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Aspergillus niger-derived Prolyl Endoprotease Improves Gluten Degradation
A prolyl endoprotease derived from Aspergillus niger has been shown to be capable of degrading gluten at the level of the stomach from both low- and high-calorie meals, minimizing duodenal and small intestine exposure to gluten. The use the prolyl endoprotease enzyme lowered α-gliadin concentration in the stomach and duodenum and absolute α-gliadin exposure in the duodenum over 240 minutes after consumption of a gluten-containing meal.
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The Safety of Yoga
These authors performed a systematic review of the literature to ascertain the safety of yoga and found that yoga is not associated with an increased frequency of nonserious or serious adverse events compared with usual care or exercise.
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Ten Weeks of Yoga Improves Symptomatology in Women with PTSD
A 10-week “trauma-informed” yoga practice, more than health education classes, aided women with chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD.
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Electroacupuncture for Hot Flashes Among Breast Cancer Survivors
Electroacupuncture produces a greater placebo effect than oral medication when attempting to treat hot flashes in breast cancer survivors.
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Healthcare by far top target for cyberattacks
The healthcare industry sees 340% more security incidents and attacks than the average industry, according to a recent report.
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Do this immediately when you learn of a violation
You’re sitting at your desk, and someone walks in to inform you that there has been a HIPAA violation. What do you do next?
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Healthcare providers must closely examine cloud-based storage and document-sharing services
Are you using an Internet-based storage document-sharing application with protected health information? If so, you might not have properly assessed the security of that application, and that missed step, alone, could be deemed a HIPAA violation.
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Keep access areas up and running during outages
Patient access staff members typically are well-prepared for standard downtime procedures.
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Navigator role is more than greeter — Patients’ anxiety is alleviated
Any nervous patient arriving for surgery or a diagnostic test at Laurinburg, NC-based Scotland Health Care System now has a friendly face waiting for him or her.
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New data on uninsured released: Nearly half are eligible for coverage
New data gives patient access leaders a compelling reason to invest in tools, training, and revamped processes to convert self-pay patients to some type of coverage.