With President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans planning to repeal Obamacare, Gov. John Kasich’s administration released a report Friday saying that Ohio’s 2014 Medicaid expansion has improved the health and reduced financial hardships for hundreds of thousands of poor Ohioans.
Day: December 31, 2016
US Army Warns of Energy Drinks
… drinks are widely available on military bases. The energy drinks are rich in caffeine, and they leave bad impact on health if taken in excess. Dr. Patricia Deuster, professor and director of the Consortium for Health and Military Performance at the …
PA Dept. of Health: Add Healthy Choices to Your New Year’s Resolution List
Secretary of Health Dr. Karen Murphy is encouraging Pennsylvanians to add easy health choices to their list of New Year’s resolutions. “Many of us make resolutions to better ourselves in the New Year,” Murphy said.
Appliance store helps teen with Asperger’s shine
A Portland teen with a knack for fixing old washers and dryers is now shining thanks to a local appliance store salesman with a big heart. Over the last year or so, 16-year-old Christopher Toft has been watching YouTube videos that demonstrate how to repair household appliances.
Cape Regional’s Diabetes Support Group Presents – De-Stress in 2017′
… however, if you have any questions, please call The Diabetes Center at Cape Regional, 609-463-2547. Cape Regional Health System is a Penn Medicine Cancer Network affiliate and a clinical affiliate of Penn Medicine for Cardiac Care, Orthopaedic Care …
US scrambles to clear egg exports to bird flu-hit South Korea
In 2015, the eggs imported from Europe after the bird flu ravaged domestic chicken flocks has made the US food companies to record the current highs. United States officials are urgently seeking an agreement with South Korea that would allow imports of American eggs so farmers can cash in on a shortage caused by the Asian country’s worst-ever outbreak of bird flu.
The Agent Orange Widows Club
… husbands’ cancers. VA data shows that more than 500 Vietnam-era veterans have been diagnosed with glioblastoma at VA health facilities since 2000. That doesn’t include the unknown number diagnosed at private facilities. But brain cancer isn’t …
Seniors face growing health risk from social isolation
… the size of a person’s social network and their level of mobility. Many seniors can become isolated because of health issues, the death of a partner, outliving family and friends or a growing fear of getting injured outside their home. To help …
South Tyneside smokers urged to stop in New Year
Smokers in South Tyneside are being encouraged to quit for New Year to reduce their risk of a range of smoking-related heart problems. Anti-smoking group Fresh and Public Health England are today launching a campaign to highlight the damaging effect smoking has on the heart.
Omega-3 supplements for mothers cut asthma risk in kids
… blood samples of 695 Danish women at 24 weeks’ gestation and one week after delivery. They then monitored the health status of each participating child for five years, which is the age asthma symptoms can be clinically established. The study used …
New mom fighting cancer
… But they didn’t accept my cheque.” Wesene, originally from Ethiopia, has been living and working in Brandon as a health-care aide with Prairie Mountain Health since 2008. When Wesene was about 13 years old, she and her family were sponsored by a …
Revelers bid adieu to a year of conflicts, celebrity deaths
As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and deaths of legendary celebrities. After a year that saw the deaths of a seemingly endless parade of entertainers, Sydney will honor some of the most beloved.
Five happy stories to restore our faith in humanity
Watford certainly had its share of bad news this year, so we decided to recap on five of the happiest and most uplifting tales in an attempt to encourage more of the same in 2017. At the start of last year, a three-year-old boy fell into the freezing Grand Union Canal .
OBE for paralympian gold medallist in New Year Honours
PARALYMPIC hero Anne Dunham has been made an OBE in the new year honours for her services to equestrian sport. Mrs Dunham, 68, from Worton, near Devizes, has won a total of 10 Paralympic medals in five different games.
Possible treatment for pre-malignant bone marrow disorders
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 31 : A team of US researchers suggested a new mechanism that controls blood cell function and several possible molecular targets for treating blood cancer. [NK Health] The researchers found that over expression of a protein, called TRAF6 , in blood cells drives the onset of myelodysplasia syndromes – a group of pre-malignant disorders in which bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells.
Baltimore Boxing to Help Raise Funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Baltimore, MD, December 31, 2016 — — Jake Smith’s Baltimore Pro Boxing will assist with fundraising efforts for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in association with their “Scary Night at the Fights” card Friday, January 13 at Michael’s Eighth Ave in Glen Burnie, MD. A nonprofit headquartered in Rye Brook, NY, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was founded in 1949 and is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services.
Rex Smith: A dog’s life, a craft in need of courage
The dog was at risk of dying, my wife told me, so we had to act quickly. My first thought was a selfish one: What a predictably awful ending to a fairly lousy year.
Gin and tonic
The drink of millions worldwide, but it would not exist had it not been for Edinburgh-born George Cleghorn, an 18th-century doctor who discovered that quinine could cure malaria. The quinine was drunk in tonic water, but it was so bitter that gin was added to make it more palatable. Bottoms up!
Day looks to shorten his swing and help his back
… Cup playoffs was that he didn’t have enough time for it to get better. So now starts a new year, with new hope for health, and expectations that he can be just as powerful with his game. Day held the No. 1 spot ever since that victory at the Match …
She knew death was near, but this mom was determined to live for her boys
Jason and Jessica Crowder learned she was terminally ill shortly after the birth of youngest son Jace, center, in 2010. Jessica continued work as a neurologist at Keesler Air Force Base, while making memories with her husband and children, including twins Jett, left, and Jackson.