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Transition to EHRs Improves Breast Cancer Survivor’s Quality of Life: Pam Crum’s Story
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Pam Crum is a seven-year breast cancer survivor. A busy mother of two young daughters, Pam also volunteers as a mentor for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
When Pam’s cancer was diagnosed, she was pregnant with her second child. Her medical journey over these seven years has been a complicated one. Dur
The Dangerous Effects of Caffeine
As a young adult, coffee ruled my life. I didn’t mean for it to happen. I didn’t even like coffee. But having to be at my desk at the print shop at 7 a.m. was not easy for this night owl. At first I simply enjoyed the aroma from afar. Then, I’d pour myself a cup to get that smell a little closer. I’d hold the mug in my hands to warm them between jobs.
The next thing you know, I was sipping. Not too much at first. One must acquire a taste for coffee. But it didn’t take me long. Next thin
Sleep-Deprived Teens Take More Health Risks
It’s not uncommon for teens to stay up late — finishing school assignments, talking or emailing with friends, being involved in social activities, or working a job.
A study published in Preventive Medicine reveals that more than two-thirds of U.S. teens report they’re getting less than eight hours sleep on school nights, and researchers say that lack of sufficient sleep is associated with risky behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, being sexually active, using marijuana, lower physical activity, and feeling sad or helpless.
“Insufficient sleep on school nights is common and is associated with participation in health risk behaviors including substance use, fighting, and consideration of suicide,” according to lead author Lela R. Read full post…
Exercise physiology expert to give advice
Eagle Staff Report
An expert on exercise physiology is scheduled to give a talk Tuesday in College Station on how genetic predisposition, gene expression and antioxidant levels can determine your activity level, health and aging.
The free seminar featuring Tim Lightfoot, director of the Huffines Institute at Texas A&M, is scheduled for noon at Country Inn & Suites on Southwest Parkway and Texas 6. Registration starts 30 minutes earlier.
Organizers at Lighten the Load asked that attendees RSVP at 979-229-8070 or email Faith&LightenTheLoad.net.
Lightfoot is a professor and former chairman of the Department of Kinesiology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
HHS Tightens Financial Conflict of Interest Rules for Researchers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today issued an updated Final Rule on conflict of interest, providing a framework for identifying, managing, and ultimately avoiding investigators’ financial conflicts of interest Staff from the National Institutes of Health worked with others in HHS to revise the 1995 regulations to update and enhance the objectivity and integrity of the research process.
“The medical research conducted and funded by the federal government has long been the gold standard of scientific investigation,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “Our Read full post…