peers. A University of Melbourne-led Australian study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, has found that almost 50 per cent of the poorer mental health of adolescents with disability […]

I Got a Nose Job at 25 — Here's What Happened

08.08.2018 Skin & Body Care

By Carrieanne Reichardt, as told to Jolene Edgar. Note: This article contains images of a surgical procedure being performed. I love so many of my features. For instance, the green eyes I got from my mom, my naturally full lips, and smile, but my nose has been a source of insecurity. Around 15, as puberty hit, my nose just…changed. One […]

Health research discovers new link between hypoxia and blood clot risk

03.08.2018 Health Problems

Research led by Rinku Majumder, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biochemistry at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found how hypoxia (a low concentration of oxygen) decreases Protein S, a natural anticoagulant, resulting in an increased risk for the development of potentially life-threatening blood clots (thrombosis). Although hypoxia has been associated with an increased risk for thrombosis, this research […]

Sharing your #shopping on social media can damage your health and your wallet

02.08.2018 Health Problems

Posting images on social media when we buy new clothes, eat out or purchase the latest gadget may seem harmless enough. But this consumption-oriented sharing may be undermining both our bank balance and our mental well-being. Our research has found that this sort of social media engagement is linked in some people to greater anxiety, lower self-esteem and an increased […]

Study Shows Sleeping In On The Weekend Can Help You Live Longer

03.07.2018 Health Problems

Now you don’t have to make up the fact that sleeping in is beneficial, because newly published research has our consciences covered. With 43,000 participants who have cooperated in a Swedish study from Stockholm University, researchers analysed how we are affected by the amount of sleep that we receive. It was found that you are able to boost up our life expectancy […]

Opioid overdose survivors face continued health challenges, higher death rate

21.06.2018 Health Problems

Survivors of opioid overdose are at great risk of dying in the year after overdose, but the deaths are not always caused by drug use, a new study reveals. In addition to succumbing to drug use, survivors were much more likely to die from respiratory diseases, viral hepatitis, and suicide. The study, which is the first to evaluate causes of […]

Mental health declining among disadvantaged American adults

20.06.2018 Health Problems

American adults of low socioeconomic status report increasing mental distress and worsening well-being, according to a new study by Princeton University and Georgetown University. Between the mid-1990s and early 2010s, self-reports of mental health declined among disadvantaged Americans ages 24 to 76. However, as socioeconomic status increased, mental health deterioration lessened or, in some cases, even improved. The study, published […]

Mental health recovery influenced by workplace values, new research finds

19.06.2018 Health Problems

Mental health law centres and advocates who uphold values of connectedness, hope, empowerment and identity can positively influence people with mental health issues, new research led by Curtin University has found. The research, published in the journal Advances in Mental Health, found that mental health law centres and advocates who implemented the CHIME (connectedness, hope, identity, meaning and empowerment) recovery […]

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