Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forums Update
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Hospital Open Door Forums Update
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NIH scientists identify molecular link between metabolism and breast cancer
NIH scientists identify molecular link between metabolism and breast cancer
02/05/2013 02:37 PM EST
A protein associated with conditions of metabolic imbalance, such as diabetes and obesity, may play a role in the development of aggressive forms of breast cancer, according to new findings by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their colleagues. Metabolic imbalance is often caused by elevated carbohydrate intake, which can lead to over-activating a molecule called C-terminal binding protein (CtBP). This over-activation, in turn, can increase the risk of breast cancer. Results of their work appeared in Nature Communications, Feb. 5, 2013.
Digital Press Kit: CDC Vital Signs: Smoking among those with Mental Illness
Did you know that adults with some form of mental illness have a smoking rate 70 percent higher than adults with no mental illness? According to a recent CDC Vital Signs report, 36 percent of adults with a mental illness are cigarette smokers. CDC has put together a digital press kit on smoking and mental health, which includes rights-free resources, multimedia, and quotes from experts. View DPK
Also visit http://www.cdc.gov/media/subtopic/audioVideo.htm for video clips!
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CDC News Media
Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum Update
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Patient Safety Update: New Database Offers Patient Safety Education and Training Resources
New Database Offers Patient Safety Education and Training Resources
AHRQ has released a new Patient Safety Education and Training Catalog consisting of 333 patient safety programs currently available in the United States. The catalog offers an easily navigable database of patient safety education and training programs consisting of a robust collection of information each tagged for easy searching and browsing. The new database identifies a number of characteristics of the programs, including clinical area, program and learning objectives, evaluation measures, and cost. The clinical areas in the database align with the PSNet Collections. The catalog was developed by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) through a review of available programs between 2010 and 2011.
You are subscribed to Patient Safety for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
Three NIH-sponsored clinical trials test influenza treatments
02/05/2013 12:23 PM EST Three clinical trials that seek to find more effective treatments for influenza are enrolling volunteers with influenza at the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., and at several dozen other domestic and international sites. |
Dr. Clancy's Corner: Health Care Advice for Consumers
New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls Carolyn M. Clancy, MD, Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), offers brief, easy-to-understand advice columns for consumers to help navigate the health care system. In her latest column, Dr. Clancy discusses new resources that help health providers reduce patients' risk of falls. To read Dr. Clancy's latest column, go to http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/cc/cc020513.htm. |
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