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Teen study reveals how schools influence e-cigarette use, outlines prevention strategies

When e-cigarettes hit the US market in 2007, they were promoted as a safer, healthier alternative to traditional, combustible cigarettes. The unintended consequence of vaping devices and e-cigarettes, however, is a new generation of vapers — teenagers — becoming addicted to nicotine. This study examines how schools influence e-cigarette use in adolescence, outlining various prevention strategies as well to hopefully decrease the trend of teenage vapers.

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Scientists offer cheaper and safer solutions for defense training

September 26, 2019 0 Comments Disability, Diseases and Conditions, Fitness, Health Policy, Immune System, Medical Education and Training, Medical Topics, Today's Healthcare

Researchers have designed a field training equipment for short-range air defense systems, which imitates the natural conditions of missile defense including detection, tracking and destruction of the target without actually using the real missile in the training.

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Can excessive athletic training make your brain tired? New study says yes

September 26, 2019 0 Comments Brain-Computer Interfaces, Fitness, Intelligence, Medical Education and Training, neuroscience, Psychology, Psychology Research, Sports Medicine

You'd expect excessive athletic training to make the body tired, but can it make the brain tired too? A new study suggests that the answer is 'yes.'

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Ocean-based actions can close gaps in climate change mitigation

September 25, 2019 0 Comments Genes, Health Policy, Human Biology, Medical Education and Training, Medical Topics, Nutrition, Teen Health, Workplace Health

Ocean-based actions have greater potential to fill in gaps in climate change mitigation than previously appreciated.

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For young athletes, sport specialization means increased risk of injury

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Accident and Trauma, Asthma, Children's Health, Fitness, Medical Education and Training, Sports Medicine, Staying Healthy, Workplace Health

Specialization in a chosen sport is associated with a higher volume of activity — and it could increase young athletes' risk of sustaining both traumatic- and overuse-based injuries, new study says.

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Despite growing burden of diet-related disease, medical education does not equip students to provide high quality nutritional care to patients

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Food, Food and Agriculture, Medical Education and Training, Nutrition, Organic, Patient Education and Counseling, Public Health Education, Veterinary Medicine

Worldwide, nutrition is insufficiently incorporated into medical education, meaning that medical students lack the confidence, skills and knowledge to provide nutritional care to patients, according to a systematic review.

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Researchers find new ways to improve CPR

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Heart Disease, Medical Devices, Medical Education and Training, Medical Imaging, Mumps, Measles, Rubella, Personalized Medicine, Today's Healthcare, Workplace Health

An international research consortium was able to identify what is likely an optimal combination of chest compression frequency and depth when performing CPR.

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More operations are scheduled if doctor is well rested

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Consumer Behavior, Disorders and Syndromes, Medical Education and Training, Multiple Sclerosis, Patient Education and Counseling, Schizophrenia, Today's Healthcare, Wounds and Healing

Researchers have investigated how orthopedic surgeons make decisions regarding surgery, and how the decisions are related to how much of their work shift they have completed. The results show that a patient who meets the surgeon at the end of his or her shift is less likely to be scheduled for surgery.

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Female athletes seek specialty care for concussion later than males

September 17, 2019 0 Comments Brain Injury, Caregiving, Gender Difference, Medical Education and Training, Men's Health, Mental Health, Sports Medicine, Today's Healthcare

Female athletes seek specialty medical treatment later than male athletes for sports-related concussions (SRC), and this delay may cause them to experience more symptoms and longer recoveries.

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Virtual reality training could improve employee safety

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Communications, Computer Modeling, Fitness, Medical Education and Training, Today's Healthcare, video games, Virtual Reality, Workplace Health

A new study suggests employee safety could be improved through use of virtual reality (VR) in Health and Safety training, such as fire evacuation drills. Researchers developed an immersive VR system to stimulate participants' perception of temperature, and senses of smell, sight and hearing to explore how they behaved during two health and safety training scenarios.