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Mother is obese or diabetic the Kids will have the Possibility of being Autistic

Apr
27

Date: April 27th, 2016

What the report has to say about obese mothers

According to a report, moms who are obese while they are pregnant have 2x the possibility of having an autistic child than those who are not according to a study. When a woman is obese and diabetic at the same time, the possibility of the child to become autistic is at least 4xs according to a research. When it comes to the absolute possibility, when compared to the usual pediatric issues like obesity or asthma, the ASD rate in America is quite low; on the other hand, the personal, societal and family impact of the ASD is quite massive. This is according to the study conducted by the public health and pediatrics researcher in a university in Baltimore.

WHO is Serious about Imposing Tax on Sugar Sweetened Drinks

Apr
26

Date: April 26th, 2016

The role of WHO in stopping child obesity

The WHO has reported the growing cases of child obesity and so they insist that there must be a tax imposed on sugar sweetened drinks. According to the report from the WHO and their commission on ending childhood obesity, says that it covers the areas like the marketing of the foods along with the non-alcoholic beverages to kids and the imposing of school meal in a standardize basis. As a whole, the basis for the taxation measures to affect the purchasing power and decision making is robust and it was sustained by the evidences on hand, according to the report.

Accountable Care Organizations to Deal with Health IT

Apr
25

Date: April 25th, 2016

The success of ACO

A lot of ACOs are still using the paper charts. Through the years, they have withstood the challenges linked with the health information technology association, the selection of drugs, patient management and the improvement in care results in accordance with the new study from the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute. The truth is that less than 1/3 of the ACO givers use a particular electronic health record system, whereas, 59% are using the multiple systems thus finding it hard to do a streamline and integration accordingly. Accordingly, the PBMI have discovered that 23% of the ACOs are still using the paper charts.

Why Air Pollution is Associated with Premature Birth?

Apr
24

Date: April 24th, 2016

The association of air pollution for pregnant women

If you are pregnant and you are on your 37th to 40th weeks you must be cautious because according to a study conducted at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital of having a premature birth. The team has just discovered that if a pregnant woman is exposed to fine particular air pollution while they are pregnant, they will have a higher possibility of having a premature birth, especially those who were exposed during their 3rd trimester.  According to the first author of the research, “even if the risk growth is quite uncertain, the possibility of the outcome is forceful and all pregnant women are possibly at risk.

Find out what an Online CPR can do for you

Apr
23

Date: April 23rd, 2016

Online CPR Certification is a brilliant approach to get ready for a portion of the sudden crisis that life in some cases tosses at you. Since there are a few online certification trainings out there, it is imperative to know the vital qualities you ought to search for in certification programs with a specific end goal to ensure you get the most out of your CPR preparedness.

Understanding Online Patient Engagement Tools

Apr
22

Date: April 22nd, 2016

In-patient medical care of email

Patients who experience expensive medical care are more likely to pick email or other online tools to be able to get help more than dropping by to the clinic for a checkup.  In a research made, they have surveyed patients at a health care system with the access to a patient portal to be able to send the email messages to their doctors, 46% of those has chronic health conditions and they were in contact with their health care provider through email only and it was said that the email is their very first contact method with their doctors. 85% of those with high cost sharing for a personal visit had reported selecting the email as their first method compared to the 63% of the patients with lower cost sharing according to the research.

Are the Risks of Psychotic Side effects Harmful to Kids with ADHD?

Apr
21

Date: April 21st, 2016

Understanding the needs of those with ADHD

The stimulating medicines like those who are used to treat ADHD might boost the risk for a side effect related to mental problems among patients with parents having the same problem. The study has indicated more than 141 kids and young adults between the ages 6-21. Around 2/3 of the people who were given stimulants had a psychotic side effect. The side effects may be hallucinating, hearing of voices, disturbances and delusions. By simply comparing some of the psychotic adverse effects in just ¼ of those who were not given the stimulant pill, according to a study.

Understanding the Risk of Developing Stroke for People with Lupus

Apr
20

Date: April 20th, 2016

The relation of stroke and lupus

Those with systemic lupus erythematosis has a higher possibility of having stroke than the others, regardless of the kind of stroke, the possible risk is higher in younger individuals according to a research.  In statistics taken from ten populace based on cohort researches, the possible risk for the ischemic stroke has been 2x among those with SLE when compared to the others, while 3x higher for intracerebral hemorrhage. This data is according to Arkema of the Institute in Stockholm. For subarachnoid hemorrhage, the possibility is around 4xs among those with SLE when compared to the others according to a research.

Why it has been said that the First Sexual Intercourse is linked to The Risk of STIs?

Apr
19

Date: April 19th, 2016

STIs among young Teens

According to the researchers, they are highly encouraged the parents of the teens to find out and be cautious about their teens having sex at a young age, not just because they do so, according to the author of the research in Seoul Korea. In their country, he added, the parents are preventing the conversation about sex and sex education. This method of the Korean parents to raise their kids hasn’t changed through the years, even if the kids are more likely to have access to the sexual materials at a young age, he told Reuters according to an email.

Truth behind Smokers who are at Risk of getting Antibiotics Later on in Life

Apr
18

Date: April 18th, 2016

More about antibiotic resistance

During an interview the Reuters had, they have asked some doctors who are more likely to give prescription antibiotics. According to the doctors they are more likely to give prescription antibiotics to smokers than to non-smokers due to infection. This is so even if they are very much aware about these people developing the risk of antibiotic resistance from a study made in America.  The smokers were like 20% – 30% more prone to infections than those who never tried smoking and so they will be more likely to get a prescription antibiotic when the time comes that they were diagnosed with infections. This is according to a research made for the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.