Can You Get Sick From The Flu Twice In One Season?
Every season thousands of people come down with the flu, deal with the symptoms and recover. Unfortunately, having the flu does not prevent you from having the flu again later in the season. Every year there are several strains of the flu going around, some more prevalent than other but all can make you sick. According to Dr. Pritish Tosh, an infectious disease specialist at the Mayo clinic, it is very easy to get the prevalent strain of the season, in this year’s case is the H3N2 strain. Then several weeks later catch the flu again, but one of the B strains that is less common but just as contagious. To read more and wa...
Source: BHIC - February 23, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ashley Cuffia Tags: Articles General Public Health Source Type: blogs
Some Vitamins Can Cause False Test Results but Not Harm
Biotin, a great supplement for nail and hair growth along with many other positive things for your body, has been recently linked to impacting test results for several conditions and diseases. The FDA has put out an alert that the biotin that you ingest, can cause false readings on certain test results for things such as thyroid and heart disease. Though biotin itself, does not cause these issues, it can make the symptoms of certain diseases to be missed, as they will not show up on the tests results. It is always a good idea to consult with your doctor when taking supplements. To find out more information, click on the li...
Source: BHIC - February 23, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ashley Cuffia Tags: Articles Chronic Disease General Public Health medicine thyroid disease Source Type: blogs
TV Medical Dramas Give the Wrong Idea About Real Healthcare
TV shows like Greys Anatomy and ER have been standard TV fare in most households for the past several decades. As entertaining as they are, they can give an unrealistic view of our healthcare system and how hospitals work. A recent study in the Journal of Trauma Surgery & Acute Care- states that medical dramas “may cultivate false expectations among patients and their families” when it comes to the realities of medical care, treatment and recovery. They show trauma outcomes in black and white views. The patients either die or are saved and go home fairly quickly. They do not show the after effects and the months an...
Source: BHIC - February 23, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ashley Cuffia Tags: Articles General medical drama trauma Tv Source Type: blogs
Move More for Heart Month
Go4Life, an exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging at NIH, is designed to help you fit exercise and physical activity into your daily life. Promoting February as American Heart Month, they have these suggestions. Heart disease can be prevented, and you can lower your risk by being more active. Endurance, or aerobic, activities can help. Endurance exercises increase your breathing and heart rate and improve the health of your heart, lungs and circulatory system. Try biking, brisk walking, dancing, climbing stairs or swimming to help you improve your endurance. Learn more about endurance...
Source: BHIC - February 21, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Burda Tags: General Senior Source Type: blogs
HIV Among African Americans
This is an updated fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) summarizing HIV prevalence and trends in African Americans. According to the CDC, “Blacks/African Americans account for a higher proportion of new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those who have ever received an AIDS diagnosis, compared to other races/ethnicities.”
(Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - February 21, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Burda Tags: General HIV/AIDS Public Health Source Type: blogs
Sexuality and Sexual Health Webinar Series
The Family Support Center of NJ recognizes the need for current and relevant trainings to be made available to family members; and professionals working within the field of disabilities. This is a webinar series for caregivers and professionals who care for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities on sexuality and sexual health. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - February 21, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Burda Tags: Children and Teens Webinars Source Type: blogs
CDC Guidelines for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a new tool to assist health care providers in caring for pregnant women and new mothers with opioid use disorder and their infants. Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants includes 16 fact sheets, with each fact sheet containing four elements:
• clinical scenario
• clinical action steps
• supporting evidence and clinical considerations
• web resources
SAMHSA developed the Clinical Guidance to meet an urgent need among health care professionals for reliable, useful,...
Source: BHIC - February 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Children and Teens Substance Addiction and Misuse Source Type: blogs
Indigenous Knowledge to Prevent Risk for Youth Suicide and Alcohol Abuse
Researchers at the Center for Alaska Native Health Research have been collaborating with Yup’ik communities to address challenges facing Alaskan youth for the last decade. While culture plays a substantial role in reducing disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, many questions remain about he mechanisms that produce this protective effect.
The Qungasvik (qoo ngaz vik) or ‘tools for life’ prevention model is grounded in Yup’ik cultural and an indigenous knowledge framework. In the past, the qasgiq (qaz giq), or communal house, was both a traditional communal living structure a...
Source: BHIC - February 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Children and Teens Minority Health Concerns Source Type: blogs
Writing about Disabilities Style Guide
This style guide, from the National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ), provides appropriate language to use when writing or talking about people with disabilities, including addiction. It’s intended for journalists, communication professionals, and members of the general public who seek to use appropriate and correct language. An excerpt:
“The American Psychiatric Association recommends avoiding the term addict (and alcoholic), suggesting instead the phrase “someone experiencing a drug/alcohol problem.” The association also discourages using the term junkie, which specifically refers to someone who mis...
Source: BHIC - February 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: General Substance Addiction and Misuse Source Type: blogs
Good and Cheap cookbook
Leanne Brown wrote the New York Times bestselling cookbook for people who are on SNAP/Food Stamp benefits or for anyone on a tight budget. The project started off as her master’s thesis at New York University and a Kickstarter campaign allowed for an initial printing for those without computer access. Thousands of copies have been given away either free or at a greatly reduced cost to those who otherwise would not have access to it.
Good and Cheap allows those on a tight budget to eat healthy and tasty dishes such as:
Peanut Butter and Jelly Granola Bars
Peach Coffee Cake
Spicy Broiled Tilapia with Lime
It also include...
Source: BHIC - February 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Low Income Websites Source Type: blogs
Choosing Wisely
More care is not always better care.
Choosing Wisely is an initiative of the ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) Foundation that seeks to advance a national dialogue on avoiding unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures. The Choosing Wisely campaign aims to help patients and doctors talk about what’s truly needed. The ABIM Foundation has joined with more than 70 medical specialty societies to develop evidence-based lists of tests and procedures that should be questioned. Many tests and treatments turn out to be frequently unnecessary, duplicative or even harmful. for patients. It means their ti...
Source: BHIC - February 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Health Information Literacy Websites consumer health consumer health resources health literacy informed medical decisions patient engagement Source Type: blogs
Health Literacy and Older Adults workshop
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy will host a public workshop featuring presentations and discussions of health literacy and healthy aging on March 13, 2018 beginning at 8:00am ET, at the Keck Center in Washington, DC. Potential areas of discussion include the changing health needs of older adults; chronic disease and medication management; health communication challenges for older adults; health literacy needs and challenges for caregivers; and other topics related to health literacy for older people. The workshop will also highlight strategies to bridge health li...
Source: BHIC - February 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Health Information Literacy Public Health Public Library Senior Webinars community health consumer health health literacy senior health Source Type: blogs
Addressing the Social Determinants of Health in Primary Care
The EveryONE project is an initiative from the American Academy of Family Physicians focused on helping primary care physicians learn about and address the social determinants of health. Their toolkit includes a guide on the social determinants of health as well as screening tools that primary care physicians can use to screen their patients for social and environmental concerns that may be affecting their health. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - February 12, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Websites Source Type: blogs
Your Healthiest Self: Wellness Toolkits
The National Institutes of Health recently published five wellness toolkits. The topics of these toolkits include: Your Surroundings, Your Feelings, Your Body, Your Relationships and Your Disease Defense. Within each toolkit, view a checklist of actions one can take to improve their health within each topic area. The checklists can be quickly reviewed and accessed as a PDF for easy printing. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - February 12, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Environmental Health Websites Source Type: blogs
Patient Safety Network
The Patient Safety Network (PSNet) is a resource available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This resource provides the latest information about patient safety as well as patient safety related resources. The information available includes literature, news, and expert commentary and the user is able to search these resources by clinical area, setting of care, target audience, or resource type. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - February 12, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erin Seger Tags: Websites Source Type: blogs
