Fannie and Freddie Need Fixing —Urgently: A Response to Joe Nocera
Diego ZuluagaYesterday, Joe Nocera penned an extraordinarycolumn expressing his bafflement at the Trump administration ’sdrive to release Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two firms that purchase and guarantee around half of single-family mortgages in the United States, from government conservatorship. Nocera argues against such a move, writing that “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it . . . Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ain’t broke.”The piece is disconcerting from start to finish. Nocera writes that Fannie and Freddie make the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, a product common only in the U.S., possible and thereby “help more...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 10, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Diego Zuluaga Source Type: blogs

Artificial Intelligence vs. Tuberculosis, Part 1
By SAURABH JHA, MD Slumdog TB No one knows who gave Rahul Roy tuberculosis. Roy’s charmed life as a successful trader involved traveling in his Mercedes C class between his apartment on the plush Nepean Sea Road in South Mumbai and offices in Bombay Stock Exchange. He cared little for Mumbai’s weather. He seldom rolled down his car windows – his ambient atmosphere, optimized for his comfort, rarely changed. Historically TB, or “consumption” as it was known, was a Bohemian malady; the chronic suffering produced a rhapsody which produced fine art. TB was fashionable in Victorian Britain, in part, because c...
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Artificial Intelligence Health Tech Saurabh Jha TB tuberculosis Source Type: blogs

The eyes have it
Eyes are a worry aren’t they? I use mine a lot…but I have all these little floater things bobbing about, I see them when I use my PC, when I’m on the phone, when I’m outside on a sunny day, sitting reading, watching TV, playing guitar, taking photos, singing. All the time, actually. They’re always there. I was getting worried. Couple that to the need to find my glasses to read anything at all or look at an object any smaller than an inch across, and it’s all a bit worrying. So, nice to have an eye test where nothing truly untoward is revealed, just a slight and inevitably sliding into a...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - November 28, 2019 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs

Inside Schizophrenia: Psychosis in Schizophrenia
What exactly is psychosis? What happens in the brain of a person with schizophrenia who is hallucinating? Schizophrenic Rachel Star Withers shares her personal hallucinations and delusions and Dr. Joseph Goldberg, who specializes in researching what goes on in the brain when someone is experiencing psychosis, joins to break down how the brain functions during psychotic episodes. Host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard delve into these intense subjects in this episode of Inside Schizophrenia.  Highlights from “Psychosis in Schizophrenia” Episode [02:13]  Rachel, do you hal...
Source: World of Psychology - November 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rachel Star Withers Tags: Brain and Behavior Disorders General Inside Schizophrenia Mental Health and Wellness Active psychosis Delusions Delusions Hallucinations Living with Schizoprenia Mental Disorder Mental Illness Psychology psychotic Psychotic Break Source Type: blogs

Learning How to Set Boundaries with Strangers
  “Boundaries aren’t about punishing. Boundaries are about creating safety for yourself.” – Sheri Keffer The person sitting beside you at the bar keeps talking to you despite your obvious disinterest. The flirty Uber driver mentions—three times—how beautiful you are. Your cousin’s new boyfriend gives you a too-long hug with wandering hands. In awkward situations with strangers, we tend to hope that non-verbal cues will be sufficient to set a boundary. We use silence, crossed arms, uncomfortable laughter, and glares to communicate discomfort. But some folks cannot—or will not—take the...
Source: World of Psychology - November 15, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Publishers Spirituality & Health Boundaries strangers Source Type: blogs

Dopamine Fasting Probably Doesn ’ t Work, Try This Instead
A behavioral brain fad called “dopamine fasting” (#dopaminefasting) has been floating around the internet for the past year. The idea is that by restricting most of your pleasurable daily activities — from social media, to watching videos, gaming, talking, or even eating — you can “reset” your brain. The idea also plays into people’s simplistic beliefs about how the brain works. Can you have conscious control over discrete dopamine levels in your brain? Let’s delve into the science behind one of your brain’s most important neurotransmitters, dopamine. During a “d...
Source: World of Psychology - November 13, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Brain and Behavior General Mental Health and Wellness Motivation and Inspiration Psychology Research dopamine fasting Neuroscience Neurotransmitter social media Technology unplug Source Type: blogs

6 Ways To Live A More Positive Life
Conclusion There are many ways to make your life more positive. However, knowledge alone is not power. True power is the ability to implement what you’ve learned. Are you ready to make a change in your life? If you want to take your life to the next level and become the best version of yourself, CLICK HERE. Website: www.furudo.com You've read 6 Ways To Live A More Positive Life, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you've enjoyed this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. (Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement)
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - November 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lorenzo Tags: featured happiness psychology self improvement motivation positivity Source Type: blogs

Community Living for Hospice Patients: Don't " Put " People in Nursing Homes
by Lizzy Miles (@LizzyMiles_MSW)No one should ever be “put” in a nursing home. You might agree with this statement because you don’t like nursing homes, but that is not what I’m saying. The word “put” is offensive when you are describing a person, unless you are talking about putting a 3 year old in the time out corner because he colored on the walls.I would like to make the argument that no adult wants to be ‘put’ anywhere. You put dishes away, you do not put people away. When we are facing a situation in which the care needs exceed the family member’s ability, there are times where the best option is fo...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - November 1, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Tags: caregiver caregiving communication geriatrics miles nursing home reframing social work social worker Source Type: blogs

Bruin Biometrics Is on a Mission to End Pressure Ulcers: Interview with CEO Martin Burns
Earlier this year, Medgadget reported on the FDA’s clearance of the SEM Scanner, a device created by Los Angeles-based Bruin Biometrics (BBI). The SEM Scanner is a wireless, handheld device that detects changes in sub-epidermal moisture as an indicator of risk for developing a pressure ulcer. Moisture can indicate the presence of localized edema and tissue fluid-related inflammation well before visual and tactile tests that represent the diagnostic standard of care today. To learn more about the challenges of pressure ulcers, their impact on the healthcare system, and how the SEM Scanner is making an impact improving...
Source: Medgadget - October 28, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Critical Care Exclusive Medicine Plastic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs

Couples in Conflict: How She Sees It & How He Sees It
Marital conflicts are demanding, difficult and disturbing. Especially true when each party defines the problem differently. Sometimes it seems like each party is reading from a different script. One party is biased, while the other has the ability to see things “as they really are.” One partner is perfectly sane, while the other is, well let’s just say “the other has problems.”  So, who’s right? Who’s wrong? As is true for many things in life, it depends. Let’s first focus on how women often view the problem: “They married and lived happily ever after.”  Though it’s the rare woman who would admit to...
Source: World of Psychology - October 25, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Linda Sapadin, Ph.D Tags: Communication Marriage and Divorce Relationships arguments Blame Conflict Resolution Couples Dating Defensiveness Forgiveness Source Type: blogs

Financial Inclusion without Finance? The Misguided Quest to Limit Choice in Consumer Credit
Diego ZuluagaOn October 21, I had the pleasure to give the research keynote address at the annual conference of the Financial Services Centers of America (FiSCA) in Miami. The below is a transcript of my speech, in which I critiqued some policymakers' attempts to promote financial inclusion by restricting consumer choice and giving the government a larger role in credit allocation. In light of historical experience in the U.S. and elsewhere, I offered market competition as a more effective policy to ensure all Americans can achieve financial security.*****The legislator, who knows nothing, nor can know any thing, of any on...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 24, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Diego Zuluaga Source Type: blogs

When Does The Present Become The Future? It Depends Who You Ask
By Emma Young In 2017, in my first ever post for the Digest, I wrote about a paper that challenged the popular idea that “now” — also known as the “subjective present” — is three seconds long. It’s just not possible to define the present so strictly, this review concluded. Instead of trying to explore what constitutes “right now”, another way to get at our conceptions of time is to ask: when does the present end and the future begin? And precisely this question has now been explored in a series of studies by Hal Hershfield at UCLA and Sam Maglio at the University of Toronto. In their pap...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - October 24, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Decision making Perception Time Source Type: blogs

When Politics Meets Genomics In the US
DNA collection from migrants who cross the US-Mexico border might be put in place soon, and the information will feed a large criminal database operated by the FBI, announced headlines early October. We’ve come a long way since the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) company, 23andme, started to offer ancestry DNA testing kits online. It seems as it was decades ago – while in fact, we’re speaking about 10-12 years. How has DTC genetic testing culminated in population genomics – and what can we expect in the future to come? In the second part of our article series about genomics and politics, we’ll try to see where ‘...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 19, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Genomics American biotechnology dna testing ethics future genes genetics policy-making politics regulation science US USA Source Type: blogs

HUMM Releases First Affordable Patch for Improving Working Memory: Exclusive Interview
We previously interviewed Humm, a San Francisco-based neuroscience company, when they had first released their Edge headset – an electrical stimulation device that helped users by boosting their working memory. Humm is focused on helping people continue to learn and grow throughout their lives. The idea behind their innovations is that through stimulation of the prefrontal cortex—a crucial area of the brain for decision making and learning—people’s ability to process and store information will be improved. Humm uses a safe and proven method of electrical stimulation called tACS (transcranial alternating current sti...
Source: Medgadget - October 18, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Exclusive Neurology Psychiatry Sports Medicine Source Type: blogs

Do I Have an Oxycodone Addiction?
According to Healthline, Oxycodone is used to treat moderate to severe pain. It can be used short term or long term, depending on your condition. It is an opioid oral tablet and is better known by its other generic brand names, including Oxaydo, Roxicodone, Roxybond, and OxyContin. It is available in five forms, and since it is an opioid medication, it can be very easy to form an Oxycodone addiction. If you feel as if you may be forming an addiction to Oxycodone, make sure you are aware of the signs, symptoms and when it’s time to get help. Oxycodone Addiction Warning Signs Oxycodone can be a very helpful tool for many ...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - October 10, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Jaclyn Uloth Tags: Addiction Addiction to Pharmaceuticals Painkiller Substance Abuse opiate opiate addiction opioid opioids oxycodone oxycodone abuse prescription drug abuse prescription drug addiction prescription drug use prescription drugs pre Source Type: blogs