Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital computer screens have been dark since hackers used "ransom-ware" to take over the data network two weeks ago
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-hospital-computer-system-taken-hostage-by-hackers/
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Couple fights to change law preventing IVF coverage for vets
Kevin Jaye and his wife Lauren turned to IVF to get pregnant after a war injury caused complications -- but they got no help from the government
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/couple-fights-to-change-law-that-prevents-ivf-coverage-for-wounded-veterans/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/couple-fights-to-change-law-that-prevents-ivf-coverage-for-wounded-veterans/
Toddler gets "bloodless" surgery
When a little girl needed surgery but her family had religious objections to blood transfusions, a New Jersey hospital came to the rescue
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/toddler-gets-bloodless-surgery/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/toddler-gets-bloodless-surgery/
Doctors explore benefits of "bloodless" surgery
Originally developed for patients with religious concerns, surgery without blood transfusions may be a good option for other reasons
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/doctors-explore-potential-benefits-of-bloodless-surgery/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/doctors-explore-potential-benefits-of-bloodless-surgery/
Mayo Clinic Minute: Senescent Cells Study
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-jLAs4qHsY
Pregnancy After 40 May Boost This Risk Later
But researchers aren't sure about reasons for the apparent link
From: http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20160217/pregnancy-after-40-may-boost-risk-of-bleeding-stroke-later-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Diabetes Drug May Help Prevent Second Stroke
Actos reduced risk by 24 percent in people with insulin resistance, research showed
From: http://www.webmd.com/stroke/news/20160217/diabetes-drug-may-help-prevent-second-stroke-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Stroke Risk and Migraine Sufferers
Patients having visual disturbances or taking estrogen face increased odds, researchers suggest
From: http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/news/20160217/stroke-risk-may-be-greater-for-certain-migraine-sufferers-studies?src=RSS_PUBLIC
New High-Tech Tools to Help Control Diabetes
New high-tech devices may make it easier for many of the nation’s 21 million people with diabetes to control the disease.
From: http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/features/new-high-tech-tools-to-help-control-diabetes?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Hospital patients urged to get tested for HIV, hepatitis
Colorado hospital technician is accused of swapping needles and stealing a powerful narcotic, potentially putting patients at risk
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-of-colorado-hospital-patients-to-be-tested-for-hiv-hepatitis/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-of-colorado-hospital-patients-to-be-tested-for-hiv-hepatitis/
1 in 4 Breast Lumpectomies Requires More Surgery
Risk after breast-conserving operation is lower with 'high-volume' surgeons, researchers say
From: http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20160217/1-in-4-breast-cancer-lumpectomies-requires-follow-up-surgery?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Pot Smokers Susceptible to Other Addictions
But not everyone thinks marijuana is a 'gateway' drug
From: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20160217/pot-smokers-susceptible-to-other-addictions-study-finds?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Association thanks Congress for continued support in preserving the military ranks of chief dental officers
The Association has reached out to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, thanking them for their continued support in preserving the military ranks of chief dental officers at two stars.
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/february/association-thanks-congress
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/february/association-thanks-congress
Investigations rat out fake ingredient in cheese
The FDA and Bloomberg News find some grated cheese products contain more of a wood pulp filler than allowed
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/investigations-rat-out-cheesemakers-false-ingredient-claims/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/investigations-rat-out-cheesemakers-false-ingredient-claims/
Man remembers who he was after 30 years of amnesia
It sounds like it's straight out of a soap opera, but this bizarre scenario played out in real life
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-remembers-who-he-was-after-30-years-of-amnesia/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-remembers-who-he-was-after-30-years-of-amnesia/
Social Groups May Lengthen Retirees' Lives
Interpersonal activities are similar to exercise in extending life, researchers say
From: http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20160216/social-groups-may-lengthen-retirees-lives?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Managing worry in generalized anxiety disorder
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Everyone worries, but some people worry more than others. When worry is excessive, people may develop generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). In fact, close to a quarter of people who go to their primary care physicians with anxiety suffer from this.
In general, stressful events in childhood and adulthood, having strained economic resources, being divorced, and being female all put you at risk for GAD. But what do all of these different high-risk groups have in common psychologically? Why do they worry so much? And what can they do about this?
The surprising benefits of worry for people with GAD
A recent study explained why people with GAD worry so much — and the findings may surprise you. While many people think they are just worriers, they do not realize that they actually worry for a reason. Their worry is an attempt to protect themselves! If you’re wondering how such a nagging, persistent, annoying, and sometimes distressing psychological state can be helpful, you’re probably not alone. But the findings do in fact make some sense.
It turns out that worrying about something puts your mind into a negative state, but this helps, because when something negative does happen, you don’t feel that much worse. You’ve already been feeling bad. For people with GAD, it’s better to feel bad most of the time so that a negative event — someone being ill, sudden financial challenges, or rejection from a loved one — doesn’t have the power to create a massive emotional swing. It’s the sudden shift from a neutral or positive mood to a negative one that is of great concern to worriers. They will do anything to avoid this, include preparing to be miserable. They really hate the contrast of a situation unexpectedly going south. To people who aren’t worriers, this would sound counterintuitive, but they don’t have the same sensitivity to sudden emotional shifts. In fact, for them, worry is undesirable, whereas worriers find worry helpful.
This poses a dilemma for treatment, then. If someone has GAD, just asking them to lose the worry will not work. And if you have GAD, expecting your brain to simply stop worrying on command is a tall order. Another study has helped us understand that people who are prone to worrying are soft-wired to pay attention to threatening news, thereby building up a library of evidence in their brains that worrying is necessary. Think about it. On any given day, there are so many threatening things happening in the world — anything from new viruses, terrorist attacks, or political conflicts to a hostile email or upcoming storm are all real events. Yet, if you only pay attention to the threats, you have no space left in your brain to process anything else. Threat becomes your reality, and worry becomes your justifiable response. Anyone telling you to give up your worry will sound out of touch, to say the least.
What you can do to get your worry under control
As challenging as this sounds, there are things that you can do to retrain your brain to stop worrying. Cognitive behavioral therapy, a type of talk therapy where you simply revisit your assumptions in an attempt to reframe your thoughts, works according to some studies but not others.
It’s important to remember that you can benefit from other forms of talk therapy, though, and that you can benefit from medications as well. But if you want to try changing the way you think right now, prior to therapy or while you’re waiting, you might consider the following approach.
Rather than challenging yourself or someone else about worry, you can actually accept that the worry is serving a purpose — to avoid a sudden negative swing. Then, start to delve deeper so you can discover that the negative swing is probably less negative than you think. Giving up the struggle and control with worry, and accepting that it has not been helpful, is the next step. You can then re-examine your library of negative “proof” and swap out threatening realities for positive ones. In fact, this kind of deliberate optimism can protect you from GAD.
Worry in GAD can be debilitating, but there is an increasing amount of data that shows you can address this effectively.
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From: Srini Pillay, MD http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/managing-worry-in-generalized-anxiety-disorder-201602179172
Mayo Clinic Minute: Health Risks of E-Cigarettes
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGkI5W1l9GU
Infidelity: Mending your marriage after an affair
Recovering from an affair is difficult and ongoing. Forgiveness isn't likely to come quickly or easily, but it may become easier over time.
From: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/infidelity/art-20048424
From: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/infidelity/art-20048424
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