Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Viral post on Crohn's disease draws Facebook support
24-year-old wants people to know not all illnesses are obvious to strangers; tells of being criticized for using disabled bathrooms and parking spots
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/crohns-disease-facebook-support-viral-post/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/crohns-disease-facebook-support-viral-post/
Do Your Kids Get Too Many Holiday Presents?
The meaning behind gift-giving is what matters, an expert tells WebMD Magazine.
From: http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/parents-kids-holiday-gifts?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Hormone-Like Drug Doesn't Help Women With Alzheimer's: Study
Researchers find no benefits from raloxifene in those with mild to moderate dementia
From: http://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20151104/hormone-like-drug-doesnt-help-women-with-alzheimers-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Off the Menu: Hugh Acheson
Veggies get the starring role in this Georgia chef's new cookbook. WebMD Magazine has the tasty details.
From: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/hugh-acheson-chef?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Sophia Bush Is a 'Crazy Dog Lady'
The actress dishes to WebMD Magazine about her lifelong love of rescue dogs.
From: http://pets.webmd.com/features/sophia-bush-dogs?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Doing Good Really Is Good for You
Volunteering may help you live longer and better, research shows. WebMD Magazine explains.
From: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/volunteering-physical-benefits?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Vaccine Promising for Deadly Respiratory Virus
Researcher hopes to see routine RSV immunization within a decade
From: http://www.webmd.com/children/vaccines/news/20151104/vaccine-for-deadly-respiratory-virus-shows-promise-in-early-trial?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Children of Stressed Parents May Be Obesity-Prone
Study, one of first to identify parental pressure as risk factor for weight gain, focused on Hispanic households
From: http://www.webmd.com/children/news/20151104/children-of-stressed-parents-may-be-prone-to-obesity?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Families of transgender children share their stories of hope
Eli was still a baby when his mother said he began rejecting anything female; now they are both speaking out about his journey
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/families-of-transgender-children-share-their-stories-of-hope/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/families-of-transgender-children-share-their-stories-of-hope/
DEA chief says smoking marijuana as medicine "is a joke"
DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg says the public shouldn't conflate the recreational use of marijuana with medicinal treatment
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dea-chief-says-smoking-marijuana-as-medicine-is-a-joke/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dea-chief-says-smoking-marijuana-as-medicine-is-a-joke/
Mayo Clinic Minute: HABIT Program Helps Alzheimer's Disease Patients
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwltFE4x-Cw
10 Questions With Ron Howard
The Oscar-winning director shares his philosophy for good health with WebMD Magazine.
From: http://www.webmd.com/men/features/ron-howard-qa?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Investigators close in on source of Chipotle outbreak
E. coli may have been present on fresh ingredients, not meat
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-experts-closing-in-on-chipotle-outbreak-source/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-experts-closing-in-on-chipotle-outbreak-source/
Stop the violence. Protect health care
In the last few months, a number of attacks against health-care workers, medical transports and facilities have taken place in several countries, like Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen to mention a few. These incidents are taking place in countries with fragile health-care systems that are already struggling to treat the numbers of people affected by the ongoing conflicts there. In some cases, the situation is made yet worse by the restrictions placed on aid workers, preventing them from getting to the people who need them.
Both the attacks themselves and their consequences are of serious concern. These were attacks on medical personnel and facilities protected under international humanitarian law, leaving death and destruction in their wake and disrupting vital health-care services. All those involved with the Health Care in Danger initiative are alarmed by the long-term impact these attacks may have on people’s health.
From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2015/stop-violence/en/index.html
Both the attacks themselves and their consequences are of serious concern. These were attacks on medical personnel and facilities protected under international humanitarian law, leaving death and destruction in their wake and disrupting vital health-care services. All those involved with the Health Care in Danger initiative are alarmed by the long-term impact these attacks may have on people’s health.
From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2015/stop-violence/en/index.html
Glenn Close: 2015 Health Hero People's Choice Winner
In flashes of childhood memory, actress Glenn Close can still see her younger sister, Jessie, anxiously picking at the skin between her forefinger and thumb. Many children have nervous habits -- but Jessie's seemed different. WebMD Magazine shares their story.
From: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/glenn-close-sister-mental-illness?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Weight-Loss Surgery Often Brings Less Joint Pain
Patients tend to get around better as the pounds drop away, but not everyone will benefit, researchers say
From: http://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/20151104/weight-loss-surgery-often-brings-less-painful-joints-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Changing procedures in breast cancer treatment
Warning: Some of the images in this video may be considered graphic
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/changing-procedures-in-breast-cancer-treatment/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/changing-procedures-in-breast-cancer-treatment/
"One and done" option for breast cancer surgery
Experts say the increasingly popular approach to reconstructive surgery has many benefits for patients
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/one-and-done-breast-cancer-reconstructive-surgery/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/one-and-done-breast-cancer-reconstructive-surgery/
Online cognitive behavioral therapy: The latest trend in mental health care
What if you could get what a psychologist offers without actually having to see one? Many people enjoy the warm, caring relationship provided by a mental health clinician, but others simply want to get better. Many people would rather not open up to another person about their problems — at least, not in person. Plus, seeing a mental health clinician can be inconvenient and expensive — and there might not even be any nearby.
One of the new frontiers in psychotherapy is using the Internet to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression, anxiety, and other behavioral health problems in a way that reduces — or sometimes eliminates — the amount of time spent with clinicians in person. This novel delivery method allows treatments that have traditionally been provided one-on-one to be scaled up so they can reach far more people. After all, it doesn’t matter if a good treatment exists if people don’t have access to it.
What are these online therapies?
The field is new, so the data about these online programs are sparse — but a team of British researchers recently conducted a review of the available literature. For the review, they scoured medical journals looking for “John Henry” studies — that is, comparisons of live cognitive behavioral therapy against websites or computer programs that deliver treatments for anxiety or depression.
What did the researchers find? They used a high bar of scientific rigor and found only five online mental health interventions that had been directly compared with live clinicians providing the same treatment, for working-age adults. Two of the interventions were Australian and three were Swedish, and all of them were for social anxiety or panic disorder.
Most online interventions studied by the researchers were divided into sessions, mirroring the way in-person CBT is delivered on a weekly basis. All of the online therapies delivered treatment via written content, also known as “bibliotherapy.” This was combined with communication with a mental health clinician, usually a psychologist, over email or private messaging systems. In one study, psychologists were limited to spending only 10 minutes per week on each participant. Some programs added text messaging and discussion forums, and most included homework — things that participants did between sessions — just as in-person CBT involves between-session practice.
All treatment groups, for both in-person and online CBT, significantly improved in symptoms. One study found better outcomes for the online treatment, and the others found equal results between the two types. The online treatments required much less clinician time, making them more cost-effective.
The downside? All of the online treatment participants needed to do a lot of reading, which can be a limiting factor for some people. Also, written interaction with a psychologist or other clinician was part of every online intervention in this review. This means that to some extent, the effectiveness of the intervention still depends on the clinician who’s on the other end. Plus, requiring clinicians to be involved at all creates a hurdle to scaling up treatments to reach massive numbers of people.
The newest innovations in a very new field
New online programs and mobile apps are emerging that minimize the amount of reading, use video and audio to deliver treatments, and require no clinician involvement at all. These simulate live CBT but can be delivered to huge numbers of people. Head-to-head comparisons of these newer programs against traditional therapy (the kind of comparison that would meet the criteria of the British team) have not yet been published. So stay tuned for developments in this next generation of treatment delivery.
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The post Online cognitive behavioral therapy: The latest trend in mental health care appeared first on Harvard Health Blog.
From: James Cartreine, PhD http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/online-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-the-latest-trend-in-mental-health-care-201511048551
Liquid Biopsy Promotes Precision Medicine By Tracking Patient’s Cancer
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3cUgJkqQc
Surgery Is Becoming an Option for More Pancreatic Cancer Patients, Mayo Clinic Expert Says
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tFJ4oG7jZU
California man survives parasite in brain
26-year-old Luis Ortiz is lucky to be alive after emergency surgery to remove a tapeworm parasite that somehow got into his brain
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/california-man-survives-parasite-in-brain/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/california-man-survives-parasite-in-brain/
Outdoor Summer Meals Can Spell Trouble If You Have Food Allergies
WebMD knows that summer barbecues and picnics are full of hidden triggers like dairy and peanuts.
From: http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/summer-food-triggers?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Get Ready for Spring Allergy Season
If you or your child has allergies, it’s important to prepare for a rise in pollen, bees, and even trigger foods in the spring.
From: http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/prepare-spring-allergies?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Surgeons remove live parasite from Calif. man's brain
Luis Ortiz has no idea how a tapeworm got into his brain; doctors say it nearly killed him
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/live-parasite-removed-from-california-mans-brain/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/live-parasite-removed-from-california-mans-brain/
Prescription drug use is on the rise in U.S.
Certain drug classes are seeing especially big jumps in use
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/prescription-drug-use-rising-in-us/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/prescription-drug-use-rising-in-us/
Better Sex Life May Be a Weight-Loss Surgery Bonus
Effects were long-lasting, and both men and women benefited, researchers say
From: http://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/20151104/better-sex-life-may-be-a-weight-loss-surgery-bonus?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Sleep Patterns May Affect a Woman's Diabetes Risk
Study says adding 2 or more hours of shuteye each night might be a warning sign
From: http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20151104/sleep-patterns-may-affect-a-womans-diabetes-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Kids' Whooping Cough and Risk of Epilepsy
But chances of any one child getting the seizure illness remain low, one expert says
From: http://www.webmd.com/children/news/20151103/childhood-whooping-cough-tied-to-small-rise-in-epilepsy-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Acupuncture May Ease Neck Pain Over Long Term
'Alexander technique' also helped more than drugs and physical therapy, study found
From: http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/news/20151103/acupuncture-may-ease-neck-pain-over-long-term?src=RSS_PUBLIC
France to drop ban on gay men donating blood
Health minister touts end "of a taboo and discrimination" of decades-old ban, similar to measure still in place in U.S.
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/france-ban-gay-men-giving-blood-donations-fear-of-aids/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/france-ban-gay-men-giving-blood-donations-fear-of-aids/
E. coli scare is Chipotle's latest food safety issue
Health experts believe they're close to finding the exact source of the E. coli outbreak in the Pacific Northwest
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/e-coli-scare-is-chipotles-latest-food-safety-issue/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/e-coli-scare-is-chipotles-latest-food-safety-issue/
Talking with teens about sex: Do's and don'ts for parents
What parents need to know to help their kids make healthy, safer choices
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/talking-with-teens-about-sex-parent-dos-and-donts/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/talking-with-teens-about-sex-parent-dos-and-donts/
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