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Prevention of central nervous system sequelae in sickle cell disease without evidence from randomized controlled trials: the case for a team-based learning collaborative.
Authors: DeBaun MR, King AA Abstract Since 1998, the National Institutes of Health has funded 5 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for primary and secondary prevention of strokes in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA). In a systematic fashion, these trials have significantly advanced the care of children with SCA. In the absence of an RCT, clinicians are often compelled to make decisions at the bedside, based on experience, observational studies, and principles of hematology. We will provide an initial example that describes how a team-based, learning collaborative developed a multisite standard care protocol w...
Source: Hematology ASH Education Program - December 4, 2016 Category: Hematology Tags: Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program Source Type: research

Tau Imaging Among Breakthroughs Advancing the Fight against Alzheimer ' s
Worldwide,  nearly44 million  people now have Alzheimer ' s disease (AD) or related dementia, making these conditions the  top cause of disabilities in later life. The biopharma industry has invested billions of dollars into research to treat and prevent AD1, yet this work has faced many obstacles, including difficulty identifying biomarkers, tracking the disease ’s progress in the brain, and recruiting patients to trials while they are still asymptomatic. But in recent years, we’ve begun to see breakthroughs that is driving our research in new directions. Many of these accomplishments were highlighted at the Alzh...
Source: EyeForPharma - September 21, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Olga Uspenskaya-Cadoz Source Type: news

The Economic Benefits Of Healthier Eating: Why Corporations Can Be Natural Allies To Promote Better Diets
Nutrition is at the heart of many of the most important issues in our lives. From nourished children to vibrant aging, from social justice to sustainability, how we eat plays a major role in our health, our culture, and our happiness. Yet, we rarely consider the tremendous economic impact of our food choices. Suboptimal nutrition is the leading cause of poor health in the United States and globally, principally related to chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes, and several cancers. In many nations, the costs of healthcare dwarf other programs in the national budget. In the United States, nearly ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Heart Health -- Love, Happiness, Gratitude, and Learning
"Money is of no value to me. Love gives you more. You can't get rid of love, when you give more, you get more." --Warren Buffett My friend Emily Sachs Wong texted me these words after having dinner with Warren Buffett, I have no idea what they were eating and for the first time in my life I wasn't interested. Perhaps because when someone says something like that, you just let it soak in. I was struck by the fact that he so clearly expressed what seemed to me to be a profound statement about what is important in life. Emily Sachs Wong and Warren Buffett February is heart month and organizations like Go Red for Women are fo...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vicky's Story
My older sister, Vicky, never listened to authority. One of my earliest childhood memories was around age four, seeing my Mom whip Vicky with a long tree twig to the point she was bleeding. My mother, a frustrated widow raising five girls on meager Social Security benefits in rural southeast Missouri used the only form of discipline she knew -- corporal punishment. As Vicky's 10-year-old old legs, back, and buttocks became covered in red dotted lines, she never cried or moaned. Instead she looked straight ahead, stone-faced. Mom perceived her look as defiance and gave her more lashings than she should have that day. Event...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news