American Heart Association CPR Guidelines: quick action, more teamwork key to saving more lives
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Dallas, Texas - People should continue to jump in quickly to give CPR, using breaths if they’ve been trained in CPR and employing mobile technology to speed up the rescue of cardiac arrest victims, according to the American Heart Association’s 2015 Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Researchers identify safe level to treat low blood sugar in newborns
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Washington, DC - Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have shown that treating hypoglycemia, or low blood glucose, in newborns according to current recommendations is safe and appears to prevent brain damage.
Gene therapy staves off blindness from retinitis pigmentosa in canine model
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Washington, DC - Gene therapy preserved vision in a study involving dogs with naturally occurring, late-stage retinitis pigmentosa, according to research funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The findings contribute to the groundwork needed to move gene therapy forward into clinical trials for people with the blinding eye disorder, for which there is currently no cure.
When you're ill, showing gratitude for caregivers can be therapeutic
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Rochester, Minnesota - Greetings everyone, this is Lonnie writing to you for the first time. Much of my joy in being a nurse has come from the variety of experiences I've had and the wonderful people whose lives have touched mine.
Dietary Supplements: Risk and Concerns
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Imperial, California - Every day thousands of people take dietary supplements. Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say some of those supplements are not as safe as you might think. A new CDC study published in The New England Journal of Medicine shows close to 23,000 people visit the Emergency Department (ED) every year because of dietary supplements. Many of these trips to the ED involve cardiac issues caused by weight loss products and stimulants.
Joint Pain and When to see a doctor
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Imperial, California - Make an appointment with your doctor if your joint pain is accompanied by:
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