http://www.nbcmontana.com/-/14594424/14595030/-/yhgc8i/-/index.html NBC Montana recent articles. en-US © 2012 NBC Montana. Home Home en-US © 2012 NBC Montana. http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Where-have-Europe-s-nurses-gone/-/14594826/20234360/-/6ua8o6/-/index.html Throughout Europe, the nursing profession is rapidly losing its appeal. An aging workforce and dwindling student enrollment in nursing schools are precipitating a looming nursing crisis. Wed, 22 May 2013 14:12:59 GMT 20234360 2013-05-22T14:12:59Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/5-ways-to-handle-chronic-pain/-/14594826/20250522/-/x49aip/-/index.html Chronic pain conditions now affect more than 116 million Americans, according to the Institute of Medicine, a figure that dwarfs the number of people who suffer from diabetes, coronary heart disease/stroke and cancer combined. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:04 GMT 20250522 2013-05-22T13:26:04Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/money/data-huge-disparity-in-medicare-payment-rates/-/14594496/20250098/-/jouhk9/-/index.html Get a hip replaced at Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles, and Medicare will pay the small, doctor-owned hospital $15,585, or about 13% of what Olympia charged in the bills it submitted. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:00 GMT 20250098 2013-05-22T13:26:00Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/-Psychiatric-bible-tackles-grief-drinking/-/14594826/20239542/-/9s6ymg/-/index.html After years of controversy, the latest version of the "psychiatric bible" -- the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- has been released. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:17:10 GMT 20239542 2013-05-22T13:17:10Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/New-study-supports-teen-suicide-contagion/-/14594826/20242920/-/mlltpp/-/index.html Having a schoolmate commit suicide significantly increases the chance that a teenager will consider or attempt suicide themselves, according to a new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:39 GMT 20242920 2013-05-22T11:00:39Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/study-mediterranean-diet-is-brain-food/-/14594826/20235742/-/wkrk7wz/-/index.html Sticking to a Mediterranean diet may not just be good for your heart, it may be good for your brain as well, according to a new study. Tue, 21 May 2013 21:55:37 GMT 20235742 2013-05-21T21:55:37Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/climate-change-more-heat-deaths/-/14594826/20239354/-/5ax5suz/-/index.html As greenhouse gases cause average temperatures to climb worldwide, human health will suffer, scientists say. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:05:14 GMT 20239354 2013-05-21T18:05:14Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Boys-with-ADHD-may-become-obese-adults/-/14594826/20220150/-/13ja6kcz/-/index.html Boys with ADHD may be at risk for obesity later in life, according to a new study -- which, if confirmed in larger studies, may have implications for more than 4 million kids in the United States living with the disorder. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:54 GMT 20220150 2013-05-21T14:33:54Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Cloning-stem-cells-What-does-it-mean/-/14594826/20202484/-/nedn6yz/-/index.html A human embryo, containing about a couple hundred cells, is smaller than the period at the end of a sentence. Scientists need strong microscopes to see these precursors to life, and to take from them stem cells, which have the potential to become any... Mon, 20 May 2013 09:52:45 GMT 20202484 2013-05-20T09:52:45Z http://www.nbcmontana.com/lifestyle/health/Trust-your-memory-Maybe-you-shouldn-t/-/14594826/20202510/-/3809lx/-/index.html You probably feel pretty attached to your memories -- they're yours, after all. They define who you are and where you came from, your accomplishments and failures, your likes and dislikes. Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:19 GMT 20202510 2013-05-20T09:12:19Z