A short, high-intensity workout two to three times a week can greatly improve physical and mental health. So says University of Newcastle Professor David Lubans, a researcher in the field of high-intensity interval training. This training involves short bursts of exercise in between brief periods of low-intensity movement or rest. As part of his research,… Read More: Want to get healthy? Try the 10-minute workout »
Psychiatric nurses are to strike in February. The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) is setting out an escalating campaign leading to strike action. It is “in response to the failure of Government to address the recruitment and retention crisis in nursing,” they said in a statement today. The PNA represents approximately 6,000 nurses working throughout the country.… Read More: Psychiactric nurses vote to strike in February »
By ANISH KOKA MD The message comes in over the office slack line at 1:05 pm. There are four patients in rooms, one new, 3 patients in the waiting room. Really, not an ideal time to deal with this particular message. “Kathy the home care nurse for Mrs. C called and said her weight yesterday… Read More: Commissioning Healthcare Policy: Hospital Readmission and Its Price Tag »
Hayes agreed, and explained how his team tried to account for that: They looked at whether mentally ill patients fared any better when they had prescriptions for a diuretic (a high blood pressure drug). There is existing evidence that statins, calcium channel blockers and metformin may, in theory, have mental health benefits. In contrast, there… Read More: Common Heart, Diabetes Meds May Aid Mental Illness »