Time for a Mammogram?

When to get a mammogram depends on some key things, from your age to your risk factors. WebMD Magazine explains.

From: http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/features/time-for-mammogram?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Cleveland Clinic doctors hope to perform first uterine transplant

Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic are expecting to perform the first-ever uterine transplant

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/cleveland-clinic-doctors-hope-to-perform-first-uterine-transplant/

Kids in day care need more outdoor play time

For young children, running around is "just as important as learning their letters," researchers say

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/preschoolers-need-more-outdoor-play-time/

Dr. Shannon Discussing the Upcoming #HIMSYM15 - Mayo Clinic

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6yXQqEP4V4

Dr. Trigg Discussing the Upcoming #HIMSYM15 - Mayo Clinic

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZgY3qA4Jcc

10 Things Gastroenterologists Should Know About Celiac Disease - Celiac Disease in the News

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFkAR-ES2Fk

U.S. Adult Smoking Rate Falls to New Low

CDC says less than 17 percent are lighting up, but big gap remains between well-off and poor

From: http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/news/20151112/us-adult-smoking-rate-falls-to-new-low?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Woman finds black widow spider in a pack of grapes

Pennsylvania mom says she was washing the grapes to give to one of her children when the poisonous spider crawled out

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennsylvania-woman-finds-black-widow-spider-in-grapes/

Smoking ban targets U.S. public housing

Federal government could ban millions of public housing residents from smoking at home

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/smoking-ban-public-housing/

Food Allergies Tied to Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Food allergies and genes that raise your odds of getting allergic diseases might play roles in some people's irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), two new studies suggest. WebMD has the details.

From: http://www.webmd.com/ibs/news/20151112/food-allergies-ibs-diarrhea?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Mayo Clinic Minute: Caring for Those with Alzheimer's Disease

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1unpDO9SII

Measles vaccination has saved an estimated 17.1 million lives since 2000

The number of measles-related deaths has decreased 79% from 546 800 at the beginning of the century to 114 900 in 2014. New data released by WHO for the Measles & Rubella Initiative, estimates that 17.1 million lives have been saved since 2000, largely due to increased vaccination coverage against this highly contagious viral disease. Measles vaccination has played a key role in reducing child mortality and in progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4.

However, the new data published in this week’s edition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC), "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" and WHO’s "Weekly Epidemiological Record", shows that overall progress towards increasing global immunization coverage has recently stagnated. While coverage with the first dose of the measles vaccine increased globally from 72% to 85% between 2000 and 2010, it has remained unchanged the past 4 years.

From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/measles-vaccination/en/index.html

U.K. Nurse Who Had Ebola Relapse Now Free of Virus

U.K. Nurse Who Had Ebola Relapse Now Free of Virus

From: http://www.webmd.com/news/20151112/uk-nurse-ebola-free?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Over 100 women claim birth control was defective

More than 100 women are seeking millions in damages after using birth control that they say was defective and led to unintended pregnancies

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/over-100-women-claim-birth-control-was-defective/

Case raises fears about drug-resistant TB

Patient's tuberculosis infection was resistant to seven different antibiotics, and such cases could become more common

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-resistant-tb-tuberculosis-case-raises-fears/

VA opens first health clinic for transgender veterans

Medical center in Cleveland establishes clinic tailored to the needs of transgender veterans

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/va-health-clinic-for-transgender-veterans/

MCM Caring for Alzheimer's

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDmXebBWnU

Aerodigestive Clinic - Nurse Care Coordination

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_kv6dT14QU

Aerodigestive Clinic - Sleep Evaluation: Overnight Sleep Study

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksy96_HGDsA

Aerodigestive Clinic - ENT Tests: FEES, Video Swallow Study, MLB

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEHRoaMrTCg

Aerodigestive Clinic - Pulmonary Tests: PFT, Chest CT, Flexible Bronchoscopy

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrUl0CtBYUA

Adult Obesity in U.S. Rising, Youth Rates Steady

Expert says stabilization isn't good enough because still high rates of preventable chronic disease

From: http://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/20151112/adult-obesity-still-growing-in-us-youth-rates-hold-steady-cdc?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Nearly Half of Americans Have Uncontrolled High BP

Big part of the problem is getting people to take medications, stick with them, experts say

From: http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20151112/nearly-half-of-americans-with-high-blood-pressure-not-controlling-it-cdc?src=RSS_PUBLIC

FDA Wants Comment on Word 'Natural' on Food Labels

Request is response to citizen petitions asking that the agency define the term

From: http://www.webmd.com/diet/20151111/fda-wants-public-comment-on-use-of-word-natural-on-food-labels?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Too Few Psychiatric Patients Screened for Diabetes

Commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications tied to greater risk of type 2 disease

From: http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20151111/too-few-psychiatric-patients-screened-for-diabetes-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Mayo Clinic Awarded Grant to Study Vascular Risk Factors in Dementia

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jB5i2UZgC0

Neurotechnology to Restore Function After Spinal Cord Injury

From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBk9wslGBhQ

Women overtake men in U.S. obesity rates

Health officials thought obesity rates might be leveling off, but a new report has bad news

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/women-overtake-men-in-u-s-obesity-rates/

Concerns despite food companies phasing out artificial ingredients

The Food and Drug Administration is asking for your thoughts on how to define the term "natural" on food labels

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/concerns-despite-food-companies-phasing-out-artificial-ingredients/

Many babies and toddlers use mobile devices every day

This likely isn’t a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to the world around them, but a study just published in the journal Pediatrics shows that 44% of children under the age of 1 use mobile devices every day. By the age of 2, that jumps to 77%.

By age 4, half of the children in the study had their own TV — and three-quarters had their own mobile device. And these weren’t rich kids, either; the study was done at an urban, low-income practice in Philadelphia.

When the researchers asked parents about different situations where they let their children use the devices, here’s what they said:

• 70% let the children use them so that they could do chores
• 65% used them to keep their child calm in a public place
• 58% used them while running errands
• 29% used them to put their child to sleep

Now, as a parent, I totally see how having a smartphone can make all the difference when you are unexpectedly stuck in a boring place with a child who needs to be still and quiet. And it’s entirely possible that some of these kids are doing educational activities on their devices that will help them learn, or using Skype or FaceTime with a friend or relative.

But still, this is worrisome. As Dr. Dmitri Christakis, a pediatrician at the University of Washington who researches the effect of media on young children, said in a recent New York Times article, “Children need laps more than apps.” We’ve all been in situations where people are interacting with their phones and not each other. Dr. Jenny Radesky did a study where she watched families in fast food restaurants and found an unsettling number of parents paying more attention to their phone than their child. Interaction with adults is crucial for the brain development of children — and for building strong relationships. Interacting with devices simply can’t replace it.

When my children were young, if we were going anywhere they might need to be quiet or patient, I was always ready — with books, small toys, crayons and paper, and some games to play (I Spy, Guess What I’m Thinking, etc.) I don’t see too many parents doing this anymore. What I see is parents handing their child a tablet or a smartphone.

Only time will tell what effects this will have on children; we will need years to understand if or how it affects their brains and their relationships. While we wait, we should try to do what we know works well for both. So, parents — along with the smartphone, pack some crayons. And consider, before you turn on the iPad, putting your child in your lap and playing I Spy.

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From: Claire McCarthy, MD http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/many-babies-and-toddlers-use-mobile-devices-every-day-201511128579

Women sue birth control drugmaker over pregnancies

More than 100 women are suing Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Endo Pharmaceuticals, for a birth control packaging error they say resulted in unplanned pregnancies

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/women-sue-birth-control-drugmaker-over-pregnancies/

More than 100 women say birth control mix-up led to unplanned pregnancies

Lawsuit claims defective birth control pills cased 113 accidental pregnancies across 26 states

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/women-sue-drug-company-claiming-defective-birth-controls-led-to-unplanned-pregnancies/

Skepticism of "natural" food labels spurs companies to act

Would you eat your favorite cereal if you knew it contained butylated hydroxytoluene, a product also used in jet fuel?

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/food-experts-warn-still-long-way-to-go-regulating-food-fda-natural-artificial-ingredients/

Maternal deaths fell 44% since 1990 – UN

Maternal mortality has fallen by 44% since 1990, United Nations agencies and the World Bank Group reported today.

Maternal deaths around the world dropped from about 532 000 in 1990 to an estimated 303 000 this year, according to the report, the last in a series that has looked at progress under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This equates to an estimated global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 216 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births, down from 385 in 1990.

From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/maternal-mortlality/en/index.html

Can we be bribed into making smarter health choices?

Two new studies look at whether financial rewards can help prompt healthier habits

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/can-we-be-bribed-into-making-smarter-health-choices/