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Mayo Clinic Minute: Long-term health risks of gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes?happens when a woman's?body can?t make enough insulin during pregnancy. Most women with gestational diabetes deliver healthy babies; however, there are risks of future complications. Women with gestational diabetes have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a?recent study? Dr. Margaret Dow, an OB-GYN at Mayo Clinic, says,"Cardiovascular risk is quite [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: How exercise helps your brain
The American Heart Association recommends that healthy adults get at least 150 minutes of exercise per week. Moving more reduces your risk of many conditions, including heart attack, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. And, now, you can add some conditions of the brain to that list. Dr. Eric Ahlskog, a?Mayo Clinic neurologist, says exercise is [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 4, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
DataFlash: Data Indexers
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is “an independent population health research center at UW Medicine, part of the University of Washington, that provides rigorous and comparable measurement of the world’s most important health problems and evaluates the strategies used to address them.” Their mission is to improve the health of the world’s populations by providing the best information on population health, and to do so, IHME enlists the expertise of countless individuals, including researchers, data analysts, data scientists, and thirteen data indexers. What is a data indexer? ...
Source: Dragonfly - April 2, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Madhavan Tags: Data Science Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Research shows newer blood thinners have lower risk of kidney function decline
About 3 million Americans have atrial fibrillation (A-fib). And while blood thinners can drastically decrease their stroke risk, new research shows the drugs could damage their kidneys. People with A-fib often have problems with blood clots forming that can lead to strokes. To prevent the clots, health care providers generally prescribe these patients with anticoagulant [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 20, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians 2017 at Michigan State University
In late July 2017, 66 science librarians gathered together from across the United States at Michigan State University for a 2.5-day science boot camp. Organized around session themes of Sports Research & Kinesiology, Biogeochemistry & Ecology, and Agriculture and Natural Resources the Boot Camp featured MSU faculty members discussing their research in engaging and understandable terms. Boot Camps are designed to keep costs low by utilizing existing campus facilities such as dining and residence halls help science librarians develop their understanding of current scientific research and provide a low cost learning a...
Source: The Cornflower - October 30, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: hspielbauer Tags: Conferences and Meetings Source Type: news
Innovative treatments for moyamoya disease: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute
Doctors are using innovative procedures to improve the quality of life for people living with a blood vessel?disorder called?moyamoya disease.??According to the?National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, moyamoya?means ?puff of smoke??in Japanese and describes the look of the tangle of tiny vessels formed when the brain tries to overcome?the?narrowing of the pathways. In this [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - October 19, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Stem cells for stroke treatment: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute
Stroke?is the leading cause of permanent disability in the U.S., striking nearly 800,000 people each year. Hemorrhagic, or bleeding, stroke is particularly devastating, says?Mayo Clinic neurologist and critical care expert?Dr. William D. Freeman. ?In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Freeman outlines research he is working on that could help treat these patients. To [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 18, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Tuesday Tips: Everyday ways to lower your blood pressure
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.?You can have high blood pressure (hypertension) for years without any symptoms. Even without symptoms, damage to blood vessels and your heart continues and can be detected. Uncontrolled high blood pressure increases your risk of serious health problems, including heart attack and stroke. [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 12, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Clinical Use of Wearable Technology
While privacy concerns, accuracy of data collected, and FDA approval are all concerns in wearable technology, interest in clinical use of the devices has already begun. Some devices in use include:
Compact electrocardiogram monitor. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease and stroke are the two cause of death in American adults. Cardiovascular monitoring is vital to diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, and remote patient monitoring assists with this effort.
Wristband to monitor epileptic seizures. A device which can detect seizures in patients who have epilepsy can be used to record the tim...
Source: Dragonfly - July 26, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Data Technology Source Type: news
Obesity Prevention Resources for Special Populations
From the NLM Outreach and Special Populations Branch:
Obesity is a major health issue in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offer some alarming facts about obesity in both adults and children in the US:
Obesity affects about 1 in 6 children in the US.
More than 1/3 of US adults are obese.
The highest age-adjusted rates of obesity impact African Americans (48.1%) followed by Hispanic Americans (42.5%).
Obesity can put an individual at increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and some cancers. Changes in nutrition and exercise habits can help to prevent obes...
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - July 5, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Hannah Sinemus Tags: Consumer Health Education Public Health Source Type: news
Fit versus fat: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute
Being overweight increases your risk of health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Exercise helps to reduce those risks. So, what happens if you are overweight, but in good physical shape? Can you be fat and fit? In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, we?talk to Mayo Clinic cardiologist Dr. [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 8, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
A reading called the 'key to life': Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute
One in 3?American adults has high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. Millions with the condition are unaware they have it, putting them at risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, vision loss and more. Fortunately, high blood pressure, also called hypertension, can be detected easily through a common test conducted during a [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 3, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
New York trans fat ban linked to decline in heart attacks, strokes
A new study has revealed lower rates of heart attack and stroke in New York communities where trans fats are restricted in restaurant foods. "This is particularly important now, as the FDA?is requiring that virtually all trans fats be phased out?of the U.S. food supply," says Dr. Donald Hensrud, medical director,?Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 13, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Poor Diets Linked to 400,000 U.S. Deaths
“Healthy breakfast with eggs while camping” by Jakub Kapusnak is licensed under CC0.
March is National Nutrition Month, so it comes at the perfect time that the results from a study are released explaining that a poor diet was a contributor to 400,000 U.S. premature deaths in 2015.
The study suggested that poor diets are caused not only by not avoiding certain things–like trans fat and salt–but also not incorporating other foods, like vegetables, nuts and seeds. Cardiovascular disease is the number one leading cause of death in the U.S., and a poor diet is the top risk factor, according to Dr. Ashkan Afshi...
Source: Network News - March 14, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Sara Goodwin Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: What African-Americans should know about stroke
A new Mayo Clinic survey reveals that more than two-thirds of African-Americans are concerned about their heart health. The survey also shows that this group is much more concerned about heart health than are Caucasian and Hispanic respondents.?These findings were uncovered as part of the Mayo Clinic National Health Checkup. Risk factors that increase your [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 6, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
