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• Two Doctors Share Their Expectations For Health Reform

Two doctors with over 30 years of experience spoke with National Public Radio about how medicine has changed over their careers, and what they expect to see come out of the current health reform debate.

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• Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder Share Many Common Genetic Variants Says International Research Consortium

A new study by a large international consortium found that many common genetic variants contribute up to a third of a person’s risk of inheriting schizophrenia and many of the same DNA variations are also involved in bipolar disorder. While the study helps to explain the complexity of the genetic make up of these diseases it also suggests that developing a test to predict these diseases will take some time.

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• Doctors Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder In Children Should Consider Irritability A Symptom, Study

New research from the US adds to mounting evidence that when diagnosing bipolar disorder in children doctors and clinicians should consider irritability as a possible symptom.

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• VA Medical System in Shambles, Veterans Groups Say

With Veterans Affairs hospitals giving botched radiation treatments to nearly 100 vets and exposing 10,000 to HIV and hepatitis viruses, veterans advocates and lawmakers say the VA health system is in dire need of proper oversight and funding.

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• Molecule Prompts Damaged Heart Cells To Repair Themselves After A Heart Attack

A protein that the heart produces during its early development reactivates the embryonic coronary developmental program and initiates migration of heart cells and blood vessel growth after a heart attack, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. The molecule, Thymosin beta-4 (TB4), is expressed by embryos during the heart’s development and encourages migration of heart cells.

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• When Compassion And Fear Collide

“I have spoken to hundreds of prospective nurses over the years telling them all of the benefits of nursing. I have talked to thousands of oncology nurses around the country who speak of why they chose oncology nursing. Whether it is the relationship they build with the patient and families, the difference they can make in the cancer journey for one patient, or the lessons they learn about life from working with those patients, it all comes down to compassion.”

Read this entire blog to see how the effects of violence in a patient population affects caregivers, who by nature and training, are compassionate.

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Short-Acting Beta 2 Agonists (SABAs) In The Treatment Of Asthma

This video discusses findings that suggest children with asthma who use six canisters per day of short-acting beta 2 agonists per year are at risk for asthma exacerbation.

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• Nutritional Therapy May Benefit Cancer Patients Undergoing Major Operations

New research from Trinity College Dublin published in this month’s Annals of Surgery points to a potentially significant advance in the treatment of patients undergoing major cancer surgery. The study was carried out by the esophageal research group at Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital.
A randomized controlled trial showed omega-3 fatty acids given as part of an oral nutritional supplement resulted in the preservation of muscle mass in patients having surgery for esophageal cancer.

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• Hospital Settles Over ‘Dumping’ Homeless Patients

“Another hospital has entered a legal settlement over allegations of “dumping” homeless patients on skid row in Los Angeles.”

Continue reading…. a shocking expose’ of what hospitals are doing with their homeless population. Is the U.S. not capable of better discharge planning than dropping someone off in the middle of the city with nowhere to go, no continuity of care, no basic living needs to look forward to?