Saturday, July 22, 2017

Morning Rounds: Forecasting migraines, advance healthcare directives

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook and CBS News contributor Dr. Tara Narula join "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss a new model to forecast migraine attacks, how many Americans have advance directives regarding their medical care and a new way scientists are manufacturing a silk-like substance that may have applications in both medicine and food science.

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/morning-rounds-forecasting-migraines-advance-healthcare-directives/

New report outlines lifestyle changes to prevent dementia

A new report shows that preventing dementia can start early in life. Certain lifestyle changes such as maximizing education, aggressively treating hypertension and managing depression can have a dramatic impact in preventing the disease. Dr. Jon LaPook has more.

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/new-report-outlines-lifestyle-changes-to-prevent-dementia/

Senate parliamentarian says some major BCRA elements subject to 60-vote threshold

Some provisions in the original GOP Senate health care bill - which is similar to the revised bill - violate the Byrd Rule, which means those elements will require 60 votes, rather than 51

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-parliamentarian-says-some-bcra-elements-subject-to-60-vote-threshold/

Nurse who was stabbed at hospital speaks out

Massachusetts nurse Elise Wilson is pushing for new legal protections for health care workers after she was attacked on the job. Beth Germano of CBS Boston station WBZ reports.

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/nurse-who-was-stabbed-at-hospital-speaks-out/

Nurse stabbed on the job pleads for hospital security law

Health workers "shouldn't have to go to work every day wondering if they're going to go home," the victim's husband testified

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nurse-stabbed-by-patient-hospital-security-law-elises-law/

Rise in drug-addicted babies prompts judge's controversial solution

In the last decade, states like Tennessee have seen a ten-fold rise in the number of babies born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/opioid-crisis-tennessee-judge-neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-birth-control-inmate/

Company recalls coffee with Viagra-like substance

Bestherbs Coffee company issued the voluntary recall after one of its roasts was making some men a bit too excited

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bestherbs-coffee-recall-viagra-like-herbal-substance/

Athlete overcomes paralysis to race, coach again

After a bike crash left her paralyzed, the elite cyclist thought her competition days were over, but that was far from the truth

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/athlete-beth-sanden-overcomes-paralysis-to-race-and-coach-again/

Fetuses may be able to distinguish between languages

There's more evidence that the "first building blocks in acquiring language" start to develop even before birth

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fetuses-distinguish-between-languages/

Oxygen therapy revives brain of toddler who almost drowned

Doctor says child's severe brain injury was reversed using the "most misunderstood therapy in the history of science"

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/oxygen-therapy-revives-brain-of-toddler-who-almost-drowned-in-pool/

Will the health care bill debate continue next week?

Senate Republicans are expected to vote next week on whether to begin debating on a health care bill. But right now, it's not clear what that bill will be. Shannon Pettypiece, Bloomberg's White House correspondent, joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about the GOP bill's status, the possible absence of Senator McCain and potential Medicaid cuts.

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/will-the-health-care-bill-debate-continue-next-week/

WHO: Action against HIV drug resistance threat



From: World Health Organization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCVjHSuYqto

WHO: Mothers, babies and HIV: a story of INSPIRE



From: World Health Organization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7VXgYL2xi0

FTC bans business from selling OSHA regulatory posters

Washington, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission announced July 14 that a court order has banned a Florida operation from selling the posters of or misrepresenting itself as an affiliate of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company was accused of deceiving small businesses into paying for government-required regulatory posters, which are available at no cost.

From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/july/ftc-bans-business-from-selling-osha-regulatory-posters

To combat opioid crisis, Missouri governor creates prescription drug monitoring program

Through an executive order Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri directed the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services to create a prescription drug monitoring program.

From: By Kimber Solana http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/july/to-combat-opioid-crisis-missouri-governor

Senate GOP eyes Tuesday for health care vote, but exact plan up in the air

When asked if senators would want to know the plan beforehand, Sen. John Cornyn said, "Yeah, but it's a luxury we don't have"

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-gop-eyes-tuesday-for-health-care-vote-but-exact-plan-up-in-the-air/

Official sounds alarm over possible lead in tap water

New Orleans inspector general says some old city water lines - and lines on private properties - are made of lead

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lead-tap-water-prompt-new-orleans-official-sound-alarm/

Traveling to Europe? Protect yourself from this preventable disease

Thousands of cases of measles have been reported in Europe since January 2016, and in the past year at least 35 children have died

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/traveling-to-europe-protect-yourself-from-measles/

Encouraging milestone in the fight against HIV

AIDS deaths are now down to about to half of what they were in 2005, according to the U.N. AIDS agency

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hiv-aids-drugs-for-first-time-over-half-taking-meds/

CBO scores modified version of Senate GOP's repeal and replace plan

This score differs from a cost estimate CBO released Wednesday, which analyzed plan to repeal 2010 health care law now and replace it later

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbo-scores-modified-version-of-senate-gops-repeal-and-replace-plan/

Family's heartbreaking battle with E. coli

Health officials are investigating how two young siblings in Minnesota were infected with a serious strain of E. coli. The little girl died Sunday and the boy remains hospitalized. Bill Hudson of CBS station WCCO reports.

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/familys-heartbreaking-battle-with-e-coli/

Cancer expert: McCain's treatment option is "tolerable"

Dr. David Agus joined "CBS This Morning" from Los Angeles to discuss potential treatment options for Sen. McCain's brain cancer

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/senator-john-mccain-glioblastoma-brain-tumor-cancer-david-agus/