Τρίτη 1 Οκτωβρίου 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

Unhappy with your hospital? You might still be getting great care

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 11:04 AM PDT

A new way to measure hospital quality has been developed - and patient satisfaction plays only a minor role. This research is relevant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which links patient satisfaction to hospital reimbursement.

Climate change: Fast out of the gate, slow to the finish the gate

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 09:18 AM PDT

Research has focused on the amount of global warming resulting from increased greenhouse gas concentrations. But there has been relatively little study of the pace of the change following these increases. A new study concludes that about half of the warming occurs within the first 10 years after an instantaneous step increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration, but about one-quarter of the warming occurs more than a century after the step increase.

National screening strategy for hepatitis C urged for Canada

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 09:16 AM PDT

Canada should begin screening 'Baby Boomers' for the hepatitis C virus infection, since this age group is likely the largest group to have the illness, and most don't know they have it, say a group of liver specialists. Unlike many other chronic viral infections, early treatment makes hepatitis C curable.

First global study confirms widely held practices on science, math, and reading education

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 08:41 AM PDT

Researchers examined what makes up "cultural educational excellence" among higher achieving fourth graders in science, math, and English. It's been long believed that administrative and parental support help in this area; now a massive amount of data from 180,000 students and 170,000 parents in 34 countries confirms these beliefs.

Researchers gain insight into 'lazy ear'

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 08:38 AM PDT

Short-term hearing loss during childhood may lead to persistent hearing deficits, long after basic auditory sensitivity has returned to normal. Researchers have gained new insight into how this works.

Alcohol leaving the UK charts with a hangover

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 07:18 AM PDT

Are we allowing alcohol marketing to children and teens via the music they love? As many as one in five songs in the UK top ten today include references to alcohol -- a figure rising partly due to US-imported songs. What impact is this having on the youth of today?

Beyond the little blue pill: Compound developed that may treat priapism

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 06:38 AM PDT

It's not the little blue pill famous for helping men get big results, but the outcome might be more significant. New research offers hope for priapism, which causes erections lasting so long that they cause permanent damage. The compound, "C6'" offered mice relief by normalizing nitric oxide levels in penile blood. The action of C6' also provides insight for future research related to vascular and circulatory disorders.

3 of 4 aware of ACA individual mandate; only 4 of 10 aware of marketplaces, subsidies

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 06:38 AM PDT

Three-quarters of US adults are aware of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, while only four of 10 are aware of the new health insurance marketplaces opening on Oct. 1, or the financial assistance that is available to help people with low or moderate incomes pay their health insurance premiums, according to a new Commonwealth Fund survey. It also finds broad support for expanding Medicaid in all states -- 68 percent in favor.

Psychotropic medication use in young children leveling off

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 06:38 AM PDT

The use of psychotropic prescription medications to treat ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety and other mental health disorders in very young children appears to have leveled off.

ER visits for kids with concussions skyrocketing

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 06:38 AM PDT

Researchers report a skyrocketing increase in the number of visits to the emergency department for kids with sports-related traumatic brain injuries, such as concussions. The study shows that emergency visits for sports-related TBI increased 92 percent between 2002 and 2011.

Olympians say poor oral health is impairing performance

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 06:37 AM PDT

Many of the elite sportsmen and women who competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games had poor levels of oral health similar to those experienced by the most disadvantaged populations. 18 per cent of athletes surveyed said their oral health was having a negative impact on their performance.

Organized screening for prostate cancer does more harm than good

Posted: 29 Sep 2013 11:26 AM PDT

Prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is widely used in France despite a lack of evidence showing that it reduces cancer deaths. Now, researchers have shown that men experience more harm than good from routine PSA screening.

'Worldviews' shape parents' approach to vaccinating their children

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 09:33 AM PDT

New findings suggest that attitudes coming into play about making medical decisions around vaccinating children are shaped by prior cultural values.

Mobile tech and talk therapies strike at the moment binge eating urges do

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 07:51 AM PDT

Two new treatment methods under investigation aim to help people reduce behavior associated with binge-eating disorder, which this week was reported twice as common as bulimia. A smartphone app in development will track users' individual patterns of behavior and alert them when they are at risk, among a comprehensive suite of other features. Another treatment is a new approach to small-group behavioral therapy to improve upon standard treatments for binge eating disorder.
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