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AHA: Tired? It might be alarm fatigue

cardiovascularbusiness.com — “NEWTON, Mass.—Everyone has their professional trials. Is yours your device alarm system? As more devices infiltrate hospitals, many are becoming too sensitive and triggering false-positive alarms that plague staff, said Mary L. White, RN, MBA, senior risk manager at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, during an April 26 presentation at the 22nd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Nursing sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA).View full resource at cardiovascularbusiness.com

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Katherine P. Andriole, PhD, FSIIM, Brigham & Women's Hospital - YouTube

youtube.com — “Strategic Innovation through Enterprise Image Management - No other meeting combines the latest education, innovations, technologies, and science in the imag...View full resource at youtube.com

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Another busy day of planning for #SIIM12 here at SIIM hq. We think you'll be pleased with this year's theme. http://t.co/kazYebIK

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Kids in the delivery room? - Health & wellness - The Boston Globe

bostonglobe.com — “A growing number of hospitals say they are fielding requests from families to have children present during delivery and relaxing policies to accommodate them. The practice is not entirely new — siblings have attended births since the resurgence of midwives, who encourage family participation, in the 1980s. But it has not been widespread, and it’s even rarer to have preschoolers in the delivery room. Recently, siblings as young as 2 have attended births at Brigham and Women’s and Emerson hospitalView full resource at bostonglobe.com

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Late to bed, early to rise: a recipe for diabetes - Harvard Health Publications

health.harvard.edu — “Sleeping poorly night after night—because you are trying to burn the candle at both ends or you work night or rotating shifts—has long-term health consequences. People who don't average at least six hours of sleep a night are more likely to be overweight or develop various medical problems. New research from Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital shows that lack of sleep plays a complex and powerful role in the development of type 2 diabetes. Among volunteers who lived in a slView full resource at health.harvard.edu

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Late to bed, early to rise: a recipe for #diabetes. [Harvard Health] http://t.co/6tIdO3zj

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Pilot study details new method to diagnose brain cancer without surgery - Boston Medical News - White Coat Notes - Boston.com

boston.com — “A team led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have devised a new, less-invasive way to potentially diagnose brain cancer and monitor the course of the disease, without surgery. The pilot study, published in the journal Neuro-Oncology, still needs to be tested more rigorously before it is used in patients. It involves looking for signatures of brain cancer -- tell-tale molecules that circulate in cerebrospinal fluid.View full resource at boston.com

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Pilot study details new method to diagnose brain cancer without surgery: A team led by researchers at Brigham an... http://t.co/5n4X3wfK

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Researchers discover non-surgical test for brain cancer

eurekalert.org — “In a breakthrough for the way brain cancer is diagnosed and monitored, a team of researchers have demonstrated that brain tumors can be reliably diagnosed and monitored without surgery. Previously, an accurate non-surgical test to detect brain tumors was unavailable and methods of monitoring a brain tumor's progression or response to treatment were not reliable.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Researchers discover non-surgical test for brain cancer: ( Brigham and Women's Hospital ) In a breakthrough for ... http://t.co/OhEhGB4d

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Sleep Problems Linked to Obesity, Diabetes - ABC News

abcnews.go.com — “Lack of sleep puts people at greater risk of obesity and diabetes, a new study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine confirmed. Sporadic and irregular sleep may cause a decreased metabolic rate, which could contribute to weight gain and a myriad of long-term health problems. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston found that disrupted sleep patterns raised blood sugar levels and slowed the body’s metabolic rate, or the rate at which the body burns caloView full resource at abcnews.go.com

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Sleep Problems Linked to Obesity, Diabetes: A new study found poor sleeping habits are linked to several health ... http://t.co/ySCm2LSf

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Dental X-rays linked to common brain tumor

eurekalert.org — “In the largest study of its kind, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Duke University, UCSF, and Baylor College of Medicine have found a correlation between PAST frequent dental x-rays, which are the most common source of exposure to ionizing radiation in the US, and an increased risk of developing meningioma.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Two drinks a day after first heart attack may reduce death risk among men: Study

news-medical.net — “The study, carried out by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, found that men who consumed two alcoholic drinks per day after their first heart attack were at lower risk of dying than non-drinking men. The type of drink did not have an effect on the results, but heavy drinkers had a risk of death that was similar to that of non-drinkers.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Diet News: Two drinks a day after first heart attack may reduce death risk among men: Study: The study, carried ... http://t.co/zgeerHWc

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Brigham and Women's Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency | SAEM

saem.org — “Brigham and Women's Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency | SAEMView full resource at saem.org

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Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2012 at 6:25 pm By:

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Diabetes associated with higher risk of cardiovascular problems in men

eurekalert.org — “According to a new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), men with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin without a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) were at higher risk for major cardiovascular events (e.g., death, heart attack, stroke) compared with men who had a history of CVD.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Diabetes associated with higher risk of cardiovascular problems in men: (Brigham and Women's Hospital) According... http://t.co/04pbB1xw

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Men with type 2 diabetes more likely to develop major cardiovascular events

news-medical.net — “According to a new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), men with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin without a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) were at higher risk for major cardiovascular events (e.g., death, heart attack, stroke) compared with men who had a history of CVD.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Men with type 2 diabetes more likely to develop major cardiovascular events: According to a new study by researc... http://t.co/yfNyCMqG

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Men with type 2 diabetes more likely to develop major cardiovascular events

news-medical.net — “According to a new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), men with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin without a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) were at higher risk for major cardiovascular events (e.g., death, heart attack, stroke) compared with men who had a history of CVD.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Diet News: Men with type 2 diabetes more likely to develop major cardiovascular events: According to a new study... http://t.co/fesYSDiw

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A hidden architecture: Researchers use novel methods to uncover gene mutations for common diseases

eurekalert.org — “Human geneticists have debated whether the genetic risk of the most common medical conditions derive from many rare mutations or common differences throughout the genome that modestly influence risk. A new study by Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers address this.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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A hidden architecture: Researchers use novel methods to uncover gene mutations ... http://t.co/Og8cqJeh

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The State of Women’s Heart Disease Risk- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's Hospital

brighamandwomens.org — “The State of Women’s Heart Disease Risk- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's HospitalView full resource at brighamandwomens.org

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A new BWH study finds that there is less heart disease among women in wealthier states..#heart http://t.co/K9huXtXU

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