Day: January 12, 2017

Flu level raised to widespread in Kentucky –

The Kentucky Department for Public Health , within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is raising the influenza level in the state from “regional” to “widespread.” Widespread activity is the highest level of flu activity, which indicates increased flu-like activity or flu outbreaks in at least half of the regions in the state.

Second Opinion

Fast-paced and provocative, SECOND OPINION focuses on health literacy in an engaging, entertaining and accessible way. The long-running series engages a panel of medical professionals and lay people in honest, in-depth discussions about complex health issues and life-changing medical decisions.

Keep your kidneys healthy in 2017

… manage all of your nutritional requirements, especially if you have kidney disease or other dietary concerns. Your health care professionals can help by providing important support and education about dietary requirements and modifications that …

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Over the past year we all saw, and or experienced a steep rise in the popularity of health & wellness. Likely as a direct result of our fast-paced and driven society, many of us find comfort in taking the time to slow down and nurture ourselves.

NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Endorse Updated HPV Vaccination Recommendations

Recognizing a critical need to improve national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus , Yale Cancer Center has again united with each of the 69 National Cancer Institute -designated cancer centers in issuing a joint statement in support of recently revised recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . According to the CDC, incidence rates of HPV-associated cancers have continued to rise, with approximately 39,000 new HPV-associated cancers now diagnosed each year in the United States.

David Mustoe

David L. Mustoe, 82, passed away at his home in Buena Vista on Dec. 30, 2016, from congestive heart failure. He felt he was a lucky man who lived a long and very good life.

Sports and events centre would revitalize downtown core

If Nanaimo is able to secure a WHL team, I am in full support of the proposed sports and entertainment centre for it will be the anchor that downtown needs to help re-build itself. Our downtown used to be bustling with people, it had energy, was vibrant and fun, a place where all of Nanaimo and its neighbouring towns would come to.

Antidepressant Use Tied to Double the Risk of Hip Fractures in Elderly

Antidepressant use is tied to nearly double the risk of sustaining a hip fracture among community-dwelling elderly people, particularly those with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The increased risk was highest when the patients first began antidepressant treatment but remained elevated even 4 years later.

Why is the Star Wars universe so devoid of moms?

… birth, feebly acknowledges her newborns with sorrow, and perishes because of a “broken heart” ( or because women’s health care in the advanced far, far away galaxy is as shoddy as women’s health care on our Earth ). And in both instances, they serve …

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Hostess has recalled some of its Twinkies due to potential contamination with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

EMS and the Slippery Slope to Laminitis

Researchers now define EMS as a cluster of clinical and metabolic abnormalities that are associated with an increased risk of laminitis. If you look at sensitive hoof tissues of a horse with septic laminitis and one with endocrinopathic laminitis under a microscope , you can tell the cases apart.

Discount Drug Mart and iMedicare Announce New Partnership

Discount Drug Mart is dedicated to implementing innovative pharmacy software services to provide customers with superior patient care. The partnership between iMedicare and Discount Drug Mart will expand the current pharmacy service offerings to assist patients with evaluating Medicare plan options based on their specific medications and needs.

Flu death in Lake Charles, virus spikes in Louisiana

A warning this week about just how serious the flu virus can be, after the death of a patient in Lake Charles from flu complications. The death is a tragic reminder of the virus’ strength and CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital infectious disease physician, Dr. Tim Haman, says it is not something to be taken lightly.

Edwards defends Medicaid expansion, as GOP works on repeal

Gov. John Bel Edwards is outlining his defense for Louisiana’s Medicaid expansion, pushing back on Republican work in Congress to dismantle the federal health law that created the program. The Democratic governor planned a Thursday afternoon event in New Orleans highlighting the health services people have received since Louisiana began its Medicaid expansion in July.

Cellect Receives Patent Notice of Allowance from US Patent &…

Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. , a developer of stem cells isolation technology, announces today that it has received a formal notice of allowance around a key method of treatment patent from the United States Patent & Trademark Office. The allowed claims relate to the engineering of regulatory immune cells with enhanced apoptotic activity to be used for immunomodulation for treating or preventing immune related disorders.

Technology and cost barriers hinder real-time reporting of cancer patients’ symptoms

Capturing real-time reports of cancer patients’ symptoms between doctor’s visits has proven health benefits, but technology and cost barriers are getting in the way of widespread adoption of the practice, reports a University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher. In a perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, addressed the need for – and the barriers preventing – electronic reporting of patients’ symptoms between visits.

Review addresses level of progress in digitising NHS patient records

Health scientists at the University of York have shown that in the 25 years since the NHS was tasked with digitising patient records there has been limited progress made. The review, the first of its kind to address progress of electronic record implementation in NHS secondary care organisations, showed that limited guidance on IT implementation and underestimating the level of change to the working lives of staff members, were some of the reasons why little progress has been made towards becoming a fully digitised NHS.

Global Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Drugs and Companies Pipeline Review H2 2017

PUNE, INDIA, January 12, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis – Pipeline Review, H2 2016 GET SAMPLE REPORT @ Summary Focal Segmental glomerulosclerosis is a rare disease that attacks the kidney’s filtering units causing serious scarring which leads to permanent kidney damage and even failure. Symptoms include proteinuria, edema, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and poor appetite.

Joe’s Health Calendar

… include: Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes Overview; Healthy Eating and Physical Activity; Diabetes Medications; and Heart Health and Diabetes. Registration is required. Phone (209) 944-8355 . Diabetes can be managed successfully. Let us walk with you on …

This might be how stress, heart attacks are linked

Scientists have long known that stress can influence your heart health, but exactly how this relationship takes place has been something of a mystery — until now. Activity in the amygdala, a region of the brain associated with fear and stress, can predict your risk for heart disease and stroke, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet on Wednesday.

Changing public dialogue on periods

Portland teenager creates organization that delivers care packages of menstrual hygiene materials to homeless shelters and directly to homeless people. Almost half the world’s 7 billion people are female, and at any given moment, millions are on their period.