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Sustainable Global Health Demands Connections

Sustainable Global Health Demands Connections The team from UNIQUEM in the D.R. joined multi-disciplinary teams from the only pediatric burn rehabilitation centers in Honduras and Costa Rica and from APANIQUEM, the hosting burn center in Panama, to talk and share and learn. They connected over the … Read more on Huffington Post Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski And DePuy Synthes Companies Honor Those Who Have … The pain grew progressively worse, making it physically difficult for her to perform her job, and affecting her ability to enjoy her hobbies such as riding horses, hiking and camping. After trying several treatments with no … DePuy Synthes Companies … Read more on PR Newswire (press release) Read more... ...

Three Cliffs Bay Death: Patients Pay Tribute to Physiotherapist Benny Collins

...  Cliffs Bay death: Patients pay tribute to physiotherapist Benny Collins … Patients who were helped back on their feet by physiotherapist Benny Collins have paid tribute to the "lovely guy" who died yesterday after getting into difficulty swimming at Three Cliffs Bay. Taking to the Evening Post Facebook page to pay tribute … Read more on South Wales Evening Post Viewpoint: Physiotherapists can help relieve the pressure in primary care At Windermere Health Centre, in the Lake District, a physiotherapist joined the practice team to assess, diagnose and triage MSK patients, who can comprise up to 30% a GP's caseload. During the first three months, 168 GP appointments were freed up and … Read more on GP online Read ...

PAD Patients Do Better When Endovascular Therapy Added to Exercise Program

PAD Patients Do Better When Endovascular Therapy Added to Exercise Program Some centers use “workarounds” such as having patients pay out of pocket or coding the condition under coronary or pulmonary rehab, Murphy noted. “But in general, you couldn't get the supervised exercise component if you wanted it, whereas you can get … Read more on TCTMD 'An ideal location': Rehab hospital finds a home at Cummings Center … Center as a great brand. We felt this would be an ideal location.” The hospital provides short-term rehabilitation for a wide variety of patients, including those with head injuries and spinal injuries or recovering from cardiac, neurological or … Read more on The Salem News Read more... ...

Woman Thought Baby Her Was DEPRESSED – but He Had Hormone Deficiency

...  to treat growth hormone deficiency by returning the child to the normal growth curve so reaching the height that would be expected taking into account parents' height and other factors. Growth hormone replacement … Read more on Daily Mail Parental Reflective Functioning: An Approach to Enhancing Parent-child … To foster healthy parent-child relationships, HCPs must develop the expertise to integrate approaches that support the family's socioemotional health into pediatric primary care. This article suggests ways in which pediatric HCPs can integrate a focus … Read more on Medscape Read ...

Local Psychiatrists Try to Demystify Depression

...  psychiatrists try to demystify depression If someone is experiencing these symptoms, the first step for treatment is to visit his or her primary care physician. These doctors can recognize the symptoms and make an assessment as to what the patient needs. For mild depression, the primary care … Read more on The Newark Advocate The Secret Sadness of Pregnancy With Depression Some of the women I spoke to had postpartum depression, and some of them were depressed before they were pregnant, while they were pregnant or both. Many were deeply ashamed of their depression. Many asked me for help making treatment decisions. Read more on New York Times Read ...

Surgery Breakthrough for Depression

  Surgery breakthrough for depression – A radical new brain operation is having striking and unexpected success in patients with severe and chronic depression.   Study Implicates Depression Screens in Overprescribing Meds Researchers were concerned that the questionnaires might lead to prescriptions for antidepressant medication being given to those who aren't depressed. Antidepressants can be effective in treating moderate to severe depression but can have significant … Read more on PsychCentral.com Read more... ...

Easy Acupressure Treatment for Depression | Calgary Acupuncture

...  Acupressure Treatment For Depression | Calgary Acupuncture – http://AppleBlossomAcupuncture.com If you are feeling depressed you can use this simple acupressure protocol to help relieve your symptoms and start to feel …   by Inkyhack Primary Care Providers Can Help Teens Find, Manage Treatment For Depression PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — About 11 percent of adolescents in the United States have an episode of depression by age 18. “A combination of medicine and therapy can be effective, and in certain circumstances, either medicine alone or therapy alone can be … Read more on CBS Local Read ...