Omaha, Neb. a Katin Reinhardt scored 17 of his season-high 21 points in the first half and Marquette picked up its first Big East road win, a 102-94 upset of No.
Day: January 22, 2017
Rams losing games, players
Without points leader Acquira DeCosta for the second consecutive game, St. Mary’s lost to Santa Rosa-Cardinal Newman 53-46 on Saturday afternoon at Morelli Gym. It was the second time St. Mary’s, ranked fifth in the state, has lost back-to-back games this season.
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… The event is free and open to the public. This is the second annual Healthy Living Expo and will focus on overall health; the goal is to provide health and wellness to the community at large. The Healthy Living Expo will provide: free health …
Lewis anti-drug group promoting numerous community events
A grassroots group formed to combat drug addiction in Lewis County is promoting several events over the next couple months intended to raise awareness of the problem and improve local communities. “We are seeing a fantastic collaboration of profit and nonprofit agencies come together,” Port Leyden Mayor Heather M. Collins said.
Watertown a Sister Rallya invokes hope, battles injustice
Speaking at a rally against the new president’s policies on Saturday, the mother of three told a crowd of more than 250 people that she suffers from a lung disease that costs tens of thousands in medication a month to keep her alive. “I’m going to die.
Preventing suicide among older teens and adults
… social pressures of college life can be too much for some students, and coupled with existing or developing mental health problems can lead some young people to depression and ultimately suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and …
Banzhoff lawsuit prompts questions about Concord Hospital health outcomes
… and Community Affairs Executive Director Pamela Puleo said the hospital does not have specific policies guiding health providers on best practices with imaging or the use of CAT scans. “The hospital itself doesn’t provide policies or guidance on …
Smoke-free campus a right or an imposition?
… smoking in private vehicles would no longer be allowed. “It would simplify enforcement … and it would promote the health and well-being of students, faculty, staff and visitors,” said Katie Lugar, president of Tobacco-Free Blue and a doctoral …
Best treatment for prostate cancer is early detection
Most of us are reluctant to talk about our health, especially if it involves something related to sexual health. Men hate to go to the doctor anyway and certainly don’t want to admit there’s anything wrong with our sexual function.
Three Montego Bay schools to benefit from visit of – US-based organisation
Three schools in Montego Bay will benefit from a working visit by US-based The Links, Incorporated from January 24 – 28. Carrying art supplies, technology equipment, oral health-care kits, and a mission to transform communities, a 120-member strong delegation from the friendship and service organisation of African-American women is heading to western Jamaica on what they say is a “four-day quest to build lasting partnerships that will enhance the health, welfare, and future of the island’s schools and medical communities”. The visit is The Links’ second trip to Jamaica and part of a three-pronged Global Linkage Initiative slated for completion in 2018.
New scholarships for Jamaican students from Education Ministry, Hocking College partnership
… being developed include degree programmes among multiple JCTE partners in culinary arts, hotel restaurant management, health information management, music, cybersecurity, criminal justice, construction management, massage therapy, ecotourism, agro …
Yuma part of Medicare coordination experiment
As Medicare launches changes for how it pays for heart attacks and hip fractures to promote quality and contain costs, select areas such as Yuma were chosen to test these modifications. Under the revamps, doctors, hospitals and rehab centers are being encouraged to coordinate care.
Sex scare – Drug-resistant strain of gonorrhoea and other STIs could be in Ja
… as some STIs have become immune due to misuse and overuse of the drugs in recent the years. Last August, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidelines for the treatment of three common STIs in response to the growing threat of antibiotic …
Can I Deduct Medical Expenses When I File Taxes?
Q. I pay pre-tax premiums for health care to in my paycheck and I have a health savings account . Are there any medical expenses I can deduct? – Trying to save A. Health care costs can be a big line item in your budget.
HIV treatment may up susceptibility to syphilis
Toronto, Jan 22 – Gay/bisexual men who take antiretroviral drugs, to treat HIV infection, might inadvertently be boosting their susceptibility to the bacteria responsible for syphilis, a study has found. The findings showed that the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy has eliminated the fear factor, which conversely prompted higher rates of sexually transmitted infections because of risky, unprotected sex.
Not too late for a flu shot
If it hasn’t affected you personally, it’s very likely that you at least know someone who has been struck by the flu bug in the past few weeks. Ohio health officials say influenza-like illness has become widespread around the state for the first time this flu season and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is widespread in at least 21 states, as of the end of the first week in January.
General Sanders
Ryan junior quarterback Spencer Sanders has been named the most valuable player of the Denton Record-Chronicle’s All-Area Football Team. See complete team, Pages 4B and 5B.