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The Mediterranean Diet Plus Extra Virgin Olive Oil May Improve or Maintain Cognitive Function in Mature Adults
In an older population, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil or nuts is associated with improved cognitive function compared with controls on a low-fat diet.
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Sleep Patterns Predict Diabetes Risk
Work schedules that interfered with sleep increased the risk of type 2 diabetes.
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A Guide for Combating Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a global problem, and healthcare professionals are in a unique position to help identify and assist this vulnerable population.
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FDA Actions
FDA approves reversal agents, signs off on schizophrenia drug, warns of liver damage associated with hepatitis C treatment, green lights hyperkalemia treatment, and approves the first oncolytic virus for the treatment of melanoma.
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Rethinking Calcium Supplementation
Increasing calcium intake from dietary sources or supplements produces small, non-progressive increases in bone mineral density, which are unlikely to make a clinically significant reduction in fracture.
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ED Push - November 2015 First Issue
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Dementia Care Costs Outpace Other Illnesses
The financial toll of caring for dementia patients only adds to the emotional burden shouldered by loved ones.
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WHO: Don't Have a Cow, Man
A leading organization says processed meat causes cancer. Does this finally settle the matter?
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Hospital is held liable for nearly $2.8 million for misplaced tracheostomy
News: A 49-year-old woman was brought to the hospital after a car crash. She was unconscious and had internal bleeding with a lacerated liver. The hospital staff performed an endotracheal intubation and then successfully operated on the woman’s liver.
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Hospital loses $21.5 million claim against veteran suffering from locked-in syndrome
News: In October 2010, a Navy veteran went to a veterans hospital complaining of a headache and loss of peripheral vision.